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I was walking through this lovely covered bridge, and very few cars would go through. It was just empty that time of day. But, I saw the opportunity for the light trails, and waited a bit. I finally got a good trail from a truck.
An adult male Lowland Copperhead (Austrelaps superbus) from the urban fringe of metropolitan Melbourne.
A mass emergence of Spencer's Burrowing Frogs (Platyplectrum spenceri) was witnessed at sundown and into the night after heavy rains inundated the sandy gorges cutting through the eastern Macdonnell Ranges near Alice Springs.
Image taken on a Canon EOS 5D Mark 3 DSLR coupled to a vintage C/Y mount Yashica ML 55/2.8 macro lens from the seventies with a third party adapter. Image shot wide-open and hand-held, with a touch of fill-flash. Apart from RAW conversion and basic editing, image shot as is.
Portrait of a magnificent adult male Gippsland Water Dragon from Berri on the south coast of NSW.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and legendary vintage West German made 35/1.4 C/Y mount Carl Zeiss Distagon lens with an adapter from Leitax at 2.8.
Portrait of a Truong Son Pit Viper.
An absolutely spectacular adult male Truong Son Pit Viper found coiled in an ambush posture within an elevated, shallow rock cleft at a limestone cave entrance at dusk in karst rainforest within the magnificent Phong Nha-Ke Bang NP in the Quang Binh Province of central Vietnam.
This species was quite recently described. It is currently regarded as endemic to the karst rainforest incorporating the Annamite Mountain Range, an area notable for its overall high endemism and species diversity. It is an area recently subjected to intensive scientific scrutiny because of these attributes. For example, a collaboration between German and Vietnamese researchers culminated in 46 published papers dealing with the herpetofauna of Phong Nha - Ke Bang alone, from 2000-2009!
In line with so many species recorded from the Annamite region that are currently regarded as endemic for Vietnam, it's occurrence in similar habitats in neighbouring Laos cannot be excluded.
Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR coupled to a vintage Contax/Yashica mount 55mm/2.8 Yashica ML 1:2 macro lens from the 1970's. Shot hand-held with manual focus/settings @ f.11 with a TTL dual flash set up.
Beautiful adult female Red-bellied Black Snake from Bacchus Marsh to the west of Melbourne in the morning during the early summer.
Taken on a Canon EOS 5D Mark 3 DSLR coupled to a vintage M42 mount Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 2/58 (Silver semi-automatic preset version with 10 blade aperture) from the 1950's. An M42 9mm extension tube incorporated. Shot hand-held @ 2.0 with reflected side-lighting utilized. Apart from RAW conversion and the most basic of edits, image taken as is.
A cool little adult Barred-sided Skink (Concinnia tenuis) from elevated riparian rainforest in the Eungella NP along the Great Dividing Range in central Qld, Australia.
A wonderful symphony of colour, light and bokeh rendering from the classic, German-made Pentacon lens. Image taken on a Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR coupled to a vintage M42 Pentacon 30/3.5 lens from the early 1970's and made in the then German Democratic Republic. A 9mm M42 extension tube attached and a third party M42 to EOS adapter incorporated. Image shot @ f.4 and hand-held, with a touch of fill-flash. Apart from RAW conversion and the most basic of editing, image shot as is.
This is the art of portraiture with painterly bokeh rendering using classic vintage lenses at their widest apertures.
Portrait of a juvenile Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus) from the volcanic plains to the west of Melbourne.
A wonderful symphony of colour, light and bokeh rendering from the classic Primagon lens. Image taken on a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR coupled to a vintage M42 Meyer-Optik Gorlitz 35/4.5 Red V Primagon lens with a 9mm M42 extension tube attached. A third party M42 to EOS adapter incorporated. Image shot wide-open at 4.5 and hand-held, with a touch of fill-flash. Apart from RAW conversion and the most basic of editing, image shot as is.
Breeding male Boulenger's Skink from chenopod shrubland on compacting red soil plain near Yunta in SA.
Canon 5D III, Leitz R series Macro Elmar 100/4 3 cam vintage late seventies, lit with Elinchrom kit.
Beautiful adult female Eastern Brown Snake from the west of Melbourne in the late afternoon morning in late summer.
