Time and energy has not been available for me to photograph new motives for Scott Thomas’ latest assignment, “Blue Hour”.

But recently I found this photo from March last year.

We were in Darwin, Northern Territory, our final destination after 6 weeks of travel in Australia. The climate here is tropical. This warm and lovely evening we were sitting on the

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Adelaide, South Australia,  must be a a wealthy city. Here you step on other people’s money while you walk around town spending your own 

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This is my last post from “Down Under” for a while.

Time to have a look at things here around me in Denmark

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New South Wales, Australia. February 2011.

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Captured January 2011 in Australia.

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Captured January 2011 in Australia.

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Photo captured in Australia – Febuary 2011.

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On the road southwards from Canberra, Australia. A view back towards the north.

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The National Museum of Australia in Canberra is an an overwhelming experience.

Therefore I have chosen not to focus on the content of the museum. I would only encourage everyone to visit Australia and Canberra to experience this museum – and the city’s other museums – such as the National Gallery of Australia.

My photos are instead of the unique architecture of the museum buildings

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Canberra - National Gallery of Australia.

The Aboriginal Memorial.

When I visited this excellent art museum in January 2011, I only managed to take this photo in the museum – before I was made aware, that photography was not allowed there.

I hope the museum will forgive me, that I bring this photo! Maybe forgiveness

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Landscape – New South Wales, Australia:

Nature’s art – I believe!

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Central Canberra – viewing over Lake Burley Griffin to Parliament House, which is dug into Capital Hill, its roof covered with grass and topped by an 81 m high flagpole with a double-decker-sized flag.

In front of this is the white building: Old Parliament House, now a Museum of Australian Democracy.

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Travelling along the Australian Great Ocean Road in Febuary 2011 – I visited the stunning cliff coast east of Melbourne – around Cape Bridgewater, Victoria:

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An ant investigates the conditions on a piece of burnt an Australian gum tree.

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In Port Adelaide, South Australia,  we studied the local bottlenose dolphins and enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere on the harbor and in the town.

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Detail from the quayside in Port Adelaide, Australia.

Please consider joining Scott Thomas’ latest assigment, Assignment 18: Abstract photography! Read more informations via the link.

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SNOW today

I’m longing for spring now!

And summer. The summer photos from Australia nourishes my dreams…

(Captured January 2011 in Australia.)

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Spindlar flyr

I Australien är det översvämning och nu flyr tusentals spindlar undan vattenmassorna. Det är en sorts vargspindel som försöker gömma sej och dessa har vävt enorma nät runt om i staden i Wagga Wagga som ligger i New South Wales i Australien. Men även 8 000 invånare i New South Wales har flytt vattenmassorna.

Bilden är lånad och fler bilder kan ni

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You probably know of my fascination with Australian Gum Trees…..

I found many great artworks among these trees!

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Australian Gum tree art.

Captured in January 2011.

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Captured in Febuary 2011, Adelaide, Australia.

A street entertainer performs with balls and balancing. In front of a great sculpture

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Captured in Febuary 2011, Adelaide, Australia.

An Aboriginal Indigenous Australian musician played the didgeridoo.

He stands beside a stunning work of art – consisting of two large, shiny balls on top of each other.

View the entire artwork in my next post!

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A good time in the streets of Adelaide among friendly Australians

Captured in Febuary 2011, Adelaide, Australia.

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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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