Late this afternoon, we had a storm which thankfully didn’t last very long. The light afterwards was a sight to behold! One of my favourite types of lighting. Hope you enjoy these images that were all taken either within or from our backyard.
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Written & photographed by David Johnson
25 October 2026
Today’s selection comes from our visit to a family property that is located 25 km / 15.5 miles South-East of Goulbourn, in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.
I have photographed there countless times over the years. Each time brings new joy! 🙂
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Written & Photographed by David Johnson
1 September 2026
Today’s selection features a Sunrise, flora, reflections, birdlife, walls and a car wash.
The two images featuring a Sunrise are walls within our house. I was up early this morning, pulled back the blinds, and Mother Nature painted glorious light patterns on them. For quite a few years, I have enjoyed taking photos in a car wash as well. You just never know what image might appear in front of you. 🙂
Hope you enjoyed viewing them. 🙂
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Written & Photographed by David Johnson
25 July 2026
Today was one of those gorgeous Winter days here in Sydney’s south-west. We are approx. 60 kilometres (37 miles) SE of Sydney.
All the images were taken on a 3.8km (2.3 mile) walk just near where we live.
Beauty is indeed all around us!
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Written & Photographed by David Johnson
21 June 2026
Five of the following images were taken at the Nepean River near where I live. The 4th image down was taken at a local cafe/restaurant/bar also near where I live. It is an indoor plant. Contre jour (against the light), a favourite of mine.
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Written & photographed by
David Johnson
5 June 2026
Last weekend, my Wife and I ventured up to an oft visited place, Millthorpe (near Bathurst/Orange) in Central West New South Wales.
We went up to visit our very friends, Diane & David, plus attend the Millthorpe Garden Ramble. Different gardens are on display in different years.
This selection of photos were taken last weekend.
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Written & photographed by David Johnson
9 November 2025
Recently, I had the pleasure of attending the above workshop. It was held at the Alan Baker Gallery in Camden, NSW, which is about a 20-minute drive East of where we live.
The workshop was facilitated by talented local Natural History Illustrator Esther Bolz. It focused on capturing the flora and fauna of the Nepean River, celebrating World Rivers Day.
We were asked to choose from a selection of flora or pick out an animal from an image, and draw from that. I chose flora, namely, “Australian Indigo”, as seen below.
Chose to paint it in Watercolour. Quite happy with it.
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Written & painted by David Johnson
6 October 2025
This posts images come from a variety of places:
Some of the subjects I photograph may end being reference photos for sketches, watercolour, line and wash or oil paintings.
Even though I don’t photograph a lot with DSLR camera’s these days, I like to ‘keep my eye in’ with my phone camera. At some point, I will purchase a mid to high range compact camera that can fit in a suit pocket that I can carry anywhere.
Till next time!
Written & photographed by David Johnson
22 February 2025
This article’s images come from a number of different outings:
Hope you enjoy them. Some are natural, a few are man-made. Beauty is all around us. If only we would take some time to practice awareness. This exercise can bring a bit of peace to your day. 🙂
Till next time!
Written & Photographed by
David Johnson
28 January 2025
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