Below is a sample of a few of my better nature pictures.
Many of my best pictures are on
My Flickr Page.
I have made Flickr's Explore several times, meaning that my photos were
chosen by Flickr staff to be among the top 500 most interesting during
some day of the year.
I have a larger collection of nature pictures on
SydneyNature.Com.
I am a member of the
Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club Camera Club.
Most of the pictures here were taken with a point-and-shoot camera.
I strongly believe that learning how to use your equipment well is much more important
than having the best equipment.
These tiny birds are among my favourites. The male is in blue and
the female is brownish. This is undoubtedly the best photo I have
ever taken. This photo won the
Top Shot
in the Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Camera Club digital competition for Jan-Feb 2008
and also won two Flickr group monthly photo competitions.
Eastern Yellow Robin
Another cute, small bird that is hard to photograph. I had failed to
get a good picture of this guy many times before I finally landed this
one at Mount Tomah.
This reflection shot was caught at the Windyridge garden at Mt Wilson.
There are no shortage of these birds there. In other places, it is
often difficult to find them.
Prickly Leatherjacket
This seems to be a rare fish. I photographed him at the Chowder Bay
shark net. He had no fear of me at all -- I think he thought I
couldn't see him because of his natural camouflage. So I was able
to get very close. Lucky me to get a decent shot: I have not seen
this fish anywhere again so far!
Clovelly's Blue Groper
This is Sydney's most famous fish, named "Bluey".
He lives in Clovelly Bay --
Sydney's favourite snorkelling location. The fish is more than
a meter long, and is often followed by the smaller fishes (called
"mados") that feed on the scraps of food that escape Bluey's mouth.
Octopus
If you know what to look for, you can often find an octopus
or two in the shallow water of Clovelly. These are some of
my favourite sea creatures.
They are really amazing the way they can instantly change their
colours and assume just about any skin pattern that you can
imagine. This ability makes them a master of camouflage.
Eastern Water Dragon
These lizards are commonly seen near water in the summer time.
They can be up to a meter long.
Goanna
Ain't she a beauty, mate? This one was well over
a meter and a half long from head to tail.
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