Kevin's Watch

Fabulous photos, Sea!

Never had a good look at a wombat before. It's impressively cute! Can I adopt one?

Also had never really appreciated the difference between a kangaroo and a wallaby, so it's nice to be able to compare them side by side.

(I do know the difference between an emu and an ostrich, at least...)

Alynna Lis Eachann wrote:I'm looking to upgrade in my camera-owning. I want a decent film SLR with a drive motor, and eventually a digital SLR. I have a really basic SLR (Pentax K1000) and two lenses for it, but only one of these will work with the digital Pentax K10D that I'm looking to buy.

I'm kinda partial to Pentax, too, but wow, the K10D? I've been eyeing its cheaper cousin, the K100D, as potentially my next camera, and even that is still a tad pricey for me. I just feel like I need to have a "serious" camera at some point. I realize that wouldn't magically make me a "better" photographer. Guess I'm suffering from SLR envy, as I've never owned one (film or digital). I've also been brushing up on camera history, and I've come to understand that the K1000 was outstanding for its time. The only Pentax I've ever used was my sister's 35mm compact automatic, which she gave me when she went digital. I'm still fond of it.

Seareach wrote:

Thank goodness the images were not reversed!



Cuz then it would look like .... WOMBAT ATE MY BABY!

Very funny Wayfriend!

And thanks MM. Although you wouldn't want to adopt a wombat. They can get quite stroppy and have a mean set of teeth. This one was quite friendly (for a wombat).


I'm currently sorting through about 800 shots (oh the joys of a digital camera) so I'll just post the good ones once I decide which ones are good! These three are taken at Squeaky Beach (called such because the sand squeaks when you walk on it). The beach has the whitest sand I've ever seen.
1) looking back up towards the entrance onto the beach
2) white dunes that flank the surf beach
3) looking down Squeaky Beach towards Pillar's Point

These were taken using the widescreen function on my camera... ImageShack size reduction makes the images look a little sharper than the pictures actually are.

LOVELY photos, sea!

Thanks Lore.

Pictures of Tidal River: famous for it's tea coloured water (caused by all the tea trees in the area). In summer it's a popular swimming place as it's quite shallow and the water's very warm so it's a great for kids. The river runs into Norman Bay.

1) Tidal River rock reflection
2) Whale Rock
3) Tidal River rocks
4) Tidal River looking north
5) one of my favourite pics--rocks and tea tree reflected in Tidal River

That wombat scared the crap out of me, Sea. And actually mu first thought was "what the hell is THAT thing!? And WHY is it attacking SoS!?"

AWESOME pictures Sea!!

Nice pics Sea. I can't see the SoS ones though.

--A

here ya go Av...

Nice. Thanks LuciMay. Instant change of perspective.

--A

Thanks guys. I will one day get around to posting the Whiskey Bay sunset ones....

Well, Balon: SoS wasn't phased at all by the wombat. He said "can I pat it"...I said "no" so he did.



They really are harmless unless you annoy them...and even then they'd prefer to run away.

--A

but Sea, what exactly IS a wombat? it sure is cute. i'm with SoS, i wanna pet it!!! it looks cuddly.

and my favorite foto besides the foto of Sos and unnamed wombat, is that last one in the series above!!!

where on gods green earth is THAT????8O it looks like someplace magical!


really really great fotos!!!!

It's a burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupial.

--A

I'm with you, Lucimay. That last photo is probably my favorite (except for one or two of the Whiskey Bay sunset ones--I'll post them tonight). There's definitely something magical about it.

And Av is right: a wombat is a "burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupial". They can grow up to a meter long, and are these solid things that, well, could knock you off your feet if they really wanted to (they can run really fast if they have to). They eat roots and grass, have a pair of massive incisors like a rodent. They're nocturnal usually although the ones down at the Prom are kinda cool because they're pretty fearless...we saw heaps of them strolling around at the beach, and one hung out near our cabin at night. When I was a kid we had one that used to get under the house and chew through the phone line on a regular basis! And they have a cool backwards facing pouch (so that when they're digging holes they don't get dirt in their pouches). We saw one wombat with a bub in its pouch--you could just see the bub's foot sticking out every now and again. Cute!!!

That's a cute picture. It looks a little like a muskrat, but It must be pretty placid though.

Those Tidal/Whale rock shots are beautiful! Er, except the last one isn't showing. (Maybe the wombat ate it.)

Some of those looks straight outta Dr. Seuss, Sea! LOVE 'em.

My first destination out into the world is Australia. Maybe I'll visit the wombats!

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Oh, I also bought a large model of the HMS Bounty: