tiabunna's favorite photos

From an old slide. When it came to taking photos of the waves, it was a matter of getting the shot then diving below the solid railing while the spray passed overhead.

Vintage 1930 Ford-based racer

A pleasing conjunction between the first quarter moon and Jupiter. I'd have needed more exposure to show Jupiter's moons. Does anyone know why the keywords on photos transferred from "the other site" are randomised and is there any way to prevent it? Taken with RMC Tokina 400mm 5.6 with Kenko X1.4 TC.

The local callistemon shrubs are attracting the lorikeets. Taken with RMC Tokina 200mm 3.5

1959 Dodge.

I'm fairly certain that these are the flowers of the Victorian "Common Heath" ( Epacris impressa Var. grandiflora ). In any case there was plenty growing among the rocky mountains of the Grampians.

We thought that, with the sun gone, the best of sunset also had gone. Then this red glow from reflected light developed, to put a final gloss to a marvellous evening.

From one of the gritty "home developed" Ektachrome slides taken in 1966, this one cleaned up in post processing. Out on the sea ice among the islands near Mawson, for a practice run with the dog teams - here passing an iceberg. Another (more gritty) image in the PiP.