A couple of photos

[Aussie_Don]

A photos of an Aussie sunset-- you'll note the Eucalyptus tree silhouetted in the photo. The difference in trees was something that I had trouble adjusting to when I first arrived here. They didn't "look right", but it was a subliminal thing. The oddness just grated mentally, but I couldn't consciously work out what was "wrong". Interestingly, in some of the local art museums that have displays of early colonial Australian art, the newly arrived European artists had a great deal of trouble with the shape and colour of the Australian trees -- the appearance gradually improves until they start getting it right.



At Burke and Wills winery, near Kyneton, Victoria.

Finally found the other photo:



This one is at Lake Eildon, about two hours north of Melbourne.

I did say photos -- just couldn't find this one -- as disks get bigger it becomes more of a PITB to find anything

If there's any interest, I have a couple of interesting photos of underwater critters that I've taken.

-Don

[Manxstralian]

That's very nice, where did you take it? It looks like Victoria from the flatness of the sky, out west perhaps?

Cheers,

Cameron

[Aussie_Don]

That's very nice, where did you take it? It looks like Victoria from the flatness of the sky, out west perhaps?

Cheers,

Cameron

Yes it is Victoria, but actually just North of Kyneton, at Burke and Wills Winery -- there's a little (single stage) folk festival there on Labour Day weekend. The winemaker, Andrew Patisson used to run a venue called the Troubadour in Melbourne and ran venues by the same name at Port Fairy, The National Folk Festival, in Canberra, Maldon and others. Many festivals have decided that they could make more money if they sold wine themselves and thus pushed Andrew out. So now he competes, in a small way, with Port Fairy. (Often some of the same performers from Port Fairy turn up at Burke and Wills.)

Probably more than you wanted to know, sorry.

(Well if I was really sorry, I'd have deleted it, wouldn't I?)

-Don

[Manxstralian]

Yes it is Victoria, but actually just North of Kyneton, at Burke and Wills Winery -- there's a little (single stage) folk festival there on Labour Day weekend. The winemaker, Andrew Patisson used to run a venue called the Troubadour in Melbourne and ran venues by the same name at Port Fairy, The National Folk Festival, in Canberra, Maldon and others. Many festivals have decided that they could make more money if they sold wine themselves and thus pushed Andrew out. So now he competes, in a small way, with Port Fairy. (Often some of the same performers from Port Fairy turn up at Burke and Wills.)

Probably more than you wanted to know, sorry.

(Well if I was really sorry, I'd have deleted it, wouldn't I?)

-Don

What's a little extra detail between friends? I do love Australian sunsets, I've not seen anything to compare anywhere in the world.... I can hear the Parakeets and smell the warm earth in your photo (even in North Melbourne we have swarms of Lorikeets at this time of year, eating the eucalypt blossoms).

Cheers,

Cameron

[creagdhubh]

Gorgeous photo, mate! Thanks for sharing. My wife and I have always wanted to go on holiday in Australia and I'm sure someday we will. Sooner rather than later I hope.

Cheers,

[Manxstralian]

Gorgeous photo, mate! Thanks for sharing. My wife and I have always wanted to go on holiday in Australia and I'm sure someday we will. Sooner rather than later I hope.

Cheers,

Xmarks gathering?

[creagdhubh]

Xmarks gathering?

Yes, indeed!

[ASinclair]

That is a beautiful sunset, Don. Yes, please post your underwater critter photos.