We recently had a full moon, and Jane and I decided to take a walk on the Strand for a few reasons:
- The sea breeze coming off the ocean meant that we should be a bit cooler than at home,
- We would happen to walk past the gelati shop, and
- We could use the opportunity to learn a little more about our camera and try and take an arty shot or two.
We took a lot of shots, and had a lot of fun. We also had gelati... The shot below is my favourite, although it could still do with work. If you know (or care) about such things, the settings used were
- Aperture f 16.0
- Shutter speed 3
- Focal length 100
- ISO 1600
I also like the following:
On Friday last week we drove up to Paluma, which is in the hinterland hills, for a lunch and a freshwater river swim. Lunch was lovely, and made up for the 18 km narrow, winding mountain drive. Most people seemed to treat the drive as a one way road and just wouldn't move to the left when passing. We went to Big Crystal Creek for an afternoon swim, not expecting too much. What we found was the very aptly named Paradise Waterhole. The water is clear, deep and at a perfect temperature for bathing. There was enough shade not to be affected by the sun, and there were parts where you could sit, and MacK could just walk around. If you sat still long enough, you could see the small fish swimming around your legs. Just a really relaxing afternoon.
The following pictures show the beauty of the wet tropics:
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