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Seal Rocks, NSW
First week of October 2013
Canon 40D w. Sigma 20mm f2.8

Lighthouse Beach

Yagon Beach looking south

Anna and Nic at Lighthouse Beach

Scorched Earth

Barrenjoey Headland, Palm Beach.

1st October 2013 - 2 days after bushfire.

Canon 40D w. Sigma 20mm f2.8 lens

The ash and dirt mixture was still deep and covered every inch of the burnt ground after the fires were extinguished 2 days ago. As the warm north westerly built to 35 knots I reached the top of the eastern ridge and the ash clouds that swept across the scorched earth and curled off the back of the headland settled on the water's surface and rocks below. However desolate and deserted this scene appeared, there was never any doubt that the flora and fauna would return again and its natural beauty would be restored. I continued towards the lighthouse which was not in plain view. The ash whipped up by the stiffest wind gusts was so thick I was forced to shelter in the lee of a few large boulders that were now more visible. As I began breathing through my shirt collar to keep the ash out of my mouth,  the powdery clouds of soot began to clear and I finally pushed to the lighthouse and to an easy path down, back to the beach.

The Pinchbeck Obscurant, Part 1

NSW Mid-North Coast, Winter 2013

Shot on disposable camera

35mm ISO 400 colour film

Perch #1 July 2013

Perch #2 July 2013

with Brad Noel 

riding Bennet Surfboards

Lach top roping the over-hanging boulder at Palm Beach.

Amongst the undergrowth June 2013

Hugh climbing in the rain at Palm Beach.

Curl May 2013

Out of sight, out of mind.

The hidden jungle gem.

Looking north east.

South-east Barrenjoey Head

Looking South-west.

Patterns in the surf below.

Rope soloing the upper south-east escarpment at Barrenjoey Head

Middle Creek, April 2013

Glacier, April 2013

Been busy building a time machine

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