2014 was a quiet year at the cinema for me, not only due to the low number of films seen (100), but also the mediocre quality, and extended gaps between decent releases.
But here are my top ten (plus my favourite scene for each).
10. The Wolf of Wall Street (Leonardo tripping out on Quaaludes, crawling to his sports car)
9. The Lego Movie (Emmet forgets his pants)
8. Interstellar (Matthew McConaughey stuck behind a bookcase)
7. X-Men Days of Future Past (Quicksilver mocking a room of guards at supersonic speed)
6. Gone Girl (they resume their domestic bliss, happily ever after)
5. What We Do in the Shadows ("we're werewolves not swearwolves")
4. Pride (miners and gays marching together in London)
3. Guardians of the Galaxy (dancing baby Groot)
2. Broken Circle Breakdown (the music)
1. The Great Beauty (the first party scene)
Honorable mentions go to All is Lost, Her, The Desolation of Smaug, Stories We Tell, The Invisible Woman, and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
Monday, December 22, 2014
Saturday, December 20, 2014
A Viwe
After 48 minutes of bushwalking, ant bites, blistering 23 degree heat, and surprise willy willies and a whirly girly, eventually a river glimpse appeared. It was so worth it. But notice how the river slopes to the left by a few degrees. What a remarkable natural phenomenom, or phenomemon, or phenonemon, or phoneme.
Kangarooooo Pause
Did you know that Kangaroo Paws are so named because our national marsupial has to pause his hopping to avoid impaling himself on them?
Early settlers ran out of pencils, so only named newly discovered botanical specimens verbally. Once a shipment of JB Steadman HB pencils did eventually arrived, they wrote "paws" instead of "pause".
Early settlers ran out of pencils, so only named newly discovered botanical specimens verbally. Once a shipment of JB Steadman HB pencils did eventually arrived, they wrote "paws" instead of "pause".
Wireless Hill Expedition
Rewinding a month or so, my last wildflower expedition of the year was to distant Ardross and its Wireless Hill Park, strangely enough, the site of an old wireless (i.e. radio) station.
Here's a delicate Lady of East Fremantle Lily. Notice the East Freo Sharks footy colours of blue and white.
Here's a delicate Lady of East Fremantle Lily. Notice the East Freo Sharks footy colours of blue and white.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Sunset over Jackadder
I've rarely seen such a pretty sunset. The whole western sky was aglow with purple and orange. Tragically I only had my iPhone, but it did a decent job of capturing the scene over Jackadder Lake. These are straight from my phone, unedited other than cropping.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
West Perth is Maintaining the Rage
With the loss of Gough Whitlam last week, it's was appropriate to find this street art in West Perth.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Cow
Umm, is this an onyx, or a gnu, or an elk? Only a qualified zoologist can separate these closely related species.
Flappy Elephaunt
This juvenile male felt threatened as we approached in our Landcruiser. He stood his ground with ears out but when we didn't retreat, he ran off behind a bush.
Africa Rewind
Having neglected to post much of my footage from my recent African trip, I'll try to make up for it now.
Here's a hungry hyena, lurking not far from a buffalo carcass, waiting for the lions to finish.
Here's a hungry hyena, lurking not far from a buffalo carcass, waiting for the lions to finish.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
World Exclusive - Newly Discovered Orchids
Orchids. Unidentified. I will name them Baggy Pants Orchids.
Bungendore Park
Last week's expedition past Armadale to Bungendore Park yielded some decent orchid shots.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Blood Moon
With my zoom lens and tripod, I staked out a site on the hill above Lake Monger to capture a sequence of shots showing the blood moon. This is after the maximum of the eclipse, as the moon started to emerge out of earth's shadow.
Saturday, October 4, 2014
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