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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.


My main interests are Photography, Photoshop, Computers, Amateur Radio and a new interest for my wife and I is Geocaching which gets us out in the fresh air and sunshine. We call ourselves team 'Nodalot'. If you would like to know more about this enjoyable hobby, have a look at http://geocaching.com.

This site is has a collection of my photos for you to have a look at. Please feel free to have a look around and come back again if you like what you see. If you wish to make a comment, use the comment box at the bottom of each photo or gallery or email me direct at jgknight@westnet.com.au . All comments are very welcome.

My favourite type of photography is Macro work using Focus-Stacking to maximise depth of field. This is achieved by using a stacking program called Zerene Stacker, written by Rik Littlefield. I consider this program to be the best available.

I also have a selection of photo on http://www.flickriver.com/photos/jgknight1/

Galleries

Birds in my Backyard :

Birds in my Backyard

Updated: May 20, 2013 8:21pm

Flowers, Flowers, Flowers :

Flowers, Flowers, Flowers

Updated: May 06, 2013 1:30am

Entomology - Macro Studies : There is a tiny world that is right beside us, yet we don't often stop and admire its beauty. At some 1.3 million described species, insects account for more than two-thirds of all known organisms, date back some 400 million years, and have many kinds of interactions with humans and other forms of life on earth. Here is but a mere handful of what I have had the pleasure of photographing.

Entomology - Macro Studies

There is a tiny world that is right beside us, yet we don't often stop ...

Updated: Apr 21, 2013 10:51pm

Photos by Knight : A collection of photos I like

Photos by Knight

A collection of photos I like

Updated: Apr 05, 2013 6:49pm

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: Jan 19, 2013 12:28pm

Sulphur Crested Cockatoos : The Australian white cockatoo is the original Australian Larikin. Beautiful birds but can be very destructive when bored.

Sulphur Crested Cockatoos

The Australian white cockatoo is the original Australian Larikin. Beau ...

Updated: Jan 17, 2013 12:14pm

Australian Countryside : Photos taken around the Australian countryside.

Australian Countryside

Photos taken around the Australian countryside.

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 2:35pm

Charters Towers : Charters Towers is a historical scenic gold mining city that boasts loads of character and historical buildings. From a chance discovery of gold in 1871, it is now often referred as ‘The Towers’ by locals. Charters Towers is located approximately 130km south west of Townsville North Queensland. Locals and tourists can take advantage of the rich heritage of Charters Towers whilst also enjoying a diverse landscape of rugged mountainous rainforest areas in the north east to sandy desert plains in the south west. The city comprises well established cultural, health, educational, sporting and recreational facilities for all to enjoy. Additionally, there is the opportunity to enjoy the rural outback and heritage charm of the smaller townships of Balfes Creek, Greenvale, Homestead, Mingela, Pentland, Ravenswood, and Sellheim and also the localities of Belyando Crossing and Hervey's Range which are also located within the charming region.

Charters Towers

Charters Towers is a historical scenic gold mining city that boasts lo ...

Updated: Aug 02, 2012 7:08pm

Sunrises and Sunsets :

Sunrises and Sunsets

Updated: Jul 10, 2012 9:31pm

The Amazing Mim : Mim’s passion in circus first came about at the age of 11 when she left artistic gymnastics and became involved with Seed Circus. She travelled NSW working as an instructor, performer and organiser for this community circus for many years. During these years, she also trained in Jazz, Hip-Hop, Theatrical and Modern dance styles. She performed and competed in all of these styles with great success. Her circus training intensified when she began training at The Handstand Factory in Trapeze and Acrobatics. At the age of 16, Mim travelled to Turku, Finland as a youth ambassador and trained at the Turku University of Applied Sciences, in the Circus Arts program. She also trained in Team Gymnastics and Tumbling at the local Gymnastics Club and volunteered as a Junior Gymnastics coach. Mim later returned to Australia and continued her acrobatic training at The Handstand Factory while completing her Higher School Certificate. She also returned to her original circus family, travelling and working with Seed Circus. Mim moved to New Zealand in 2010 and completed a Diploma in Circus Arts . Her specialties include Contortion, Hand-Balance, Aerial Straps, Aerial Chains, Double Web, Dance and Adagio. She is now working as a freelance artist, based in Christchurch, New Zealand. For more details see her website http://www.mimconyers.com/

The Amazing Mim

Mim’s passion in circus first came about at the age of 11 when she lef ...

