<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Blooming hot! For more than a year I have been tending to a little chili plant I had grown from seed, the Bhut Jolokia, also known as the Naga Ghost Chili and reported to be the hottest chili in the world. My ghost chili plant is now thriving and covered in … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" In the quiet early hours these cold steel bollards stand silent. They will never known the strain of a heavy berthing line under tension as they stand well back from the edge of the wharf only to watch both ships and people as they pass by. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 396, … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Last night was the last night any of us would enjoy the company of well known and loved Adelaide poet John Pfitzner. This image is dedicated to him. The last rays of the last sunset he will ever know come streaming in through the stained glass skylight of Christ Church Wayville. … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" If you thought this image was about architecture you have been misled. Intentionally so. So did the title give a clue? This is an image of one of the most extraordinary objects in our galaxy. A star as big as half of our solar system, a dying star in its death … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" The first sign of life once the seed tears open is a tiny white tendril like a tongue testing to see if the air and the ground are good. Into the earth it goes until it is is certain it can be sustained. It begins to grow, pushing the arch of … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" As precious as water is I sometimes wonder why we are always told to save it. Like money kept under a mattress, water achieves nothing if not used. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 392, Precious’ 1.3s f/29 ISO320 200mm
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Concrete, steel and straight line geometry. This is a prison on a grand scale. Trapped in her corporate world one prisoner takes a moment to check her messages, do the rounds on Facebook and Tweet about something mundane in the peace and quiet of this concrete and steel place. Photo: Robert … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" There are spaces between the buildings. Clean and windswept places with towering walls imposing perpetual shadow. These are the familiar canyonlands which trace the boundaries of owned and ownership in all our cities. It is almost magic how the serenity of nature’s own constructions is echoed in these very man made … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" If you into surfing then Adelaide’s local beaches might be a bit of a disappointment. If on the other hand you enjoy your beachside experience without getting wet then there are plenty of opportunities to kick back with a coffee, a meal or a stroll along the beach and take in … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" I wanted to convey the cosiness of a candlelight dinner party but the animated state of everyone made capturing a moment without blur difficult. Not that blur is a bad thing but not what I thought wanted for this image. Later when working with the image I decided I wanted the … Read more