Photo of the Month

I attempt to take at least one presentable photograph each month. The images below represent the results of personal choices as to which that photograph is. It increases the pressure to perform!

March 2024

A Night at the Opera

February 2024

At the End of the Day

January 2024

Eastern spinebill male (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris), perched on Kangaroo paw flower.

December 2023

Family Tree

Eastern Sulphur-crested cockatoos (Cacatua galerita galerita)

Sony A7M3,  Sony FE 200-600mm G OSS lens. 1/1250 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 1600, Focal length 600mm

November 2023

Light in the Wilderness

Sony A7M3,  Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS lens. 1/250 sec @ f/7.1, ISO 100, Focal length 105 mm.


October 2023

Nature's Monochrome (not a black and white conversion)

 Tasmanian Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike - Coracina novaehollandiae novaehollandiae

Sony A7M3,  Sony FE 200-600mm G OSS lens. 1/1600 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 640, Focal length 600mm

September 2023
When Sea Meets Land and Wind - (cropped image)
Fujifilm XT2. XF 100-400 + 1.4 x lens. 1/250 sec @ f/20 ISO 200. Focal length 365mm (549mm equivalent) - tripod.
August 2023

Overexposure - Riverside

Sony A7M3,  Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS lens. 1/30 sec @ f/11, ISO 100, Focal length 90 mm. Exp bias 2 EV

July 2023

Eastern Hooded Plover - Thinornis rubricollis rubricollis

Sony A99V, Sony 70-300 G SSM II lens. 1/5000sec @ f/6.3, ISO 640, Focal length 300mm.

June 2023

Strickland Falls - Wellington Park, Tasmania

Sony A7M3,  Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS lens. 4.0 sec @ f/8, ISO 100, Focal length 26 mm

May 2023

Tasmanian Wedge-tailed eagle - Aquila audax fleayi

Sony A7M3,  Sony FE 200-600mm G OSS lens. 1/3200 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 400, Focal length 480mm

April 2023

Star Gazing

Sony A99V, Minolta 20mm lens. 20sec @ f/2.8, ISO 1600, Focal length 20mm.


March 2023

Morning Walk

Sony DSC RX100M5A  24-70 lens. 1/640 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 160, Focal length 21.79mm (59mm)

February 2023

Shipping Lines

Sony DSC RX100M5A  24-70 lens. 1/800 sec @ f/4, ISO 160, Focal length 8.8mm (24mm)

January 2023

Early Morning Mist

Sony A7M3,  Sony FE 200-600mm G OSS lens. 1/1000 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 400, Focal length 600mm

December 2022

Look and Learn - Eastern Sulphur-crested cockatoos (Cacatua galerita galerita)

Fujifilm XT2. XF 100-400 + 1.4x lens. 1/240 sec @ f/10 ISO 1600. Focal length 560mm (840mm equivalent). Hand held.

November 2022

Tasmanian New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae canescens)

Fujifilm XT2. XF 100-400 + 1.4x lens. 1/400 sec @ f/13 ISO 800. Focal length 560mm (840mm equivalent)

October 2022

Feeding time - Tasmanian Green Rosellas (Platycercus caledonicus caledonicus)

Fujifilm XT2. XF 100-400 + 1.4x lens. 1/800 sec @ f/7.2 ISO 400. Focal length 421.5mm (632mm equivalent)

September 2022

Bee-ing Busy

Fujifilm XT2. XF 100-400 + 1.4x lens. 1/1000 sec @ f/8.0 ISO 2500. Focal length 560mm (840mm equivalent)

August 2022

Rainbow

Sony DSC RX100M5A  24-70 lens. 1/1000 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 100, Focal length 8.8mm (24mm)

July 2022

Striated Sunrise

Fujifilm XT1. XF 100-400 lens. 1/320 sec @ f/5.6 ISO 1600. Focal length 100mm

June 2022

Water on Glass

Sony A7M3,  Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS lens. 1/800 sec @ f/7.1, ISO 100, Focal length 90 mm

May 2022

Tarn and Fagus

Sony A7M3,  Sony FE 24-105mm G OSS lens. 1/640 sec @ f/8, ISO 320, Focal length 27 mm

April 2022

High-voltage Mist

Sony A99V, Sony 70-400 G SSM II lens. 1/400sec @ f/8, ISO 500, Focal length 400mm.

March 2022

First Mist of Autumn

Sony A99V, Sony 70-400 G SSM II lens. 1/60 sec @ f/11, ISO 100, Focal length 400mm.

