The Start of Another Odyssey

Tomorrow is D-day for our 2015-16 Summer Cruise and we can’t wait!  Just think: eight weeks on board Take It Easy, bringing her back from Yeppoon in Queensland, to Port Albert near Wilson’s Promontory in Victoria.  Although to most land-lubbers the thought of being cooped up on a boat for that long is hard to…

Black-shouldered-kite

Bird Photography Challenge #32: Black-Shouldered Kite

As we drive along country roads, we often observe falcons in flight, in particular the Black Shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris).  Sometimes we pull over and stop to watch it as it hovers expertly, hunting for tasty morsels.  This handsome and graceful raptor is the subject of our #32 Bird Photography Challenge. What does it look…

November One Four Challenge – Week Four

This is it!  Final week for this month’s One Four Challenge.  It has been fun to experiment again and find different ways of processing my image of the Banded Flutterer.  This month, the challenge is hosted by Nic who has been stepping in for Robyn Gosby. Week Four Interpretation For this final week I wanted…