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Roma. Queensland. Australia.

My friend moved to Roma to teach and when I visit him I am always sure to bring my camera. The Roma night sky is an awe-inspiring sight.

This shot is a stack of several images. As the world rotates, the sky appears to rotate also. The point in the middle where no stars are spinning is the south celestial pole. This is the axis on which the world turns and as such no stars appear to be moving. Read below for more info.

about celestial poles

The north and south celestial poles are the two imaginary points in the sky where the Earth’s axis of rotation, indefinitely extended, intersects the imaginary rotating sphere of stars called the celestial sphere. The north and south celestial poles appear directly overhead to an observer at the Earth’s North Pole and South Pole respectively.

At night the stars appear to drift overhead from east to west, completing a full circuit around the sky in 24 (sidereal) hours. (Of course, exactly the same motion occurs during the day, except that the stars are not visible because of the sun’s glare.) This apparent motion is due to the spinning of the Earth on its axis. As the Earth spins, the celestial poles remain nearly fixed in the sky, and all other points seem to rotate around them.

The celestial poles are also the poles of the celestial equatorial coordinate system, meaning they have declinations of +90 degrees and −90 degrees (for the north and south celestial poles, respectively).

The celestial poles do not remain permanently fixed against the background of the stars. Because of a phenomenon known as the precession of the equinoxes, the poles trace out circles on the celestial sphere, with a period of about 25,700 years. The Earth’s axis is also subject to other complex motions which cause the celestial poles to shift slightly over cycles of varying lengths; see nutation, polar motion and axial tilt. Finally, over very long periods the positions of the stars themselves change, because of the stars’ proper motions.

An analogous concept applies to other planets: a planet’s celestial poles are the points in the sky where the projection of the planet’s axis of rotation intersects the celestial sphere. These points vary because different planets’ axes are oriented differently (the apparent positions of the stars also change slightly because of parallax effects). [wikipedia]

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Kingaroy. Queensland. Australia.

My girlfriend recently moved to Kingaroy for work. As such I have had the opportunity to capture some of rural Queensland. My country portfolio is small, however, steadily growing.

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about kingaroy

Kingaroy is an agricultural town in Queensland, Australia, approximately 210 kilometres (130 mi) or about 2½ hours drive north-west of the state capital Brisbane. The town is situated on the junction of the D’Aguilar and the Bunya Highways. At the 2006 census, Kingaroy had a population of 7,620, a significant increase from the 2001 census figure of 7,147.

It is known as the “Peanut Capital of Australia” because Australia’s largest peanut processing plant is located in the town and peanut silos dominate the skyline.

The name Kingaroy is usually claimed to be derived from the Wakka Wakka Aboriginal word for ‘Red Ant’. The local Kingaroy Rugby League football team is known as “the Red Ants” and a Red Ant features on the old Kingaroy Shire coat of arms. However a Wakka Wakka Word List provides the following explanation: “Derived from ‘king’, a small black ant, and ‘dhu’roi’, meaning hungry. The name was suggested by a local Aboriginal helper of the surveyor Mr Hector Munro who surveyed the original grazing holding of this name on account of these ants being a pest at the survey camp”.

Kingaroy is also famous for being the home town of former Premier of Queensland, Sir Joh Bjelke-Peterson.[wikipedia]

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Kingaroy. Queensland. Australia.

My girlfriend recently moved to Kingaroy for work. As such I have had the opportunity to capture some of rural Queensland. My country portfolio is small, however, steadily growing.

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about kingaroy

Kingaroyis an agricultural town in Queensland, Australia, approximately 210 kilometres (130 mi) or about 2½ hours drive north-west of the state capital Brisbane. The town is situated on the junction of the D’Aguilar and the Bunya Highways. At the 2006 census, Kingaroy had a population of 7,620, a significant increase from the 2001 census figure of 7,147.

It is known as the “Peanut Capital of Australia” because Australia’s largest peanut processing plant is located in the town and peanut silos dominate the skyline.

The name Kingaroy is usually claimed to be derived from the Wakka Wakka Aboriginal word for ‘Red Ant’. The local Kingaroy Rugby League football team is known as “the Red Ants” and a Red Ant features on the old Kingaroy Shire coat of arms. However a Wakka Wakka Word List provides the following explanation: “Derived from ‘king’, a small black ant, and ‘dhu’roi’, meaning hungry. The name was suggested by a local Aboriginal helper of the surveyor Mr Hector Munro who surveyed the original grazing holding of this name on account of these ants being a pest at the survey camp”.

Kingaroy is also famous for being the home town of former Premier of Queensland, Sir Joh Bjelke-Peterson.[wikipedia]

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Lake Moogerah. Queensland. Australia.

There is something eerily beautiful about Lake Moogerah. It’s dead trees poking through the water, their reflections evergrowing.

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about the point cartwright

Lake Moogerah, formed by Moogerah Dam, is a water supply and irrigation dam on Reynolds Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River in Southeast Queensland’s Fassifern Valley. The lake is used for recreation, fishing and camping. “Moogerah” comes from the aboriginal word Moojirah meaning home of the thunderstorm.

The lake is located around 60 km southwest of Ipswich and about 90 minutes drive from Brisbane. Aratula is the nearest town, about 11 km from the lake.

The dam supplies drinking water to the towns of Boonah and Ipswich, although the main user is the Swanbank Power Station. It also supplies irrigation water to small crop farms in the Fassifern Valley. SunWater is undertaking a dam spillway capacity upgrade program to ensure the continued safety of the dam. [wikipedia]

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Lake Moogerah. Queensland. Australia.

There is something eerily beautiful about Lake Moogerah. It’s dead trees poking through the water, their reflections evergrowing.

