Captured in January 2011.

Like in the photo in my previous post, Aussie abstract # 3, Mother Nature has been giving a helping hand with the design of this work: From one of Australia’s many  fires.

Bushfires in Australia can be both harmful – and useful. Australia’s indigenous people used controlled bushfires to take care of the landscape.

In dry years the uncontrolled bushfires are a

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Captured at the roadside in Victor Harbor, Australia, January 2011.

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January 30, 2010 I published my first post here on this blog. Actually I totally forgot the 2 year anniversary of my blog here recently!

My last post “Danish winter landscape” – was my post number 200…..!

And today i can see, that I now I have also passed 20,000 views on

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These days we have Brrrrrrrrrrrr-COLD temperatures and snow – and winter has in has the very highest degree arrived to Denmark.

I  hope that I one the next few days may have the opportunity to shoot some pictures from the COLD winter here…..

Until that:

More memories from last winter – which was long and very cold here. — While I was enjoying summer in Australia!:

More

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More Australian tree art.

Captured in January 2011.

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These days the tennis tournament, Australian Open, is played in Melbourne.

I was in Australia last year at this time – and followed the tournament – on TV!

Australian Open 2011: Novak Djokovic is defeating Andy Murray in the men’s finals last year:

I followed the match – and enjoyed an Australian beer – which  was tasty, but very expensive (even compared to Denmark!).

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As in many other cities contrasts meet in Melbourne. Old and new. Nature and culture. Warm and cold. Green and concrete. Joy and sadness. Life and death.

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Bark of trees can create beautiful images. This is captured in Australia in January 2011.

I think it’s a gum tree.

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In this post there are none of my photos (my first post without a photo!).

This post marks the end of a series of entries from Denmark. And the beginning of a series of entries from my trip last year to Australia.

Before I move on to Australia, I will give my contribution to Scott Thomas’ latest Assignment “Rule of Thirds” - If you want to participate too, you must make your contribution before Wednesday, January 18, 2012.

Today I will give

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Here is one more shot of the fascinating Australian  Gum trees or Eucaluptus. 700 species can be found there of that tree. Amazing how the bark is loose on this species….

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I will be back with many more travel photos later, but my next posts will be a “Danish Summer Review” series…..

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I love Australia!

Leaf photographed with love near Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia.

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Leaving Kosciuszko National Park via B400 through the Murray Valley towards Albury I passed this landscape:

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Driving B400 through the Murray Valley towards Albury I photographed this Aussie chap in a small town:

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Not far from Geehi, NSW, Ausralia, where we met all the kangaroos, you will find Scammell’s Lookout, with some breathtaking mountain views.

I have picked two different photos from this place. I couldn’t choose between them, so I publish both of them.

Now you have the choice!

Which one do you prefer – and why?!

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In my post about “Scale in photography” I promised you more Austalian animals….

This is Geehi at Swampy Plain River, NSW, Australia:

What a beautiful and peaceful place.

And this is the scene, where I met what I regard as the most typical of the Australian animals. The kangaroo!

First, we discovered a few………

And they were not afraid, as we very excited

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In my my earlier posts Mt. Kosciuszko and  Kosciuszko National Park I introduced  gum trees – or Eucalyptus – , the most common tree species in Australia.

Here is detail I loved of one of the trees there:

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In recent times I have been reasonably busy with anything other than blogging – I started a new job in June (I will tell more about this later ) and have just been on two weeks holiday by the West-coast of Jutland (many of you will know I love spending much time there – and some new photos from there will also likely soon show up here – in between more travel photos!).

A few

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