Day 22: A short photo essay

Something’s happened to Harry….for the last day of the August Break, I went out for a walk looking for photos, and I stumbled on this little mystery…

 

Day 21: Fish in the dish!

Well there are some! Honest! I hoped to snap a lovely close-up of them slurping up their food at the surface, but this is as close as either of them would come today. Can you spot him/her there in the middle of the shot?

Well tomorrow is the last day of the August Break and of me focussing on my photography, but I’ve got something new up my sleeve for September…

Day 20: Speed

Well okay, the train from Sydney to Canberra doesn’t actually travel at this speed, but I wanted to emphasise the colours, which I think of as typical of that area of Australia.

Last one before the week-end, and then only two more days of photos to go! It’s been fun and interesting, and not as difficult to keep up as I thought.

Day 19: The moon shines bright

…but this isn’t tonight. Taken in the eastern sky just outside my front door a while ago.

Day 18: Is it a hippo?

I’m notoriously bad at seeing these things. (Also those Magic Eye thingos). What do you think it is? Taken while flying to Sydney last month.

Day 17: The yellow house

A lovely example of traditional Queensland architecture.

I’m thinking of making a long-term series along the lines of “In my street” or “In my suburb”. This would obviously be a part of that.

Day 16: Ice, ice blue

Starting week 4 of “The August Break”.

If I told you how I got this shot, you’d be shocked by how mundane it really is!

If you’d like to see the work of some of the other participants in the August Break, you can see them in the associated Flickr group.

Day 15: Leaving Brisbane

No processing at all – just as it came out of the camera. More photos on Monday.

Day 14: Day and night

Bondi, July, 2010

Day 13: Views on a train

More reflections, this time in the windows of a train at Central Station, Sydney.

Day 12: Beach architecture

Bondi, 2010

Day 11: Reflections

More from my walk last week

Day 10: Blue skies after rain

Last photo before the week-end.

Taken this morning on my walk, after heavy rain on Wednesday. This small grove of trees is one of my favourite local spots.

If you click on the image, you should see a larger version.

The August Break

 Even though it’s winter here, I’ve decided to join Susannah Conway on “August Break”. From her blog:

“The plan for the August break: you simply share one photo per day on your blog – Monday to Friday, or every day. Or whenever you want.”

It looks like a lot of fun, no pressure, and a lovely way to see some interesting and beautiful photos. Perhaps you’d like to join in too? There’s 300-odd of us taking part.

I’ve decided to go for the Mon to Fri option, and although for Susannah it’s a way to take a break from regular blog post writing, that’s not how I am planning to use it.

Having been away for a couple of weeks I’ve seen lots of art and I’m keen to share my thoughts about it with you, so I plan to still write at least weekly. But I have also taken lots of photos, so the plan is to post one each day Monday to Friday.

Sometimes the photo may be a reflection of the day I’ve just had (like today’s) but my goal in joining The August Break, is simply to devote a month to photography, and see what happens. So, here it is -

Day 1: Coming Home