[Ozzie_Traveller]

#54, 55, 56- 2018- Osprey catching fish in the ocean
A sequence of an osprey diving upon a school of fish in the shallows. Taken before breakfast and a series of 'lucky shots' at medium burst of 7fps

a) diving onto the target fish


b) gotcha!


c) the takeoff away to a local tree for breaky

PannyFZ-200; 1/2500s, 6x zoom then cropped a fair bit

[Isac]

Very good action series Phil with a great story to accompany it.

[Ozzie_Traveller]

Thanks Isac - yep it was a few moments of very fast action once we knew that there was a possibility of action
Phil

[Ozzie_Traveller]

#56, 57, 58- 2011- In the shearing shed

Back in 2011 during the running or one of our weekend photo workshops in western Queensland we were invited to visit a local sheep station where shearing was in progress. It was a 300km round trip from the town of Longreach to the property of about 16,000hectares / 40,000 acres holding around 12,000 sheep. The shearing team of 15 people were mostly New Zealanders who run a contract shearing business, travelling across the country during the season.

a) 2- shearers in action


b) throwing the fleece onto the sorting table + squirting anti-fungal stuff to protect sheep from parasites, blow-fly, ticks and lice.


c) the semi-trailer loaded with around 280 wool bales weighing approx 42,000kg

[Ozzie_Traveller]

#59,60- Playing with close-up subjects

a) stamen from a hybiscus flower

3x zoom plus a Canon-250D close-up lens on the front of the main camera zoom lens

b) wasp 'baby' leaving the nest ... it is about 12mm / 1/2-inch long

4x zoom plus a Canon-250D close-up lens on the front of the main camera zoom lens

[Isac]

Impressive shots Phil. My youngest son drives B-Doubles from Toowoomba to Longreach and Darwin 6500km round trip so he'd know more about the outback than I would.

[Ozzie_Traveller]

Yep - our offspring often -do- know more than us, 'cept we don't admit it
I may put up some trucks soon
Phil

[Ozzie_Traveller]

#61, 62, 63- Startrails from Downunder

When we travel around Australia for months at a time, and with TV being so full of crap from Hollywood these days, I often setup the camera for a star trail. Typically these images have from 75 to 400 exposures, usually 20 or 30secs each and the JPGs are stacked using 'www.Startrails.de' software, a really beaut and easy to use bit of kit. Camera WB is always 'sun', ISO-800/1600, lens set to 1x zoom (24mm FF equiv) and the Panny superzoom / bridge camera does the rest while I'm inside the motorhome reading a book and sipping something 'nice'.

a) taken under a full moon

10 images of 30 seconds before stacking

b) lights of a town some 30km away from my campsite

300 images of 30 secs before stacking

c) with some clouds floating overhead during the night - camera pointing to south celestial pole

100 images of 30 seconds before stacking

[Ozzie_Traveller]

#64, 65, 66, panos from across Oz

a) an outback fuel stop in western New South Wales, at dawn - bowsers on the right, travellers in caravans etc to the left, bicycle riders in the shelter shed in the middle


b) hills from eroded volcanic plugs from millenia ago, central Queensland


c) sand dunes, coastal New South Wales at sunrise

[Isac]

#3 for me Phil, love the pastel colours!

[Ozzie_Traveller]

#67,68,69, 2019- Adelaide buildings / windows that caught my attention

a) office building with darkened panels for windows. Sparkles and colour - use of Panny in-camera 'art' options

FZ-200; 1/400s; 16x zoom

b) someone's had fun with their side wall

FZ-200; 1/250s; 2x zoom

c) hole in the wall - the render has fallen off but the rest is still okay

FZ-200; 1/200s; 6x zoom

[Isac]

Keep them coming Phil, I'm enjoying them all.

[Ozzie_Traveller]

Hi Isac .... "oh-good" - it's nice to be able to do 'something' while we're all locked away with not much else to do.
I'll put a bit more into a new post elsewhere
Phil

[Isac]

Cheers Phil. Here in WA it's just been business as usual for our family because the Covid-19 has been under control and not spreading like in the east. I still can go to the shops, walk the dog and also have friends around now so all is good. Unfortunately, being in a band is a bit of a pain, because the pubs are still shut for large crowds. Back to normal soon I hope. Back to normal soon for you too I hope.

[Ozzie_Traveller]

#70, 71, 72, Aussie Road-trains ... the "18-wheeler" trucks that criss-cross the outback daily

Around the world there are many people interested in trucks and heavy transport - here are three to contemplate.
Highly skilled Aussie truckies manage these monsters daily ~ and I'm sure that aussie members here will have seen these fellas as you travel the country

a) fully loaded, this fella pulls 142 metric tonnes per load over a 600km route to the port


b) fully loaded, 120,000 litres of mixed fuels being delivered to an outback iron-ore mining complex


c) known as a "B-Quad" these fellas are the general goods delivery trucks for the outback, sometimes covering 3,000km per trip

[Isac]

Thems are big loads Phil! Without these guys we'd all be living in overpopulated cities. Those B-Quads really move some freight. They've only been on the road since August 2018 (I think) - earlier in the mining industry. I'm sure my young bloke would love to get behind the wheel of one to do his 6500km trip every week.

