Photos and passion

I know I promised to explain why Shuffle nosed sharks are gay but first, I think I need to post some photos. This is one thing that has given me much joy & emptied my bank account almost as quick as my daughter.

Some shots from all over the place. Sorry to be dull but all the photos I blog, I reserve all rights, national & international (see ** below).

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Spotted this great guy on the Bridge to Brisbane run August 2009.



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Sleeping rough in a park in Brisbanes suburbs & having a good go at whatever drink he could find. This guy was really photogenic. I liked him a lot. He used to work in Aussie tv apparently.


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Ahh. Cruising the Pacific around Fiji. June 2009. Note the absence of shuffle nose sharks.


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Celtic played Brisbane Roar in a friendly last year. 24000 Celtic fans appeared & got drunk. Fantastic day out, the way a match should be enjoyed.


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Brisbane's Story Bridge at night. The city in the background. Small cutesy city really and as everyone knows here, only just stopped being a town.

All the better for it I say.


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Moreton Island. The sun setting on continental Australia in the distance. This astonishing Island will be the subject of its own blog as I was there over Christmas. This is Brisbanes best kept secret, just an hour away from the city.



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A grass tree? I mean, come on, a f***ing grass tree? Who was so bored not to come up with a more imaginative name? Still, interesting thing around Kilcoy.



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When we first arrived, we rented a rock star type place on the canals in Newport. Amazing sunsets over the Glasshouse Mountains. The owner was & is a complete c**t. She gave us a hard time when we left with her picky arguing. Analy retentive the agent said. Should eat more bran then. Bitch.

Still, this pic shows the view into the stunningly still water at dusk. That is sea water - no movement. Not a shuffle nose shark in sight.


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Polar Bear at Seaworld (Gold Coast) shot through glass with an old one touch. I love bears & could spend an entire day just watching them. This one was playing with two others and fell into the water for a bit of a float around. Circa 2007


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This is one blessed place for nature lovers. Whale watching off Moreton Bay.
Wacthing these stunning creatures breach & put on a show is as awsome as it sounds.

Special.

This one just disappearing.


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Originally from South America, the Jacaranda tree blazes lilac all over Brisbane in Spring. A park in Caboolture November 2009.

For all you Northerners, spring is in November. Still messes with my head a bit that.


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One more from Moreton Island. I love this sand Island. A photograpers dream as the light changes all the time & nature abounds.

You ever seen nature abounding? Its good I tell you.


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You can climb the Story bridge in Brisbane at dusk & this shows just that.

But why the f**k would you?

OK, so I'm scared of heights. Having been a coal miner, I am all good with depths - just not heights. Been trying to figure out how I get the depths skills onto my CV?


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OK, I titled this Photos & passion.

Alright the passion bit was a ruse to get you to look at my stuff. Apologies to anyone expecting otherwise.

However, just for the few, some pics I enjoyed taking below (no I dont do the other kind of photos my wife tells me).







Next up, sharks & sexuality.




** For the avoidance of doubt, all photographs on this post & blog have been taken by the author unless otherwise stated. Phtographs may not be used without the express permission of the author. The Author retains all rights to images other than those referenced. The Author can be contacted through this blog.