Wahroonga Station Trees

 

What     : Meeting Residents & RailCorp

Where   : Wahroonga Station

When    : 11-00am Saturday 15th May 2010

Weapon : FujiFilm PinePix S3 Pro

Today's meeting saw some concerned residents of Wahroonga confronting representatives of RailCorp and their heritage, arborist and landscape consultants regarding the slated removal of 5 old fig trees on Wahroonga Station.

The trees evidently are to be removed under the supervision of the Heritage Council and replaced with 6 Blueberry Ash trees. I think there may have been 50 or so local residents who met the RailCorp people - the meeting passed reasonably peacefully. Whereas the trees are quite old, maybe 90 years according to one resident, they are certainly unsuited to a platform life - causing damage through their roots system and presenting some challenges regarding access, safety and electricity power lines.

Man and the Train

What     : Man and the Train

When    : 14th May 2010

Weapon : FujiFilm FinePix Pro S3
 

One of the shots in my small portfolio of Portrait images for the Photo Portfolio, which can be seen in full by clicking on the image in the relevent thumbnail in the right hand column.

Jewelry - Top Cash

 

What    : Plaster Head with Antique Silver Necklace

When    : 14th May 2010

Weapon : FujiFilm FinePix Pro S3
 

One of the shots in my small portfolio of jewelry images for the Product Portfolio, which can be seen in full by clicking on the image in the relevent thumbnail in the right hand column.

Trenchermen's Secret Handshake

 

What     : Turramurra Trotters' Trenchermen Lunch

Where   : Old School Trattoria, St. Ives

When    : Friday 7th May 2010

Weapon : FujiFilm FinePix S3 Pro
Window : AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

There are some pictures of the fine fellows at this year's Sas Douglas Memorial Lunch in the right hand column.  Click on the thumbnail image of Mike.

Pledging themselves to another few hours of good food and wine - caught here are John, Mike and Alan  displaying the traditional Turramurra Trotters Trenchermen's simultaneous secret handshake.  Shhhh, don't tell the girls.

Red Dragon

 

I am doing some shots for my course with great professional Ray Williams

This is one of the Product group of photographs .. I will put up the others as I complete each week's work.

Exposure/Settings

Resolution: 3636 x 1571

Camera make: FUJIFILM

Camera model: FinePix S3Pro

Aperture: f/5.6

ISO Equivalent: 400

Focal Length: 50mm

Flash Used: Flash fired, compulsory flash mode

Shutter Speed: 1/60s

Metering Mode: Pattern

Exposure Program: Aperture priority

The shot was taken in my home, using the lightbox I made, which you can see in the "Red Dragon" album (see right hand column).

Blue Peru

 

Where : Hornsby

Weapon : Fuji S3 Pro

Paddo Patina

 

Where    : Paddington, Sydney


When     : Thursday 22nd April 2010
Weapon  : Fuji S3 Pro

This is a typical street in Paddo ... where the bizarre meets the bohemian meets the bazaar.  Old Victorian balconies with their wrought iron and ponced up terraces housing boutiques. Love it.