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Inspirational Art using Pixelmator

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Artwork inspired by Australia's First Citzens

Drawn using Pixelmator downloaded from the App Store.

Obama's Visit to Australia

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After two cancellations Barack Obama finally visited Australia. His visit was limited to Canberra and Darwin, spending only 48 hours on Australian soil.

The motorcade, and a picture of the Beast.

Airforce One at Canberra Airport

Spring Cycle Ride

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We opted for the shorter route 16km rather than the 55km to the Olympic Park out west of the Sydney CBD. The route started on the North Shore, between St Leonard's and North Sydney. The route went over the Sydney Harbour Bridge (two lanes were closed by the RTA), passed Circular Quay , through the Botanical Gardens to Macquire Point and then back via Circular Quay, through The Rocks, around Darling Harbour to Pyrmont Park.

Setting of from Gordon Station

At the Start

Traffic Jam on the Harbour Bridge

Budapest - Urban Art

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Urban Art in Budapest

These two artists used a stencil to complete their work

Masks - Aerosol Cabs

Concrete Cube with old bottles

Budapest - Art

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Dog guarding the Porsche

Young Designers from around Europe Exhibited

Magnetic Cubes from the Land of the Rubiks Cube (1980)

This is a chair

Budapest - Architecture

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Same building under different light conditions

Budapest Opera House

Budapest Bridges

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Szechenyl Chain Bridge crossing the Danube from Buda to Pest on the opposite

Buda is on the opposite river bank

Looking back towards Pest

Budapest City Trams

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Budapest Trams - tram line running along the Danube

Budapest

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The Corinthia Hotel - Budpest

4th October 2011

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I stopped over in Frankfurt on the way to Budapest. Needed to go through passport control, as I needed to transfer from the International to the domestic (within the EU). I saw this Mercedes Benz in the Departure Hall. Reminds me of Dad's 190SL. However, this is the 300SL

Here is another view:

3rd October 2011

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Sydney Airport - Airbus A380.

Sydney CBD is in the background. The Airbus is used by Qantas on the Sydney to London leg. My trip to Frankfurt was on a 747.

Wet Spring Rains

2011-09-24T17:45:00.000-07:00

It has been raining all evening (24 September) and on and off during Sunday 25th. Temperature on Friday afternoon dropped by 12C from a warm 30 to 18 degrees within 10 minutes as a southerly wind and cold front hit NSW.

Start of the City 2 Surf 14 km Run - 14 August 2011

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Welcome - Star Wars

Start of the 2011 City to Surf Run - Sydney CBD to Bondi Beach

27th February 2011

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Flying to Canberra every week usually the 07h30 flight from Sydney to Canberra airport. The flight is a 50 minute flight either on a 737 or Dash 8 Turbo Prop. We are all staying - most of the team fly in, at the Central Motel and Apartments in Queanbeyan which is located in NSW and not the ACT. In other words we have to cross the border every day into the ACT.

Photograph of the motel at Queanbeyan. Comfortable and cheaper than Canberra, when hotel rooms can reach $750 per night. The kitchen makes a great and reasonably priced breakfast.

Entrance to the project office - Fairbourne office park - situated opposite the airport.

19th February 2011

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Heatwave has abated, but it is still warm and humid. Cut the grass both front and back this morning.

On Wednesday, had lunch at the Summit Restaurant situated on the 48th floor of the Australia Plaza building on George Street. The Summit is a revolving restaurant, and takes 1 hour to complete a full 360. Great views of Sydney and surrounds. Food is on the expensive side +/- $70 per head - starters and main excluding desert and drinks.

Flew to Canberra on Thursday morning, instead of staying at the usual hotels in Canberra, I stayed at a Motel in Queanbeyan. Queanbeyan is a small country town South East of Canberra. The projects offices are located in an office park close to the Canberra airport. Canberra, humidity levels are lower than Sydney making higher temperatures more bearable.

Thursday, evening went out with the project team to Walsh's in Queanbeyan, and had Tasmanian Wallaby shanks for dinner. The meat is a bit stringy and not as fatty as lamb. Back there next week

5th February 2011

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The heatwave continues, 6th day. Temperature hit 42C today in Sydney. At 19h50 the temperature was 37.3C. Rain and cooler weather is on its way, thanks to trough and cyclone Yasi. Yasi is now a low pressure over central Australia. There is a fire ban in place - no barbies unless electric or gas, meaning the Weber Kettle is out of commission.

