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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/ginja_andy/6432017797/ ]School CLOSED[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/ginja_andy/ ]andymatthewsphotography.com[/url], on Flickr


 
Posted : 01/12/2011 12:00 am
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Here's a few from Berlin, all taken with the GF1. As a little experiment, all the editing was done on Filterstorm and Snapseed on the iPad. 🙂

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/grum_wynne/6433334125/ ]IMG_0026[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/grum_wynne/ ]Grum Wynne[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/grum_wynne/6433163873/ ]P1260377[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/grum_wynne/ ]Grum Wynne[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/grum_wynne/6433057289/ ]P1260539[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/grum_wynne/ ]Grum Wynne[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/grum_wynne/6433333095/ ]IMG_0009[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/grum_wynne/ ]Grum Wynne[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/grum_wynne/6433210467/ ]IMG_0021[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/grum_wynne/ ]Grum Wynne[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/grum_wynne/6433039399/ ]P1260703[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/grum_wynne/ ]Grum Wynne[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/grum_wynne/6433209843/ ]IMG_0018[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/grum_wynne/ ]Grum Wynne[/url], on Flickr


 
Posted : 01/12/2011 12:35 am
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Last weekend, I skived off to help pull a truck out of a nuclear bunker in Edinburgh, and had time for a few shots 😉

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Posted : 01/12/2011 12:38 am
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Taken with a GF2, fantastic camera for a rank amateur like me:

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Posted : 01/12/2011 8:06 am
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Wow, this thread gets better and better! Some amazing work in the 3 weeks I've been away.

A couple now from a while back in Wales, but hopefully I'll have the 3000 or so I took in Tassie and the Great Ocean Road condensed into something a bit more workable in a few days for a brief vanity trip 😉

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6429931683/ ]Under a deep blue sky[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6429928479/ ]Ebb and Flow[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6429919071/ ]Seaside and mountains[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6429917239/ ]Gusty Marram[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6429913203/ ]Peaceful Cove[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr


 
Posted : 01/12/2011 8:53 am
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Question for grumm and zokes.
How do you guys get your pics so clear and sharp?
Is it?
the camera?
the lens?
shutter speed?
aperture?
lens?


 
Posted : 02/12/2011 11:51 am
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/polarisandy/6443572039/ ]Play.[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/polarisandy/ ]polarisandy[/url], on Flickr


 
Posted : 02/12/2011 11:51 pm
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Although not addressed to me

[i]How do you guys get your pics so clear and sharp?
Is it?
the camera?
the lens?
shutter speed?
aperture?
lens?[/i]

Camera - no, not really if you have a modern DSLR. People have been making sharp images on film cameras for years.
lens - yes to a certain extent. Cheaper ones wide open are softer.
shutter speed - yes potentially, good technique holding the camera will help.
aperture - yes, each lens has a sweet spot for sharpness.

Some post processing subtle sharpening may have taken place also.

Worth having a look here also http://makingsharpimages.com/


 
Posted : 03/12/2011 12:17 am
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Gah, as great as this thread is - in fact, I'd say the best thread ever, it frustrates me. I have a shiny new Sony A55, which has only taken a handful of photos. I work all week on the Olympic site and cameras are not allowed on site, so can't keep it in my truck - I'll be buggered if I'm leaving it in my hotel room, so it stays at home 😡


 
Posted : 03/12/2011 12:23 am
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Found on the ride into work....

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Si demonstrates the correct line at Smallcombe Rocks shortly before one rider takes the wrong line and fractures his arm & wrist 🙁

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Posted : 03/12/2011 1:33 am
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Thought I'd uploaded these already but seems not. All taken on Skye in October - locations include Elgol and Neist Point.

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U-R, That top one is glorious.


 
Posted : 03/12/2011 2:35 am
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Cheers! That round rock has been shot by all the landscape greats - they got better weather though... Strangely, when I showed the photo to my Mum (who lives on Skye) she told me my Grandad had shot it back in the 50s!


 
Posted : 03/12/2011 2:41 am
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haha. Can't get enough of mother nature's assests! The more I look at the second one... the more I want it to be the entire back wall of my kitchen.


 
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Too kind.... but for a certain fee, it can be arranged 😀 Or you could just take a holiday in Elgol - there's an amazing holiday house right on the hill above the bay, with huge glass picture windows. If I'm ever rich enough, I'm going to hire it for a month and hope for a decent sunrise / set.


 
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You could always pose as a travelling housekeeper...


 
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Like these mainly cos they were taken on my phone, spur of the moment jobs walking to work...

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/matzophotographic/6445672255/ ]Rails[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/matzophotographic/ ]matzophotographic[/url], on Flickr[/img]

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/matzophotographic/6445657777/ ]Early Park Sunrise[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/matzophotographic/ ]matzophotographic[/url], on Flickr[/img]


 
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Question for grumm and zokes.
How do you guys get your pics so clear and sharp?
Is it?
1) the camera?
2) the lens?
3) shutter speed?
4) aperture?

1) Most modern dSLRs should give you clear pictures at the resolution displayed here, and much larger. That said, my pictures have always looked crisper at any size since I bought my 5DII a couple of years back

2) This can make a big difference in terms of both raw quality of the glass, but also its accuracy at focussing. My L-series lens is always more accurate at focussing than my non-L-series lenses. Also, I use quite a few old manual-focus lenses, which I happily curse for blurred photos until I look at them on the PC and see that I missed the focus point by 4 inches or so, and what's in focus is pin-sharp...

3) Not really shutter speed, more how steady the camera is held. I take a lot of mine on the tripod, and compared to the ones which I don't bother with, it shows.

4) This can make a big difference. Most lenses are sharper at f/8 - f/11, simply because this is their sweet spot. Wider aperture means you use more of the lens' glass so the lower-quality part at the edges comes into play. Narrower aperture (bigger 'f' number) and you start getting diffraction effects as the amount of glass used is so tiny

Some people may sharpen their photos, I rarely do unless it's an attempt to resue a slightly blurred one.

So yes, I do use some pretty expensive kit, but almost any camera should be able to produce pin-sharp images of this size, if used well.


 
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The first from three weeks travelling around the south of Australia. Sorry if this gets boring over the next few weeks whilst I upload them here....

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6445845057/ ]Robe 1[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6445842099/ ]Robe 2[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6445838857/ ]Robe 3[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6445836133/ ]The Coorong[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6445830961/ ]Salt Flats[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr


 
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Some nice photos there UR and Zokes.


 
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I like the light on this one..


 
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Not posted on here for ages because the quality is quite intimidating! I'm going to brave it though because even if I've not taken perfect pictures I have been in some really pretty places at nice times of the day 🙂

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/basquemtb/6438061385/ ]El Canal Perdido[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/basquemtb/ ]basqueMTB - mountain biking holidays[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/basquemtb/6438013399/ ]El Canal Perdido[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/basquemtb/ ]basqueMTB - mountain biking holidays[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/basquemtb/6419382941/ ]BasqueMTB: Scouting for the Coastal Tour[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/basquemtb/ ]basqueMTB - mountain biking holidays[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/basquemtb/6419388807/ ]BasqueMTB: Scouting for the Coastal Tour[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/basquemtb/ ]basqueMTB - mountain biking holidays[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/basquemtb/6398906869/ ]Big Mountain Adventure in the heart of the Basque Country[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/basquemtb/ ]basqueMTB - mountain biking holidays[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/basquemtb/6398897605/ ]Big Mountain Adventure in the heart of the Basque Country[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/basquemtb/ ]basqueMTB - mountain biking holidays[/url], on Flickr


 
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Next installment - Robe --> Warnambool

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6450553121/ ]All is flux[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6450548929/ ]Steadfast rocks[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6450524523/ ]Surfers at Port Fairy[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6450519663/ ]Claire at Port Fairy[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6450506339/ ]Cape Bridgewater[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6450467759/ ]Cape Douglas Bay[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6450444607/ ]Cape Douglas[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6450430549/ ]Lake Saint Clair[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr


 
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A few from wine touring around Adelaide a couple of weeks ago (if I can figure out how to post from Flickr)

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/71356981@N03/6450743205/ ]wine3[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/71356981@N03/ ]robinabarton[/url], on Flickr[/img]

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/71356981@N03/6450743027/ ]wine2[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/71356981@N03/ ]robinabarton[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/71356981@N03/6450742805/ ]wine1[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/71356981@N03/ ]robinabarton[/url], on Flickr


 
Posted : 04/12/2011 6:20 am
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And, Zokes, took this a couple of years ago just up the road from where you are on the Gt Ocean Road. Storm was rolling in... we didn't hang around.

