Melbourne at night
If you ask us to choose between being in the city or being in the ocean, the ocean wins on most occasions! But sometimes, a wander around the Docklands of Melbourne at night has a special appeal.
If you ask us to choose between being in the city or being in the ocean, the ocean wins on most occasions! But sometimes, a wander around the Docklands of Melbourne at night has a special appeal.
You can hear it before you see it. It is a big parrot, dark at a distance, but with bright yellow markings as it gets close. It is the spectacular Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo and the subject of our #43 Bird Photography Challenge.
There is nothing more satisfying than to brave the dark and the cold to shoot the Milky Way and come home with a few “keepers” that make you grin from ear to ear. Two weekends ago, we had overcast, showery days, but the evenings cleared up and it was an opportunity to take some astrophotography shots.