Theme of the Month

April 2005 - Australia

The beach in late evening at Byron Bay, New South Wales, looking north towards Queensland

A sculpture in oars lines a bridge at Paramatta, upriver from Sydney

An old petrol pump at Leura in the Blue Mountains

Syphons in an antiques centre, Berrima

The best pies in the world, Barrengarry, NSW

Possibly the best pies in the Southern Hemisphere, scoring maximum points on the pastry alone, Barrengarry, Kangaroo Valley, NSW - visit Fladbury Pies & Sausages for an overall champion!

Shopping, David Jones, Bondi Junction, NSW

A shortage of customers, Westfield Bondi Junction

Early morning steam at Sydney Central Station as 3830 backs down onto its train before setting off for Maitland

Snow shoe in the Snowy Mountains, Thredbo, NSW

It's not all sun and surf - head for the Snowy Mountains for some other white stuff

Old Sydney, a reminder of the early days of the Central Business District

Walking to work across an icon, Sydney Harbour Bridge, NSW

An early morning walk to work across one of the world's great icons, the Sydney Harbour Bridge

Three ibis waiting for a train, Byron Bay

Enjoying a jar or two, Byron Bay

Some sort of lizard by the track out to the headland at Byron Bay, the most easterly point of continental Australia

Handbags for sale at Bangalow, a few miles inland from Byron Bay

Shadow, Bangalow, New South Wales

The Anglican church at Nimbin set amongst autumnal finery on an April evening

Garage at night, a homage to Edward Hopper, Byron Bay, NSW

A filling station at Byron Bay, a homage to Edward Hopper

One of the places that Sydneysiders go to play, Luna Park, Milsom's Point

Baskets for sale in Berrima, Southern Highlands, New South Wales

Mail boxes in all varieties

Pelican on lamp with preening on its mind, Bateman's Bay, New South Wales

A well trodden beach near Tathra on New South Wales's South Coast (which is actually the east coast but like most things in NSW, it's its position relative to Sydney that counts)

Large scale advertising in Melbourne, Victoria

Train in evening sun, Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, Victoria

A train bound for up-state Victoria leaving Spencer Street Station, Melbourne

Tram in evening sun, Melbourne, Victoria

A tram in glorious late evening sun heads for central Melbourne

Lake Hume on the NSW/Victoria border, less than 25% full. Does the pelican worry?

The colours of the Snow Gum, Thredbo in the Snowy Mountains

The aftermath of a bush fire near Dead Horse Gap in the Snowy Mountains

Last month's theme, lamps, proved fruitful, helped by a job I did at Aston University and the surprising variety of street lights around Fladbury. What is more I resisted the temptation to take yet another photograph of a gas lamp in Great Malvern. This month I'm widening my horizons a little and reproducing images from an alternative hemisphere.

Wharf at Woolloomooloo, Sydney, May 2003

Waiting for the real Millenium, Sydney, December 31st, 2000

In the Lamington Hills, Queensland, May 2003

Outback New South Wales, Sofala, April 2003

A rare sighting, a koala in the wild, Noosa, Queensland, May 2003

The face of modern diesel traction, Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, January 2001

Shot in the past

Present day photographs for 'Theme of the Month' are taken with either a Sony DSC-V1 or a Nikon D70 digital camera. Pictures prior to 2004 were shot with a variety of Canon and Nikon 35mm cameras and lenses.