<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" A small crowd has gathered at Adelaide highest vantage point, the top of Mount Lofty, to witness all of the fireworks which will unfold in and around Adelaide. Yes, sure you get to see all of the fireworks from here but in actual fact they will only be very small twinkles … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" If deep blue eyes are supposed to be alluring then the Doughboy Scallop, Mimachlamys asperrima, would be the most alluring of all. Also known as a sponge scallops this species rarely finds its way onto restaurant plates. Unlike commercial varieties which are collected from sandy bottoms, this scallop chooses a sessile … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" The Southern Cardinalfish, Vincentia conspersa, is one of the ‘usual suspects’ lining up under South Australian jetties. What is unusual about this fish and its close relatives is that the male is completely responsible for brooding the eggs until hatching. During brooding the male will keep the clutch of eggs in … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Looking at this sandy patch I saw bolts of yellow-grey cloth half unraveled and soaked through. This could have easily been the aftermath of some torrential flood devastated textile factory. Fortunately for everyone it’s just low tide at Henley Beach. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 728, Textile Texture’ 1/6400s f/11 ISO320 100mm
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Capturing moving water at high speed results in some very surreal images. Watching a fountain and its never ending transitions as the movement takes on a life of its own is mesmerizing. You can however never see the kinds of images that high speed can capture. Unlike frozen water, a high … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" The outgoing Grange tide leaves wonderful patterns in the sand for walkers to explorer and admire. I could not tell if this runner was looking at anything in particular as she gazed off into the distance. Perhaps she did not even notice the deep sandy textures though I am sure here … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Of all the spiders we find around our home, these little guys seem least threatening, almost as cute if one could use that term to describe an arachnid. Jumping spiders are aptly named and will make frog like leaps covering hundreds of times their own size. I think this in combination … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" In the local sandy shallows of Henley Beach we do not often see sea stars. They are typically more common in the richer reefy coastline to the south. With a little change in perspective however I began noticing them everywhere!! Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 724, Sea Stars’ 1/2000s f/18 ISO320 100mm
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Just another sunny day at the beach with friends, family, blue skies and a little cloud cover. I really was not expecting to capture anything more dramatic than some holiday antics. Then I looked up into the sun and saw circles within circles. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 723, Encircle’ 1/8000s f/22 … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Spending Christmas with my mum and our greater family would never be complete without the family Christmas tree. Years ago, each Christmas, my dad would take us out into the local pine scrub-lands to find the perfect tree. I can remember all the arguments about which tree looked the nicest, would … Read more