CHRISTMAS BEETLE

This Christmas Beetle loved the camera, he would follow the lens and as he got close, he would raise his antlers

Photo using a Nikon L310 Camera on Macro setting.

#Christmas Beetle
#beetle

FIDDLER BEETLE - ROSE CHAFER

Love the markings on this beetle, a member of the Scarab beetle family known as the Fiddler beetle or Rose Chafer beetle.

Photo using a Nikon L310 camera with Macro setting

#Fiddler Beetle
#Rose Chafer
#beetle

WINMALEE BUSHFIRES - CLEANUP

The Australian Army on its way to Winmalee, NSW to clean up after the Bushfires.

Photos taken on Nikon L310

#Winmalee
#Winmalee Bushfire
#2013
#Army

WINMALEE BUSHFIRES - AFTERMATH

Camera used was a Nikon L310

#Winmalee
#Winmalee Bushfire
#bushfire
#2013

WINMALEE BUSHFIRES - AIRCRAFT

Aircraft used in Winmalee Bushfires 2013

All photos taken using Nikon L310.

The photo above was used by 2UE News

#Winmalee
#Winmalee Bushfires
#Rural Fire
#Helitak
#2013
#helicopter

WINMALEE BUSHFIRES

On the 17/10/2013 a large bushfire started at the back of Springwood Golf Coarse in the Blue Mountains, NSW.
It started by electricity cables pushed into trees during strong winds on a 33deg day.

I could hear sirens when i had to go pick up my kids from school around 2.30pm. I got about half way when chaos broke out and i was stuck in the middle of things.

Thankfully i picked up my camera when leaving and managed to photograph what was going on around me.

The road was cut in half by fire that wiped out around 100 houses, thankfully the no lives were lost.

The fire lasted for nearly 2 weeks.

Camera used was my Nikon L310.

After 2 hours, a relative collected my kids (road blocked) and i decided to head home and pack for evacuation if need be.

Below is what i saw from my back yard.

#Winmalee
#Bushfire
#Winmalee Bushfire
#2013

LAVENDER

Love the smell of lavender, this one looks like it has ears...

Taken using a Nikon L310 camera on Macro setting.

#lavender
#flower
 

AMBULANCE RESCUE HELECOPTER

NSW Ambulance Rescue Helecopter.

Photo taken at Bankstown Airport, NSW using a Nikon L310 camera.

#NSW Ambulance
#Rescue Helicopter
#helicopter
 

SPIRIT IN THE SKY

This photo was taken during the recent Winmalee fires 2013.

My niece was taking photos of the smoke, helicopters etc, but when she looked at the photos, we saw what looks to be an aboriginal elder in the smoke haze....What do you think?

The aboriginals were owners of the land before white settlement and lots of burial sites are located in the Blue Mountains.

The photo looks better from a distance (stand back a bit).....

Photo by Kirsten Eade, Winmalee, NSW

# smoke cloud
#Aboriginal
#elder

REDBULL AIRPLANE

This was taken at Bankstown Airport, NSW.

Love the colours.

Photo using a Nikon L310 camera.

#Redbull
#Airplane

VIETNAM VETERANS DAY - SPRINGWOOD 2013

VIETNAM VETERANS DAY

SPRINGWOOD, NSW - AUGUST 11 2013

All Photos by Michael Bailey using Nikon L310 Camera