Taken on a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR coupled to a vintage M42 mount Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 2/58 (Silver semi-automatic preset version with 10 blade aperture) from the 1950's. An M42 9mm extension tube incorporated for a little more magnification. Shot hand-held @ 2.0 with reflected side-lighting utilized. Apart from RAW conversion and the most basic of edits, image taken as is.
The cobblestone streets of Brussels hold the quiet charm of a city that breathes history. Every corner reveals a piece of the past, with buildings that have witnessed centuries of change but remain as pillars of tradition and culture. Walking through these streets is like stepping into a time where architecture speaks, and the ground tells stories of old markets, artists, and gatherings that shaped Belgian identity.
Brussels, known for its blend of French and Flemish influences, preserves this essence in its alleys and hidden squares. The glow of cobblestones after a rainy night or the soft sound of footsteps echoing at dusk creates a unique atmosphere – melancholic yet warm.
These streets are not just pathways; they are living memories intertwined with the present. In Brussels, even the smallest alleyway seems to whisper that the past is never as far away as it seems.
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A gorgeous adult male Siamese Peninsula Pit Viper Trimeresurus fucatus from the upper slopes of Gunung Raya on Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia.
Taken on a Canon EOS 5D Mark 3 DSLR coupled to a vintage m42 Carl Zeiss Jena 35mm/2.4 Flektogon lens from the seventies with a third party adapter. Hand held with reflected side-lighting. Manual settings.
I love these stunning geckoes to bits. A particularly beautiful adult specimen from dry woodland habitat within the Einasleigh Uplands Bioregion out west of Cairns.
Taken with the Canon EOS 5D IV coupled to the vintage film-era Leica R Series APO Macro Elmarit 100/2.8 from the late 1980's.
A highly attractive adult Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis) from the southern brigalow-belt in the inland of south-eastern Queensland. Showing the typical coiled posture adopted by the species upon feeling threatened.
Taken on a Canon EOS 5D Mark 3 DSLR coupled to a vintage M42 mount Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 2/58 (Silver semi-automatic preset version with 10 blade aperture) from the 1950's. An M42 9mm extension tube incorporated. Shot hand-held @ 2.0 with reflected side-lighting utilized. Apart from RAW conversion and the most basic of edits, image taken as is. The swirling biotar bokeh is superbly expressed here.
I just love my Biotar..
Portrait of a stunning adult female Yellow-bellied Water Skink (Eulamprus heatwolei) from a gravel bar on the upper Delatite River in the high country of central Victoria, Australia.
Taken on a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR coupled to a vintage Leica R Series Leitz Wetzlar 100mm/4 3 Cam Macro Elmar Lens from the seventies with a 12mm EF extension tube attached.
Manual focus and settings. Lit with an Elinchrom D Lite 4 IT studio lighting kit.
The timeless spirit of Baku — where ancient walls meet the modern skyline. A city of contrasts, history, and bold dreams
His eyes, though fixed on the present through a glowing screen, flicker with remembrance. Perhaps of a grandfather who once sat in a shop like this, flipping newspapers and greeting neighbours by name. Or of a childhood morning, waiting for breakfast at a wooden table just like this one, surrounded by the familiar creak of ceiling fans and the clink of porcelain cups.
Here, time doesn’t rush. It lingers. It echoes.
This is not just a café.
It is a living museum.
A tribute.
A bridge between the now and the never-forgotten.
Echoes of Heritage — where the past sits quietly beside us, waiting to be noticed.
Aloof but cool..Mountain Dragon (Rankinia diemensis) from Kinglake.
Image taken on a Canon EOS 5D Mark 3 DSLR coupled to a vintage Tamron SP 90/2.5 Macro Lens with a third party adapter.
Hand-held @ 2.5 with a little fill-flash.
Mountain Dragon portrait.
Taken with a Canon 5D 3 DSLR coupled to a vintage M42 mount Pentacon 29/2.8 lens with a third party adapter and a 9mm extension tube incorporated. Shot hand-held @ 2.8 with a little fill-flash. I love my Pentacon..
A perfect glimpse of Milan’s architectural evolution—framed from the Duomo’s timeless marble, gazing out at the striking Torre Velasca. The contrast couldn’t be clearer: Gothic elegance embracing Brutalist boldness. Centuries apart, yet harmoniously coexisting.
📍 Milan, Italy
📷 Shot from the Duomo, looking towards the iconic Torre Velasca.
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The artist’s studio in Kirkcudbright cared for by the National Trust for Scotland is part of Broughton House & Garden, the historic home and creative hub of the celebrated Scottish artist Edward Atkinson Hornel (1864–1933). Broughton House, situated on the High Street of Kirkcudbright, is an 18th-century townhouse that Hornel purchased in 1901, transforming it into his residence, studio, and gallery
Hornel commissioned renowned architects (the firm that included Charles Rennie Mackintosh) to build a large, light-filled artist’s studio and later an elegant gallery. The studio is preserved to display how Hornel worked, featuring art materials and unfinished pieces set out authentically
Beautiful adult female Red-bellied Black Snake in the morning in the early summer.
Taken on a Canon EOS 5D Mark 3 DSLR coupled to a vintage M42 mount Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 2/58 (Silver semi-automatic preset version with 10 blade aperture) from the 1950's. An M42 9mm extension tube incorporated. Shot hand-held @ 2.0 with reflected side-lighting utilized. Apart from RAW conversion and the most basic of edits, image taken as is.
A perfect glimpse of Milan’s architectural evolution—framed from the Duomo’s timeless marble, gazing out at the striking Torre Velasca. The contrast couldn’t be clearer: Gothic elegance embracing Brutalist boldness. Centuries apart, yet harmoniously coexisting.
📍 Milan, Italy
📷 Shot from the Duomo, looking towards the iconic Torre Velasca.
#Milan #TorreVelasca #DuomoDiMilano #OldMeetsNew #ArchitecturalContrast #ModernVsAncient #ItalianArchitecture #Cityscape #UrbanContrast #FlickrPhotography
A large female Common Death Adder has assumed an ambush position in an attempt to lure any potential prey to within striking distance.
Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark 3 DSLR coupled to a vintage C/Y Yashica ML 55/2.8 macro lens with a third-party adapter. Hand-held with manual settings, manual focus and reflected side-lighting utilised.
Shot @ 3.2.
Northern Bar-sided Skink (Concinnia brachysoma) from Murray River Falls in FNQ with a Leica R Series 100/2.8 APO Macro Elmarit from the 80's.
A spectacular metamorphling Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis) from the upper Merri Creek corridor to the north of Melbourne. Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR coupled to a vintage Yashica ML 55/2.8 Macro lens from the 1970's with a third party adapter and a 21mm EOS Extension Tube attached. Hand-held with manual settings, manual focus and full studio lighting utilized.
An adult Milos Viper (Macrovipera schweizeri) of over a metre in length from Milos Island in the Aegean off Greece.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, vintage C/Y mount Yashica ML 55/2.8 macro lens, third party adapter and a little diffused flash.
The Western Spiny-tailed Gecko (Strophurus strophurus), a spectacular and bizarre species. This adult male from coastal dunes near the Denham Lookout in the Shark Bay region of Western Australia.
Canon 5D Mark III, Vintage Leitz Wetzlar Macro Elmar 100/4 for Leica R series SLR's. Leitax adapter used for coupling to EF.
Manual focus/settings and a little fill flash used.
Wondering the city streets I kept noticing how Laura's Lichtenstein dress was contrasting so starkly against the background drab city colours (buildings etc..) So I put my curiousity to the test and got her to pose against the fading wall of Castello Sforzesco and thought it had quite a pronounced impact (see my white wall walker shot earlier for similar effect) on the image..
I also like the slight irony of the face being on the Lichtenstein dress and cropping the subjects face out this shot..
See what happens next HERE!
every morning, the heavy doors creak open, and the lonja awakens. the first step, the first touch of sunlight, the unnoticed ritual of transition. before visitors arrive, before history repeats itself, a quiet moment between night and day.
M42 Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Primagon 35/4.5 with 9mm extension tube on EOS
OLD SCHOOL IS BEST
Portrait of a male Spotted Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis) from the Merri Creek corridor on the basalt plains to the north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Image taken on a Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR coupled to a vintage M42 Meyer-Optik Gorlitz 35/4.5 Primagon lens from the early 1960's with a 9mm M42 extension tube attached. A third party M42 to EOS adapter incorporated. Image taken wide-open and hand-held, with a touch of fill-flash. The bokeh rocks!
