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For my 50th birthday my friends and family got together and get me a drone. It was a complete surprise. But after one flight down the local park I was hooked.Drone photography is one intense hobby. But its one that gets you "out there" and can reveal the world in a new way.
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Pretty soon after I received my first drone I spent considerable time thinking about how I could use it to provide evidence of the curvature of the earth.Photograph tall towers near and far maybe? Go back to those powerlines in the Hay plains and get shots from a variety of an...
I was on my way up to the Flinders Ranges when I came across the town of Burra in regional South Australia. I had been on the road for a couple of days, I had a bit of time and it looked cool, so I decided to stay a couple of nights.There was a lot more to Burra than I was exp...
With a over a months leave stacked up it was high time I took a holiday. With 2 weeks off I could I cover a bit of territory and I decided on the Flinders Ranges in South Australia.
Its a good chance that you've heard of Victoria's Great Ocean Road that runs past the famous 12 Apostles. Maybe you've headed over the Great Alpine Road. But have you heard of Victoria's Great River Road?I hadn't until I came across it on a road trip from Albury to Corryong in...
Winton Wetlands is a bit of a story of human hubris.The wetlands are in a shallow valley just north of Benalla in central Victoria. Despite the marshy conditions it was used for cattle farming.In the 1970's the government decided that the shallow basin would be a suitable plac...
Today we are in Maldon. Another cute historic town, this one near Bendigo. I've seen this old gold mining dredge on google maps, regular posted on historic facebook groups etc. and I've been been to visit for ages.When I finally got to checking out I was surprised to find its ...
I've managed to find some some really interesting memorials in my endless poking around. Sometimes in really unexpected places. Sounds like another photo series in the making! I'm sure a website out there somewhere lists them.Here is what I've got so far.