February 2022

Low Tide - (Caulerpa lentillifera)

Sony DSC RX100M5A  24-70 lens. 1/200 sec @ f/4, ISO 100, Focal length 8.8mm (24mm)

January 2022

Mt King William 1 casts its shadow to touch Lake King William  -  Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Tasmania

Fujifilm XT2. XF 10-24 F4 R OIS lens. 1/13 sec @ f/16 ISO 200. Focal length 10mm

December 2021

Hail Storm and Sunshine

Sony A7M3,  Sony FE 24-105mm F/4 G OSS lens. 1/100 sec @ f/4, ISO 125, Focal length 72 mm

November 2021

Australian Eurasian Coot - Fulica atra australis

Fujifilm XT2. XF 100-400 lens. 1/1100 sec @ f/5.6 ISO 200. Focal length 243.3 mm (365 mm)

October 2021

Morning Mist - Seaton's Cottage - Coal River Valley, Tasmania

Sony A99V, Sony 70-400 G SSM II lens. 1/1000 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 320, Focal length 400mm.

September 2021

Stone and Water

Sony DSC RX100M5A  24-70 lens. 1/25 sec @ f/8, ISO 125, Focal length 12.35mm (34mm)

August 2021

Beach-wood

Sony DSC RX100M5A  24-70 lens. 1/640 sec @ f/9, ISO 160, Focal length 12.35mm (34mm)

July 2021

Monochromatic Sheep

Sony DSC RX100M5A  24-70 lens. 1/800 sec @ f/3.5, ISO 125, Focal length 19.1mm (52mm)

June 2021

Morning Mist

Fujifilm XT2. XF 100-400 + 1.4x lens. 1/500 sec @ f/9.0 ISO 200. Focal length 560mm

May 2021

Tasmanian Dusky Robin (Melanodryas vittata vittata)

Fujifilm XT1. XF 100-400 + 1.4x lens. 1/60 sec @ f/8.0 ISO 800. Focal length 560mm

April 2021

Nothofagus gunnii - ortherwise known as Tanglefoot

Sony A7M3,  Sony FE 24-105mm G OSS lens. 1/160 sec @ f/11, ISO 400, Focal length 94 mm

March 2021

Storm surge at Goat Head - Storm Bay, Tasmania

Fujifilm XT2. XF 18-135 lens. 1/240 sec @ f/11. ISO 200. Focal length 93.2mm

February 2021

Sunrise over Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania

Sony A7M3,  Sony FE 24-105mm f4 G OSS lens. 1/320 sec @ f/14, ISO 100, Focal length 105 mm


January 2021

Tasmanian Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera tasmanica)

Fujifilm XT2. XF 100-400 + 1.4x lens. 1/640 sec @ f/8.0 ISO 250. Focal length 560mm

December 2020

An exceptionally low tide reveals a normally-submerged rock at Hope Beach, Tasmania

Sony DSC RX100M5A  24-70 lens. 1/200 sec @ f/10, ISO 125, Focal length 24 mm

November 2020

Early morning light, looking towards the distant Florentine Peak - Mt Field National Park - Tasmania

Fujifilm XT2. XF 18-135 lens. 1/70 sec @ f/11. ISO 250. Focal length 20.1mm

October 2020

Rain over Hobart and Mt Direction

Fujifilm XT2. XF 100-400 + 1.4x lens. 1/950 sec @ f/8.0 ISO 200. Focal length 140mm

September 2020

Off-shore wind meets a heavy swell

Fujifilm XT1. XF 18-135 lens. 1/1000 sec @ f/8. ISO 200. Focal length 110mm

August 2020

Morning mist beneath Butchers Hill, Coal River Valley, Tasmania

Sony A99V, Sony 70-400 G SSM II lens. 1/800 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 800, Focal length 400mm.

July 2020

Frost on glass, illuminated by the rising sun.

Fujifilm XT2. XF 18-135 lens. 1/2000 sec @ f/4.7 ISO 200. Focal length 43.9mm

June 2020

Scarlet Robin male (Petroica boodang)

Sony A99V, Sony 70-400 G SSM II lens. 1/800 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 500, Focal length 400mm.

May 2020

Tasmanian Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen hypoleuca)

Sony A99V, Sony 70-400 G SSM II lens. 1/1250 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 3200, Focal length 400mm.

April 2020

Veils of rain, side lit by the setting sun.

Fujifilm XT2. XF 18-135 lens. 1/170 sec @ f/5. ISO 200. Focal length 55.6mm

March 2020

Here Comes the Sun

Long-billed Corellas (Cacatua tenuirostris) with a solitary Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)

Fujifilm XT1. XF 100-400 lens. 1/1000 sec @ f/5.6 ISO 800. Focal length 400 mm

February 2020

Coastal Frieze - Tasmania

Fujifilm XT2. XF 18-135 lens. 1/300 sec @ f/18. ISO 200. Focal length 18mm. - Three images stitched.

