Sunshine Coast Daily Photo

Friday 28 February 2014

Focus!

I wondered what would happen if I shortened the depth of field to set the background slightly out of focus.

I think it made it look windier!

Moffat Headland

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Stairway to Heaven

If you are a surfer, perhaps this could be the stairway to heaven, as it would definitely be if you can't swim!

Moffat Beach

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Spring Tides

Technically I don't think the "King" tides are "spring" ones, but some will remember the tree on the headland and the misty early morning photos of early last month as we walked across the sand.

Big summer tides and sloppy conditions make short work of the beach, but it will be back.

Moffat Beach

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Moffateers, the memorial

At the top of Moffat Headland is this simple sculpture, a bronze towel on an etched block of sandstone. On the towel are the words "Moffateers" and "Plus" - the plus being a reference to the badges worn by those who had ridden waves at Moffs greater than a particular height.

I've never seen a "Plus 12", but they do exist.

Moffat Headland

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Symmetry with root

All that remains of a once majestic pandanus is all that gets in the way of an almost symmetrical shot.

Picnic shed,

Moffat Beach

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Tree Fern

The giant tree fern is endemic to this region, and this specimen has a trunk at least two metres tall. Unfortunately there are lots of other similar species and I don't have a clue if this is actually one of the local variety or an interloper. It's nice though.

Montville

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Angelina

In Paris, there is a place where the finest hot chocolates are served in the ambience born of being in the one place for more than a century.

This is not Paris, nor is it Angelina, but it's still not a terrible chore to while away some time here while quenching one's thirst.

Montville

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Creamy

Some mornings I just sit and watch the waves come to a gentle stop in the shallows. For reasons that haven't been explained to me, on days like this it is as though the water has been thickened to a rich creamy consistency, and everything seems to move in slow motion.

Dicky Beach

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Golden Ponds

Morning, ocean, beach.

Moffat Beach

I love this time of day!

I'm not sure what I like best about this time of day: a slow walk along the beach, or a long sleep in a cosy bed.

Today, it was the former.

Moffat Beach

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Where to now?

Clear signs that an Ibis has been quite lost.

Moffat Beach

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That tree again

This Pandanus is going to get a prize for being the most photographed tree in this blog. It deserves it too.

A few weeks ago, it was the one with the beach towel in it, but it was in the middle of the day then, after the pink had gone from the day.

Moffat Beach

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Morning Walk

Sometimes I wonder if it's worth getting up before work to go to the beach.

Then I walk into this.

Moffat Beach

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Home Sweet Home

Arriving home after watching the sunrise, I thought I show a little of where I live.

It's true that we don't have a roof or electricity at the moment, and life is a little like living in a tent with a solid floor, and I tend to work from about this time of the morning until the equivalent in the afternoon. My little respite is that walk each day to the sand!

Dicky Beach

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Disguise

Candles disguised as jam.

The Bakery Cafe
Kenilworth (and the pies are terrific as well!)

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Quite nice...

Kenilworth on a hot day, feels cooler than it is now that the vegetation has taken hold.

Kenilworth

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Patina at last!

Perhaps my desperate search for some genuine patina in our town can end!

I suspect that it will shortly be painted and new looking, but for now I am a happy chap.

Landsborough

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String Bags

Much nicer than plastic, and for some of us, "string" bags have nostalgic overtones, harking back to a time when shopping was altogether different.

Maleny

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Antiques

"Antique: a collectible object such as a piece of furniture or work of art that has a high value because of its considerable age."

Since most things in antique shops in Australia are not as old as I am, I am not prepared to admit that the age of any of them is anywhere near "considerable".

I suspect therefore, that the collectible objects within, have a high value for other reasons.

Maleny

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Nursery

In this case, "Nursery" is the name we give to "garden centre", perhaps because it's where baby plants are nursed into being?

Maleny

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Ye Olde Butcher

The shopfront is real, as is the awning, but I'd be curious to know how close to original the lettering style and the lovely leaf motif is. I suspect that our perception may be different from the historic reality, but I'd love to see an early photo to prove me wrong.

Maleny

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Frangipani Paving

Sub Tropics

Not a native plant in sight, but a rather nice display none the less!

Montville

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Courtesy Vehicle

If ever you are in these parts and without transport.....

Caloundra

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Steve's Boards

Published simply because I like the photo.

The late Steve Irwin "The Crocodile Hunter", was a keen surfer who from the time he was jus the kid from the reptile place on the highway, could be found most mornings on a wave somewhere on the Sunshine Coast. He went on to turn his parent's reptile park into a world famous zoo and himself into a warrior of sorts for conservation, but whenever he was home he'd still be found out on the waves, and not always wearing his boots and safari suits.

Some of his boards were/are on display in the "Surfing through the Decades" exhibition in Caloundra which closes tomorrow.

Caloundra

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Moffateers

A badge of honour - this board has been ridden on waves higher than six feet at Moffat Headland, and in the days when six feet was taller than most men!

I don't think I've ever seen an "12 plus" badge, but they did exist in the good old days.

Caloundra

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Down Memory Lane

A super collection of old surfboards "Surfing down the decades" is currently being exhibited at the Caloundra Performing Arts Centre.

Admission is a gold coin donation to Surfers with Disabilities, and you have three more days to get down there. For those in the northern hemisphere... just be content to look at this photograph and be assured it was a nostalgic old ride for some of us!

Caloundra

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Entry - Moffat Beach Post Office

Unlike some countries in which I happen to live, dogs and bicycles are not necessarily welcome inside trading houses here. The nice folk at the Moffat Beach Post Office make provision for that, and there's even somewhere to charge your electric bike, (or dog if you don't have a real one) or perhaps have a shave.

Actually I've been parking my grand dog at this very spot for several years and hadn't noticed the power outlet until reviewing this photo, but I'm sure I'll find a use for it in future!

Moffat Beach

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