Weekly photo challenge – Security

Let’s get out from under the digital canopy and breath in nature’s intention.

Walk Number 7a – Nara Peace Park

Designed for reflection, I shouldn’t be surprised at my sense of appreciation

Walk Number 5b – Black Mountain Peninsula

Cultivated space for recreation or tracts of bushland … I prefer the latter!

Walk Number 5a – Acton Peninsula

The stand out images from today’s walk around Acton Peninsula have as their theme the choice of perspective.

I knelt down a little more often than is usual to find a different viewpoint. I noted the dramatically different images I got when I changed where I stood. And I abandoned the …

Walk Number 4b – Scrivener Dam

. The longest of my weekend walks yet. Progress. This walk took in more of Canberra’s infrastructure, accompanied by a glimpse from afar of the old world as symbolised by the Governor-General’s residence. When looking over today’s photos, I saw a strong use of line in the final selections for this post. . . . . . […]

Walk Number 32 – Lake Tuggeranong

The guide book said to expect colour, so I went looking for colour. It was a walk around a lake, so I looked beyond the usual blues and greens in search of the bright and bold.

Unfortunatly, I came home with blue. My heart sank as I realised that, again, I had not noticed the incorrect white balance setting on my camera. To be fair, it has been a while since I last forgot to check it. Thankfully, the editing software includes an auto colour correction that salvaged a few shots …

Walk Number 23 – Goorooyarroo

There was an unusual odour. Unexpected. Pungent. Sort of urinal, but not quite. I wondered if I was downwind of somewhere. I wondered if it was me.

It might have been the stand of yellow box gums. They’re supposed to smell of honey. It was a very warm morning and it’s been threatening to rain for a few days now. I suspect it was the closely-packed eucalyptus woodland.

When I got home, I took a deep breath and …

Walk Number 18 – Australian National University

It was my walking buddy who summarised today’s walk around the campus of the Australian National University – it was a contrast between the green glory of nature and the dramatic architecture of a growing university. I’ve added a few adjectives for extra effect.

Walk Number 18 was described as …

Mt Stromlo Observatory

This weekend’s walk with my camera was pre-planned. I’d booked my spot on the tour a month ago.

Mt Stromlo holds site tours every few months and they are well worth attending. They are free. There’s more standing than walking, but you get to see inside buildings normally closed to visitors. The guide was great.

The 2003 fires destroyed …

Walk number 19 – Australian National Botanic Gardens

They were scary and beautiful; sometimes at the same time.