Jaisalmer Fort
Jaisalmer Fort is one of the largest forts in the world. It is situated in Jaisalmer city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was built in 1156 AD by the Bhati Rajput ruler Rawal Jaisal, from where it derives it name. The fort stands proudly amidst the golden stretches of the great Thar Desert, [...]
Fremantle Town Hall
Cities are nice to live in, but there is something charming about leaving it all behind to visit a smaller town close by. Melbourne is blessed with Geelong. Perth in Western Australia is blessed with among the prettiest of them all – Fremantle. Known among the locals affectionately as “Freo”, and named after the English [...]
View from the West
The Western Suburbs of Melbourne offer quite a different feel to the South Eastern Suburbs, and along with that, a somewhat different perspective at sunset, and nightfall. The image above was shot from the shorefront of Williamstown at 10pm on a very overcast night. The 4 minute exposure was necessary to pick up the foreground [...]
Classics
You sometimes will run into the least likely of items in the least likely of places. I had made my way down to Margaret River in April and was pleasantly presented with a very large number of restored classic cars in the midst of an auto-enthusiasts who were circumnavigating Australia. I wonder what else you [...]
Freemantle War Memorial revisited
This is another rendition of a landmark that I had posted on earlier – the Freemantle War Memorial in Western Australia, Perched on one of the highpoints of the general area, it looks over the port of Freemantle and serves as a reminder of the sacrificed our previous generations had made in otder ensure our [...]
Perth Waterfront
It is the most remote city of its size in the world, closer to Singapore that it is to Sydney or Melborne. Named after its namesake in Scotland, Perth is the heart of Western Australia’s mining boom. This former sleepy West Australian outpost is now a major industrial hub, Australia’s gateway to the far east [...]
Water Wheel on the Cape
I’m late in posting this… sorry folks, I ran into problems with my ISP last night. This image is from last week, taken at the southern tip of Western Australia, not too far from where the Indian Ocean and the Southern Ocean meet. Now encrusted in a coating of limestone, these remains are those of [...]
Lake Cave
Sometimes, the most beautiful places are beneath the surface. The photograph above was taken in Lake Cave in Margaret River, Western Australia. Australia’s limestone rich coast is a haven for cave formation. The Lake Cave is one of six very well known caves in this area, but is specifically well known for the suspended table [...]
