duncan-blues In reply to justeline [2014-02-28 20:18:38 +0000 UTC]

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duncan-blues In reply to pearwood [2013-09-15 17:20:13 +0000 UTC]

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duncan-blues In reply to spinifex0870 [2013-05-07 21:45:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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duncan-blues In reply to francoclun [2013-03-19 21:54:32 +0000 UTC]

I love Tolkien's works and your renditions of the characters are marvellous. Keep up the good work!

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duncan-blues In reply to spinifex0870 [2013-01-01 11:54:50 +0000 UTC]

Believe it or not: That's exactly how I feel a lot of time lately so the tagline fits.
Would love to go back to Australia for another trip some day. Preferably on my own account instead of taking a guided tour, perhaps take the Oodnadatta track this time and do some bush camping.
When you come to Germany, drop me a note beforehand.

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spinifex0870 In reply to duncan-blues [2013-01-02 07:47:08 +0000 UTC]

Don't come this time of year. It is over 40 most days and most of this week is 43 degrees C. Hot, hot, hot! Where in Germany are you (if you don't mind me asking)?

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duncan-blues In reply to spinifex0870 [2013-01-02 08:40:36 +0000 UTC]

Last time, I went to Australia in october. We had quite nice weather most of the time. Only in Adelaide we had some rain.
I'm currently living at the northern edge of the black forest.

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spinifex0870 In reply to duncan-blues [2013-01-02 10:01:14 +0000 UTC]

We are hopefully going to Munich for Christmas

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duncan-blues In reply to justeline [2011-06-13 12:53:58 +0000 UTC]

If there was a -Button for an entire gallery, I'd click yours.

Your gallery is really great!

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duncan-blues In reply to Denitorious [2010-03-15 21:55:06 +0000 UTC]

Grübel grad ob ich mir ein Tamron 10-24 leisten kann.
Andererseits ist das Wetter aktuell so bescheiden, dass ich mir mit der Entscheidung eh Zeit lassen kann.
Ansonsten ist fotografisch aktuell eher Flaute, hoffe auf den Sommerurlaub.

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Denitorious In reply to duncan-blues [2010-03-15 22:12:35 +0000 UTC]

Ich war heute wieder beim Zoll, schon wieder nichts nach Hause mitgenommen -.-
Letztes mal hat eine Steuererklärung gefehlt, dieses mal waren deren unnormale Arbeitszeiten (9:30 bis 15:00) daran Schuld, dass ich meine neue Kamera und 2 Objektive nicht mitnehmen konnte.
Wer der zur Arbeit geht oder ggf. zur Schule kann denn an diesen Uhrzeiten zum Zoll gehen!?
Samstags und Sonntags ist dieser zu.
Das heißt, morgen zum DRITTEN mal in die Stadt zum Zollamt fahren und dann ENDLICH, ENDLICH, ENDLICH meine a900, das Sony G 70-200, das CZ 16-35mm und mein neues Handy abholen.
Habe ja auch lange genug gewartet

Ich habe so gut wie gar keine..nein, nichts fotografiert wäre passender.
Das einzige was ich getan habe war etwas indoor shooting, sonst nichts.
Jetzt ist auch noch mein haupt-PC ausgefallen,- tot.

Naja, naja, naja.
Frühling kommt ja jetzt so langsam..zumindestens auf dem Kalendar :/

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duncan-blues In reply to Denitorious [2010-03-16 21:28:48 +0000 UTC]

Oh das klingt ja nach einer grauenvollen Tortur.

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duncan-blues In reply to Blakannan [2010-03-15 15:54:15 +0000 UTC]

Got to keep an eye on what else you can do with the 10-24mm lens!

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duncan-blues In reply to justeline [2010-02-09 09:04:32 +0000 UTC]

It's hard to find really good nature/landscape photography on dA among the wagonloads of rubbish out there. I really like your works. Wish I had more time and opportunity to go out shooting myself.

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justeline In reply to duncan-blues [2010-02-09 19:04:09 +0000 UTC]

Gosh, it's a VAST site for sure! You find all kinds of stuff here, good and bad. So happy you like mine, thank you so much for the encouragement Ruediger! And, yeah, I wish everyday was a holiday so I could be out there shooting
Thanks once again!

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duncan-blues In reply to FireflyPhotosAust [2009-11-24 17:18:30 +0000 UTC]

No worries!
(I've always wanted to say that )

I really like your nature photos. Last year I had the great opportunity to visit your beautiful country (alas only for three weeks, much too short a time) and I loved it. I'd really like to travel Down Under again some day, until then I will while away the time by looking at great photos of Australia like yours.

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FireflyPhotosAust In reply to duncan-blues [2009-11-24 19:23:20 +0000 UTC]

It's great expression

3 weeks definitely isn't enough. I've lived here all my life and still have been able to see everything that I would like to see

what places did you see here last year?

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duncan-blues In reply to FireflyPhotosAust [2009-11-24 20:56:47 +0000 UTC]

We did a cross-country tour called "Natural Wonders". We flew in to Alice Springs, then visited the Kings Canyon, did the mandatory visit to Uluru (including a hike all around) and the Olgas, then moved on to Coober Pedy, Port Augusta, Flinders Ranges (2 days), Adelaide (2 days), Kangaroo Island (2 days), Grampians (2 days), Great Ocean Road and finally two days in Melbourne and two days in Sydney.

We've seen a lot but the schedule was very densely packed. We made several long hiking trips (especially the hiking trips in the Flinders Ranges and the Grampians were awesome) but I had wished for a little more time and less hurrying in many parts of the tour. To fully savour the beauty of the country, one would have to aim for half the distance in twice the amount of time I guess.

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FireflyPhotosAust In reply to duncan-blues [2009-11-24 23:41:53 +0000 UTC]

That was some trip!!!

You have visited places that I haven't including the Great Ocean Road, Kangaroo Island and the Grampians

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duncan-blues In reply to FireflyPhotosAust [2009-11-25 17:56:09 +0000 UTC]

The Great Ocean Road is beautiful but swarming with tourists. Especially the observation platforms for the 12 apostles are a nightmare! What a shame.
Most tourists leave out most or all of the other great views along the road like the London Arch, Grotto or Loch Ard Gorge.
Kangaroo Island is a true gem. One could spend a whole week vacation time just there and not have a moment of boredom. The Grampians are great too but also lots of tourists.
A friend of mine made an adventure trip through Australia back in 1997, travelling by 4x4 from Darwin to Adelaide including the Oodnadatta track. His tour (and even moreso at that time) was quite more adventurous than mine. He got me infected with the "Aussie virus", he is a true aussie-maniac his apartment is one big Australia shrine and he's even got his own Australia webpage including gallery and forum.

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FireflyPhotosAust In reply to duncan-blues [2009-11-25 19:12:27 +0000 UTC]

That can be a problem at tourist locations - I tend to try and get to places at dawn before most tourists are up

Your friend's trip sounds great too and he certainly seems keen on Australia

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