As the drought sets in, the Hume Dam has reduced the output of the flow into the Murray River down to below minimum flows to 400 Megalitres per day. The lake itself is low, but the Murray has been reduced from a once mighty river into a series of sandbars and islands. Most points around Albury are no more than a meter deep or less. ... [ info / settings ] [ large ] [ fullsize ]

UPLOADED 2008-05-12 ; CATEGORY Human Things ; VIEWS 33

It's that time of year again, with the same sense of foreboding and impending gloom that washes over you in waves. The cold heart of winter is not close, and yet it grows nearer each day. ... [ info / settings ] [ large ] [ fullsize ]

UPLOADED 2008-05-07 ; CATEGORY Landscape / Weather ; VIEWS 1

A happy accident, this blurry and streaky photo still caught my eye in post processing. It feels good to get out and about again, taking photos and generally not looking at a computer screen, although that is precisely what I'm doing now!... [ info / settings ] [ large ] [ fullsize ]

UPLOADED 2008-05-05 ; CATEGORY Wildlife / Species ; VIEWS 1

Once considered a highly deadly spider, the medical reality seems dull compared to the public perception of this somewhat toxic arachnid. While certainly painful, and serious, only female bites are potentially dangerous and in many cases healing is rapid and uneventful. In some hundred cases each year however, bite victims are treated with anti-venom. ... [ info / settings ] [ large ] [ fullsize ]

UPLOADED 2008-05-01 ; CATEGORY Wildlife / Species ; VIEWS 1