More Experiments as a Night Prowler

More from Murdunna

Exploring Murdunna

Today I visited a locality that was hit by the January bush fires and was pleased to see that the area is healthy in the fact the the trees are growing back and green abounds among the black. This property contained a plethora of old machinery which added to the photographic interest. Hope you enjoy my selection for today.

 

Morning at Marion Bay

Marion Bay beach is a beautiful place that allows dogs to run free on the beach.

Django, sporting the latest in sandy moustaches

Driving away from the beach I spotted this heron in the creek.

In Boomer Bay the swans were enjoying the sun

as were these birds at the Boomer Bay jetty.

The Demise of My Favourite Tree

Remember this tree:

This beautifully symetrical and photogenic tree was snapped by many photographers.

Here, Jodie Richardson captures it at twilight.

              and Robert Todd snaps it at sunset.

Then in January, the bush fires went through and my lovely tree didn't come through unscathed.

           Unfortunately it lost some limbs.

Imagine how I felt when I drove passed it today to discover that it had been chopped down. 

I wonder if the other photographers will feel as sad as I do over the demise of our beloved tree.
As a postscript, Robert Todd wrote the following:

Ode to an old friend.

oh old tree, laying in pieces down in the field,
we will remember you, when you stood tall,
not covered in leaves, no none at all !
just grace of your old branches shooting up
into the blue sky and standing so tall.

Leptecophylla juniperina or Tasmanian Mountain Berry

Taken up on Mt Wellington.

Night Experiment

I have been experimenting with night photography in the hopes that I will be able to sometime soon be able to capture the southern lights which have been rather prolific this year. Here the moon was going down and leaving a lovely trail across the sea. Shame about the power line across the picture. I might have to go to the beach to avoid them but its a bit scary there at 1a.m. on a wintery night.