Cardrona Hotel

cardrona hotel by tff

At the bottom of the Crown Range, New Zealand south island.

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War horse

war horse by tff

I survived Christmas!

christmas survivor by tff

Happy Christmas!

happy christmas by tff

We don't have white Christmases where I live - this one is from Chicago, USA.

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Red tractor

red tractor by tff

Beauty spot

beauty spot by tff

The old pot in the corner

the old pot in the corner by tff

Sweet shop window

sweet shop window by tff

Sweet 'n sour

sweet 'n sour by tff

The camera never lies

camera never lies by tff

Paris in the spring

springtime in Paris by tff

The Princesses

Princess Row by tff

Built around 1863 on inner-city Petrie Terrace.

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Arcade

arcade by tff

Lakeview

lakeview by tff

Banquet table

banquet table by tff

At the Louvre, Paris.

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Browsing

browsing by tff

Where else but the wine department of a French department store!

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Guarding the gallery

gallery guard by tff

Autumn leaves

autumn leaves by tff

Lake Wanaka, New Zealand

lake wanaka by tff

14 November 2010

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Confectionery counter

confectionery counter by tff

Paris roller derby

roller derby by tff

Even the cops were on roller blades for this Parisian outing.

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Alley cats

alley cats by tff

Look closely!

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Masters of all they survey

lookouts by tff

The shoe shopper

shoe shopper by tff

Cafe le Moderne

cafe le moderne by tff

Well, the establishment may be "modern", but try finding anyone under the age of 80 among the patrons!

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Swansea, Tasmania

swansea by tff

Anne Hathaway's cottage, Stratford

hathaway cottage by tff

Published!

the refinery by tff

This photograph appeared in my other blog back in February 2009. I was contacted by an Australian publisher who wanted to use it in a school text book. We negotiated a deal.

I just checked and the book has been published; my photograph is in it. Hooray!

It's on page 222, in a section about "Urbanisation", if you care to walk into a book store and take a look :-)

I know the photo is no work of art, but the lesson is to present every image to its best effect by making sure that it is sharp, the horizon is straight and that tone and contrast suit the subject.

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A walk on the beach

walk on the beach by tff

Excellent sky, sea and sand at Great Oyster Bay, Tasmania.

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Jacaranda

jacaranda in flower by tff

Grey skies and light rain have saturated the colours of the grass and the flowers on the jacaranda trees - soon the grass will have a jacaranda blue carpet. Once the jacarandas bloom, exam time is close!

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Beer O'Clock

beer o'clock by tff

Soaked

soaked by tff

Our thirsty plants have welcomed the recent rain.

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Outlook

outlook by tff

Imagine having this view each day!

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Bloom

bloom by tff

The very delicate pastel colour of this flower was well worth recording.

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Tiny waves

textures by tff

Post-apocalypse

p-a_666 by tff

Experimental.

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Austin 7

pride and joy by tff

History

rhine by tff

This photo was taken in 1986 from a cruise boat on the Rhine. I saw an advertisement for European cruises on television recently, and it still looks the same! I suppose I shouldn't be surprised - it probably hasn't changed in centuries.

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Richmond Gaol, Tasmania

solitary by tff

A cell and the manacles used for the solitary confinement of prisoners at Richmond Gaol, Tasmania.

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Geometric 2

geometric 2 by tff

Geometric 1

geometric 1 by tff

First light

first light by tff

Bigger is better - just click!

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Soup bowl

yum by tff

I didn't create the soup, only the photograph!

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Golden wattle

yellow by tff

Our national floral emblem growing in profusion.

And - a new look for the blog - it is spring, after all!

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The Band

army band by tff

Click the pic for a larger view.

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Soldiers

eyes left! by tff

Soldiers returning from field exercises saluting officers as they pass at the double.

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Bicheno

red rocks by tff

Red rocks and blue sea and sky at Bicheno on Tasmania's east coast.

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Stone the crows!

evil eye by tff

Pictured at Mt Tamborine - click to see a larger image.

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Giant sequoia

gnarly by tff

Native to the east coast of northern America where they can live for thousands of years and grow to over 100 metres tall, this sequoia is in Australia - in the Hobart Botanical Gardens. And it is a beauty! Click to see a larger image.

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Around town 15

koala house by tff

Where else would you have Queensland Country Credit Union than in Koala House? There are a couple of large ones on the roof, but anyone entering this building looking for live koalas will be disappointed!

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