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Thoughts & Musings

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I originally wanted to call this collection 'Hues" because I noticed how some of my photos emphasized colour. 

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Sandstorm, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

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Manukau Harbour, Auckland, NZ

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37 Manhattan; Mom's bathroom

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Silhouettes often provide for great photographic shots. They're also great when there is less light available such as during dawn and dusk. 

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Kippa-ring home, Brisbane

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Barcelona Port, Spain

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Boulevard, Malaga, Spain

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Rivers, streams and waterfalls fascinate us and we hike up valleys and down dales to seek them out.

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Huka Falls, Taupo, New Zealand

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​River Wear through Durham, UK​

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Rhine Falls, near Zurich, Switzerland

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I love walking around new cities â€‹taking photos of buildings of all shapes and sizes.​

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Guest house in Vancouver, Canada​

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Opera House, Toulouse, France

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Deco Building, New Plymouth   New Zealand

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Whilst I do not have a religious practice, I find myself visiting places of worship in my travels. I find peace and calm within their confines.

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Glass window, Muscat, Oman​

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Sacre Coeur, Paris, France

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Marble Temple, Bangkok, Thailand

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One of my favourite times of day is sunset. You will no doubt have many saved photos in your own collections and each of them bring back with it memories of time, place and people.

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Durban, South Africa

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Nazares, Portugal

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Jilin, China

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I am no artist at all but I can appreciate (most) art and when travelling have been privileged to see some 'great' art (imho)

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Bronze, NSW Gallery, Sydney​

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Glass sculptures, Venice

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Street art, Malaga, Spain

 

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Although I am not a 'beach-baby' I love living near the ocean and can often be found using the walking tracks and boardwalks along the coastline. Feeling the sea breezes and smelling the ocean salt spray brings me great joy.

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Badalona Beach, Barcelona, Spain

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Sitges Beach, Spain

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Ancol Beach, Jakarta, Indonesia

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As an environmentalist, I have always been fascinated with botanical patterns. I've take thousands of pictures like these but I only have space for three!

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Lotus blossoms, Vietnam​

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Wild flowers in York, UK

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Floral Feast in Muscat, Oman

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I have been exceedingly lucky to have had several portraits of me drawn during my lifetime. Not by famous people but folk who have thought highly enough of me

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Mid-1970s

Barbara Maude-Stone

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2018

Pre-PhD students, MBU, Jakarta

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2017

Harry Chi, Student at Monash University​​

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As I travel around the world and visit different places, I am always on the lookout for unusual homes. These have captured my attention and as I take the phot, I wonder about who lives there and why did they choose to do so?

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Eastbourne, Wellington, NZ

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Beadknell, N E Eastland

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Monopoli, Puglia, Italy​​​​​​

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Every photographer often looks for opportunities to take a phot whilst looking through something. These are some of my favourites from around the world.​

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Hole in the Rock, Bay of Islands, NZ​​​​​​

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Under Durham Cathedral, England

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View of Alhambra, Granada, Spain

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Who doesn't like autumn colours. And aren't those people who live where the seasons are very clearly defined - very, very lucky indeed. Of course, you'll also need to live with much colder winters, too.  â€‹

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Lakeside Tree, Queenstown, NZ

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Colourful ivy, Victoria, Australia

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Suburban street, Vancouver City, Canada

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Since time immemorial, man has gazed at the night (and sometimes day) sky to marvel at the moon. How many songs, plays and stories have been written about it? Countless.

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Over Jakarta, Indonesia

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Over Ma On Shan, Hong Kong

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Over Ithaca, Greece

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I love the theatre and you may know that, at one stage of my life, I was desperate to make it my career—but it just didn't work out. That hasn't stopped me from going to the theatre and thoroughly enjoying the performances of those very special people.

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Les Miserables, London

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Hamilton, London

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Playhouse Theatre, Durban - where I performed in The Pirates of Penzance

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