Monthly Archives: January 2009

Echidnas in the wild

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Echidna hiding

Echidna I can see you

Echidna close up

Echidna’s are one of the only two monotrem’s in the world. The other being the Platypus. We were lucky enough to see three Echnidas on our trip, but unfortunately no Platypi.  This Echidna was a little shy at first, hiding as best as he good from the camera, but after a few minutes he poked his head up just enough to see his eyes.

JB

The Curl @ the National Museum of Australia

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The National Muesum of Australia has some really cool architecture and some vivid colours. This is my first film panorama that I have scanned and cleaned up. Shot on the Linhof 617 Panoramic camera, using Velvia 100F film. The colours these film producers are really something special! The Curl was shot just on dusk with an exposure time of approximate 2 mins (was bracketed in 1/2 stops).

JB

Koalas on the murray

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During the 4500km journey we came across at least a dozen Koalas. They are funny creatures, grunting and growling at night and spending the majority of the day drunk on their eucalyptus leaves. I did get the opportunity to take some photos of the koalas and to get really close as well. Keeping in mind these are in the wild, we respected their space and only photographed them for a short time. Thankfully they were quite happy to pose!

JB

The port of Echuca – Panorama

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Echuca is on the MurrayRiver, between  Swan Hill and Tocumwal. The historic port is really quite beautiful and loaded with history and paddle steamers – it’s well worth a visit if you are in the area. While down on the waters edge, I met another landscape photographer, Matt Handby. He has a great panoramic gallery in the main street and is a very helpful bloke too! You can view his work online at www.matthandby.com. He happens to use a Linhof 617 as well! Please feel free to leave feedback in the comments.

JB