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Waterbuck, almost surrounded by water.
Kruger National Park
South Africa
Warrnambool
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focal point
the centre of interest or activity
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Focal point…seagulls.
I think the Warrnambool Surf Lifesavers club rooms,
in the background,
provide too much distraction.
Initially, I thought this was a
cropped version of my first image.
Again I was incorrect.
However, there is little or no distraction
and the seagulls are
the obvious focal point.
Everything I didn’t want in focus
is in focus and vice versa.
Now the focal point is in focus.
Still, far too much background distraction
A cropped version of the previous image
leaves no doubt that at least some of the
Weeping Cherry buds are in focus
and are the focal point of this image.
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I only re-discovered this image
this morning.
It was planted in the car park
at Hopkins Falls (close to the coast)
which is near Warrnambool,
a Victorian coastal city.
A Google image search suggested
it may be a Tibouchina.
However, I don’t think a tibouchina
would grow in these coastal conditions.
Ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
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The Anglesea River at Anglesea, Victoria.
Just before it empties into
Bass Strait.
Tropical waterfall near Cairns
in Far North Queensland
It was the dry season…
…so not as much water…
…however still a spectacular sight…
…from land or air at
Victoria Falls,
Zimbabwe,
Africa.
Hopkins Falls,
Hopkins River,
Warrnambool,
Victoria.
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Warrnambool Breakwater protects Lady Bay
from the raging seas of Bass Strait.
The domed shaped concrete roofing
once housed an underground aquarium.
The aquarium was located at the
extreme right (lands end)
of the breakwater.
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Warrnambool Breakwater…
…protects Lady Bay from…
…the rough seas of Bass Strait.
Warrambool’s
Off Shore & Light Game Fishing Club
is only about 200 metres
from the breakwater.
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Last week I posted images of Logan’s Beach
whale viewing platform at Warrnambool.
I posted this image simply to indicate
how close to the shore they were.
I had watched this pair (mother and calf) swim…
…and frolic for around a kilometre or more…
…parallel to to the beach…
…never being much further out to sea…
…than in my first image.
After watching, waiting and hoping…
…while they made their way towards us…
…it soon became apparent…
…that instead of…
…coming they were indeed going.
I decided that it was well worth the drive.
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One of Warrnambool’s major draw cards
is its whale nursery.
And what better way to discover off shore whales…
…than with a drone probably worth more
than some vehicles on the road.
Logan’s Beach Whale nursery
is on the Geelong (East) side of Warrnambool…
…and an attraction which I never visited when living a mere 50 kilometres away….
…but I happily drove 200 km back for a visit
a year or so ago.
No-one ever mentioned the viewing platform or that the whales were so close to shore.
Next week I will post more whale images.
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On October 26,
after a wet month…
Hopkins Falls,
Warrnambool,
Victoria.
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Stay safe. 🙂
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Hope you enjoyed.
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opening
a space or gap that allows passage or access.
Port Phillip Bay opens into the open seas
via a shallow and narrow opening between
Point Nepean and Point Lonsdale.
Point Lonsdale from Point Nepean
Point Nepean from Point Lonsdale.
Just behind the trees on the left is where
the Moyne River converges with the sea.
DC Photography
The mouth of the Hopkins River at Warrnambool.
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