New cold flash shoe

November 26, 2021Uncategorisedadmin

The Doc is taking a closer look at the at the SmallRig Multi-Functional Cold Shoe Mount with Safety Release 2797. Two are on order, The Doc is already liking the locking mechanism. Review of older cold shoes here.

Corymbia barks

November 26, 2021Australia, bark, Landscape, Mt Annan, NSW, Textures, Uncategorisedadmin

Working through several new species from Mt Annan Botanic Gardens.

Recent bark textures

November 13, 20214X4, Australia, bark, Landscape, Mt Annan, NSW, Textures, Uncategorisedadmin

Working my way through several new species, here is a sneak peek:

Swamp Wallaby

September 10, 20214X4, Australia, AWC, Ballina, coastal, Landscape, mammals, marsupials, NSW, Uncategorised, Wildlifeadmin

Some images from Ballina NSW, including some roadkill. Back in the day when you could travel in Glady’s Gulag.

Common walleroo

August 24, 20214X4, Australia, Landscape, mammals, marsupials, NSW, SA, Uncategorised, Wildlifeadmin

Reaching into the image archive of the Excellent Adventure again, this time the walleroo or Macropus robustus. Click to see full size image.

Dead Dingo

August 15, 20214X4, Australia, Kimberley, Landscape, mammals, Uncategorised, WA, WA, Wildlifeadmin

Today we move from the Dashing Dingo to a dead one, roadkill in a remote part of the Kimberley. The Doc was saddened by this find, as the female dingo was heavily pregnant and probably killed by someone traveling fast along the road. With her enlarged nipples and stomach, the bitch was not long from giving birth to a litter. It was fresh kill, so the body was not bloated, just enlarged from the litter.

Giant green tree frogs

August 15, 2021ampihians, Australia, AWC, Cape York, Piccaninny Plains, Qld, Uncategorised, Wildlifeadmin

The Doc is still making his way through images from the Excellent Adventure. This time we visit AWC’s Piccaninny Plains Station (Ranch) up in Cape York. These are giant tree frogs from our night wildlife spotting. It is the biggest species of tree frog in the world (shared with a frog from Cuba). Click to see full size image.

Tasmanian echidna – Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus

August 13, 20214X4, Australia, Flinders Island, Landscape, mammals, marsupials, Tas, Uncategorised, Wildlifeadmin

Also known as an albino echidna because of its lighter colour. The other name is pale-coloured echidna which is more accurate, as it is much lighter in colour than the mainland echidna.

Most boring bark ever?

August 11, 20214X4, Australia, bark, Plant, Qld, Textures, trees, Uncategorisedadmin

The Doc has been posting about the various colours in barks, leaves and flowers. However, the absence of colour has also been revealed. One bark, that of Corypha utan (Gebang Palm), is the most boring and colourless of any The Doc has photographed. The outside of the tree is just shades of grey from dark to light grey, with almost zero colour. No The Doc did not desaturate the image, even if it looks like it.

Kangaroo Island Tamar Wallaby

August 10, 20214X4, Australia, Fleurieu Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, mammals, marsupials, SA, Uncategorised, Wildlifeadmin

The Kangaroo Island Tamar Wallaby or Notamacropus eugenii decres. Kangaroo Island is full of wildlife, which took a beating in the recent bushfires. The Doc visited for three weeks in 2014, about 8 years after the last big fire (full report here). Roadkill was plentiful as the wildlife was abundant. Click on image to see full size. Viva Cristo Ray.