Aggy Courtesan

A serious cave photography trip deep into Aggy to photograph the fantastic formations discovered in the Iles Inlet extensions recently. With some route finding difficulties it took us around 5 hours to reach the formations, and a total trip time of over 12 hours. I did not dare taken my Canon EOS 5D on such a long and arduous trip, so these photos were taken on my trusty Olympus C8080 which has been used for all my digital cave photography to date.

These fantastic urchin formations are clustered on the ceiling in the same chamber as the Courtesan

They are packed so tightly together it was difficult to get a photo where they stood out from the background

This is the magnificent Courtesan formation. A stalactite covered in helictites.

A closer back-lit image of the Courtesan

The Cat from his level

A photo of the cat taken from his level. Exposed using the light in the room (which was a combination of the fire and some low energy bulbs reflected off the walls). The camera was resting on the carpet for this long exposure (0.3s).

More Garden Birds - Practising with the new lens

I've been practising with the new camera and telephoto lens again, photographing more garden birds through the kitchen window. I am very pleased with the quality of photos that I can get with this new equipment.

A Bluetit stops to look for a moment

That's a lot of nuts for a small bird!

 

A garden robin