Weekend in The Grampians

(Location: Victoria, Australia) The Grampians National Park is about a three hour drive north west of Melbourne. It was recommended by several of our friends, so we decided to so a quick overnight scouting trip. We stayed in the small town of Halls Gap, which is hopping with kangaroos around dusk. We did a little […]

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Flinders Chase National Park

(Location: Kangaroo Island, Australia) For Thanksgiving weekend in 2014, we spent a long weekend in Flinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island. We took the ferry when we visited in 2013, so this time we flew from Adelaide on Rex Air. The cost is about the same, but the flight is much quicker. There is […]

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Experimenting with Night Photography in Cape Schanck

(Location: Mornington Peninsula, Australia) After our night sky photography weekend at Lake Eppalock, we were itching to try it on our own. The weather forecast looked good, and the moon was rising late, so we headed down to Cape Schanck. We stayed in one of the lighthouse keepers cottages, which gives you great access to […]

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Night Sky Photography Weekend

(Location: Lake Eppalock, Australia) In October of 2014, we spent the weekend in Lake Eppalock, Victoria at a night sky photography workshop. We’d made a few attempts at photographing the night sky, but always wound up with a less than desirable exposure, or an out of focus sky. We learned more in the first five […]

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Birthday in the Bungles

(Location: Purnulu National Park, Western Australia) For Andy’s birthday in 2014, we spent 3 nights “glamping” in the Bungle Bungle, part of Purnulu National Park on the eastern edge of The Kimberly in Western Australia. If you find yourself wondering where the heck that is, you are not alone. Most of the Australians we know […]

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Fighting with Japanese Photographers at the Church of the Good Shepherd

(Location: Lake Tekapo, New Zealand) [one_half] [/one_half] Day 9: To Lake Tekapo From Queenstown we headed north, past disturbingly turquoise lake and rivers, to Lake Tekapo. We’d pre-booked a site, and it is a good thing we did because they were completely sold out. Our reason for this destination was that it is known for […]

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Dancing Sifakas in Berenty

(Location: Berenty, Madagascar) We’d been warned about flight delays and general inefficiency in Madagascar. But our flight to Berenty actually departed four hours early ! Our guide found out late the night before, so we were up early for the now 6:45am flight. I guess this is why our travel agent insisted we have him […]

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Getting our Cameras Dusty in Antelope Canyon

We’d visited Antelope Canyon a few years back, and decided that a return visit was in order with our newer cameras. If you’ve never heard of Antelope Canyon, you’ve likely seen photos of it. We stayed at the Best Western, which isn’t the cheapest option but it is as good as it gets in Page. […]

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