Maybe that should be dilapidated semi-detached suburbia! A well manicured suburban street in Cockington Green Garden, Canberra.
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 7.9mm
- ISO: 64
Category: Canberra
Cockington Green Gardens – High Speed Train
An InterCity 125, or High Speed Train (HST), rounds one of the bends on the Cockington Green Gardens railway.
- Aperture: ƒ/5.4
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 23.7mm
- ISO: 100
Simpson and His Donkey
Simpson and his donkey were one of the icons of the Gallipoli campaign. Pvt. John Simpson Kirkpatrick was a stretcher-bearer in the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance. Simpson was the first person to evacuate wounded soldiers from the front line to the first aid station at ANZAC Cove.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.6
- Camera: PENTAX Optio S45
- Focal length: 5.8mm
- ISO: 50
Susan at the Uffington White Horse
We had quick visit to the Cockington Green Gardens on the way out of Canberra. Susan enjoyed the view of the Uffington White Horse – in miniature, and in Canberra! THis one is way easier to get a photo of up close.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 7.9mm
- ISO: 64
Commemorative Area – Australian War Memorial
The Commemorative Area inside the Australian War Memorial, looking towards the Hall of Valour.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 7.9mm
- ISO: 64
Kemal Ataturk – Australian War Memorial
“Heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.”
- Aperture: ƒ/3.4
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 11.5mm
- ISO: 64
Australian War Memorial – Canberra
The flip side view from yesterday’s view of the Parliament Houses. Looking up ANZAC Parade towards the Australian War Memorial, with Mt Ainslie looming over it.
- Aperture: ƒ/5.4
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 23.7mm
- ISO: 100
Parliament Houses Canberra
A close-up version of yesterday’s photo from the Australian War Memorial, from the other end of ANZAC Parade. Looking across the Parkes Way roundabout and Lake Burley Griffin to the Old and New Parliament Houses.
- Aperture: ƒ/5.4
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 23.7mm
- ISO: 64
Parliament House from the Australian War Memorial
… or perhaps that should be Parliament Houses. Looking down ANZAC Parade, in the front is Old Parliament House opened in 1927. Behind it is the current Parliament House on Capital Hill. Construction started in 1981 and it was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988, during the bicentennial celebrations.
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 7.9mm
- ISO: 64
Red Rumped Parrot
A male red-rumped parrot somewhere in Canberra.
- Aperture: ƒ/5.4
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 23.7mm
- ISO: 100
Under The Carillon
The view up underneath the National Carillon. It is interesting to see the additional detail in the otherwise plain triangular tiling.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 7.9mm
- ISO: 64
National Carillon Canberra
The National Carillon is on Queen Elizabeth II Island in Lake Burley Griffin. The 50m tall brutalist structure was a gift from the British Government to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National Capital.
A carillon is a bell tower with a least 23 bells played by pressing keys on a keyboard. This makes carillons the largest musical instruments in the world. The National Carillon has 57 bells, making it large by world standards.
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 7.9mm
- ISO: 64