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Australia

Western Australia

pelicanAustralian Pelican - Taken at Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort in Denham, Western Australia. Canon EOS Rebel, Vivitar 100-300mm lens, Kodak Royal Gold 400 film. Nasty guys with big beaks.

A typical road sign you see while driving around Australia. Looks weird to me, but commonplace there.

Two people walking a trail at Monkey Mia in Western Australia.

At 26 degrees south of the equator, there is a sign to mark that grand location. Big deal.

The roads and the skies seem to go on forever here.

South Australia

lizardSmall Drop Tail Lizard - Great Ocean Road near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He wasn't bothering anyone, just hanging out.

The twelve Apostles rock formation along the great ocean road.

Victoria

A store front window in the town of Cockatoo, Victoria.

Some wild cockatoos flying around in Victoria. Motion blurred

A yellow tailed black cockatoo chewing on a pine cone. Grainy hi-speed film.

New South Wales

sunset on sydney harbourSyndey Harbour (Australia) at Sunset. Taken from a boat on the Ocean. Canon EOS Rebel, Canon 35-80mm lens, Kodak Royal Gold 100 film. It was as pleasant there as it looks.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge. Costs $4 to cross it one way.

Day 2 in Australia. This monster appears on the wall. This beast is a huntsman spider.

murray cooperMurray at the Three Sisters. Katoomba, New South Wales. Kodak Royal Gold 400 film. Canon EOS Rebel, Canon 35-80mm lens.

laughing kookaburraLaughing kookaburra. Glenbrook, New South Wales. Canon EOS Rebel. Vivitar 100-300mm lens. Kodak Royal Gold 400. It turns out he was laughing at me

. Kookaburra - Glenbrook - Fuji Velvia

A blue winged kookaburra.

2 Shots of a tawny frogmouth. A nocturnal bird.

While reloading my other camera, this bird swoops down and lands on the lens of my Canon Eos Rebel.

I cant even turn my back for a second. This time a sulpher crested cockatoo starts attacking my tripod.

3 wild cockatoos with a currawong sitting on a picnic table in Glenbrook, NSW

The lighthouse up at byron bay.

This should be my licence plate - COCKA2

A view from up in the Blue Mountains looking into the city of Penrith, NSW off in the distance.

The three sisters in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains.

Queensland

great barrier reefGreat Adventures Raft on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Canon EOS Rebel, Sigma 28-80mm lens, Kodak Royal Gold 100 film. The real magic here was under the water. The Great Barrier reef is unbeleiveable!

Looks like a log floating? Its a giant salt water crocodile about 5 metres long (15 feet)

Northern Territory

termite moundTermite Mound, Kakadu National Park near Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Canon EOS 50, Canon 28-80mm lens. Fujichrome Velvia Film. This 20 foot tall mound is home to millions of termites.

 

termite moundHere we are beside a *small* termite mound - just to show you the size of this things. Canon EOS Rebel, Canon 28-80mm lens, Kodak Royal Gold 400 film. Grainy.

A termite mound, in the middle of town... Check out the phone booth in the background. Fuji Velvia - crisp and sharp.

Another big termite mound... Note my camera tripod lying against the front of it. Fuji Velvia

Sunset. Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Canon EOS 50. Vivitar 100-300mm lens. Fujichrome Velvia film. On this hot day in Darwin the temperature was about 43°C and the humidity was close to 100%. Hot and sticky.

People gathering on the beach at darwin.

Sunset. Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Canon EOS 50. Vivitar 100-300mm lens. Fujichrome Velvia film. People gather on this beach every nite for the sunset.

Sunset. Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Canon EOS 50. Vivitar 100-300mm lens. Fujichrome Velvia film. Here are all of those people gathered on the beach for sunset.

Katherine Gorge. Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. Minolta SRT101. Vivitar 17-28mm lens. Fujichrome Velvia Film. Don't swim here unless you want to be eaten by crocs.

Katherine Gorge. Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. Minolta SRT101. Vivitar 17-28mm lens. Fujichrome Velvia Film.

This is a MAGNETIC ANTILL. All of these anthills (and the forest is full of them) face 8 degrees west of north. They are only a few inches thick, but close to 1.5 metres high. Canon EOS Rebel, Kodak Royal Gold 400 film.

The Entrance to Kakadu National Park.

ayers rock - uluruAyers Rock - 'nuff said. Canon EOS Rebel, Kodak Royal Gold 400 film.

  What a horrible day to visit the rock - rainy and cloudy.

ayers rockHere is Dave and Rhonda at the Rock. Very rainy, miserable day. Canon EOS Rebel, Kodak Royal Gold 400 film. hence the grumpy looks on our faces.

ayers rock - uluruThe very scary trail that led up the side of the rock. We couldn't go up because the trail was closed because of all the rain. We didn't feel like risking the $1000 fine either. Canon EOS Rebel, Kodak Royal Gold 400 film.

A Sign that you would see in the Northern Territory... OK.

A little saloon in Alice Springs... "Casual Dress or Bugger Off"

Here I am in the Northern Territory in Australia preparing supper. We rented a Toyota LandCruiser Campervan. The best way to travel! Canon EOS Rebel, Kodak Royal Gold 400 film, flash.

Here is another shot of the rented campervan from Brits Australia.

On the Adelaide River, these giant salt water crocodiles leap straight up out of the water and grab onto meat hung over the edge of the boat... These crocs are about 4-5 metres long (15 feet)

As the crocs jumped for meat, any stray bits werre quickly scooped up by the hungry hawks circling around.

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