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Hello and Welcome to my galleries.

My Name is John but I'm also known as Noddy. My lovely wife Helena and I 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. I hope you enjoy them.

Galleries

Flowers, Flowers, Flowers :

Flowers, Flowers, Flowers

Updated: Nov 07, 2009 7:15pm PST

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: Nov 07, 2009 6:22pm PST

My Macros : A collection of my close-up photos.

My Macros

A collection of my close-up photos.

Updated: Nov 04, 2009 4:02am PST

Temora Air Show : Temora Aviation Museum hold a air show weekend every three months.

Temora Air Show

Temora Aviation Museum hold a air show weekend every three months.

Updated: Oct 31, 2009 4:49pm PST

Focus Stacking : This galley is dedicated to Focus Stacking - The art of combining multiple photos to get added depth of field.

Focus Stacking

This galley is dedicated to Focus Stacking - The art of combining mult ...

Updated: Oct 29, 2009 3:37am PST

Just Bees : I have always had a fascination towards bees and like to get in close and personal.

Just Bees

I have always had a fascination towards bees and like to get in close ...

Updated: Oct 29, 2009 3:37am PST

Sunrises and Sunsets :

Sunrises and Sunsets

Updated: Oct 23, 2009 7:36pm PST

Our Queensland Holiday :

Our Queensland Holiday

Updated: Oct 22, 2009 4:03am PST

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

Our Pets

Pets are wonderful. The best therapy known to man.

Updated: Aug 22, 2009 7:44am PST

Our Dog Cookie :

Our Dog Cookie

Updated: Aug 10, 2009 4:46am PST

Photos by Knight : A collection of photos I like

Photos by Knight

A collection of photos I like

Updated: Aug 06, 2009 3:29pm PST

Our Friends : Some friends defy description.

Our Friends

Some friends defy description.

Updated: Jul 29, 2009 4:28am PST

The Flexible Girl : This amazing girl is Mim Conyers who can tie herself in knots.

The Flexible Girl

This amazing girl is Mim Conyers who can tie herself in knots.

Updated: May 23, 2009 8:34am PST

Birds & Animals :

Birds & Animals

Updated: Apr 18, 2009 3:17pm PST

Wagga Food & Wine Festival 2009 : This is an annual event staged by the Wollundry Rotary Club in Wagga Wagga. The setting for this is the beautiful Civic Centre Gardens on the banks of the Wollundry Lagoon. This festival is growing, attended by 4500 this year. Plans for next year are already underway with more space being allocated to facilitate a much larger gathering. It is a great day out for all the family. A great place for friends to meet to enjoy great food and wine.

Wagga Food & Wine Festival 2009

This is an annual event staged by the Wollundry Rotary Club in Wagga W ...

Updated: Apr 17, 2009 9:04am PST

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: Apr 16, 2009 5:28am PST

Vivian : This lovely lass is from Sudan and has now made her home in Wagga Wagga.

Vivian

This lovely lass is from Sudan and has now made her home in Wagga Wagg ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 12:35am PST

OOB Efforts :

OOB Efforts

Updated: Mar 27, 2009 3:11am PST

Helena's Artwork :

Helena's Artwork

Updated: Mar 16, 2009 3:48am PST

HDR Photos :

HDR Photos

Updated: Mar 12, 2009 3:24am PST

Lightning by Knight :

Lightning by Knight

Updated: Feb 02, 2009 4:46am PST

Summertime :

Summertime

Updated: Jan 18, 2009 1:50am PST

Japanese Gardens at Cowra カウラの日本庭園 : Cowra is a town situated in New South Wales on the Olympic Way just south of Bathurst. カウラ日本庭園は、最初の1979年10月に、 2つのステージを開く1986年11月にオープンしました。庭園と五ヘクタール（ 14エーカー）をカバーし、日本の全体の風景を表現するために設計されています。これは、南半球最大の日本庭園です。 The Cowra Japanese Garden first opened in October 1979, with stage two opening in November 1986. The garden covers 5 hectares (14 acres) and is designed to represent the entire landscape of Japan. It is the largest Japanese Garden in the southern hemisphere. Cowra’s relationship with the Japanese started with the siting of a P.O.W camp during WWII. In the early hours of August 5, 1944 over 500 Japanese POW staged a mass suicidal break for freedom. In the ensuing action 231 Japanese Prisoners of War and four Australian soldiers were killed. Following the cessation of hostilities, members of the Cowra Sub-Branch of the Returned Servicemen’s League (R.S.L) visited the Australian War Cemetery at regular intervals to care for the graves of their comrades. In 1948 they decided to forget the past and also assume the responsibility for the care and the maintenance of the Japanese section of the cemetery in conjunction with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. In 1960 the Japanese Government were considering the repatriation of their war dead to Japan, however they were so impressed with the attitude of the R.S.L members that they decided to bring all their war dead from other parts of Australia to be re-buried at Cowra. The Cowra Tourist Development Corporation (Cowra Tourism Corporation, as it was then known) conceived the idea of further developing this unique friendship with Japan by the establishment of a Japanese Garden at Cowra. The building of the Garden has come about as a direct extension of the cemetery. In 1971, Mr Ken Nakajima, world famous landscape gardener was appointed as designer of the Garden and is responsible for the final site choice. In October 1979 the Garden became a fulltime tourist attraction, operating seven days a week (excluding Christmas Day). In November 1986 stage two commenced completing the original plans of the Garden. The Garden was made possible through donations received from both Australian and Japanese Governments and private entities.

Japanese Gardens at Cowra カウラの日本庭園

Cowra is a town situated in New South Wales on the Olympic Way just so ...

Updated: Jan 01, 2009 12:42am PST

Snuffy : Our Latest Edition to the Family

Snuffy

Our Latest Edition to the Family

Updated: Dec 23, 2008 2:38am PST

Birds :

Birds

Updated: Dec 14, 2008 12:58am PST

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: Dec 04, 2008 1:12am PST

Nature Pix :

Nature Pix

Updated: Dec 02, 2008 2:51am PST

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: Nov 20, 2008 3:59am PST

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

Puppypup

Pets are wonderful. The best therapy known to man.

Updated: Jul 05, 2008 3:40pm PST

My Workplace :

My Workplace

Updated: Jul 04, 2008 5:55pm PST

Magpies & Cuppaccino :

Magpies & Cuppaccino

Updated: Sep 21, 2007 9:52pm PST

Day Trip to Junee :

Day Trip to Junee

Updated: Aug 05, 2007 7:06am PST

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 2:56am PST

Frost by Knight :

Frost by Knight

Updated: Jul 14, 2007 9:14pm PST

On a Cold, Wet Morning :

On a Cold, Wet Morning

Updated: Jul 07, 2007 9:43pm PST

Winter in Tumut :

Winter in Tumut

Updated: Jun 16, 2007 7:38pm PST

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 7:23am PST

Trip To Historic Rutherglen :

Trip To Historic Rutherglen

Updated: May 21, 2007 6:35am PST

Adelong Falls Trip May 2007 :

Adelong Falls Trip May 2007

Updated: May 12, 2007 6:20pm PST

Caravaning :

Caravaning

Updated: May 04, 2007 11:15pm PST

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 4:22am PST

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 7:37am PST

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