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girl sunbaking on her surfboard on Manly beach, Sydney, 2017. Leica IIIc rangefinder, Cosina-Voigtlaender 21mm f/4 Color-Skopar LTM, Ferrania P30 in Kodak XTOL developer dilution 1+1. V700 scan.
"Hullo everyone! Greetings from the seaside: Portarlington Beach to be exact!
It's been so hot in Australia this summer that Daddy and I have had to spend a great deal of time inside in air-conditioned comfort reading books and entertaining ourselves with other indoor pursuits. Thankfully, a few weeks ago, the temperature turned a little milder for a few days, so when we watched the weather man on the telly and he told us that it was going to be 25 degrees Celsius, I asked Daddy if we could go to the seaside. So he took me to Portarlington Beach along the Bellarine Peninsular.
Now even though it's only 25 degrees, the ozone layer in Australia is pretty thin, so you can get easily burnt, but took the advice of my good friend Ted ( pefkosmad ) and made sure that Daddy packed my Ambear Solaire sunscreen and a beach umbrella. I started with just the Ambear Solaire sunscreen initially, but fond that I needed the beach umbrella. Using both, my plush fur was warmed by the sun, but well protected. Whilst I sunbathed, Daddy went to the Portarlington Sunday Market and bought a jar of honey, two jars of jam and best of all... some bitter grapefruit marmalade. Yummy!"
Yes, it's true. On a milder summer day on the last weekend of February, Paddy and I boarded the Port Philip Ferry Service with my partner and three other friends at Melbourne's docklands and journeyed across to the seaside town of Portarlington. The milder weather was just a (blessed) bonus. We had planned our trip to coincide with the Portarlington Community Market which occurs on the last Sunday of every month, excluding Christamas. Paddy also wished to enjoy the sunshine and the sandy beach.
My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago). He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes. The collar of his Macintosh is made of the same felt. He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his Macintosh.
He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years. He is a very precious member of my small family.
Portarlington is a historic seaside township originally settled in 1850, located on the Bellarine Peninsula, 28 kilometres from the port city of Geelong. Originally called Drayton, Portarlington was renamed in 1851, apparently in honour of the English peer, Sir Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, However a more popular belief is that, owing to the number of early Irish settlers in the area, the town was actually named after the town in Ireland bearing the same name, Portarlington. The newly surveyed township was neatly laid out, with broad streets, and planted with English elms and pines. Although initially a settlement with local employers including a steam mill and a brickworks, it quickly became a popular summer retreat for Geelong and Melbourne's wealthy because of its picturesque setting and fine sandy beaches. It was serviced by a regular steamer, and a public bathing house opened in 1868. Bathing on the open beaches was prohibited in the Victorian period "out of respect for public sentiment". By the 1920s, the increasing popularity of the automobile generated a new influx of holiday makers from Melbourne and regional Victoria. Camping grounds and caravan parks were established throughout the town, and in summer months the town\'s permanent residents were outnumbered many times over by holidaying families and tourists. Today, Portarlington has a diverse population, a high proportion of retirees, and a large seasonal holiday population. The gently rising hills behind the town feature a number of popular vineyards. Portarlington is a popular family holiday destination and a centre of fishing. Recently it became the latest seaside township to be connected to Melbourne by way of a regular ferry run, allowing easier access for commuter traffic to Melbourne, and holidaymakers and tourists (including small Peruvian bears) to visit this vibrant and pretty seaside town.
Bluey! Some days ago this was the first eastern blue-tongued skink, Tiliqua scincoides scincoides that I'd seen for a while — a sign of Spring's arrival. I've seen three now. The others were smaller and more pale. One was being mobbed by birds, the other was simply lazing on their patio in the sunshine. I say they because its gender isn't obvious.
This one is very dark. A lot of the reptiles here are, including the tiger snakes. Striped alike, it's always a good idea to look for the chunky head, the ear and legs — all things absent on the timid but highly venomous tiger snake. This colouration is possibly an adaptation to this cold climate. See here how this bluey is flattened out like a reptilian solar panel? Normally, they'd be more round.
It was cool this morning when I went this way to lop some of the older wattles. Now I need to fell a dead one. This is a chainsaw job. Blue is a bit sleepy so before I grab the saw, I'll race back and pick up a camera. I feel a bit bad about all the noise I'll make. But it won't take long, hopefully they'll be warmed up by then, and they can settle back into whatever's planned in their day.