An adult Mulga Dragon (Caimanops amphiboluroides) basks cryptically in the late afternoon near Sandstone in the arid Goldfields region of Western Australia. A spectacular arboreal species from the arid zone.
Image taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark 3 DSLR coupled to a vintage Rollei QBM mount Carl Zeiss Distagon HFT 16/2.8 lens with an adapter from Leitax. Hand-held with manual focus and settings.
An adult male Common Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) lies motionless in an ambush posture at the base of a Casuarina stump in the dappled light of the forest floor at dawn. He will attempt to lure potential prey within striking range by wriggling his orange tail tip seductively; in mimicry of a worm or grub. Small birds, carnivorous marsupial mice and lizards are all on the menu.
Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark 3 DSLR coupled to a vintage C/Y Yashica ML 55/2.8 Macro lens with a third-party adapter. Hand-held with manual settings, manual focus and reflected side-lighting utilized.
The most stunning Spotted Blacksnake (Pseudechis guttatus) from the southern brigalow belt in south-eastern Queensland..
Taken with a Canon EOS 5D DSLR coupled to a vintage Contax Carl Zeiss 60/2.8 C/Y Makro Planar 1:2 lens with a Leitax adapter. Tripod, manual metering, manual focus and a multi-flash set-up utilized. Taken fully stopped-down and @ 1/80th sec.
A male Dreeite Water Skink basks on a basalt outcrop on the margin of a small lake near Nerrin Nerrin in south-western Victoria, Australia.
This beautiful sub-species is critically endangered and predominately threatened by global warming. It's highly restricted and fragmented habitat is gradually drying out due to increasing aridity. An IUCN red-listed species.
An adult male Lowland Copperhead (Austrelaps superbus) enacting a threat display towards a perceived threat. He awaits further stimuli prior to delivering a strike. Taken on a Canon EOS 5D Mark 3 DSLR coupled to a vintage Leica R Series Macro Elmar 100/4 lens with a third party adapter from Leitax. A 13mm EOS EF Extension Tube incorporated. Hand- held @ f.5.6 with reflected side-lighting.
An adult male Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis) props along the edge of a riffle zone along the Merri Creek. Taken on a Canon EOS 5D Mark 3 coupled to a vintage M42 Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Trioplan 100/2.8 lens with a third-party adapter. Hand held with reflected side-lighting.
Brown Tree Frog from a farmhouse garden in the South Gippsland region of Victoria. Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark 3 DSLR coupled to a vintage wide-angle Nikon Nikkor-D 40mm 1:4 F.4 Bronica Zenza S2/EC 6x6 medium format film lens using a Bronica ec-tl adapter from www.adrianololli.com. A Bronica c-a extension tube incorporated in this configuration. Shot wide-open and hand-held, with a little side-lighting via a reflector.
Portrait of a beautiful adult Peron's Tree Frog (Litoria peronii) as he emerges from the tangled roots of a giant River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camuldulensis) along the banks of the Wakool River in southern central NSW at twilight.
Taken on a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR coupled to a vintage M42 Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon MC 20/2.8 lens with a 9mm extension tube incorporated. Manual settings, hand-held and available light.
Flektogon's create beautiful and compelling images imo.
An adult male Red-headed Krait (Bungarus flaviceps). A spectacular and highly venomous species from riparian primary lowland rainforest near the Cross-Island Trail on Pulau Tioman in the Seribuat Archipelago, Malaysia. Surely one of the most stunning of all the world's snakes.
Canon EOS 5D Mark 3 DSLR coupled to a vintage Rollei QBM mount Carl Zeiss Distagon HFT 16/2.8 lens with an adapter from Leitax.
A stunning male Nullarbor Bearded Dragon puts on an impressive threat display. Taken on a Canon EOS 5D DSLR coupled to a vintage Contax Carl Zeiss 60/2.8 C/Y Makro Planar T* 1:2 lens with a Leitax adapter.
Tripod, manual metering, manual focus and a multi-flash set-up utilized. Taken fully stopped-down @ f.22 & 1/80th sec.