Our shadow
Originally uploaded by norbography.

Well as you can probably see, I had a ride in a light aircraft today. My very 1st actually. And it was great fun. I imagine it is what it would be like to have a massive kite strapped to your back in a gale force wind. It was a 4 seated Cessna (Cessna 172 I think it was) and it was cramped. I was up front and was asked not to touch the intruments or controls. Roger that.

Was an amazing experience and I would recommend it to all and sundry.

Have to thank the guys at http://www.eliteairways.info/ for the ride. Look them up if you are ever in Lakes Entrance.

More to come later tonight.

Desserted ship
Originally uploaded by norbography.

Well I went back to St Kilda today armed with the wide angle 10-22mm Sigma lense. Had a crack at getting a few more photos fo the “ship wreck”.

I find the wide angle a bugger of a lense to use, but when they work, they really work.

I am on a bit of a road trip and have taken a load of photos. Will try and update the site a bit more often over the next few days.

I have been to Canberra,

Wagga Wagga, Wodonga, Castlemaine and Melbourne.

Had a lot of rain up until 2 days ago so have had some catching up to do.

Tree backlit.
Originally uploaded by norbography.

This tree is just down the road from me and I love the way it looks some nights. Last night it was getting dark and overcast and the light behind it lit the tree so well.

It was also my first real go at shooting in RAW mode. I can appreciate the advantages, but I think until I am a bit more familiar with Post Processing, I will leave it alone.

And with the power of Google maps, here is the tree. Smack bang in the centre of the screen.

Fatso
Originally uploaded by norbography.

This morning, by request, I made a detour on my way to work to get a photo of the hugely popular Fatso, the fat arsed wombat. Created by Roy And H.G. on the show “The Dream” broadcast in Australia for the 2000 Olympics, Fatso was loved by Australians and Australian athletes more than the official Olympic mascots Syd, Millie and Ollie.

It is quite hard to get a reasonable photo in the drizzle and overcast weather, so I may yet venture out for another crack at photographing this Aussie icon.

When Hydroponics go wrong.
Originally uploaded by norbography.

I have been working for Telstra for a long time now, and been in and out of North Sydney exchange numerous times, but today was the 1st time I had the camera with me.

I love the way this tree just grows out of the roof. It was a windy day here in Sydney today, and I managed to get this shot off when the wind had died down a bit. A perfect blue sky with no clouds was a great background.

Leaves
Originally uploaded by norbography.

Well I took my son and the dog for a trip up to the Blue Mountains today. A couple of reasons for that. To take the old 300D to its new owner and secondly, we all love bush walking.

Well the camera was great. It has quite a few differances to the 300D so I suppose I will have to risk the loss of my plums and take a look at the manual at some stage.

A few more shots here.

30D and stuff.
Originally uploaded by norbography.

Well today I replaced the 1st Digital SLR camera I owned with this nice shiney Canon 30D and a few lenses. The old 300D was a terrific camera to learn on and I am glad it is going to a good home.

I will be going out tomorrow to take some shots with it and see how it feels. I know already it is a lot heavier the the 300D.