Fairy Bower rock pool near Manly beach, Sydney, Australia, January 2018. Leica IIIC CV 35mm f/2.5 LTM Color-Skopar on Kodak Ektar 100. V700 scan.
sunbaking at Manly beach 2019. Leica IIIc Cosina-Voigtlander 21mm f/4 Color-Skopar LTM, Ilford FP4+ in ID-11 1+3. V700 scan.
After my little retreat I decided I needed more, So I took myself off to one of my favorite beaches and spent the entire day hiking the bush and coastline but a girl needs to rest once in a while so I had a sunbake on the beach ( looking like a beached white whale after winter the tourists must of thought it was Migaloo popping in for a stop or I scared the tourists off) damn had the place almost to myself in the late afternoon, before meandering the long hike back to the car where a nice policeman was waiting for me to make sure I was ok, wasn't that nice of him, he was a new ACT cop. I made it home by dark anyways .. I had such a great day with myself. lucky for me this place is only 10 minutes from home, hell that is my home I am so so blessed to live in paradise
You need to get a little sun sometimes ---- To keep my creative photography flowing, I propose we upload one new photo, shot fresh each day, and tag it #ApertureLock
Manly beach 2019. Leica IIIc Cosina-Voigtlander 21mm f/4 Color-Skopar LTM, Ilford FP4+ in ID-11 1+3. V700 scan.
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Located in the centre of town, Horseshoe Bay is the most popular beach with locals and visitors alike. Featuring grassy headlands to picnic on, a sandy beach to sunbake, a sheltered cove to swim in and a 180 degree view from the mountains to Trial Bay. Horseshoe Bay is home to an excellent right hand wave that’s the locals' choice when we have east coast lows.
Length – 200m
Four Wheel Drive Access – Prohibited
Surf Lifesaving Patrol – Yes on weekends and during holiday season. Always swim between the flags and obey the life guards.
California Harbor Seal exiting the tide pool for a sleep in the sun.
The harbor (or harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. The most widely distributed species of pinniped (walruses, eared seals, and true seals), they are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Baltic and North Seas.
Harbor seals are brown, silvery white, tan, or gray, with distinctive V-shaped nostrils. An adult can attain a length of 1.85 m (6.1 ft) and a mass of 132 kg (290 lb). Blubber under the seal's skin helps to maintain body temperature. Females outlive males (30–35 years versus 20–25 years). Harbor seals stick to familiar resting spots or haulout sites, generally rocky areas (although ice, sand, and mud may also be used) where they are protected from adverse weather conditions and predation, near a foraging area. Males may fight over mates under water and on land. Females bear a single pup after a nine-month gestation, which they care for alone. Pups can weigh up to 16 kg (35 lb) and are able to swim and dive within hours of birth. They develop quickly on their mothers' fat-rich milk, and are weaned after four to six weeks.
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Located in the centre of town, Horseshoe Bay is the most popular beach with locals and visitors alike. Featuring grassy headlands to picnic on, a sandy beach to sunbake, a sheltered cove to swim in and a 180 degree view from the mountains to Trial Bay. Horseshoe Bay is home to an excellent right hand wave that’s the locals' choice when we have east coast lows.
Length – 200m
Four Wheel Drive Access – Prohibited
Surf Lifesaving Patrol – Yes on weekends and during holiday season. Always swim between the flags and obey the life guards.
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'Fence Friday' Post (pardon the Pun!) taken at Phillip Island. This Fence/walkway is to stop Tourists, who come to see the seals sunbaking on the smaller islands; falling over the edge & down the cliff in their efforts to find the perfect vantage spot!
locals, Manly beach, Sydney, summer 2016. Leica IIIc Cosina-Voigtlander 35mm f/2.5 Color-Skopar LTM, Kodak BW400CN film. V700 scan.
I was delighted to spot this beautiful lace monitor lizard (aka goanna) in our back garden, atop a stone dragon, enjoying a sunbake.
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To keep my creative photography flowing, I propose we upload one new photo, shot fresh each day, and tag it #ApertureLock
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Hand held panorama, photographed at Manly Beach in Sydney. It's not the main surfing beach, but the first little cove you see when you come off the ferry.