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/71356981@N03/6450757293/ ]12apostles[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/71356981@N03/ ]robinabarton[/url], on Flickr


 
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@Corroded - Aha! That's a sneek-preview of tomorrows upload from me 🙂

Are you in ADL, or were you just visiting? Had a few nice bottles from Turkey Flat last year...


 
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Bugger, stolen your thunder - really sorry!!!

Funnily enough I'm just hanging out in Apollo Bay for the weekend. Weather a bit grey but getting some swimming in.

I usually stay with friends in Melbourne for a few months of the year but this time thought I'd see a bit more of the country to the west. So passed through Adelaide twice, perhaps spending a week there in total. Really liked it, but then I'm a country boy at heart - went to the farmer's market and visited cellar doors in the Hills, Barossa and Clare. Like you, I really rated Turkey Flat's 09 shiraz (and the winemaker gave me a tour :-)). But preferred Clare and Adelaide Hills generally. You seem to be enjoying life in Adelaide?


 
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We had a paddle at Appollo on the way through, but too cold for swimming. The ice cream was good though!

We moved out to ADL about 18 months ago now, and really enjoying it. Our recent trip to Tassie certainly has raised a few questions of "where next", but sadly there are precious few jobs down there 🙁

As for the wines, I really like the big Shirazes the Barossa has to offer, but I think my favourite at the moment has to be Foggo's in McLaren Vale, both for their Shiraz and their Chardonnay. Skillogalee in Clare has some excellent German varietals, and I personally reckon some of the Hills' Pinot Noirs are the best available (and certainly better than the Tassie attempts we tried).

Give us a shout next time you're up here if you fancy a ride - it's deceptively good!


 
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Will do, the Hills looked promising. Saw a couple of riders out. I'm off to Tassie this week, so will post a few pics here. In an attempt to get the thread back on track, here's one of the many churches in Barossa. No reason to be proud of the pic but I am proud to have resisted changing 'forgiven' for 'mistaken'...

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6451675905_d2bc40caf7.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6451675905_d2bc40caf7.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/71356981@N03/6451675905/ ]barossachurch[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/71356981@N03/ ]robinabarton[/url], on Flickr


 
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Tassie is absolutely amazing. Jobs aside, I can't think of a single reason not to move to Hobart. Make sure you do some exercise there though, the food is far far far too good, so you'll eat lots!


 
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[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6453186799_8eb4fc381b.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6453186799_8eb4fc381b.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/ginja_andy/6453186799/ ]Smith House, John Pardey Architects[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/ginja_andy/ ]andymatthewsphotography.com[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6453182773_6e8ab244ea.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6453182773_6e8ab244ea.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/ginja_andy/6453182773/ ]Smith House, John Pardey Architects[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/ginja_andy/ ]andymatthewsphotography.com[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6453175413_4cbf41832c.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6453175413_4cbf41832c.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/ginja_andy/6453175413/ ]Smith House, John Pardey Architects[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/ginja_andy/ ]andymatthewsphotography.com[/url], on Flickr


 
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Northern Lights in Sweden last week 😀


 
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[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6453836775_f86a9220b1_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6453836775_f86a9220b1_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/jondouglas/6453836775/ ]Castle Semple, Lochwinnoch[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/jondouglas/ ]alanach[/url], on Flickr


 
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Looks like a bit fox a face that one /\


 
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like not fox. Bloody autocorrect.


 
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Today's installment - Great Ocean Road from Warnambool to Lorne...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/sets/72157628286980889/with/6458393981/

