This scene is what I would normally expect to see on True North in places like theKimberley and PNG, but no it was taken at Rottnest just before the Australia Day sunset.
The cloud build up was the precursor to the lightning show we were treated to later that evening, or at least what my guests were treated to whilst I was cooking dinner!
Another hot night in paradise with a beautiful start to the day…now should I go for a surf or a dive…decisions decisions! 
Australia Day at Rottnest Island, on board the good boat Polaris. The sun smiling it’s bright hot rays complimented by a warm easterly wind, and the temperature hovering around 40c degrees. The clear, beautiful and refreshing ocean playing host to some superb surf, swimming, diving and snorkelling. All taking place under the bluest of skies. The skiest of skies. The bluest of blue. We can almost reach out and grab perfection.
Come sunset dramatic clouds and lightning entered, to bookend this particularly beautiful Australia Day. Taking a run at the clouds were Peta North, Flemming and I. All the man-made fireworks in the world is no match for Mother Nature’s sunset and lightning bolts. I make this picture, hoping to do Mother Nature’s lightship justice, freezing a beautiful moment in time.
I thought I would post a typical Australian Landscape for Australia Day tomorrow.
Shot a few months ago with Brett Morgan out in the wheatbelt.
Just before Xmas I was out with Mr. Spool doing a walk around Freo and we came across this little gem with an awesome Mackerel cloud background.
There is a lot of this style of historic architecture in Fremantle and well worth a walk around if you are interested in such things.
As I mentioned in my comment on the last post, a rethink on what I was trying to portray suggested a rework of the concept I posted yesterday.
I think this is more like what I had in mind with the look and for me anyway, I do prefer this result.
Hopefully you do as well!
The statement, ‘Stairway to the Moon’ evokes a lot of emotion and often fond memories of places like Broome where the moon reflections on the mudflats create a stairway of light to the moon.
When I saw this statue on the weekend, it certainly evoked some intrigue within me and off the back of that intrigue, I played around and created this composition.
To me the little guys are on a mission to get somewhere…and why not shoot for the moon!
Over the years I have spent a fair bit of time with Horses and even was employed as a riding instructor and trail guide at Rottnest back in the early 70′s and I never get tired of watching their antics, especially between other horses.
That was a really cool way to see Rottnest I can tell you!
These 2 were having a good old nuzzle for quite a few minutes.
I have Flembot back staying with me all the way from his adventures in South America.
He was somewhat broken after getting food poisoning and living in very cold areas for a few months but a short taste of Aussy summer, a strict diet issued by Lee and a relaxing weekend down with Christian and Jenny Fletcher has just about brought him back to normal.
We both worked up the same image in 2 totally different ways this evening and we would like some input as to what the crowd prefers.
Let the comments begin!
Lee and I went down south to stay with some friends on their horse stud this weekend and had a ball.
As I drove past this young colt he was lying down and just as I took my camera out he decided to roll in his sand patch.
Some amazing statues have been strategically placed around the place and this perspective caught my eye at sunset on Saturday.
In recent times I have been experimenting with some HDR techniques and on all of these occasions I was out with Mr. Spool, Neal Pritchard.
We had some fun walking around Freo on one occasion and then around the parkland under Kings Park.
I am quite pleased with how these turned out!
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Paul Pichugin: Love it, the colouring is perfect.. definitely strange weather for this time of year though. 
Peta North: Great pic Mark, beautifully captured and beautifully written…. The cray was excellent and it was...
Tony Middleton: So vibrant and very nice image from what was clearly a top day and night Tony Middleton: Nice in B&W there Mark, I’d suggest do both if possible ! It’s a beautiful day...
Ailsa: Another hot one today. I think Rotto would be the place to be.
