Robert's Ramblings

Bright neon signage.

A deep blue starless sky.

Reds, greens and golden masonry.

No lights on.

The Stamford Grand Hotel in Glenelg almost looks abandoned but is really jumping at ground level.

Just goes to show a picture can hide as well as it can reveal.


Photo: Robert Rath, 'The Stamford Grand', 1/50s f/4 ISO1600 155mm

Sultana Point Lodge where we stay in Edithburgh has a long history from the early 1900s as a holiday boarding house to more recently being a beautifully renovated and cosy retreat for divers and non divers who just like get away for a while.

While relaxing one evening with cameras at hand my friend Gavin decided to photograph one of the living space decorations and when I chose to capture the very same image I was flatly told that I was not to post my image until he did.

So Gavin has now posted his version on his site, ‘What’s My Seen?’, and here is mine.

I love how two photographers standing in the same spot with the same gear in the same light will capture two different images.


Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Fishing For Shadows’, 10s f/22 ISO160 210mm

This bizarre looking sea sponge in the sea grass beds off Edithburgh Jetty reminds me of a a cross between a diseased heart and a human brain.

It really does look like something that has been recently extracted from an animal and dumped on the ocean floor.

Oddly enough this strange looking form is actually an animal after all and will have spent some part of its childhood free swimming in the sea until it chose its permanent home.


Photo: Robert Rath, 'Sponge Bob' 1/160s f/7.1 ISO640 15mm