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6458375653/ ]Bay of Islands[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6458389063_c87c0d9ce3_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6458389063_c87c0d9ce3_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6458389063/ ]Bay of Martyrs[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6458397955_405c509cdf_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6458397955_405c509cdf_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6458397955/ ]London Bridge[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6458404021_cba7efb3b8_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6458404021_cba7efb3b8_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6458404021/ ]Coastline at London Bridge[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6458409739_a7fb2ef98a_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6458409739_a7fb2ef98a_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6458409739/ ]Loch Ard Gorge[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6458416549_8a3a515c9a_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6458416549_8a3a515c9a_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6458416549/ ]Loch Ard Gorge[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6458424857_48f2bf6a20_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6458424857_48f2bf6a20_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6458424857/ ]Twelve Apostles[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6458429085_dd3ee9252b_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6458429085_dd3ee9252b_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6458429085/ ]Twelve Apostles[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6458448319_9604a1baf8_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6458448319_9604a1baf8_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6458448319/ ]Bracket Fungi[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6458455287_5d3a4b5ba8_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6458455287_5d3a4b5ba8_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6458455287/ ]Temperate Rainforest[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6458461849_f83c5127f6_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6458461849_f83c5127f6_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6458461849/ ]Fallen Big Tree[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6458475887_de19a4de99_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6458475887_de19a4de99_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6458475887/ ]Myrtle Beech at Melba Gully[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6458484473_b5c1448b16_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6458484473_b5c1448b16_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6458484473/ ]Cumberland Falls[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr


 
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HOODIE.

Your second photo is so like the cover for Mercury Revs, Goddess on a Highway ,single cover.

Is that why you took the shot, or is it just coincidence?

Lovely shot by the way!


 
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[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6454192331_56ac1a4b27_o.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6454192331_56ac1a4b27_o.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketdog/6454192331/ ]solo ride[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/rocketdog/ ]rOcKeTdOgUk[/url], on Flickr


 
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Wonderful pic Rocketdog. Love it.


 
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Last bit of GoR, then Melbourne:

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6465173997/ ]Erskine Falls[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6465178631_c6570580b7_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6465178631_c6570580b7_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6465178631/ ]Erskine Falls[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6465183467_055e3c0c90_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6465183467_055e3c0c90_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6465183467/ ]Erskine Falls[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6465197923_9cdc5a39cb_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6465197923_9cdc5a39cb_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6465197923/ ]Erskine River[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6465201135_0819c04dcb_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6465201135_0819c04dcb_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6465201135/ ]Split Point[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6465209369_475d9b6c9e_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6465209369_475d9b6c9e_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6465209369/ ]"The Rip", Port Philip Heads[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6465214161_ee3bf9aef5_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6465214161_ee3bf9aef5_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6465214161/ ]Pier at Point Lonsdale[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6465224083_4a08983953_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6465224083_4a08983953_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6465224083/ ]Docklands and Bridge[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6465245411_ffafdf297f_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6465245411_ffafdf297f_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6465245411/ ]Sunset in Port Philip[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr


 
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thanks FeeFoo


 
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Boobyg81 - thanks for that ! i wasnt aware of the single cover but a quick google and I can see the likeness ! I walk through this park everyday to work - to be honest im going to have to start taking the Dslr as the camera phones got its limitations !


 
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Day 5 - Devonport to Launceston (no, not [i]those[/i] Devonports and Launcestons)...

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6471039175/ ]Cataract Gorge[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6471016611_e7f6382f51_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6471016611_e7f6382f51_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6471016611/ ]Tamar Island Reserve[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6471006067_eba4286cb7_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6471006067_eba4286cb7_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6471006067/ ]River Tamar[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6471001599_22956a7af3_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6471001599_22956a7af3_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6471001599/ ]Reedbeds[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6470996953_e47607fbe9_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6470996953_e47607fbe9_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6470996953/ ]Tree line on the Great Western Tiers[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6470984543_638420d6e2_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6470984543_638420d6e2_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6470984543/ ]Central Plateau[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6470967875_c5f5392dbf_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6470967875_c5f5392dbf_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6470967875/ ]Central Plateau at Pencil Pine Lake[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6470929085_830e401064_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6470929085_830e401064_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6470929085/ ]Curious fungus[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6470917153_898c863abd_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6470917153_898c863abd_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6470917153/ ]Liffey Falls[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6470900753_eddbf1fd88_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6470900753_eddbf1fd88_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6470900753/ ]Liffey Falls[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr

[url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6470891345_e85f520b9b_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6470891345_e85f520b9b_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_farrell/6470891345/ ]Liffey Falls[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mark_farrell/ ]Mark-Farrell[/url], on Flickr


 
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Apologies for the typo earlier Bobbyg81...whoops


 
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Heres another -

[img][url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6472628877_2c8e902eaf_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6472628877_2c8e902eaf_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/matzophotographic/6472628877/ ]Big Sky[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/matzophotographic/ ]matzophotographic[/url], on Flickr[/img]


 
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