A little taste of Australia

[leightonjames]

Hey everyone! Hope you are all well. I couldn't go travelling without updating you!

Here are a few from my first week or so,

1 - Brisbane City Skyline


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5 - Surfers Paradise


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Some Wildlife next!

11 - Sea Eagle


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Parrots!

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White Heron

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Normal Heron



Pelican

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Wallabies

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Whales

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And some more landscapes/beachscapes

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One from the rainforest!

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A lot going on in the first week!

If you would like to keep track of my progress feel free to watch my blog;

http://ljdownunder.wordpress.com/

Also, over at my site, I am dedicating a page to Australia and putting up my favourite pics so perhaps the best option if you dont want to read and just want to see the best!

All the best for the time being, from a very warm Australia!

Leighton

Edited by leightonjames on Friday 11th September 14:38

[Don]

Have a great tour! Thoroughly enjoyed the pics. I still have very fond memories of the time I lived there...

[_dobbo_]

Nice one Leighton. Numbers 1, 6, 27 and 28 stand out for me.

[Woza]

stunning pictures, makes me miss it very much - will need to go back one day!

[patmahe]

Was in Oz for a holiday about 6 years ago, still have an itch to go back and to be honest there are days when I feel like just leaving it all behind and moving there. I know they have their problems too but that climate and lifestyle must make up for an awful lot.

Anyway thanks for teasing me with the pictures they remind me of why I loved it so much.

[g_stacey]

Very nice. Will be there for Xmas. Reckon I need to stock up on flash cards!
G

[robm3]

Just a reminder, I'm heading there to live in March next year

[ALawson]

Pelican looks great

[Cactussed]

Gah!
I love England, but now I miss home as well!

Quick, post a photo of the Aussie traffic cops....

[LongQ]

The eagle looks like it's assessing whether you would make a tasty snack.

Good to see you are taking it easy in the first week with not too much going on ....

[leightonjames]

Thanks for the comments everyone! It really is amazing here, everyone is chilled out and you meet people when you least expect it! Theres definitely something about the scenery here, its strange that pictures don't seem to capture the atmosphere! When your there its just amazing but the pictures lack something!

[LongQ]

leightonjames said:

Thanks for the comments everyone! It really is amazing here, everyone is chilled out and you meet people when you least expect it! Theres definitely something about the scenery here, its strange that pictures don't seem to capture the atmosphere! When your there its just amazing but the pictures lack something!

Sound.

Actually when the family are watching Neighbours and I am within earshot of the sound track I can guess what the on-screen shot looks like from the background sounds they use. Lots of wildlife noises much of the time.

I know what you mean about the shots not quite capturing the atmosphere. I visit a place near Melbourne with, I guess, a similar sort of overall feel to is as your tall trees and wooden walkway. It was tall trees, paths and wooden sculptures. The shots I took back then (a long time ago) gave AN impression of what it was like but not what it was like to be there.

That said it may be down to personal sensitivities. We naturally tend not to pay attention to stuff that the senses tell us are familiar. So perhaps back here in good old Blighty there is much that we are desensitised to the extent that it is just an assumed part of UK photographs when we look at them. A new environment means we look and assess with different eyes - and all the other senses are refreshed too.