When The Doc visited Mornington Wilderness Camp he took quite a few panoramas of Sir John Gorge, Fitzroy Bluff and also some sunsets. He has now stitched many of those together. Enjoy (remember to click on thumbnails to see full size.)
Sunsets
ZY Optics has released a new compact Super Macro Lens for full frame cameras, the Zhongyi Mitakon 20mm f/2 4.5x Super Macro Lens and it features a high reproduction ratio up to 4.5 to 1 (the lens magnifies the image 4.5 times).
The Doc ordered a copy for the Sony E-Mount system. It is on its way.
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The Doc is in Ballina taking it easy over Christmas.
In 1994 a Park’s Ranger was hiking in a remote part of the Wollemi National Park (pronounced Woll-a-my), in the Blue Mountains near Sydney. He came upon an unusual pine he did not recognise and took a sample. It was later identified as a pine that had survived for over 200 million years. The only previous records were fossils. In this remote location, a single stand of the tree had survived.
It was named the Wollemi Pine (Wollemia noblis) after its location and the Ranger who discovered it. The location remains secret but some fools have walked in and took a disease with them, Phytophthora cinnamomi.
These photos come from one of 2 pines at Mt Annan Botanic Gardens in western Sydney. One picture is the cone and the other showing new growth (lighter green) and the deeper coloured old growth. Click on the images to see full size.
An intense cultivation program was started so you can purchase the pine in many nurseries now.
The outstanding textures of Boudii National Park is the sandstone, but the barks aren’t bad either. Enjoy.
The Doc has wanted to visit and photograph the sandstone here for some time, with no success (one or two failed attempts). So he booked 2 nights at Copcabana this week to visit and take photographs.
Here, the sandstone made up of tessellated pavement and Liesegang rings. They do not fully understand how these rings occur, but they do occur in sedimentary rock with a cross cut pattern. Iron and other minerals must be present creating the patterns. The is a heavy iron layer in this rock, you can see iron oxide or rust layers when the iron is exposed to water and oxygen.
Technically “there is a precipitation process that is thought to be the catalyst for Liesegang ring formation referred to as the Ostwald-Liesegang supersaturation-nucleation-depletion cycle.” OK?
A small selection of the spectacular sandstone.
Putty Beach also has a nice rock platform with some large waves. This place must be spectacle in heavy surf, as it was great with minimal waves. Enjoy.
Some more wildflowers from North Head. Enjoy.
The Doc visited North Head (near Manly) today to photograph the wildflowers. Here is a selection.
The Doc has been making the most of spring flowers. A few more from the shared driveway. Click on images to see full size, the thumbnails are blurred.
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