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Weekly Photo Challenge – Evanescent

27 Saturday May 2017

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I have learnt a new word today:
ev·a·nes·cent (adjective) – “Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.”

The rapidly changing colours before dawn seem perfect for this word. Here are some Hobart sunrises that I have snapped this month.IMG_0246IMG_0536IMG_0563

These 2 photos are 8 minutes apart.IMG_0044IMG_0048

This is an original photo, no editing. Followed by a “cold tone” edit which I think highlights the actual sun rays.XTLP0628XTLP0628-2

Here’s to a brand new day, new hopes, new opportunities. Wishing everyone a good day.

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Changing Seasons – October – Spring with hints of Winter

31 Monday Oct 2016

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October has been a month of colour, of spring flowers.

A month of changeable weather, the southern hemisphere’s equivalent to “April Showers”. There have been warm sunny spring days, but also mornings when we have woken to snow on Mount Wellington, along with cold southerly winds.

It has been a month of rainbows, which is a nice way to sum up my month of colour posts.

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The view from our kitchen looks towards Hobart’s Casino. I wonder what the response would be, if I showed them this photo and asked for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!

Aurora Australis

26 Wednesday Oct 2016

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My bucket list includes watching an aurora.

This evening, we’ve had our best view to date. Aurora Australis put on a show, with greens and purples in a wide arc across the southern sky, including vertical beams of light.

These photos are straight from our camera, no editing of colours.

It was a mild 14°C, on a beach just ten minute’s drive from home. Gotta love Tasmania!

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Midnight at the beach

29 Thursday Sep 2016

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The Aurora Australis forecast was favourable.
The clouds cleared before the expected storms.
We drove ten minutes to a south facing beach.
We weren’t alone.
Others were on the beach at midnight.
With cameras on tripods.
Looking south.
Was that green glow a hint of Aurora?
Home to bed, as there’s work tomorrow.
Better luck another time.

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