One Four Challenge – March Week 1

It is a pleasure to participate again in the One Four Challenge in March.  This wonderful photo editing project hosted by Robyn Gosby at Captivate Me is in its fifth month!  It involves editing a photo in four different ways over four weeks.  It is such a great challenge!  You interact with a talented group of people,…

Shy Albatross Tasmania

Vulnerable Albatrosses

Nothing is more spectacular than an albatross aloft.  Often within half an hour of leaving the Gippsland Lakes and sailing in Bass Strait, these giant seabirds make their appearance.  They use their formidable wingspans, from 2 to 3.5m, to ride the ocean winds and can glide for hours effortlessly, without rest or even a flap of their…