Category Archives: moss & lichen

Stanthorpe – start of the Outback Queensland trip

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At the beginning of the Eromanga trip The Doc drove from Ballina to his mate’s place at Stanthorpe. He stayed two nights and got to ride in Tony’s Ford 350 – wow what a great tow vehicle!

The next morning The Doc was just touring around Stanthorpe and found the Mt Marlay Lookout. Just a few images from the Lookout. Click on that first panorama, because at full size it has amazing details.

The Doc really liked Stanthorpe and for the first time since switching to part time work, thought about moving out of Sydney.

We had lunch at the Jam Factory and later that day Tony took The Doc to Donnellys Castle Recreations Reserve. Plus a few textures from the reserve.

Tony made a great choice to live in Stanthorpe, part of the Granite Belt. The Doc will be back.

Interactive map from Ballina to Eromanga here. Enjoy.

Woof, woof, woof, more barks!

4X4, Australia, bark, forest, Landscape, macro, moss & lichen, NSW, Plant, Textures, trees

The Doc has been busy over the past couple of weeks processing bark images from Lismore Botanic Gardens plus some from the archives, over 300 images. A small sample from the colourful Corymbia family. Click on images to see them at at full size.

More barks

4X4, Australia, Ballina, bark, Landscape, moss & lichen, mosses/lichens, NSW, Plant, Textures, trees

A few visits to the Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens has yielded more bark images. Plenty more to come.

The Doc will probably leave Ballina tomorrow and return to Sydney.

Textures – Ballina barks

Australia, Ballina, bark, coastal, Landscape, landscape, macro, moss & lichen, mosses/lichens, NSW, ocean, Plant, Textures, trees

Not much time for photography on this trip, more like painting, pressure cleaning and gardening. The Doc did manage some trips, around Ballina and Broadwater National Park. Some barks and perhaps a Coral Lichen. Enjoy. You must click on the images to see then at full size (the thumbnails look soft).

Textures – barks again

Australia, bark, forest, Landscape, moss & lichen, NSW, Plant, Textures, trees

Previously The Doc missed some shots but today everything went as expected, confirming he now has good in field technique when using the Post Focus feature  on the Panasonic G9, even the hand-held shots worked today. The images are between 30 and 75 frames stacked into one image. Click on the images to see full size.

North Head wildflowers

Australia, AWC, bark, flowers, Landscape, macro, moss & lichen, mosses/lichens, North Head, NSW, Plant, States, Wildflowers

The Doc visited North Head (near Manly) today to photograph the wildflowers. Here is a selection.

 

Cocos Islands – coconut palms

Australia, bark, coastal, Cocos Islands, landscape, Landscape, moss & lichen, other, Plant, seascape, Textures, trees

The Doc will work on a Cocos Island report, but his is some colours and textures of coconut palms. Enjoy.

The Savannah Lander – Day 4

Australia, bark, Cairns, Cairns, Gulf Savannah, Landscape, moss & lichen, mosses/lichens, other, plains, Plant, Qld, river/creeks, rock, States, Textures, Uncategorised

The last day was mostly train travel from Mt Surprise back to Cairns. The Doc was up early and walked to the railway station, having a look around the township. There was also a small market in front of the station with locals selling to the tourists. A great idea. However the food was mostly in glass, so The Doc passed on the opportunity.

There was some excitement on the way home including the train being held up by young bushrangers. A great way for kids to earn pocket money! The passengers were warned that we’d be robbed 😉

Instead of repeating some of the earlier photos let’s look at some textures, here bark and leaves.

And some rock and minerals. Enjoy.

Next day the flight home. An enjoyable trip which included a visit to Pungalina and the Savannah Lander train trip. Yes The Doc used the wrong watermark on the pictures.