Photography – Cairns – Daintree and a few birds – including the psychedelic ostrich that is a cassowaries!

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Opher

Photography – Cairns – Daintree and a few birds – including the psychedelic ostrich that is a cassowaries!

Cassawaries are getting very rare. They are too often the victims of cars and end up as large roadkill. We had given up hope of seeing one. It was getting dark – hence these shots are not as bright and sharp as they could have been. Then this family of gorgeous psychedelic birds walked right out into the road in front of us! Amazing.

This ibis were flocking to roost at the top of some trees in Cairns.

These swallows were getting a free ride on the ferry across to Daintree park.

Bali – land of incredible richness of beauty

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Opher

Photography – A few visions from Bali – land of incredible richness of beauty

The food, the people, the colours and the atmosphere were all superb. We loved it.

The whole island was adorned with Balinese Hindu worship. It seemed that the greatest industrial output was the manufacture of statues and offerings to the gods. It made for a colourful and often spectacular surrounds though one sometimes thought that some of that energy might be better directed to improving the roads and infrastructure. The gods were not coming through with the goods. The prayers were not answered.

Like most places the population explosion made for crowded roads, shanty housing and encroachment into the countryside. There was a lot of poverty and squalor in between the beauty.

We were fortunate to be invited to a Balinese wedding. It was beautiful. The colours were amazing. The people so friendly.

The whole island is volcanic. There are many offerings to the volcanic gods. That seems to be the basis for a lot of their superstitions. Eruptions caused death and destruction. The gods needed appeasing. Skinnerian psychology at play.

The temples were opulent and lavish – truly spectacular. The culture was rich.

The Paddy Fields with their terracing and luxuriant green were idyllic.

Photography – Seabirds on Bempton Cliffs – Humberside – Britain – Puffins, Gannets and more.

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Opher

Photography – Seabirds on Bempton Cliffs – Humberside – Britain – Puffins, Gannets and more.

Yorkshire is a beautiful county. The sun always shines.

Bempton cliffs is an amazing place. The birdlife is exceptional. The colony of Gannets is amazing and Puffins are gorgeous.

I write and take shots in the hopes that we preserve all this beauty in nature for future generations to wonder at – and of course for all the other creatures that inhabit this planet with us. They are all as important as we are!! They need protecting and caring for!

I hope you like these shots I took.

Photographs – Cordoba and the amazing Mesquita Mosque and Cathedral. Moorish is Moreish!

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Opher

Photographs – Cordoba and the amazing Mesquita Mosque and Cathedral. Moorish is Moreish!

Moorish architecture on a grand scale! The light streaming in! Fabulous!

Photographs – Table Mountain – South Africa and the Cape

Posted on July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 by Opher

Photographs – Table Mountain – South Africa & the Cape

Photography – South Africa National Parks

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Opher

Photography – South Africa National Parks

Photography – Japan – Kyoto and Tokyo – a culture that is different and interesting.

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Opher

Photography – Japan – Kyoto and Tokyo – a culture that is different and interesting.

The world is full of different cultures. It is amazing to see the diversity. The different ways the human mind operates when it creates religions and customs. Life becomes ritualised and differences emerge. It is incredible to observe.

Each one of these cultures considers itself superior. Each religion considers itself the only one that is right.

I love to see the creativity it unleashes as each tries to prove it is right by producing every more lavish and elaborate icons.

It is psychology at work.

I love it.

Japan was wondrous because it was so different.

Photography – Jordan – the incredible Caravanserai and the Roman city at Jerash.

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Opher

Photography – Jordan – the incredible Caravanserai and the Roman city at Jerash.

Mosaics of a map of the region

The most amazing caravanserai

Inside the caravanserai were amazing frescos. Many of them had been defaced by Muslims who had thrown rocks at the images. It is not allowed to depict faces and people in Islam. They are considered idolatry.

These were the incredible Roman ruins at Jerash.

Views over the city

A view of the countryside around

Photography – Jordan – Petra – City carved into rose coloured rock & beautiful striated caves.

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Opher

Photography – Jordan – Petra – City carved into rose coloured rock & beautiful striated caves.

The Nabateans created the most amazing caves and buildings carved into the gorgeous coloured sandstone.

Petra was magnificent. You came through this narrow cleft in the rock to be confronted with the imposing citadel – extraordinary. A photographer’s paradise.

Photography – Jordan – Sunset in Wadi Rum – Lawrence’s playground.

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Opher

Photography – Jordan – Sunset in Wadi Rum – Lawrence’s playground.

Wadi Rum was an incredibly beautiful and peaceful. It was so tranquil to sit and watch the sun set.

Lawrence of Arabia spent a lot of time here with his beloved Bedouin. The Seven Pillars mountains were the basis of the title of his book.

The seven pillars

Wadi Rum

Markings and hieroglyphs in the rock – carved by ancient Bedouin.

awe and wonder