The Vault
Last night we visited The Vault in Southport, Queensland, Australia. Despite having my camera on me I only took a handful of still shots. This is because I had been asked to help film two live songs by...
View ArticleLaughing Kookaburra
The Kookaburra is one of the national symbols of Australia. It was used as a mascot for the Sydney 2000 Olympic games. They are also known as “Bushman’s Clock” or “Alarm Birds” due to it’s distinctive...
View ArticleJazz Festival
This is Emma Hamilton who was performing today at the Broadbeach Jazz Festival in Queensland, Australia. Broadbeach regularly puts on free music festivals including Blues, Country, Jazz and Opera to...
View ArticleRingtail Possum
We saw this Ringtail Possum in Sydney, before we left New South Wales. It is one of Australia‘s native animals, they are found all along the east coast. We signed a 6 month lease for a 1 bed flat in...
View ArticleLifeguard Hut
This lifeguard hut was taken at Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia. This weekend we hosted a flat warming with the few people we know in Southport. It was a lovely day and we were left with a small...
View ArticleSouthport Fisheye
This is Southport Central in Queensland, Australia. My boss at Panedia lent me an 8mm fisheye lens which has a 180 degree field of view. It was an interesting experience shooting with such a wide...
View ArticleBroadbeach Market
This is the Broadbeach Market in Queensland, Australia. It is normally on the first and third Sunday’s of the month. On this occasion the market was at Broadbeach on Saturday due to the Jazz Festival....
View ArticleLego City
Today we walked from Southport to Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Australia to see this Lego City. It is a 6mile/10km round trip which is mostly along the Gold Coast beach. We are both looking forward...
View ArticleBrisbane Skyline
We arrived in Brisbane yesterday. The stage on the left of the picture was for the Brisbane Festival City of Lights. We also saw a great band called Cheap Fakes at one of the festival stages on the...
View ArticleThe Joynt
Since we moved to Australia we have seen lots of great music by chance. Last night was the first time we made a trip to see a particular band. This is The Barons of Tang playing at the Joynt in...
View ArticleSurfers Paradise
This is the beach along Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Australia. I took this as we walked there last month to see the Lego. The lifeguards put up red and yellow flags to swim between every so often...
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Cairo Pyramids
I took this shot 5 years ago in Cairo, Egypt before the arab spring. It was shot at full stretch 150mm on a Olympus E-510 on a misty day so there was barely any contrast. This is a good example of the...
View ArticleJacaranda Tree
This Jacaranda Tree has been requested by Bob and Val who lived in Australia years ago. For other residents of the UK try to imagine an Oak tree covered in Bluebell flowers. This tree was outside the...
View ArticleTreasury Casino
This is the Treasury Casino in Brisbane. It is one of four casinos in the state. Queensland already has twice as many casinos as any other part of Australia and they have plans for three more. This...
View ArticleMusic Tour
This band is called Late For Woodstock. We saw them twice this weekend while shuttling between gigs on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. The reason the trip was to record content for a...
View ArticleSwamp Wallaby
This weekend we visited the David Fleay wildlife park. We saw our first platypus and this swamp wallaby. Both are Australian animals found along the east coast of Queensland, New South Wales and...
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Gold Night
Last night we went to Brisbane to film 3 bands for the YouTube channel MusicLive4U. Highlight of the evening for us was this 10 piece funk soul band called His Merry Men who were launching their new...
View ArticleSurf’s Up
This photograph of a surfer and wave was taken at Injidup Beach in Western Australia in 2011. The weather here on the Gold Coast, Queensland has become unsettled recently. We have had a few...
View ArticleReal Lightning
This lightning strike was taken four days ago from our front balcony in Southport, Queensland, Australia. I have done one or two posts with fake lightning added with photoshop. This is the first time I...
View ArticleSpringbrook Waterfalls
This weekend we visited the Springbrook National Park close to the state boundary. It is a fascinating place. It lies on the edge of an ancient volcanic ridge which causes all Queenslands creeks to...
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