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about the point cartwright

Lake Moogerah, formed by Moogerah Dam, is a water supply and irrigation dam on Reynolds Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River in Southeast Queensland’s Fassifern Valley. The lake is used for recreation, fishing and camping. “Moogerah” comes from the aboriginal word Moojirah meaning home of the thunderstorm.

The lake is located around 60 km southwest of Ipswich and about 90 minutes drive from Brisbane. Aratula is the nearest town, about 11 km from the lake.

The dam supplies drinking water to the towns of Boonah and Ipswich, although the main user is the Swanbank Power Station. It also supplies irrigation water to small crop farms in the Fassifern Valley. SunWater is undertaking a dam spillway capacity upgrade program to ensure the continued safety of the dam. [wikipedia]

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Lake Moogerah. Queensland. Australia.

There is something eerily beautiful about Lake Moogerah. It’s dead trees poking through the water, their reflections evergrowing.

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about the point cartwright

Lake Moogerah, formed by Moogerah Dam, is a water supply and irrigation dam on Reynolds Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River in Southeast Queensland’s Fassifern Valley. The lake is used for recreation, fishing and camping. “Moogerah” comes from the aboriginal word Moojirah meaning home of the thunderstorm.

The lake is located around 60 km southwest of Ipswich and about 90 minutes drive from Brisbane. Aratula is the nearest town, about 11 km from the lake.

The dam supplies drinking water to the towns of Boonah and Ipswich, although the main user is the Swanbank Power Station. It also supplies irrigation water to small crop farms in the Fassifern Valley. SunWater is undertaking a dam spillway capacity upgrade program to ensure the continued safety of the dam. [wikipedia]

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Point Carwright, Mooloolaba. Queensland. Australia.

Point Carwright is one of my favourite seascape locations. It boasts magnificent rock formations that are everchanging with the tidal variations. Each trip to Point Cartwright is unique: I have been presented with lackluster sunrises, drenched with rain, battered with rogue swell, had filters blow out of my hand, rolled an ankle from the mossy surfaces and more. These experiences are what makes photography rewarding – every shot is a challenge.

Most visits to Point Cartwright usually result in either moody skies, rough seas, intense sun bursts or slipping on rocks. This occasion there were none of these traits. Rather, it was peaceful.

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about point cartwright

Point Cartwright Light is an active lighthouse located on Point Cartwright, a point near the mouth of the Mooloolah River, in Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia. It marks the entrance to the North West Channel, a deep water channel into Moreton Bay and the Port of Brisbane, and provides guidance into the Mooloolaba Harbour.

Old Caloundra Light, construction in 1896, was the first to serve the purpose of marking the entrance to the North West Channel. Changes in the shipping industry in the 1960s necessitated the construction of a modern signal and radar station, and thus New Caloundra Light was erected in 1967. However, New Caloundra Light was to have a short lifespan as a coastal light. By 1978 the buildings in Caloundra had grown in height, obscuring it from some angles.

Point Cartwright Light was built in 1978. It was the sixth of a group of seven concrete towers erected by the Commonwealth between 1964 and 1979, by order of construction, Cape Capricorn Light, New Caloundra Light, Point Danger Light, New Burnett Heads Light, Fitzroy Island Light, itself and Archer Point Light.[2] The light was automatic from its construction and was never manned. [wikipedia]

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Point Carwright, Mooloolaba. Queensland. Australia.

Point Carwright is one of my favourite seascape locations. It boasts magnificent rock formations that are everchanging with the tidal variations. Each trip to Point Cartwright is unique: I have been presented with lackluster sunrises, drenched with rain, battered with rogue swell, had filters blow out of my hand, rolled an ankle from the mossy surfaces and more. These experiences are what makes photography rewarding – every shot is a challenge.

This occasion I was lucky enough to have a spell of rain during/prior to the shoot. This left moisture on the rocks allowing for some amazing reflections.

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about the point cartwright

Point Cartwright Light is an active lighthouse located on Point Cartwright, a point near the mouth of the Mooloolah River, in Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia. It marks the entrance to the North West Channel, a deep water channel into Moreton Bay and the Port of Brisbane, and provides guidance into the Mooloolaba Harbour.

Old Caloundra Light, construction in 1896, was the first to serve the purpose of marking the entrance to the North West Channel. Changes in the shipping industry in the 1960s necessitated the construction of a modern signal and radar station, and thus New Caloundra Light was erected in 1967. However, New Caloundra Light was to have a short lifespan as a coastal light. By 1978 the buildings in Caloundra had grown in height, obscuring it from some angles.

Point Cartwright Light was built in 1978. It was the sixth of a group of seven concrete towers erected by the Commonwealth between 1964 and 1979, by order of construction, Cape Capricorn Light, New Caloundra Light, Point Danger Light, New Burnett Heads Light, Fitzroy Island Light, itself and Archer Point Light.[2] The light was automatic from its construction and was never manned. [wikipedia]

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Shorncliffe. Brisbane. Queensland. Australia.

Shorncliffe is my hometown. My high school is situated 200m away from the foreshore. It is entrenched with history and was once considered a holiday destination. Now it is at the bottom of the barrell of South East Queensland beachside destinations. Regardless, it still possesses a beauty for those that are open to it.

Amazing sunrise at Shorncliffe this morning.

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about shorncliffe

Shorncliffe is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is situated northeast of Brisbane and is the neighbouring suburb of Sandgate. The suburb comes under the jurisdiction of the Brisbane City Council. It is a small community with a village atmosphere. At times Shorncliffe has different festivals, including The Blue Water Festival whereby that start of the Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race begins from the opening of The Cabbage Tree Creek. [wikipedia]