Different images require a different amount of work to get it right. Some are just point and shoot, some work well with a stack of filters in front of the camera, others require some creative post processing, but some special cases will squeeze an extra mile from you. The moment I came to this location I knew that I wanted to shoot this mountain with reflection, the problem was that I couldn’t get a nice one without going into the water … freezing cold water. Believe me, those “icebergs” are floating there for a reason. I tried couple times, but couldn’t stand it for more than 20 seconds – it was burning cold. Fortunately I had some time before the sunset to come up with The Solution.

For the next hour people were pointing at me fingers and joking, but I kept collecting reasonably sized rocks and stayed focused on the construction. At the end, I was standing with my tripod on the tip of the narrow 2.5m long rock “bridge”. Needless to say that moments after I finished my work I was approached by some people asking to take a shot from there.

As always, all previously posted wallpapers with fresh calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars. Over 100 images from my portfolio are also available as high-resolution wallpapers for Android devices. App also supports Flickr, Facebook and Picasa, so you can use your own image as well as images from my portfolio as wallpapers for your Android.

I’ve been shooting a lot of seascapes lately and feel that I need to interrupt this constant flow of “rocks in the water” images with something dry. The image I chose for the new calendar wallpaper presents an iconic view of the Flinders Ranges (South Australia) – Bunyeroo Valley from Razorback Lookout.

If you are interested to learn more about Flinders Ranges, a good way to start is to read my “Flinders Ranges: Highlights“ article in the travel section of my website.

All previously posted wallpapers with fresh calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars. Over 100 images from my portfolio are also available as high-resolution wallpapers for Android devices. App also supports Flickr, Facebook and Picasa, so you can use your own image as well as images from my portfolio as wallpapers for your Android.

No matter what – weather conditions, light, tide or swell, one of the prime locations for Sydney photographers, Turimetta Beach always provides an opportunity to make a great seascape photograph. I’ve been shooting there several times already and no doubt will come again. I hope you’ll enjoy this latest addition to my wallpaper collection!

As always, all previously posted wallpapers with fresh calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars. Over 100 images from my portfolio are also available as high-resolution wallpapers for Android devices, try it!

The latest addition to my wallpaper collection features Lake Albina – one of the six glacial lakes in Australia. As its’ neighbour Lake Cootapatamba, it is located in Australian Alps, near the highest Australian peak – Mt. Kosciuszko (2228 metres). I suspect that it is completely covered by snow now, a sight I’d really like to see …

All 23 previously posted wallpapers with fresh calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars. Over 100 images from my portfolio are also available as high resolution wallpapers for Android devices, try it!

I can say that this is the moment I’ve been waiting for 7 years! Ever since I moved to Sydney, I kept hearing rumours that from time to time Sydney Opera House sails are lit in a very colourful way, but I have never seen it myself. The only colours I saw were traditional streetlight yellowish white or pink. There was a light show last year, but somehow I missed it completely.

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