Kwinana Grain Terminal Wharf

photographed from Rockingham Beach
Canon EOS 50D, 24-105mm f/4L IS @82mm, 30 sec, f/10, ISO100

Here are a few more photos from a night shoot last weekend with a friend. These photos are of the CBH Grain Terminal in Kwinana. The first two photos were taken at Rockingham beach, south of the grain terminal. The bright lights in the background are some other industrial plants, including BP Refinery, Alcoa Alumina Refinery, and others.

The photo below shows the Grain Terminal Wharf on the left, and the Grain Terminal and Storage Facility on the right hand side, with four conveyors linking the two.

Something a little bit different from recent posts, this is a 30 second exposure of a refinery in Kwinana, shot from the side of the road on the weekend.
The photo was converted to black and white using Silver Efex Pro 2 from Google's Nik Collection.

Kwinana, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @22mm, 30 sec, f/9, ISO100

a trio of Splendid Fairy-Wrens (Western form)

Pemberton, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 70-200mm f/4L @200mm, 1/1250 sec, f/4, ISO200

Here are a few more photos of the Splendid Fairy-Wrens I photographed in Pemberton earlier this year. In the top photo, the two birds on the left (females) were both vying for the attention of the male, both trying to get as close to him as possible, and constantly pushing each other out of the way. It was quite entertaining to watch!

female Splendid Fairy-Wren (Western form)

Pemberton, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 70-200mm f/4L @200mm, 1/2500 sec, f/4, ISO200

male Splendid Fairy-Wren (Western form)

Pemberton, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 70-200mm f/4L @200mm, 1/800 sec, f/4, ISO200

The bright colours of the male Splendid Fairy-Wren (commonly referred to as a "blue wren" in Western Australia) almost look too bright to be real! The Splendid Fairy-Wren is native to large parts of Australia, and can often be seen in parts of the south west of Western Australia. While holidaying in Pemberton recently, there were numerous fairy-wrens around the house that we were staying at, so I spent some time photographing them. They were not very shy, and I found that sitting or standing still in one location allowed the birds to get close enough for me to photograph them.