Bushfires locally in Croydon and further afield in the Grampians swathed Melbourne in smoke yesterday afternoon. The sky, and the sun, turned orange; that and the wind took some of the heat out of the day – perfect weather for swimming.
An autogyro takes in a birds-eye view of Lake Eildon. Autogyros use free-spinning rotor blades to generate lift while being pushed through the air by a propellor at the rear.
An apocalyptic sky at sunset way back in 2012.
The sun has already set in Strathbogie, but it is still highlighting the clouds and filling the sky with an orange glow.
In daylight we would be looking down Galls Gap Road towards Gooram, taken from a spot close to Fire and Sunset in Strathbogie back in 2009. The high ground on the right has featured as Twilight on the Plateau taken back in 2007.
The view of Lake Eildon from the Skyline Road, either from the Skyline Road Lookout or Goschnicks Lookout. Skyline Road runs between Eildon and Bonnie Doon.
Not quite sure where this was, but it was close by the dam lookout at Eildon.
Looking through the Ferris Wheel at the Royal Melbourne Show back in 2011.
The chance to get a sky-high view of the Melbourne Royal – all aboard the ferris wheel.
And our final view of the Sydney Opera House from this trip, showing the patterns on the sails.
With the sun providing backlight, we get to see the tile patterns on the Sydney Opera House sails.
A look under the sails on the Sydney Opera House shows the ribs that hold them up.
The patterns of the tiles on the Sydney Opera House against a marbled sky.