Series of photographs taken with a Canon 5D camera + Canon 17-40mm f4 L lens.
man sunbaking at Manly beach, Sydney, summer 2018-19, Nikon F80 SLR, AF Nikkor 24mm f/2.8D, Ilford HP5+ ISO400 in Kodak XTOL 1+1 developer 12m 20C. V700 scan.
seagulls waiting for scraps, Manly beach, Sydney, summer 2018-19, Nikon F80 SLR, AF Nikkor 24mm f/2.8D, Ilford HP5+ ISO400 in Kodak XTOL 1+1 developer 12m 20C. V700 scan.
Unlike most lizards - that I'm familiar with, at least - Boyd's Forest Dragons apparently don't sunbake. They instead just let their body temperature follow their natural environment (under the canopy of rainforest trees).
I'd never really considered it before researching them, but there's a full spectrum of thermoregulation to thermoconformance in reptiles. Traditionally we think only of endotherms (e.g. mammals & birds, "warm-blooded" animals) as thermoregulating, but that's not accurate. Endotherms thermoregulate primarily through metabolism (or other internal controls) whereas ectotherms do it primarily through external controls (e.g. sunbaking or hiding in the shade).
There's a country saying up here that if you have the lizards, you won't get the snakes.
Whether it's true, I really don't know, but I've lived in two places with lizzies before and never saw a snake there :)
I've been told and observed for myself down at the creek with the others that they are territorial.
Testerday morning spotted this little guy when I looked out the kitchen window and noticed the wisteria leaves rustling about on the top of the fence a few feet away.
Grabbed the camera to look at it on zoom, and thought
Whoopie, I got a friend here !
So this modest compilation is a combo of stills and a short video, taken through the flyscreen and doing my best to avoid the customised clothesline rigged up right in front of him.
No, my aussie Flickr buddies, I do not have a 'Hills Hoist' !
I s'pose he felt a bit exposed to the birds out there so he didn't stay on the fence for long, just enough for a short sunbake and a bit of 'salute to the sun' reptile yoga, then off again.
Later discovered him settled on a side flyscreen door, lying in wait for insects and nicely camouflaged by those surrounding colours, where I was able to put the tape measure up from the inside and measure him.
He's 10" long so quite a young one, and I'm delighted to have him.
Just hope Pips will leave him alone ..
I want him to set up home here !
Just checked him at 8pm, after doggy walk, and he's still there :)
BTW, altho' this one's only short, geez, I worked on this for ages, trying to get the right timing for just the first verse of the song, switching pics around, several upload attempts coming out tiny then finally got it in the right size, Yay … but the one thing I couldn't fix was muting the background noise of the short clip, as I had the fan going in the kitchen at the time, and so the music dips out a bit feint for that bit.
I could turn the sound recording off in the camera but these things happen so quick, and I thought I could do it on the computer :/
Most other times I like to have all the bush noises..
And there are two similar pics, but they are different ones..
Music: "You got a friend in me", by Randy Newman..
Heehee, makes it so funny !
Don't know how many blinkin' times I've looked at this and I still laugh :)
Just wanted to cheer up my over-wintered Flickr buddies .. x
Manly beach, Sydney, summer 2019. Olympus OM4-Ti, OM Zuiko 35mm f/2, New Kodak Ektachrome 100 exposed at +2/3 to +1EV. Noritsu photo lab scan 2400dpi. No colour adjustment. Minor tone adjustment in LR6.
selfies at Manly beach, Sydney, summer 2018. Leica IIIf rangefinder Leitz Elmar 5cm f/3.5 collapsible LTM Kodak Ektar 100. V700 scan.
The headless chicken ... This sun worshipper at Manly Cove on a late autumn day looked like she had suffered a rather unfortunate accident. For all my latest photos visit my gallery: mike-gee.smugmug.com/Latestworks/
girls enjoying the sun and view at Manly beach, Sydney, 2019. Olympus XA4 Zuiko 28mm f/3.5 macro, Ilford HP5+ iso400 in ID-11 developer. V700 scan.
In the scheme of things, chronologically, this is blue three. But photographically it is blue two. The original blue two was jammed up in a gateway by some avian admirers — neither a threat to the other — so I picked them up in the approved method to break the deadlock. With a hand full of bluey, there was no photo-op. I haven't seen that one again. But it's probably still around — I know dark blue is.
This little beauty — somewhere between 12-15" long— and smallest of the three is much paler and catching a few late afternoon rays before night and a forecast change. Why, you ask, after 50+ years of metrication would I estimate in inches? It's simply for the sake of rounding. Inches, being longer, round more sensibly in estimates on this scale than the roughly 3x as clumsy centimetres and 30x times as silly millimetres: same measurements, more efficient shorthand.