It's the small things in life

I took many, many photos while bored at the gas plant. You see, I had to wait for the sun to go down, before I could shoot, otherwise the lights of the plant were not bright enough.

With a macro lens, things take on a whole new perspective. While walking back from shooting the skippy (with the lens, I don't own a gun) I looked down to see these amazing tiny pink flowers breaking through the surface of the earth, coming to life.

They were so tiny, but so strong, I actually found it quite inspiring to see them bursting through the earth. It must take incredible energy to burst through the earth like that, how incredible is nature! How awesome is our God? The heavens and the earth cry out his name, no man has an excuse for not believing in the Creator, and even the smallest things can bring joy and life.

"For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse."

Romans 1:20

How Does One Survive?

I took a trek up to the Gas Plant one evening intent on taking photos of the lights.

Inevitably, I got bored while waiting for the light to go nice (I remembered this is why I don't normally do this) so I started scouting around for things to shoot. There is not a lot in a makeshift car park, but this guy caught my eye.

Skippies are everywhere up here, so they aren't too thrilling to see, but in my patient boredom, I did wonder, how do they survive in the spinafex and the rocks? Surely it can't be a great life. But this guy seems to love it.

He was a little shy, and I had my 100mm lens on, so I had to move to zoom in and he kept hopping away into the bushes. I do like this shot of the Pilbara landscape with one of its natural inhabitants, pleasantly enjoying an evening meal, only to have it ruined by a bored person with a camera!

Come to think of it, this is one of my favourite skippy photos. I'm glad I was bored. I should wait for the light more often!

Chasing the Sunset

When I feel down I need to remind myself to take photos at sunset. It always makes me feel better.

Sunset in the Pilbara is stunning. Over summer it seems to last forever. The light makes the colours come alive during this golden hour, so even the most boring scene can become astronomically beautiful.

The shot below, I was searching for a place and running out of light so I pulled over to the first escarpment I could find.