A rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) couple in The Botanic Garden of Adelaide shows off their vivid colours. I’m very pleased that I got the shot while one of then was flapping its wings. They were very close but were not scared of humans (Homo sapiens) being near. And they make an extremely lovely couple too.
A delightful sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) is enjoying its morning play in Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens, New South Wales, Australia. The nature of this intellegent bird is loud and playful.
Grey-headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) in Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia. The bats colonise many of the trees in the Gardens. They are actually vegetarian, eating fruit at night. Last summer, some of them visited the front of our house to eat palm tree fruit.
Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) is the big one I found on the trip to Bicentennial Park. Quotes from Simpsom & Day Field Guide to the Birds of Australia by Viking O’Neil: “Hold wings out ‘to dry’ when perched”. Isn’t it doing what they say?
Superb Fairy-wren Malurus Cyaneus near sunset at Bicentennial Park, Homebush Bay, New South Wales. I am pretty sure this one is male becuase it turns blue in breeding season. Spring is approaching in southern hemisphere.
This photograph is taken initially for card for my friend’s wedding. It is my first attempt to create a print from the new camera. It is a reasonably satisfying outcome. I am getting deeply into it. D70 rocks!
Neon light of West End Music on King Street, Newtown, NSW. It is actually a pawn shop, specialised in music instruments.
I was testing the camera by pointing at the stereo, turned out to be a groovy shape and colour.
To celebrate the new Nikon D70, I chose Circular Quay as the first short trip in Sydney. I thought it was the save place to get a good picture while I am getting to know the camera. The result is not so disappointing for me.