Busselton Jetty just before sunrise
The back of the interpretive centre on the Busselton jetty, with the sun rising.
Pilbara rainbow - driving back from Area C towards Newman
Haul pack
One of the many pits at Area C
Newman at sunset. This town has a population of about 4000.
Mt Whaleback (facing east) is at 5km long one of the largest open cut mines in the world.
Dust rising up from a blast
This is taken at the north-eastern end of the pit (facing west). Several haul packs line up for the digger to take away the low quality 'haematite' and dump it as waste. In the far background preparations are being made for the blast (see other photos in this album).
People talk about the impressive size of the haul packs but you can see why I was more impressed with the digger.
These haul packs are capable of carrying in excess of 200T of ore.
This is about as good as the iron ore gets - roughly 70% Fe. It is surprisingly brittle.
My footprint in the dust laden ground
It is this sort of flora that makes the Pilbara a very unique place
Owl at Caversham Wildlife Park
Kookaburra
TwentyEight
Rainbow Lorikeet
Pink Galah
Wattle Bird
Darts
Black Swans
Bee making the most of a Dronquil
Perth Zoo
Moon jellyfish at AQWA
Geralton Wax
Kangaroo Paw
Boab tree, Kings Park
Banksia
Karri Forrest - Caves Rd, south of Margaret River
The Three Sisters
Blue Mountains, NSW
Opera House, Sydney
The Swan River (Perth) from level 47 of Central Park building (where I work). Taken during the Red Bull Air Race (2010).
Perth skyline at dawn
Kayakers on the Swan River, Perth
City of Perth from the Esplanade
Indiana Tea House, Cottesloe Beach
Sculptures at Bondi Beach (Sydney)
Looking out over the Indian Ocean through one of the sculptures by the sea
Red Bull air race, Perth (2009)
Sunrise over the Swan River, Perth
Sunset at Cottesloe Beach