January 2020

Raindrops striking a glass table (a rare event in Tasmania)

Sony A99V, Sony 70-400 G SSM II lens. 1/1250 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 400, Focal length 400mm.

December 2019

Tea Tree Tiers, Tasmania

Sony A99V, Sony 70-400 G SSM II lens. 1/1000 sec @ f/4.5, ISO 320, Focal length 140mm.

November 2019

Tasmanian Yellow-tailed Black cockatoo. (Calyptorhynchus funereus xanthanotus)

Sony A99V, Sony 70-400 G lens. 1/1000 sec @ f/4.5, ISO 640, Focal length 120mm.

October 2019

Passing squall. Hope Beach, Southern Tasmania

Sony DSC RX100M5A  24-70 lens. 1/500 sec @ f/10, ISO 125, Focal length 24mm

September 2019

The Settler's Cottage - Coal Valley, Tasmania.

Sony A99V, Sony 70-400 G lens. 1/800 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 800, Focal length 400mm. Hand held.

August 2019

Architectural Detail - ArtScience Museum, Singapore

Fujifilm XT1. XF 18-135 lens. 1/800 sec @ f/11. ISO 200. Focal length 18mm

July 2019

Waterfall - Myrkdalen, Norway

Fujifilm XT1. XF 18-135 lens. 1 sec @ f/18. ISO 200. Focal length 18mm

June 2019

Lock on Caulden canal, Staffordshire, UK.

Fujifilm XT1. XF 18-135 lens. 1/50sec @ f/10. ISO 1600. Focal length 44mm

May 2019

Pastel Dawn

Fujifilm XT1. XF 18-135 lens. 1/55sec @ f/5.6. ISO 400. Focal length 49.4mm

April 2019

Autumn in the Vineyard - Frogmore Creek - Coal Valley, Tasmania

Fujifilm XT1. XF 18-135 lens. 1/350 sec @ f/13. ISO 200. Focal length 52.4mm

March 2019

Lion Rock - South Cape Bay, Tasmania

Fujifilm XT1. XF 18-135 lens. 1.9 sec @ f/11. ISO 200. Focal length 18 mm

February 2019

Super Moon on the rise.

Sony A99V, Sony 70-400 G lens. 1/1000 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 6400, Focal length 400 mm. Hand held.

January 2019

Bush-fire smoke creating a fiery sky, Coal River Valley, Tasmania

Fujifilm XT1. XF 18-135 lens. 1/80 sec @ f/5.6. ISO 400. Focal length 19 mm

December 2018

Alcatraz Island from Fisherman's Wharf - San Francisco

(Spot the seals)

Fujifilm XT1. XF 18-135 lens. 1/480 sec @ f/5.6. ISO 200. Focal length 122.6 mm. 

November 2018

UN POSEUR

Welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena)

Sony A99V, Sony 70-400 G lens. 1/1000 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 250, Focal length 400mm. Hand held.

October 2018

Setting sun behind a cloudy sky

Sony A99V, Sony 70-400 G lens. 1/1000 sec @ f/14, ISO 100, Focal length 250mm. Hand held.

September 2018

Sunrise over Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania

Fujifilm XT1. XF 18-135 lens. 1/120 sec @ f/11. ISO 200. Focal length 19mm. 

August 2018

Zero degrees centigrade. Frost and sunrise, Coal River Valley, Tasmania

Sony A99V, Minolta 28-135, F4 - 4.5 lens . 1/60 sec @ f/8, ISO 125, Focal length 40mm. Hand held. (Cropped image)

July 2018

Friendly Beaches, East Coast Tasmania

Fujifilm XT1, Fujinon XF 10-24 F4 R OIS WR lens, 1/40 sec at f/8, ISO 200, focal length 24mm

June 2018

Moonlight and Stars

Fujifilm XT1. XF 10-24 f4 WR lens. 20 secs @ f/14. ISO 800. Focal length 15.9

May 2018

Sunset over the Tea Tree tiers

Sony A99V, Sony 70-400 G lens. 1/1000 sec @ f/4, ISO 1600, Focal length 84mm. Hand held.

April 2018

The Settler's Cottage - Coal Valley, Tasmania

Sony A99V, Sony 70-400 G lens. 1/2500 sec @ f/8, ISO 800, Focal length 400mm. Hand held.

March 2018

Ghostly Eucalypts

Fujifilm XT1. XF 18-135 lens. 1/20 sec @ f/18. ISO 800. Focal length 38.9. Hand held

February 2018

Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula

Fujifilm XT1. XF 18-135 lens. 1/420 sec @ f/10. ISO 200. Focal length 78.7. 

January 2018

Full moon over Los Lagos Region, Chile

Fujifilm XT1. XF 18-135 lens. 1/480 sec @ f/8. ISO 3200. Focal length 116.1 

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