stroll on the beach

Whitehaven beach - voted as one of the top ten beaches in the world. It is famous for its almost blindingly white fine sand. In person, it is an amazing sight to behold.

"The sand is minute powder-size grains of quartz and has been assayed at 99.89% pure, well above the minimum requirement for glass-making and suitable for the finest glass for optical lenses for binoculars etc. Its origin is not known definitely but geologists say it does not have a local origin as rocks of the Whitsunday area are quartz-poor. They think the most likely explanation is that it is the result of a longshore drift system which brings sand from the south along the Queensland coast, very evident in the Gold Coast/Fraser Island area. The Whitehaven sand is so pure it indicates that during the drift all heavy mineral sands and other impurities have been winnowed out leaving the quartz sand. Probably there is an eddy effect in Whitehaven Bay which causes the sand to drop out and accumuulate there."

Another one with the underwater camera.

Folklore

White horse grazing beneath a tree. Turned out moodier than expected and I'm quite happy with that.

A taste of nature...

Here's a taste of the Australian bushes. This was taken on my friend's family farm after a long summer drought. Up in the front is one of adorable ranch dogs, perhaps looking at a herd of cattle in the distance. Looking at the smog in L.A. makes me miss the clear Australian sky.

My new rolls will be in the lab soon and hopefully there'll be some new photos in a week!

First post

I'm going to start off this little blog of ours (Leilani is pre-occupied with washing her hair at the moment). I promise to post as often as possible...or at least as often as I can remember to.

The streets of Australia