Photography from Western Australia and beyond
part of the 2014 Perth Festival
at Curtin University
made from mass produced toys and bright blue plastic railway track and featuring some Aussie animals too
a five photo fisheye stitch
and afterwards we got to play trains 🙂
fireworks on Australia Day 26th January 2014. taken from near Langley park looking across the Swan River, Perth WA
Pentax 10mm fisheye lens
The sun sets on the West coast
disappearing into the Indian ocean
fireworks on Australia Day 26th January 2013. Across the Swan River from Langley park, Perth WA
found on the South coast of Western Australia
This one is in Kings park though
WA Hot Rod and Street Machine Spectacular 2011, Burswood dome
more on my gallery site I am adding more each day
Macropidia fuliginosa, black kangaroopaw, taken at the Kings park wildflower festiva
more in my wildflower gallery
This last weekend the RedBull air race was held in Perth, the first time in a few years. So I thought I would take a wander down and check it out. I have to admit that even though I am not a sports fan, especially motorised sport, I was really impressed with the skill of these guys. Flying low over the water and twisting and turning their planes through the gates. Of course I had a shot or two (about 300) at trying to take photos of the planes. So using my Pentax DA* f4 300mm, with it set to autofocus (still not sure I like auto)(this photo was with my 80-320mm lens). I tried various spots up and down the river, to get different angles at the gates and try to get something that shows Perth in the background. This photo I think is Yoshihide Muroyn from Japan coming through the finish gate. In the background from the left is KPMG, QV1 building, BHP Biliton (I had a hand in making their roof top sign), Woodside, iicor, some other buildings, Clough and the ASX. Below is the convention centre and a huge PERTH sign, just to make sure its Perth :).
this is one of the photos, I have more on my gallery site and still more to put up
A few weeks back I went for a bike ride around the Swan River
this is one of the photos, taken with a Pentax 10-17Â fisheye
it is the Supreme court gardens, with the supreme court hiding behind the trees and the City in the background
there are more photos on my gallery site Gumnuts world http://www.johndolphin.net/photos/categories.php?cat_id=46
Big Al’s Poker Run is the biggest hot rod and custom car gathering in Western Australia.
On the shores of the Swan River near the Burswood hotel, hundreds of hot rods, custom cars, and old cars gather before going on a cruise around Perth, and to see all these cars cost a gold coin donation. The best value for money in Perth.
Maybe this year I will use a different lens to the Pentax 10-17 fish eye, as much as it was fun and enabled me to get so close to the cars that no one could get in between, it doesnt give an accurate representation of the cars. lol
The run takes place on the second Saturday in February, in 2010 it will be the 13th.
For more information look on Big Al’s website
for more of my photos look on my site and enter poker in the search box
or click here – Gumnuts World – for 2010 photos (2011’s will be up soon)
let me know what you think 🙂
The east end at least
The Sheraton hotel to the left
Langley park (the original airport) behind the palms
the Swan river at the front and the Darling ranges to the rear
taken from the DNA tower in Kings Park
about 3 kilometres away
A long exposure at Perth train station, taken on film a long time ago with my trusty K1000
from memory about 5 minutes, long enough not to register the people that got off and on the train
