This has been a very eventful day. As a result of the visit to Kew Gardens today, and a serious discussion there inspired by exhibits in the Shirley Sherwood Gallery, we decided to found the Norwegian Society of Botanical Artists – Den Norske Foreningen for Botaniske Kunstnere. 424 more words
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LAST OUTING WITH THE 150-500mm lens
The last walk in which I took my (now sold) 150-500mm lens was to try and capture some images of the tiny Eastern Spinebills (Acanthorhynchus… 1,845 more words
COMMON MYNA
BELL MINOR
WILLY WAGTAIL
WILLY WAGTAIL
DARTER (a long way away, hence the softer focus)
NANKEEN NIGHT HERON (one of my favourite birds both in the Botanic Gardens and in the Pelican’s Lagoon at Melbourne Zoo.
PACIFIC BLACK DUCK
AUSTRALIAN WOOD DUCK (this was one of the few images where I used a tripod)
SILVER GULL
SILVER GULL
FAREWELL TO AN OLD FRIEND
Yesterday, I said farewell to an old friend.
My Sigma 150-500mm 5 – 6.3 lens relocated permanently to eBay Heaven and surprisingly, I felt all the better for moving on. 950 more words
Weekdays outing to Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
10 February 2015
We watched the weather forecasts carefully and the latest maximum estimate of 32o promised to be comfortable under shade. It was, and a group of 18 met to the calls of many Bell Miners. 451 more words
SEA ONION (Urginea maritima)
Sometimes one can be too efficient. Last night I sorted my afternoon’s photography from the Royal Botanic Gardens into their respective folders BEFORE I posted the images I wanted to share with you. 178 more words
