orange hue lichen [it?]

^{[I originally posted this entry as early access for my Patreon patrons on 24 October 2020].}

I've been working on a submission for a new online magazine this afternoon.

In reviewing photos to submit, I rediscovered this image I took at Burgess Cove in Tasmania in March 2018 that I'd edited in January 2019 but not yet shared anywhere.

It struck me that I didn't know what the orange on the rocks was. A quick Google search informed me it's lichen creating that distinctive colour. It's the same or a similar lichen that possibly gives the Bay of Fires in Tasmania its name.

Once again, my love of photography leads me to learn new things, which in turn is something else I love :)

duck reach

^{[I originally posted this entry as early access for my Patreon patrons on 11 October 2020].}

A little shy of a year since Simon and I flew to Australia for a month, I've finally imported all our photos from my iPhone and camera.

To celebrate, I thought I'd edit some of my best photos from the third day of our holiday and share them.

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untitled #27 [duck reach, trevallyn, tasmania, australia, 2019]

These were taken at our third stop for the day, Duck Reach in Trevallyn, Tasmania, the location of a hydro-electric power station which was in use from 1895 to 1955.

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untitled #18 [duck reach, trevallyn, tasmania, australia, 2019]

The day after we visited Duck Reach, we had a car accident which left me with a fractured ankle and on crutches for the remainder of the trip.

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untitled #11 [duck reach, trevallyn, tasmania, australia, 2019]

As a consequence, I took far fewer photos than I would usually. The photos Simon and I took with my Nikon D700 combined almost filled one 4GB memory card. I'd usually use at least that on my own in a month of travelling!

The bulk of my photos were taken with my iPhone 11 Pro Max, as that was substantially easier to manage while balancing on one leg and navigating my way around on crutches. All my iPhone photos worthy of posting have been edited and shared on my Instagram account previously.

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untitled #12 [duck reach, trevallyn, tasmania, australia, 2019]

So there isn't an overwhelming number remaining to edit from the trip.

I'll be sharing the best of them on my Patreon over the coming weeks, a week before I share them here and on my social media profiles.

If you want to check them out first, you can become a patron for as little as £1 a month.