100 photos for a 100 years of Canberra

I thought it only fitting to compile a 100 shots as a tribute to the Centenary of Canberra. I’ve had a fantastic year being mesmerised by so many gorgeous sunrises and I am continually amazed at how LBG constantly treats me to a wonderful natural lightshow each and every paddling session. Canberra should be known as the ‘Sunrise Capital of Australia’. The four seasons have been superb. One minute you are paddling through pea soup fog, the next you’re being wowed by amazing pastels tones, or being dazzled by brilliant golden hues, the variety is extensive. I found it extremely hard to select the final 100 as I have snapped over 30,000 photos this year. That would have to be a life time of sunrises in one year- how lucky I am!

I wish everyone a very merry Christmas and I hope that you have an enjoyable holiday break.

Thanks for your support and I look forward to seeing and hearing from you all in the new year.

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Sunrise KAPOW

19 Dec  2013: Mother Nature unleashed an absolute stunner this morning! It was truly gorgeous: the conditions were super smooth with superb tones to the east. Then the sunrise went into overdrive. I didn’t expect it to be that good to be honest. I watched the pink glow forming on the horizon thinking that it will be a nice sunrise and then…. KAPOW. That sunrise will be etched in my mind for some time. I hope that you enjoy the shots as much as I enjoy taking them.

It's 5.04am and I'm slicing through pastel waters.

It’s 5.04am and I’m slicing through pastel waters.


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Balloons + Sunrise = Great Perspective

12 Dec 2013: I was in total cruise mode on LBG this morning as I paddled my way through the main basin enjoying the great reflections and the beginning of a new day. Initially I had the entire lake to myself but it wasn’t too long before I was saying hello to the ever happy dragonboaters or dodging the flying sculls and to top it all off I finished the morning chasing the Questacon balloon. Now that’s a very cool way to start the day!

In total cruise mode once again

In total cruise mode once again

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Gob Smacker of a Sunrise

4 Dec 2013: Today’s sunrise was gob smacking beautiful! I could tell that it was going to be a stunner from the moment I cast off at 4.50am. The morning tones were sublime with the eastern skyline evolving from soft purple pastels to a burst of gorgeous gold. Chances are that if you are out and about in the early hours of the morning you will experience something special.

“It’s amazing what you can see when you just sit quietly and look.” Jacqueline Kelly

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