Tasmania Photography

Entries for January, 2009

Boathouses at Taroona

Today’s picture, boathouses at Taroona. Today’s weather wasn’t good for boating with gale force winds and the third strongest gust of wind since it started being measured here in Hobart in 1944 at 124 km/. If you had of been on top of Mt Wellington then it would have been gusts of up to 150 [...]

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Orange Stripe

I liked this shot when i took it as thanks to the geology of the area, there is a distinctive orange stripe in the rocks.

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Parliament House

One of the nice things about living in a place like Hobart is that things are more relaxed in a lot of ways including security. I can walk by Parliament House a metre from the front door and no one cares. Try doing that at the Whitehouse and i am sure you wouldn’t get far!

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Rocks, Water and Reflections

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Da Vinci Car

Last week The Da Vinci Machines Exhibition opened in Hobart and has over 60 machines that have been built based on the designs of Leonardo da Vinci.
The picture shown is of a self moving car propelled by a mechanism and leaf springs. The operator would have to hand load the leaf springs and the stored [...]

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Pebbles, Rocks and Water

Pebbles, Rocks and Water on the Apsley River.

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The Sea Shepherd in Port

In Port to refuel and replenish in Hobart, the Steve Irwin of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society at Princess Wharf No 1. It is part of their campaign against Japanese Whaling through Operation Musashi which aims to protest and block the whalers efforts as much as possible.
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Eddystone Light

The lighthouse at Eddystone Point

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Bellerive Oval

Today’s photo is of Bellerive Oval where Australia are taking on South Africa in a one day international cricket match. The crowd capacity is set today for around 16,000 although its a bit too crowded for my tastes. And worse … they don’t sell full strength beer at the international matches !!!!
I deliberately wanted to [...]

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Bellerive Oval

Today’s photo is of Bellerive Oval where Australia are taking on South Africa in a one day international cricket match. The crowd capacity is set today for around 16,000 although its a bit too crowded for my tastes. And worse … they don’t sell full strength beer at the international matches !!!!
I deliberately wanted to [...]

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