I really did not have much of a plan that slightly foggy Sunday morning in May, even when I woke up, I was not sure where I was heading. However, the weather forecast was for a sunny morning so I had the inspiration to travel along Tidbinbilla Road from Point Hut Road to Tharwa. The reason for this idea was because that road joined the two routes that I would usually take to Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve or Namadgi National Park, but I had never driven along that way. I was not sure what I would find but I thought that I would scout the area out. By looking on Google Maps I did have an idea about some of the drone shots I could take because of the interesting patterns made by streams in the area. I was not sure what animal life I would find and I did not do too well in that regards because most of the area was private property preventing me from getting far from the road. Despite that, I hope that you like the photographs below.
A tree in a misty field was my first shot of the day
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 100, 100mm, f/8.0 and 1/125 SEC])
Dead tree in a field
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 100, 100mm, f/14 and 1/125 SEC])
This dam, with Wood Ducks and Australasian Grebes, had an interesting shape to it
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 200, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/200 SEC]
An eroded creek creates a pattern
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 200, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/240 SEC]
An eroded creek forms even more of a pattern paired with a ploughed field
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 200, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/320 SEC]
Rocky outcrop in a field is a disjointed pattern
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 200, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/640 SEC]
House Sparrows on the remnants of some reeds
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 200, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Spotted Pardalote female in a tree
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 400, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Spotted Pardalote female looking for food
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 400, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Striated Thornbill
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 400, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
