Tasmania Photography

Entries for February, 2009

Farewell to the James Craig

I noticed today that the James Craig was leaving and once again used my mobile phone to capture the moment. Digital zoom through the dirty windows of my office are always problematic for a good photo!
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Shine On Redbill Beach

A shot today looking along Redbill Beach where the beach had a shine from the wave having just retreated.
Afrer this shot i walked a couple of minutes before realising i had dropped my lens cap and had to walk back hoping the water hadn’t washed it away. It had but on my way back i [...]

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Slipped

The Lady Di slipped in the gulch at Bicheno

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Old and the New

Today’s shot is one i rushed out at lunchtime to get despite only having my mobile phone. I liked the contrast of the old sailing ship James Craig in front of the Queen Victoria.

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Fire Permits Required

The Australian Environment has always been challenging and the drought continues on the East Coast with everything very dry. It is also topical with the recent Victorian Bushfires and you can support the victims through the Victorian Bushfire Appeal

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Mast

Continuing my series from the Australian Wooden Boat Festival is the mast of the Enterprize, one of the ships participating in the Festival. It was raining quite hard at the time so difficultto keep the lens dry (hence the blury bits)

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Helping Hand

Getting your two dogs on to a boat can be difficult as i watched this man lift one and then the other onto the boat

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Auction this Sunday

I am sure it is happening all over the country with events to support Victorian Bushfire Victims including an auction in Bicheno today.
Donations can be left via the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal 2009

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Cartela

Continuing my series from the Australian Wooden Boat Festival, this time of a familiar site on the Derwent, that of the Ferry Cartela.
Thanks to a pamplet that i got on board i have quite a detailed history:
The SS Cartela was designed and built at Purdon and Featherstone’s ship yard in Battery Point for the Huon [...]

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Love on a Rock

I saw today’s picture carved on a rock on the trail leading to the Apsley Gorge on Tuesday and thought it would be ideal for today.  Of course i saw it panting and wheezing coming back up the path that was a fairly steep set of stairs so ironically if i was remotely fit then [...]

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