Mystery Bay – New South Wales

The name of the small coastal town, Mystery Bay, has always intrigued as I have driven past it on many occasions.
It lies just south of Narooma and north east of the historic village of Tilba Tilba.

With time to spare on my last trip, I decided to drop in after reading the story of the naming of Mystery Bay.
Mystery Bay was where the abandoned wreck of a small boat was discovered in mysterious circumstances in 1880. The boat had carried Lamont Young, a Government geologist inspecting new goldfields on behalf the New South Wales Mines Department together with his assistant Max Schneider, and boat owner Thomas Towers and two others, from nearby Bermagui. None of the five men were ever seen again, and Mystery Bay was named after their unexplained disappearance.

There is a beautiful beach, which large boulders shelter from big waves. At low tide exploring around the clear rock pools shows a lot of marine life.

This was 8 images at 10sec with GND stacked at f/16.

New toy – Canon EF 24-105mm f/4

Yesterday I received a Canon EF 24-104mm f/4 as a gift from my great friend Jacinta, and it is the greatest present as it combines two loves of mine, Photography & Coffee. Yes you heard right a Canon novelty travel mug in the shape of a camera lens.

Tathra Wharf – Night

Well I have just returned from a 4 week holiday up the south coast of New South Wales to catch some Vitamin D.
The sun was shining, the fish were biting, and it was a nice break from the Grampians.
Three weeks were spent at Tathra & one week at Ulladulla, before reality called and I headed home.

I have a few pictures to post over the coming weeks, and I will start off with the Historic Tathra Wharf, which I have posted several shots of before.

This holiday I thought I would do something different from my conventional stitching, and the other great thing was it didn’t conflict with the fishing schedule.

So here is a full moon shot of the wharf, with a tinge of cloud over head.
From memory I think this was 30″, f8 ISO 800, so a tad grainy.

Rustic Shed – Moonambel

The picturesque wine village of Moonambel in the Pyrenees Ranges is famous for many award winning wines. But this great place is also home to so many rustic sheds and farmscapes that photographers will enjoy.

Beaufort Motors

As you drive through the town of Beaufort there are a few buildings that really stand out, and the Beaufort Motors building is one.
This building featured in a television commercial for an insurance company starring the late Charles “Bud” Tingwell.

Right next door is an antiques shop, and the buildings name is the “Big Garage” and it is also worth a stop by.

Natimuk Colonial Bank

Now a private residence this two storey building was originally the Colonial Bank built in 1888. It became the E.S.& A.Bank in 1918 but this bank closed in 1930 during the depression. This was also the early home of Dr. Clyde Fenton O.B.E who despite being reputably a ‘bit of a tearaway’ in his youth went on to become reportedly the ‘most celebrated of all flying doctor pilots’. In 1928, with a De Haviland Gypsy Moth, he started the Northern Territory Aerial Medical Service.

Mitre Public Hall

Just a short drive from the Rockclimbing mecca of Mount Arapiles lies the small settlement of Mitre, settled as a farming community in the Wimmera.
The Public Hall caught my eye as I was passing through for a quick photo.