Travelling Lens

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On the road to Dettifoss, Iceland

After breakfast, we left Seyðisfjörður and made the drive to Dettifoss. Dettifoss is famous for being the most poweful waterfall in Europe. The greyish white falls doesn’t make it a very pretty waterfall, however up close you can feel and hear the thundering noise of the falls. The drive to the falls contained sections of gravel roads which “normal” cars could go on. The drive itself wasn’t particularly green and scenic though. Once you get to the falls, there are two side to view the falls. Since we made the drive there we decided to visit both East and West side.

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Quaint village of Seyðisfjörður, East Fjord Iceland

Seyoisfjorour

Back to Iceland stories. Seyðisfjörður is a small village of around 600 inhabitants in the east fjords of Iceland. It was long drive from Black Diamond Beach all the way to Seyðisfjörður. By the time we got to Seyðisfjörður it was night fall and the drive to the village was dark and windy. However it was one of villages that I unexpected really liked. It was also one of our memorable stops because it was the first night we had a glimpse of the Northern Lights! After a quick dinner, we stood out in the freezing cold hoping the cloud would clear up for us to see the Northern Lights. However luck was not on our side that night.

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Persimmon Festival, Western Australia

2018 Persimmon Festival

Back in May, Raeburn Orchards in the hills hosted it first ever official Persimmon Festival. It was a beautiful sunny autumn day. The bright orange leaves contrasted perfectly against the blue sky. While it was advertised as a persimmon festival, the orchard also grew plums, nectarines, apricots, pears, apples and many more. The orchard was filled people picnicking, photographing each other and photographing the autumn colours. These are some of my favourite shots from the few hours we spent walking around.

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Whipper Snapper Distillery Workshop Tour, Perth

Whipper Snapper Distillery Perth

A couple of weekends ago, we checked out a local Perth urban whiskey distillery called Whipper Snapper. It’s Australia’s first urban distillery and with a cool start up vibe, having only been around for 4 years. I’m not much of a whiskey drinker but it was interesting to do the workshop tour. Taste the 3 whiskeys on offer. Learn about the whiskey making process. I have a greater appreciation of whiskey and the art and science of whiskey making. I now understand how and why not all whiskey taste the same and the art and experimentation behind it. I had a fun time drinking and snapping photos during the tour. I enjoyed taking product and still life shots, not something I do often. The lighting in the distillery wasn’t amazing, but I think my little Fujifilm XT10 and 27mm f2.8 lens did a great job. p.s. you’re notice a Star Wars reference in one of the photos since the owner is a big star wars fan.

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Chinese New Year lights at Kek Lok Si Temple

Kek Lok Si Temple lights

Visiting Kek Lok Si when I’m in Penang for Chinese New Year has become a bit of a tradition. This is a short and sweet throwback to my 1 week holiday in Malaysia back in February. Being the Chinese New Year period, the city was lined with a heap of red lanterns. The colour red being a lucky colour in Chinese culture. Since the road up to the temple was pretty packed, we decided to walk along the streets until we got to a good vantage point to take in all the colourful lights of the temple. Over the years, the temple grounds have grown. Construction for the giant Guan Yin statue is finally done. The fujifilm XT10 and 27mm f2.8 kit did a great job taking fairly sharp photos given the low lighting conditions. Combined with some Lightroom magic, I think the shots turned out quite nicely.

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