The experience of sunrise is greatly enhanced by full immersion in cold ocean water. It is not possible to feel anything other than fully alive when greeting the day in this manner. Indeed, in late August at Apollo Bay it is not possible to feel anything much at all after a lengthy ocean swim, apart … Continue reading Autumn at the Bay – dawn plonkers, crested terns, surf
Images from recent days in Apollo Bay doing stuff that requires only time - all within walking distance of home. The New Holland Honeyeater and the House Sparrow These birds literally flew between my camera lens and the surf break I was trying to focus on. They landed on cliff-top scrub that was just below … Continue reading Native birds, big surf, surfers, Minnie Turns 15, pandemic lockdown Bread
As we drove off the ferry at Devonport gales from the west were lashing the west coast of Tasmania with wild waves, snow and ice. We had experienced 5m swells and 45 knot winds on the trip across Bass Strait. All part of Tasmania in winter. The low terrain on the lee side of the … Continue reading The Bay of Fires
As autumn turns to winter on the west coast of Victoria, the beaches are emptier, the wavs are bigger, the ocean is colder and the nights are longer. The awesomeness and beauty of nature seem to peak in winter. It may well be my favourite season. It certainly is at the moment. Not so … Continue reading Sooty oyster catcher, hooded plover, kookaburras, and the last big swell of autumn
Paradoxically, my favourite sunrise photos are taken before the sun rises. These dawn photos were all taken from the beach at the bottom of my street in Apollo Bay, on the south-eastern coast of Australia. Beach reflections The elusive New Holland honeyeater Bad moon rising I've taken many photos of the … Continue reading Apollo Bay beach at dawn, a New Holland honeyeater at dusk, and playing in the shorebreak
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