If you get caught lighting a fire - the fine is AUD 5,500 and/or 12 months in jail.

Heat Wave Continues in Sydney

2011-02-04T04:18:00.000-08:00

The heat wave in Sydney continues with temperatures in the late thirties and above (Celsius). It has been hot since Australia day (26th January). The lawn is now brown

26th January 2011 - Australia Day

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A public holiday in Australia - most Australians spend the day either on the beach (all of the major cities with the exception of Canberra are located on the coast) or at home having a barbie (barbeque or braai).

We opted for a barbie and invited Sandra and Dirk around for lunch. Adrian joined us for lunch as well. The day was a sweltering 35 degrees C with high humidity.

Cooked a roast leg of lamb on the Weber (Kettle)

In Memory of Gran - Joyce McIntosh - 4th April 1912 to 11th January 2011

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A tribute to Joyce McIntosh, Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother

4^th April 1912 to 11^th January 2011

As Joyce’s first grandchild, I thought that I would write this tribute to her, and Gran’s role my life. Joyce or Gran had a nickname, Giles. There is a little story behind how Gran become known as Giles. Every Christmas Gran use to give Uncle John a Giles Cartoon Book, one of the central characters was the granny, who didn’t even look like Gran and was a cantankerous old battle axe. The only common characteristic was that both wore spectacles and carried a large hand bag. The only obvious one is that they are both grand mothers. On the appearance front, they differed considerably, Gran never use to wear black or a fox stole, and she was always tastefully dressed.

She was an involved grand mother, but never use to interfere or control, but show one of love, kindness, concern and empathy for her children, their respective spouses, grand children, friends, family and employees. Giles would always visit us when we were sick. She would always bring something to eat to cheers us up or make us something to drink usually tea.

Giles was a special Gran with a great sense of humour. I enjoyed teasing her, as

Giles never took offence and recognised it as a joke and played along with a smile on her face.

Giles was a keen Golfer, Tennis and Bowls player. She taught me how to play both Golf and Tennis. Every Sunday, Giles and Grand Dad use to play tennis at 45 or at one of their tennis friends houses in the leafy suburb of Houghton, Johannesburg. The tennis court at 45 Kent Road was a gravel court the same surface as used in the French Open. The court had to be watered, rolled and marked the day before.

Giles enjoyed a brandy and soda in the evenings. When I was old enough, but under the legal drinking age I use to pour her a drink from the same drinks cabinet that I have today in our house in Australia. I was allowed to pour myself a soft drink, usually either an Appletizer or Passion Fruit Cordial.

Tea was an event at 45 Kent Road, as Giles use to make tea the old fashioned way, using tea leaves not tea bags in a tea pot, and hot water in a flask. Giles loved her tea without milk, and country house fruitcake from Woolworths.

Enjoyed playing football in the garden at 45 Kent Road with Andrew and I

Fetched us from school in her blue 190 Mercedes Benz (1964) called Henrietta (we even had a song that we use to sing while Gran drove us around – usually to and from school). The car had blue leather bench seats in the front and the back. I don’t recall any seat belts in the car.

Going to down to John’s farm usually involved a lot of organising by Giles of Grand Dad. We never left before 6am in the morning after waking up at 4am, as Grand Dad was terribly disorganised. It was Giles job to organise Grand Dad and keep Andrew and I amused or busy. In addition, Grand Dad travelling requirements which usually detours to either drop off a proposal, 16mm Film or go for a swim in the municipal pool. Gran Dad ‘bless his cotton socks’ (a favourite saying of Giles) could not pack a motorcar. Giles was left the job of packing the car and trying to fit in all the ‘junk’ that Gran Dad liked to take on holiday with him. The ‘junk’ as Giles called was Grand Dad work, that he hardly looked at while we were down on the farm.

Andrew, Sally and I, apart from the numerous weekends, they were occasions when Mom and Dad travelled overseas either on business or pleasure that we stayed at 45 Kent Road. Giles catering at 45 Kent road was superb, especially the

creamed cauliflower, crispy roast potatoes, king klip (type of fish) and Giles, roasts (chicken and beef sirloin).

