Tonight I had a plan! Moonset was all set for 8:40pm thanks to the ever reliable universe. At 8:10pm I headed out with my camera with an idea to capture the crescent dipping into the ocean. I arrived at my destination, looked out to the horizon. Nothing! Peering into the blackness I could just make … Read more
21 years ago Intel finally lost the battle with AMD to single handedly control CPUs for the PC industry. Introducing the Am386, the PC industry’s first true alternative and the beginning of the true PC desktop performance battle. This battle now 21 years on has swayed back and forth from Intel to AMD and back … Read more
Every time I drive under this bridge I panic! It’s an underpass and you really need to watch your speed as there is a speed camera on the far exit. No chance of that this time as I have safely parked some distance away and am enjoying the view as a pedestrian. One problem I … Read more
During the last week I noticed the demolition of a beach-side residence begin and thought that it might make for some interesting images. There was only a small crew so I knew it would take a few days. When the rain finally stopped and under cover of darkness I entered the demolition site to witness … Read more
As I drove home through the city tonight I looked up and a tiny galaxy was revealed to me. Through the driving rain a street lamp created a ring of concentric circles of light in the branches of a nearby tree and I thought wow! Normally I’d have used a tripod for this image but … Read more
Wednesday night is ‘beach night’. Well at least I seem to be making a habit of it. With the winter solstice receding into the past and Spring encroaching, the days are getting longer and the evening light beginning to linger. How paradoxical it seems to create images of calmness and tranquility in those frenzied minutes … Read more
Driving home tonight I had no agenda other than taking a photograph of something, anything. A brief wander around Glenelg brought me to the tram station where I pondered the photogenic possibilities. I have already a tram in my collection so it needed ot be something a little different. This image is a composite of … Read more
There is something captivating about trees and light. This tree devoid of all leaves was simply amazing as I looked up and saw how the myriad of bifurcating branches caught and reflected the ambient light. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘366 Days of 2012, Day 226 – Tree of Light’. 30 sec f/16 ISO-320 15mm
Actually this is the site of a local horse riding club, I just loved the title. I stopped here this afternoon because I had noticed earlier an amazing field of bright yellow oxalis flowers (sour sobs). To my disappointment I found that the flowers close up as evening approaches and the beautiful yellow sea of … Read more
I love the hustle and bustle of busy places when they are not! Every day we visit food halls and and train stations or busy retail outlets or school grounds, lecture theaters or gyms. The thing they all have is in common is hustle and bustle and busy, busy busy. If you get the chance … Read more