[Ozzie_Traveller]

Yeah mate- approved for widespread use in 2018 - this was shot in Aug 2018 out Charleville way
Phil

[Ozzie_Traveller]

#73, 74, 75, 2009- images from an Aussie airshow

The Temora, N.S.W. air museum and monthly airshow is known to enthusiasts world wide.
Camera was a canon SX-1 superzoom that was disposed of within 3-months of buying ... it was quite poor in performance

a) just zooming around having fun

1/800s; 20x zoom

b) sun glinting off the wings during maneuvers

1/1000s; 20x zoom

c) laying smoke during aerobatics

1/800s; 6x zoom

[Ozzie_Traveller]

#73, 74, 75, 2017- Foggy mornings as seen from the motorhome as we travel the country

a) cattle crossing the paddock following milking

panny G2;1/160s; 6x zoom

b) typical of many camping places we stay overnight ... a community owned reserve & sports ground

panny G2; 1/60s; 4x zoom

c) highway road bridge north of Sydney on the 6-lane highway to Brisbane, 1000km away

panny G2; 1/80s; 4x zoom

[Ozzie_Traveller]

#76, 77, 78, 2018- misc images using the FZ superzoom / bridge camera

a) rock fishing at sunrise

panny G2; 6-seconds exposure; 6x zoom

b) Rainbow Bee-eater flying past

panny FZ-200; 1/2500s; 24x zoom

c) Town park lamp lit towards sunset

panny FZ-200; 1/320s; 17x zoom

[Isac]

#76, good framing. #77, a shadows lift shows excellent detail. #78, beautiful shot - lovely contrasting elements. Nice selection Phil.

[Ozzie_Traveller]

G'day Isac
Thanks for your thoughts - I'll look into them
Phil

[Ozzie_Traveller]

#79, 2018- Composite for eclipse of the moon

A series of exposures of the eclipse taken over a 2-hour period starting about 4:15am, and a composite created onto a black canvas. The solo image of the full moon the following evening was added for comparison

[Ozzie_Traveller]

#80,81,82, 2017- Skydiving, northern Queensland

The Innisfail skydiving centre is known around the world. Located an hours drive south of Cairns, it receives thousands of overseas visitors annually.
Flights rise to 12-14,000 ft depending of the weather

a) the moment of launch

FZ-200 camera's zoom lens stretched to the very limit, image a direct crop so pixellation visible

b) 2-tandem jumpers crossing the same air-space

panny FZ-200; 1/1300s; 24x zoom

c) dancing in the air - swirling around and around on the way down

panny FZ-200; 1/1300s; 24x zoom

[Isac]

Last one is a beauty, horizontal flying!

[Ozzie_Traveller]

#83,85,85, 2012- Charters Towers, northern Queensland

Settled in the mid 1800s Charters Towers is one of Australia's many inland towns established during the gold rush days. It was such a prosperous city that it even hosted a stock exchange, connected to the world via the telegraph. Today it still is a prosperous centre, this time via cattle with beef exports to the world

a) building for the bank of New South Wales - the largest in the country at that date

Fuji x-s1, 1/800s; 1x zoom

b) every town has its Town Hall, now the post office building

Fuji x-s1; 1/900s; 2x zoom

c) main street at night

Fuji x-s1; 2sec; 2x zoom

[Ozzie_Traveller]

#86,87,88, 2015- after dark journey through a busy port

The city of Port Hedland in northern West Australia is one of the world's busy shipping hubs with thousands of bulk carrier ships coming and going annually. Mostly iron ore and various chemicals (not coal) it is an all-day / every-day operation. The Missions for Seamen operate a water taxi service for crewmen to come ashore and video link talk to families around the world. The water taxi also takes tourists, and here's images from their 9pm run taking seamen back to their ships

a) crewman waiting to transfer to his ship

panny G2; 1/20s; 1x zoom; ISO-1600

b) alongside an empty ship, high in the water

panny G2; 1/15s; 2x zoom; ISO-1600

c) wider view of the loading area as the water-taxi traverses the port

panny G2; 1/15s; 2x zoom; ISO-1600

[Ozzie_Traveller]

#89,90,91, 2019 'Kings of Country Rock' on stage

There are 'tribute bands' across the globe and these fellas are one of them, traversing Oz back in 2019. These images taken with the Panny FZ-200 making good use of its constant aperture F2,8 lens through out the entire zoom range of 24-600mm in FF equivalent terms

a) vocals

1/50s; 4x zoom (170mm equiv)

b) drums

1/40s; 5x zoom (240mm equiv)

c) lead guitar

1/50s; 24x zoom (600mm equiv)

[Isac]

Always like a good muso shot Phil! Who is the band and who were they honouring?

[Ozzie_Traveller]

The band name was 'Kings of Country Rock' and I've forgotten who they were honouring !!
Phil

[Isac]

In our Autumn stage of life Phil, we're allowed some lapses.