Gallery Info

About The Gallery

Between my bouts of writing, I've been known to grab a camera and dash off into some remote corner of Tasmania to take pictures. Tasmania (Tassie to us locals) is an amazingly beautiful place, and to share it around I've made some of my piccies available here sizes suitable for use as desktop wallpaper. The smallest size is 1280x1024, and there are also some widescreen images in 1680x1050.

To set an image as your wallpaper:

• Find an image you like, and click it to see the big version.
• Click the big picture with the right mouse button (not the usual left one).
• From the box of choices that appear, choose Set as background. (Or Set As Desktop background, Save as Wallpaper, Set as Wallpaper, or whatever your browser calls it.)

See? It's easy! Fun for the whole tribe!

The images are organised by category. Check out the menu for the various sections, and click whichever takes your fancy.

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Equipment

Most of the pictures here have been taken with my Canon Powershot G3. It's an old faithful, that for sure. It has served me well, and is still going strong.

Since Feb 2010 I've also been using a Panasonic Lumix LX3. It has great optics, and a wonderfully wide lens. Unfortunately it's much more difficult to drive compared to the Canon. Too many modes and electronic options, I miss the simplicity of the Canon dials. In fact, now that Canon has resurrected the flip-out screen on the new Powershot G11 model, I'm seriously temped to get one. But can I go back to a 28mm lens after enjoying 24mm? Hmmmm.

Tripods are indispensable for rainforest photography, especially waterfall shots in deep valleys. I use a Velbon CX560 for that. It's kind of big for a light prosumer compact camera, but the extra height and stability too useful to do without.

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