Scott Contini's Nature Photography

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.

Superb Fairy Wrens

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.

Red-Browed Firetail (Finch)

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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