Giles was a great story teller, two stories worth mentioning were Giles experience during – 1922 Miners Strike in South Africa, and going to school one day. Giles, her brother Roy and sister Phyllis lived on a mine on the East Rand near the town of Benoni. During the strike they had to be evacuated from their house to the mine manager’s house. In order to get to the house they had to crawl through a meelie field (corn) under the sound of gunfire. They were all told to hide under the billiard table, while the adults kept watch through the billiard rooms windows at shoulder height.

The other story, was Giles and her sister Phyllis been taken to school in a buggy one morning when the horse refused to go down the road any further even after been coaxed and whipped. To the delight of the girls they returned to the family home. Late that morning a sinkhole (ground collapsed) formed in the exact spot where the horse had refused to go earlier in the morning.

Giles, allowed Andrew and I to keep bantam chickens at 45 provided we could construct a hok (pen) for them. The bantams reduced the snail population at 45, but use to wake Grand Dad up early in the morning.

Staying at 45, weekend away from the parents or when Mom and Dad spent some time in Australia. Gran would drive Sally to school in Rosebank and Andrew and I use to walk up to Oxford Road and catch a bus into Johannesburg (old CBD) when we were at high school.

Travelled down with Mom, when I had my heart operation in 1968 to Cape Town and lived with us in Fish Hoek. I remember, Giles nursing both Andrew and I when we both contracted Measles and Chicken Pox, prior to may heart operation.

Giles will always be remembered.

30th December 2010: Cremorne Point Sunset

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Cremorne Point Light House

Sunset over Sydney CBD

Sunset - Sydney Skyline

Sunset from Cremorne Point, Sydney, NSW

9th January 2011

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Travelled up to Forester yesterday three and a half hour trip up to Forester, North of Newcastle. To drop Tash and Amelia off at Emily's families holiday home. The trip reminded me of travelling through the Eastern Transvaal, Mooriver, Durban coast and the road into Pietermaritzburg. Freeway most of the way, except the last part that goes through National Park.

30th December 2010: Cremorne Point

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Picnic at Cremorne Point

Tidal Pool at Cremorne Point

View from Cremorne Point

25th December 2010 - Christmas Day

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Playing Monopoly!!!

24th December 2010

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Manly Cove at Sunset (Christmas Eve)

Our Resident Kookaburra - belong to the same family as the Kingfisher. Four species of Kookaburra exist in Australia and New Guinea.

23rd December 2010 - Christmas Tree

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Christmas Tree made from recycled bicycles.

21st December 2010 - Melbourne Visit

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Aboriginal Art

Melbourne Station

19th December 2010: Rainbow Over Gordon

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Rainbow over Gordon

13th December 2010: City Rail Drivers Compartment

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CityRail drivers compartment door

20th November 2010 - Signage

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Office Signage

4th November 2010 - Perth Visit

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This building use to house a government department - WA Tax, now converted into a hotel.

24th October 2010

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Flowers after the rain!!!

18th October 2010 - Spoilt Sleeping Dog

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Spoilt Sleeping Dog - asleep on the sofa

3rd October 2010 - Spoilt Dog

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One spoilt dog

12th August 2010 - Paper Prototyping

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Paper prototyping - photographed using an iPhone

4th August 2010 - Darling Harbour at night

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Darling Harbour at Night - Photographed using the iPhone.

2nd August 2010 - Darling Harbour View

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View of Darling Harbour, Sydney Boat Show from Caltex Australia Offices

30th July 2010: De Caprio Sketch

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Sketch of Leonardo de Caprio

6th June 2010

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Artist paint mixing palette. Photographed using an Olympus E-510

5th June 2010

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Rainbow over Gordon. Sydney Upper North Shore has had over 100mm of rain in the first 3 days of June. Average rainfall for June is 140mm. More rain is predicted this week clearing towards the end of the week. Note the autumn colours tree on the left. Photographed using an Olympus E-510 camera.

Close up shot of the rainbow.

5th June 2010

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4th June 2010

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No Entry Sign Mad - Offices renovations, photographed using an IPhone

3rd June 2010

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A packet of Rooibos(Redbush) tea, I found inside our clients kitchen. Many South African products can be bought from stores here: Ouma Rusks, Mrs Balls Chutney, Provita, Fanta Grape and Creme Soda. Photographed using an IPhone.

2nd June 2010

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After a wet weekend, the sun come out briefly. I thought that this advert was appropriate. Escape to the Gold Coast to enjoy some sunshine. Photographed at Gordon Station using the iPhone.

