the beach in winter is beautiful

the beach in winter is beautiful.  the air is cold and it bites into your skin and stings your cheeks.  the clouds make strange shapes that make the sun emit a warm glow.  shadows play on the waves while the surfers bob up and down, lost in sea and foam.  and all the while dogs sit and wait, ears pricked to the lightest sound of their owners returning.

dwellingup

i went camping with the lovely nicole in dwellingup a couple of weekends ago.  the air was extremely fresh and brisk but it was so nice to breathe in the fresh air and be completely surrounded by trees.

a girl and a dog

i’m the girl on the beach that sits and daydreams while watching the surfers in the water.  i should probably learn how to surf myself, but at the moment i’m pretty happy with my camera in hand, watching the world go by.

these photographs were taken at a beach somewhere near gracetown.  i was sitting on the sand when a black dog ran up to me and decided it was going to keep me company for a while.  when the dog saw a person coming out the water, it would race down the beach to see who is was.  after that it would trot back to me and look at me with weary eyes as if to say, ‘well, where is he?’  the dog was worried about its owner, out there in the surf. 

i’m glad someone knows what it’s like =)

field in passing

where i want to be

the sun it rises

on saturday morning i watched a beautiful sunrise over the sea. the southern part of our state never ceases to amaze me. the crisp air, the roaring ocean, but most of all the light...this was worth getting up for.

taking flight

sometimes, i really do feel as if i'm taking flight...

hobart

hobart is a pretty city. we had a very fine breakfast by the harbour, found some cute shops to spend too much time in, and also climbed mount wellington (in the car! however, there was a crazy cyclist climbing it on his bike!) what's more, we even found some sunshine :)

addi(c)tion

introducing...the holga 135BC ! saturated colours, happy accidents and intense vignettes make this camera rather exciting :) not quite a complete replacement for ye olde lomo , but with a bit of practice i think mr holga will reveal some of his own charms :)

morning tide

i hope you are not getting sick of seeing photos from the south west...it seems every time i travel there, i come back with another photo story..this time, it's injanup beach (fast becoming a favourite) and tim's surfing escapade :)