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Every now and then I remember that "hey, bsky is a thing that I can actually post to, not just scroll through what other people have posted". So in the spirit of that thought, here's some aurora photos I took last night.

#auroraaustralis
November 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Bird guide: "New Holland Honeyeater. Often feeds on banksia flowers."
Me: "Can confirm."

📷 Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 | ƒ/6.3, 1/1000s, 400mm, ISO2500

#newhollandhoneyeater #australianbirds #narooma #banksia #sonyalpha #sonya7iv #tamron50400mm
August 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Crimson Rosella in our front yard this morning.

📷 Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 | ƒ/6.3, 1/30s, 400mm, ISO100

#spnyalpha #sonya7iv #tamron50400mm #crimsonrosella #australianbirds #canberrabirds
June 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Boat on lake in sunset.

📷 Sony A7IV | Sony 24-105 F4 G | ƒ11, 1/200s, 70mm, ISO100

#sonyalpha #sonya7iv #sony24105mm
May 16, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Better surfer.

(Or better photo, at least. Although this guy was in fact a better surfer too.)

📷 Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 | ƒ/6.3, 1/1000s, 400mm, ISO160

#sonyalpha #sonya7iv #tamron50400mm #surfer #surfphotography #narooma #naroomansw #surfnarooma
May 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Surfer.

📷 Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 | ƒ/6.3, 1/1000s, 400mm, ISO1250

#sonyalpha #sonya7iv #tamron50400mm #surfer #surfphotography #narooma #naroomansw #surfnarooma
May 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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When you're an annoying cloud bank on the horizon away from a spectacular moon-rising-directly-behind-the-lighthouse photo...

📷 Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 | ƒ/6.3, 1/500s, 400mm, ISO250

#sonyalpha #sonya7iv #tamron50400mm #lighthouse #moonrise #damnclouds
small lighthouse on a distant island lit by the sunset, in front of a thick bank of cloud, with a pale almost-full moon hanging in the sky above
May 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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White-faced heron, Narooma NSW

📷 Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 | ƒ/6.3, 1/500s, 400mm, ISO400

#sonyalpha #sonya7iv #tamron50400mm
white-faced heron walking towards the camera through shallow water
March 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Just managed to catch the last few moments of the lunar eclipse through the clouds. Always worth getting out there to have a look, just in case!

#lunareclipse #bloodmoon #canberra #sonyalpha #sonya7iv #tamron50400mm
An orange moon hangs above the horizon behind some wispy clouds, almost entirely full except for an eclipse shadow over the top left corner.
March 14, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Comet. ☄️

C/2024 G3 ATLAS over Canberra on 22 Jan.

📷 Sony A7IV | TTArtisan 75mm f2 | ~50 6-second exposures, stacked in Sequator and tweaked in Affinity Photo 2

#cometc2024g3atlas #sonyalpha #sonya7iv #ttartisan75mmf2 #sequator #affinityphoto2
January 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Self portrait with comet.

(Comet C/2024 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, October 2024)
January 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Self portrait with Ouroboros.

(National Gallery of Australia, December 2024)
January 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Self portrait with chkdsk.

(Windows 10 on Surface Pro 4, August 2022)
January 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Self portrait with lantern forest.

(Tokyo Japan, January 2020)
January 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Self portrait with Enlighten.

(Enlighten Festival, Canberra ACT, March 2018)
January 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Self portrait with motorcycle.

(Gosford NSW, November 2016)
January 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Self portrait with beach.

(Napier NZ, October 2014.)
January 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Was just a moment too late getting the big zoom lens on to the camera...
#cometc2024g3 #sonyalpha #sonya7iv #tamron50400mm
Comet tail poking up over the horizon in a pink sunset sky.
January 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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When the storm is keeping you awake anyway so you get up and try pointing the camera out the lounge room window at it...

#sonya7iv #viltrox20mmf28 #sonyalpha #lightning #storm #Canberra #CanberraStorm
January 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Finally managed to get my hands on a copy of this - it's really cool! Thanks to you and @ryannorth.ca for the recommendation!
January 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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My 12 favourite photos of 2024, part 3 of 3.

9. Aurora Australis, Canberra ACT.
10. Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, Canberra ACT.
11. @bunniquette.bsky.social getting the giggles.
12. Orion nebula, Kosciusko National Park NSW.

#sonyalpha #sonya7iv #bestof2024
December 30, 2024 at 10:46 AM
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My 12 favourite photos of 2024, part 2 of 3.

5. Mk1 Escort at the Mt Gladstone Hill climb, Cooma NSW
6. Eastern spinebill in the grevillea in our backyard.
7. Welcome swallow skimming over the water, Narooma NSW
8. Spotted pardalote on our kitchen windowsill.

#sonyalpha #sonya7iv #bestof2024
December 30, 2024 at 10:40 AM
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My 12 favourite photos from 2024, part 1 of 3.

1. Cockatoos in our front yard.
2. @bunniquette.bsky.social and her sister, Kiama NSW
3. Surfer at Gerringong Beach, NSW
4. Paraglider off Stanwell Tops, NSW.

#sonyalpha #sonya7iv #bestof2024
December 30, 2024 at 10:36 AM
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Spotted Pardalote, our backyard, early October.

You buy just one big ol' zoom lens and all of a sudden you find yourself turning into a bird photographer...

#pardalote #spottedpardalote #bird #canberra #canberrabirds #sonyalpha #sonya7iv #tamron50400mm
A spotted pardalote sits on a brick window ledge. Its wings and the top of its head are black with lots of small white spots. Its breast is pale, with a bright orange patch under its chin.
November 22, 2024 at 11:48 PM
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I humbly offer a stack of wombats.
November 5, 2024 at 7:14 AM