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Apocalypse Photography

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I love all things macro, nature in general, and who could forget the most important of them all, THE WEATHER.

Here's a compilation of my best images (there isn't very many :)). I should be adding a lot more as I upgrade from a Fujifilm Finepix to a Nikon DSLR on Christmas Day!

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Nice! Love that first one!
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Nice macro work, the 1st two shots are my favourite
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Thanks for the comments guys! :)

For scale, the subject is only 3mm in length.

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Mar - 0.0mm
YTD - 30.8mm
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yeah love the first one! that fly looks like a jetfighter ready for take off :P
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Love the macro :)
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Taken with Nikon D3000, 18-55mm VR kit lens, and Hoya close-up diopters (+7).

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Feb - 27.0mm
Mar - 0.0mm
YTD - 30.8mm
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Mode: Manual
Shutter: 1/125
Aperture: f9
ISO: 800
Focal length: 52mm
Cropped: Yes
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2013 Rainfall
Jan - 3.8mm
Feb - 27.0mm
Mar - 0.0mm
YTD - 30.8mm
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A storm to the west of Wagga, the best structure I have seen since I started observing.

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Mar - 0.0mm
YTD - 30.8mm
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Nice Shot..
Good view. R U on the Roof..?
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Haha, I am, probably not the best idea though. It is a good view though. :)
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Not fair being a girl that is scared of heights, or ends of ladders.
Specially with the camera in hand.
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Mode: Manual
Shutter: 1/160
Aperture: f8
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 55m
Cropped: Yes
Nathan Morris
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Feb - 27.0mm
Mar - 0.0mm
YTD - 30.8mm
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Taken on the 21st Jan 2010.

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Ooooh, nice one, Apocalypse! Certainly looks like a funnel but I'm no expert lol. That's quite a mixed bag you got yourself there - rainshaft, rainbow, funnel (?), mammatus and lightning, a bit of everything. Well done!!! :D
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Mar - 0.0mm
YTD - 30.8mm
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These are a few snaps from a little trip that I went on with my brother and sister, and my Mum's friend on the 4th of June.

Our journey starts in Wagga, where it had been raining that morning, and we then headed south to the little town of Holbrook and walked along the HMAS Otway submarine. We then found ourselves on the road again to have lunch at Jingellic, alongside which were green, rolling hills, dotted with pine tree plantations. Lunch at the Bridge Hotel was delicious, and we didn't have to wait too long either, which was a plus as we were starving!

It was a cool, cloudy day, where it had also had been raining that morning (perfect for me! :D), so we ventured out before we left to capture the beauty of the pub, river and surrounds in dappled light.

After our photography session, we drove through to Victoria and from Walwa, to Tintaldra, to Tooma and then our final destination, Paddy's River Falls. Along the way found the most amazing views of valleys, and little towns, and the hills (the pics don't do them justice! :)). We probably spent 20 minutes stopping to taking photos, while driving to the falls, they were just that amazing!

I think the best part of the day would have had to have been seeing the waterfall, as I'd never seen one as large (the other, a small one alongside the road on Waterfall Way from Dorrigo to Bellingen). We were lucky to go that day, as it had been raining and a lot of water was coming from down the mountains. When you get there, there is a lookout that you can walk onto just over the cliff face that gives the most spectacular views of it. You can then go down a walkway (with many steps I might add!), that takes you to right next to it where you can feel the cool, misty mountain air as it is being sprayed up. It's unbelievable how close you can get to it!

The time had come to leave as it was getting dark and we wanted to get home to have dinner. On the way we encountered very thick fog from Tumbarumba, and spent the whole way home trying to figure out how to demist the car! :D

Have I sold it to you yet? :P

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The pub where we had lunch, is the closest pub to the Murray River. I had salt and pepper squid and a lemon, lime and bitters. :)

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A little bit of editing in Photoshop. :D

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From the lookout.

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Feb - 27.0mm
Mar - 0.0mm
YTD - 30.8mm
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Awesome pics Apocalypse. Love the story of your day too. A very scenic drive. Just looked at other pics you have posted that I hadn't seen yet. Very impressive!
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Thanks Robyn. :)

I thought the story would be a nice touch, just to take you through how I got the photos. They are in order, so it's like a little story in itself. :)
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Mar - 0.0mm
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Had a fantastic chase day on Friday. I returned home from chasing the Collingullie/Belfrayden area, after the storm there had dissolved while being pulled to the north.
New activity was now developing to the north, and I drove in this direction for a while until I could see what looked like a wall cloud, so I backtracked and pulled over in a small laneway to get a good view of the storm.

The wall cloud didn't last long before dissipating, but was followed by two separate formations that lowered towards the ground. The first one can be seen in the pictures below, and the second one in the video.

I intercepted another small storm near Uranquinty which dropped hail larger than 1cm, and at least pea-sized for a good 20 minutes. All in all a great day. :)

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2013 Rainfall
Jan - 3.8mm
Feb - 27.0mm
Mar - 0.0mm
YTD - 30.8mm
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