1st June 2010

2010-06-04T03:08:00.001-07:00

System Design art work - Integration touch points. Photographed using an iPhone.

31st May 2010

2010-06-04T03:08:00.000-07:00

Umbrella and Laptop, Chatswood Station. We are experiencing wet weather in Sydney. Photographed using an IPhone

30th May 2010

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Tash iced cake. Icing inspired by India henna tatoos, photogrpahed using an Olympus E-510 and bounced flash. Photo Stats: Aperture f/5.2, Shutter speed: 1/60, and ISO speed 100.

29th May 2010

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A pair of Cuckatoo's in a pom pom tree at the bottom of our drive. The other bird flew away when I approached. The weather has changed over here - it is now cold and wet, winter has arrived.
Photographed using Olympus E-510.

28th May 2010

2010-05-29T03:46:00.000-07:00

I spotted while walking around Rhodes Shopping Centre during my lunch hour. The store is called Harris Farms - Australian version of a scaled down version of Whole Foods in the US. Photographed using the iPhone.
On the subject of Apples, Apple today launched the iPad in Australia.

27th May 2010

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Train arriving at Hornsby Station photographed using an iPhone

26th May 2010

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Commuter reading a foreign newspaper (probably Chinese??) Photographed using an iPhone.

25th May 2010

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Commuter - Photographed using an iPhone

24th May 2010

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Commuters flowers and vase on the platform. Photographed using an iPhone.

23rd May 2010

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Gordon branch of the Ku Ring Gai Library. Photographed using an iPhone.

22nd May 2010

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Self Portrait - Ordering tea and coffee at Patterson's. Photographed using iPhone

21st May 2010

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Child in Pram on the train

Both photographed using an iPhone

20th May 2010

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Sydneysiders feel the cold - note this gentleman is wearing gloves. Photographed using iPhone

19th May 2010

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University students - train route takes me via Macquire Uni. Photographed using the iPhone

17th May 2010

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Commuter on train- photographed using the iPhone

15th May 2010

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Coffee Art - Latte. Photographed using the iPhone

13th May 2010

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Train Tickets - A seven day ticket between Gordon and the City costs $31 (that is Australian Dollars). Photographed using the Olympus E-510

10th May 2010

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Pencil Case - photographed using Olympus E-510

9th May 2010

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Cufflinks made from elastic bands. Photographed using an Olympus E-510

8th May 2010

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A walk along the beach. Yellow surf boards against beach sand, dune foliage and blue sky. Photographed using Olympus E-510.

Surfer returning to the beach. Photographed using an Olympus E-510.

2nd May 2010

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Kookaburra perched in a gum tree in the garden, These birds make a racket in the early morning. Photographed using an Olympus E-510

1st May 2010

2010-05-12T01:51:00.000-07:00

Iced Coffee. Photographed using the iPhone 3GS

30th April 2010

2010-05-12T01:47:00.000-07:00

Latte swirls. Photographed using an iPhone 3GS. Photo stats: Aperture f/2.8, shutter speed 1/15, and an ISO 205

29th April 2010

2010-05-12T01:43:00.000-07:00

Gordon Station at night. Commuters exiting the station. Photographed using the iPhone. Photo stats: f/2.8, shutter speed 1/15, and ISO 139.

28th April 2010

2010-05-12T01:40:00.000-07:00

Garbage Collection Day photographed using iPhone. Photo Stats: f/2.8 Speed 1/120 and ISO 130

27th April 2010

2010-05-11T04:46:00.000-07:00

Sunrise over Gordon. Photographed using Olympus E-510. Photo Stats: Aperture f/5, shutter speed 1/60, film speed ISO 100, and focal length 24mm.

26th April 2010

2010-05-11T04:38:00.000-07:00

Moving entail many visits to the hardware store. No Home Depot, Homebase or B&Q here. The local Aussie equivalent is Bunnings Warehouse.
Photographed using an iPhone - Aperture f/2.8, Shutter Speed 1/60 and ISO 104.

25th April 2010

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Autumn is on its way. Leaves turning orange on a tree at the bottom of the garden. Photographed using Olympus E-510. Photo Stats: Aperture f/5.6, Shutter speed 1/125, Speed ISO 100 and Focal length 150mm

24th April 2010

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23rd April 2010

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Gordon Station in the morning - commuters waiting for the train to arrive.
Photographed using the iPhone

22nd April 2010

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A photograph of the moon using the iPhone

21st April 2010

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Photographed using the iPhone.

