A sign, rusted by the salt spray of the ocean, points the way at Albany's Whale World.

This Way

Whale World, Albany, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @22mm, 1/160 sec, f/7.1, ISO100

Snow-covered trees line the road in this photo, taken in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, earlier this year.
You need to view the larger version of the image to better appreciate it (click the image to navigate to a larger version).

winter road

Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @17mm, 1/200 sec, f/7.1, ISO200

Today is Remembrance Day, where we commemorate the sacrifices of members in the armed forces and civilians during war, particularly the First World War.

Remembrance Day is observed by many countries in the Commonwealth, and is celebrated on the 11th of November, because that's the date in 1918 when the First World War ended.

Roll of Honour at the State War Memorial

Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia
Canon EOS 350D, 17-85mm IS @33mm, 1/160 sec, f/4.5, ISO100

We normally try to observe a minute of silence at 11am, but in Australia, Remembrance Day is not a holiday. This morning, I was in the middle of a teleconference with a client at 11am, and didn't have an opportunity to observe the minute of silence (the client was in another timezone, and also didn't consider the fact that it was 11am).

Remembrance Day is known as Armistice Day in Europe, and Veterans Day in the United States.

Inspired by Todd's photos created by hanging his camera out the car window while driving at speed on a gravel road (recent attempt here, and an earlier attempt here), I had to try something similar when I encountered a gravel road recently.

leaving dust in my wake

Yandin Lookout, Cataby, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 24-70mm f/2.8L @24mm, 1/100 sec, f/6.3, ISO125

A padlock on a well-worn door somewhere in Fremantle.

locked!

Fremantle, Western Australia
Canon EOS 350D, 10-22mm @22mm, 1/60 sec, f/4.5, ISO200

For some reason, many people seem to take photos of pegs on a clothes line when first using a lens with a wide(ish) aperture. I took this photo when I first got the 70-200mm f/4L lens last year, taken with the aperture wide open, and at full zoom.

hanging around

back yard, Western Australia
Canon EOS 350D, 70-200mm f/4L @200mm, 1/1250 sec, f/4, ISO100

I encountered this wooden bridge on the way to Liffey Falls, in central Tasmania. The road to Liffey Falls is particularly narrow, with lots of sharp corners that need to be navigated slowly. On the morning we visited Liffey Falls, we didn't encounter any other cars or people on the road, or on the walk trail to the falls themselves.

Due to the relatively low light levels caused by the overhead trees, this photo was taken with a tripod, with an exposure time of nearly one second.

wooden bridge

Liffey Falls Track, Tasmania
Canon EOS 350D, 17-85mm IS @17mm, 8/10 sec, f/9, ISO200

I took this photo while lying on the ground, attempting to get some photos of my active 15 month old daughter.
It was only afterwards that I realised this was a suitable entry for Neil Creek's Iron Chef Photography - Shoes competition.

shoe view

home, Western Australia
Canon EOS 350D, 50mm f/1.8 @50mm, 1/60 sec, f/2, ISO200

Early morning frost provides some interesting patterns on a barbed wire fence, somewhere just outside of Launceston, Tasmania.

Barbed Wire Frost

near Launceston, Tasmania
Canon EOS 350D, 100mm f/2.8 macro @100mm, 1/50 sec, f/4.5, ISO200

While on holidays in December last year, we had nearly a week of rain.
Here's a few photos I took between rain showers.

rain drops on the washing line

Busselton, Western Australia
Canon EOS 350D, 100mm f/2.8 macro @100mm, 1/125 sec, f/5, ISO400