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Hello and Welcome to my galleries.

My Name is John and with my lovely wife Helena, we live in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales which is one of Australia's lovely inland cities.

Wagga Wagga is situated halfway between Sydney and Melbourne and 200km west of the Australian Capital of Canberra. It is a vibrant regional capital of 60 000 people on the Murrumbidgee River nested between the rolling hills of the South West Slopes of the Great Divide and the vast Riverina Plains.

Wagga Wagga is one of Australia’s leading regional cities. Nestled on the banks of the magnificent Murrumbidgee River, the original inhabitants, the Wiradjuri were the largest Aboriginal tribe in New South Wales. It is from their language the city is named. Wagga means crow and repeating it means crows, hence a place of many crows. From these proud origins to the culturally rich community that exists today, Wagga Wagga has been considered a place for the young and young at heart, enjoying the exciting and yet relaxed lifestyle that exists within the city.

This site is intended to be layed back and fun, so have a look around. If you like some of the photos you are welcome to download them. Photography is now my hobby and as long as I enjoy taking photos, I will keep taking them. If I am the only one who likes them, thats okay. I will keep adding them regularly as I get time.

You are welcome to click on my guest book at the bottom left hand side of this page and leave me a message. I would love to hear from you.

Galleries

Nature Pix :

Nature Pix

Updated: Aug 23, 2008 11:45pm BST

Playing with Photoshop : This is a gallery for my experimentations with Photoshop.

Playing with Photoshop

This is a gallery for my experimentations with Photoshop.

Updated: Jul 27, 2008 9:24am BST

Wagga Wagga by Knight : Welcome to Wagga Wagga With over 60,000 people living in Wagga, we have the lifestyle and facilities to suit everyone. Wagga Wagga's unusual name has led many to believe it is a mythical city. Wagga is the local Wiradjuri aboriginal word for crow and to create the plural, the Wiradjuri repeat the word. Thus Wagga Wagga translates as 'the place of many crows'. Wagga Wagga is a vibrant and one of Australia’s leading regional cities. Nestled on the banks of the magnificent Murrumbidgee River, the original inhabitants, the Wiradjuri were the largest Aboriginal tribe in New South Wales. It is from their language the city is named. Wagga means crow and repeating it means crows, hence a place of many crows. From these proud origins to the culturally rich community that exists today, Wagga Wagga has been considered a place for the young and young at heart, enjoying the exciting and yet relaxed lifestyle that exists within the city. The geographical location of Wagga Wagga is ideal for keeping in touch with the trends that filter out of the major metropolitan cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide. Wagga Wagga is the ideal base for exploring one of Australia’s emerging holiday destinations – the Riverina. An easy day trip in any direction can take you through the extremes of Australia’s natural and cultivated environment. To the east rises Mount Kosciuszko in the Snowy Mountains. To the west lies Griffith, the heart of New South Wales’ biggest wine producing region. An easy drive takes you to great Australian towns like, Junee, Lockhart and Temora. There is something for everyone... be tempted… pay us a visit… then come back again and again.

Wagga Wagga by Knight

Welcome to Wagga Wagga With over 60,000 people living in Wagga, we ha ...

Updated: Jul 19, 2008 1:01am BST

Snuffy : Our Latest Edition to the Family

Snuffy

Our Latest Edition to the Family

Updated: Jul 12, 2008 1:32pm BST

Miscellaneous : This is just a gallery for inserting stuff that doesn't have a normal category. May be stuff taken by other friends or just stuff to embed into DPD Forum etc.

Miscellaneous

This is just a gallery for inserting stuff that doesn't have a normal ...

Updated: Jul 12, 2008 1:22pm BST

Puppypup : Pets are wonderful. The best therapy known to man.

Puppypup

Pets are wonderful. The best therapy known to man.

Updated: Jul 05, 2008 11:40pm BST

My Workplace :

My Workplace

Updated: Jul 05, 2008 1:55am BST

Photos by Knight : A collection of photos I like

Photos by Knight

A collection of photos I like

Updated: Apr 18, 2008 2:13pm BST

Flowers, Bees and butterflys :

Flowers, Bees and butterflys

Updated: Mar 02, 2008 2:24am BST

Birds :

Birds

Updated: Feb 26, 2008 10:40am BST

Our Dog Cookie :

Our Dog Cookie

Updated: Feb 23, 2008 10:57am BST

Our Pets : Pets are wonderful. The best therapy known to man.

Our Pets

Pets are wonderful. The best therapy known to man.

Updated: Jan 05, 2008 11:44pm BST

Birds & Animals :

Birds & Animals

Updated: Jan 01, 2008 11:42pm BST

Kayley Gilmour's 1st Birthday :

Kayley Gilmour's 1st Birthday

Updated: Sep 30, 2007 2:30pm BST

Magpies & Cuppaccino :

Magpies & Cuppaccino

Updated: Sep 22, 2007 5:52am BST

Our Family Photos : Take us or leave us, this is what we are.