19th April 2010

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Plugs -Australian on the left and UK on the right.
Photographed using Olympus E-510 with a flash bounced off ceiling. Photo Stats: Aperture f/8, Shutter Speed 1/180, ISO 100, and focal length 150mm.

18th April 2010

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Wicker Balls photographed using an Olympus E-510 using natural light. Photo Stats: Shutter speed 1/10, Aperture F5.6, Speed ISO 400, and Focal Length 150mm.

17th April 2010

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Rainbow Lorikeet feeding on pollen. Photographed using Olympus E-510 without a flash. Photo Stats: Shutter speed 1/125, ISO 400, Focal Length 150mm, and aperture f5.6

13th April 2010

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The characters that you come across on public transport. Image taken using the camera plus app on the iPhone.

12th April 2010

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City Rail Signal Man.
Image taken using the iPhone. There is a lot of reflection in this shot, as it was taken through the trains glass window.

11th April 2010

2010-05-01T17:53:00.000-07:00

Drive to Mona Vale Beach. The route goes through a National Forest. Image taken using an iPhone.

10th April 2010

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South African produce for sale - Swiss Deli Gordon Centre

Image photographed using the iPhone

9th April 2010

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Photograph from the carriage onto the platform.

Double decker portion of the train. Both photographed using the iPhone using the Camera Plus App

8th April 2010

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Funnel web spider on guard. Likely a female as the males move around from funnel web to funnel web at night. Photographed at night using the Olympus E-510 and flash.

Close up of Funnel Web spider. Photographed captured during Olympus E-510 and flash.

7th April 2010

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Photograph of Jaimi's Teddy Bear. Experimented using different flash positions, needed to avoid reflections in mirror cupboard doors. Image photographed using Olympus E-510 + flash.

6th April 2010

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Reflected images - box and chest of drawer. Image photographed using Olympus E510 plus flash.

Boxes in our living room - front door on the left and dinning room door in the centre (partially obscured by boxes). Photographed using Olympus E-510 using flash.

Dyson Vacuum Cleaner - ready for action. Photographed using a Olympus E-510 plus flash

5th April 2010

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Lighthouse - Darling Harbour opposite the Maritime Museum

Darling Harbour -view of city

Darling Harbour - Flags

Sunset over Darling Harbour. All photographs where taken using an Olympus E-510.

4th April 2010

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Chocalate Bilby. The Bilby is Australia's largest and only burrowing bandicoot once inhabiting over 70% of the Australian mainland and now a threatened species. The Bilby has been adopted as the wildlife symbol of Easter in Australia. Rabbits or Bunnies were introduced by man and destroyed grazing for both local wildlife and domestic stock. Photographed using an Olympus E-510.

3rd April 2010

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Water droplets photographed using an Olympus E-510.

2nd April 2010

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Bucket and Spade, Manly Beach. Photographed using the Olympus E-510.

People swimming contrary to the warning sign. Photographed using an Olympus E-510.

Flags on the foreshore photographed using an Olympus E-510

1st April 2010

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Another example of Aboriginal Art in our offices. Photographed using an iPhone

31st March 2010

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Photographed using a iPhone - interesting bark texture

Textured Bark - photographed using the iPhone

30th March 2010

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Postcards of Canberra photographed using the iPhone

29th March 2010

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Aboriginal Art - Sticks - photographed in our offices using an iPhone

28th March 2010

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Butterfly, that I spotted flying amongst the bushes outside the house. Photographed using Olympus E-510. This guy was difficult to pin down.

27th March 2010

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Funnel Web Spiders Home. I discovered this while trimming the lawn edges on Friday evening. Photographed using Olympus E-510

26th March 2010

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Photograph of the street that we live in in Gordon. Photographed walking home from the station this evening. Image captured using an iPhone.

25th March 2010

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An example of Aboriginal Art, photographed using an iPhone. This painting hangs in the Foyer of 7 Hunter Street, Sydney CBD.

24th March 2010

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School children commute to school by train. Boarding at Gordon station for Hornsby. The majority of schools on the North Shore are close to the train line. Photographed using an iPhone.

23rd March 2010

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Spiders Web - photographed using Olympus E510.