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Taken at Snapper Rocks, Gold Coast. There were several other photographers on this morning capturing the colorful sunrise. I like the bokeh from the 135mm lens at f2.
We found this snapping turtle crawling through a grassy ditch towards Palmer Boulevard, away from the Celery Fields wetlands. It may have been a female seeking a nest site. It had a rather placid disposition, but then again, we were not harassing it or approaching too closely. A few minutes later we realized that a county employee on a tractor was mowing the grass between the sidewalk and road pavement. Presumably he saw the turtle and mowed around it because after we completed the 3-4-mile loop and were walking back to our car, the turtle was no where to be seen. We had seen a large dead turtle on the banks of drainage canal, but we'd like to think this individual survived for another day (but I can't help but think of the turtle-and-highway scene in "Grapes of Wrath.")
Sarasota, FL (10 February, 2021)
Finally the weather on the South Coast of the UK improved today so I made a visit to Southsea beach, Hampshire to capture the sunset over South Parade Pier.
It was bitterly cold in the 30mph gusting wind and difficult to keep the tripod still but I was pleased I ventured out for an hour or so and managed to find some colour in sky reflecting on the wet sand on the beach.
1/8 second exposure using a Lee 0.9 ND grad filter.
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These big snappers make the climb from the swamp, to the shoulder of the road, to lay their eggs in the gravel. But every year, the racoons get to the eggs before they can hatch. So sad. I guess that's just part of the circle of life.
It is MisterMan's first day of summer school, so I am back to making his lunch bento again after a short hiatus.... vacation is always too short.
Salt and pepper pan-fried snapper with brown & white rice / pearl barley. Tamagoyaki with turmeric, shredded carrot and home-grown green onion. Edamame skewers, parboiled broccoli and peapods, carrot flowers, and radish mushroom (idea from AnnaTheRed). Fruit section has red grapes, blueberries and yellow peach slices. Alas, no more tropical fruit... I'll have to search this weekend for (inferior) lychees in San Francisco....
I have just returned from a diving trip to Tanzania, where I have begun learning underwater photography for the first time - it's a lot harder than it looks!! On the reefs in Chole Bay, there were huge schools of unicornfish, surgeonfish, emperors, soldierfish, snapper, sweetlips, amberjacks and mackerels that you let you swim right up into them - an amazing experience! This was taken on one of the best dive sites - The Pinnacle leading into Kinasi Pass.
Mafia Island, Tanzania, 2011
Snapper Rocks at Tweed Heads - local Bundjalung Aboriginal man celebrates his proud indigenous heritage by blessing the surf by playing his didgeridoo while overlooking the crashing waves that sweep over the rocky coastline.
A entry point for surfer to surf Snapper Rocks. (there are safer places to enter the water and this is for the brave and expearience.
This was snapped on the shores of Snapper Rocks at dusk. I loved the shape and textures of the rocks there although I'd highly recommend wearing some thongs/slops or what ever slang we call beach footwear to protect your feet from these sharp guys :-)
Once upon a time, Snapper Rocks was a fairly average Gold Coast point break living in the shadow of it's world famous cousin Kirra. In fact it was better known as a fishing spot (hence the name) than it was as a surf break. However, in April 1995 the Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypassing Project began pumping sand out of the river mouth and dumping it just east of Snapper Rocks. Before long a super sand bank had formed in Rainbow Bay and once the swells started hitting, local surfers realised they had one of the world's longest, and most consistent point breaks on their doorstep.