Our Family Photos

Take us or leave us, this is what we are.

Updated: Sep 22, 2007 12:47am BST

Boyd & Linda's Wedding : Saturday 25th August 2007 Mt Tamborine, Qld

Boyd & Linda's Wedding

Saturday 25th August 2007 Mt Tamborine, Qld

Updated: Sep 09, 2007 11:20am BST

Day Trip to Junee :

Day Trip to Junee

Updated: Aug 05, 2007 3:06pm BST

Portraits : The Wagga Camera Group is for anyone with an interest in Photography and in particular, digital cameras. The group holds monthly print competitions where a subject has been chosen and it tries to encourage our members to go outside their comfort zone to learn new skills that they might not have necessarily tried. The group have sessions where they can learn new skills, such as Photoshop, composition and exposure etc. July was a session on Studio Lighting where we set up studio lighting with electronic flash units and umbrellas. Then after a bit of a rundown on the four basic studio lighting groups, everyone had a chance to practice working in a studio environment. Many thanks to the young ladies who became our models for the night.

Portraits

The Wagga Camera Group is for anyone with an interest in Photography a ...

Updated: Jul 15, 2007 10:56am BST

Frost by Knight :

Frost by Knight

Updated: Jul 15, 2007 5:14am BST

On a Cold, Wet Morning :

On a Cold, Wet Morning

Updated: Jul 08, 2007 5:43am BST

Winter in Tumut :

Winter in Tumut

Updated: Jun 17, 2007 3:38am BST

McNaught's Comet : The most spectacular comet in 40 years, named after the Australian astronomer who discovered it, streaked through the southern hemisphere over mid January to mid February 2007. McNaught's Comet revealed itself against the western horizon at sunset, beginning on Saturday January 13th 2007. Australian National University (ANU) astronomer Robert McNaught discovered the comet on August 7 last year using the Uppsala Schmidt telescope at Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, in central western NSW. It appeared in the southern hemisphere and was be visible for up to one month. It burnt brightest on Monday 15th January 2007. McNaught's Comet was considerably brighter than the Halley's Comet, last visible from the earth in 1986. McNaught's Comet was five times closer to the sun than the earth and four times closer to the sun than Halley's Comet was when it was last seen. The brilliance of a comet increases the closer it gets to the sun, and also when it passes between the earth and the sun. "The reason you see the comet is because they're basically dirty snowballs," Dr Francis said. "They're mixtures of dust and frozen water and frozen methane. "When the sunlight hits them it boils the stuff off and what you actually see is all the steam coming off the comet and not the comet itself." "And comets do not shine by their own light, they shine by reflecting light from the sun", Dr Francis said. The comet was visible to the naked eye for up to a week and about a month with binoculars. He estimated the icy core of McNaught's to be 300m across but its surrounding, fuzzy "coma" was about 100,000km across. Its tail could be up to three million kilometres in length, he said. What an awesome sight to witness, if only once in a lifetime.

McNaught's Comet

The most spectacular comet in 40 years, named after the Australian ast ...

Updated: Jun 16, 2007 3:23pm BST

Water Effects : I Love using water to get unusual effects using shape, colour, lighting and shutter speed. All these were taken hand held using available light and on the odd accasion, fill-in flash.

Water Effects

I Love using water to get unusual effects using shape, colour, lighti ...

Updated: Jun 16, 2007 3:07am BST

Trip To Historic Rutherglen :

Trip To Historic Rutherglen

Updated: May 21, 2007 2:35pm BST

Our Friends : Some friends defy description.

Our Friends

Some friends defy description.

Updated: May 21, 2007 11:30am BST

Adelong Falls Trip May 2007 :

Adelong Falls Trip May 2007

Updated: May 13, 2007 2:20am BST

Caravaning :

Caravaning

Updated: May 05, 2007 7:15am BST

Helena's and Horses : Helena spent many years showing horses. I will add to this gallery as time permits.

Helena's and Horses

Helena spent many years showing horses. I will add to this gallery as ...

Updated: Apr 20, 2007 12:22pm BST

Demolision & Reconstruction of a Railway Bridge : The Railway bridge over the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga is on the main line between Sydney and Melbourne. The bridge was first built in the mid 1800's and has carried passenger and freight trains for about a century and a half. Work on the new bridge had started months before the old bridge was due to be demolished. The new bridge would occupy the same space as the old and new concrete piers were constructed between the old ones and set in place. All trains were stopped four days while the old bridge was dismantled section by section and the new replacing each section simultaineously. Quite a clever piece of engineering.

Demolision & Reconstruction of a Railway Bridge

The Railway bridge over the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga is on th ...

Updated: Apr 16, 2007 3:37pm BST

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