Christmas and New Year were marked by very wet weather in Australia. Uncharacteristic low temperatures and rain causing floods in many areas of the country. It seems as there is no middle ground and the weather takes us from the drought of the century to floods in no time. While some rain is more than welcome, floods are certainly not.
There is a native bush about 6 feet tall in front of our house. This morning its entire foliage looked like the leaf in the photograph – heavily covered with water. There must be something special about its leaves as other bushes did not seem to retain the rain drops from the night.
I think almost every visitor to Sydney spends some time at Darling Harbour and they have kids they always stop by the spiral fountain. Kids just love playing there and getting a bit wet, especially on hot summer day.
For me as a photographer this is an endless supply of abstracts. Different light conditions expose various patterns in watter of the little steps, or you can concentrate of water surfaces. Today I have noticed wind was creating lines in water at an angle to the steps of the fountain.
Archibald Fountain is one of unmistakable Sydney landmarks. Being the centerpiece of the Hyde Park it features on numerous postcards and in every tourist book as a major attraction. The fountain has been a pride of Sydney since 1932. The fountain is a creation of sculptor Francois Sicard. more …
In most cases when you see a person cleaning their boots in public you may assume a doggy do accident. That was actually the first comment I received when I have shown this photograph. However, at that time I have realised I have never seen a stray dog in Sydney’s CBD.
So what is this man doing? I’m sure using fountain water is not exactly a good shoe shine practice.
Open Water Course PADI manual states you learn to dive in order to “Meet People, Go Places, Do things”. Who would have thought how true this is. So, this amazing photograph of the Crown Jellyfish is dedicated to some new friends me made: Paulina, Kyzysiek, Zoe and Yassica from Argentina.
Photographed on the Great Barrier Reef the Crown Jelly fish was swimming just under the water surface and was about 25 to 30cm in diameter. I was surprised to learn how quickly it can swim and did not particularly feel comfortable with it so close to my face while making this photo.