Updated: Feb 19, 2012 12:10am

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: Oct 10, 2011 4:25pm

Willans Hill Bird Aviary :

Willans Hill Bird Aviary

Updated: Oct 10, 2011 12:20am

Black & White :

Black & White

Updated: Sep 23, 2011 1:38am

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: Aug 19, 2011 11:08am

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

Just Bees and Butterflies

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

Updated: Aug 18, 2011 6:23pm

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: Jul 07, 2011 2:17am

Focus Stacking : This galley is dedicated to Focus Stacking - The art of combining multiple photos to get added depth of field. I only use Zerene Stacker for my Focus Stacks. More info here: http://zerenesystems.com/stacker/

Focus Stacking

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

Updated: May 22, 2011 4:55pm

Gippsland Water Dragon (Physignathus lesueurii howittii) :

Gippsland Water Dragon (Physignathus lesueurii howittii)

Updated: Mar 18, 2011 8:53pm

ACT Balloon Festival March 2011 :

ACT Balloon Festival March 2011

Updated: Mar 16, 2011 4:58pm

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: Jan 20, 2011 11:43pm

Flooding of Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga :

Flooding of Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga

Updated: Dec 07, 2010 4:17pm

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

My Macros

A collection of my close-up photos.

Updated: Dec 03, 2010 9:11pm

Gastropods: Snails & Slugs : Garden Snails

Gastropods: Snails & Slugs

Garden Snails

Updated: Dec 02, 2010 1:54pm

Our Dog Cookie :

Our Dog Cookie

Updated: Nov 21, 2010 10:33pm

Snuffy : Our Latest Edition to the Family

Snuffy

Our Latest Edition to the Family

Updated: Nov 21, 2010 10:30pm

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

Our Cat 'Toffee'

Pets are wonderful. The best therapy known to man.

Updated: Nov 21, 2010 10:25pm

Michelle :

Michelle

Updated: Nov 07, 2010 2:23pm

Nature Pix :

Nature Pix

Updated: Oct 17, 2010 11:42pm

Galllo Method : About The Galllo Method - Exploring the possibilities of Defocus Stacking by Vicco Gallo This method offers an easy way to get opulent and smooth bokeh in your shots. It is much more straightforward as "Brenizer's Method" or "Warot's Method", but can give quite good results. A Short explanation: The technique is based on the stacking of images with different focus adjustments ('defocus stacking'). All you need is a digital camera--a point-and-shoot is good enough--to take at least two shots, a sharp one and a blurred one. Later-on in Photoshop the two or more handheld shots are placed on different layers in one image and are roughly aligned by eye (automatic alignment is very likely to fail with these blurry images). Then the images are combined using layers and manual masking. Masking is done according to your understanding or rememberance of depth in the image. That's all. Much faster than Brenizer's Method, that's for sure!

Galllo Method

About The Galllo Method - Exploring the possibilities of Defocus Stack ...

Updated: Sep 03, 2010 2:02pm

Our Friends : Some friends defy description.

Our Friends

Some friends defy description.

Updated: Aug 20, 2010 1:55am

Grasshopper Macros & Focus Stacking :

Grasshopper Macros & Focus Stacking

Updated: Jul 14, 2010 10:14pm

Birds :

Birds

Updated: Jul 10, 2010 1:59pm

Frost by Knight :

Frost by Knight

Updated: May 12, 2010 1:26am

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: Apr 26, 2010 11:13am

Lightning by Knight :

Lightning by Knight

Updated: Apr 08, 2010 6:17pm

My Rose Collection : Nature has provided us with the perfect flower for all occassions

My Rose Collection

Nature has provided us with the perfect flower for all occassions

Updated: Mar 25, 2010 4:19pm

Blue Tongue Lizard : The Blue Tongue Lizard is a native of Australia.

Blue Tongue Lizard

The Blue Tongue Lizard is a native of Australia.

Updated: Mar 25, 2010 4:13pm

Drought Breaker : Flood Waters around Wagga Wagga

Drought Breaker

Flood Waters around Wagga Wagga

Updated: Mar 11, 2010 5:09pm

HDR Photos :

HDR Photos

Updated: Mar 07, 2010 11:21pm

Precious Rain from Heaven : After a decade of drought conditions we have now had a wonderful reprieve from the heat and dust.

Precious Rain from Heaven

After a decade of drought conditions we have now had a wonderful repri ...

Updated: Mar 07, 2010 10:52pm

Spiders :

Spiders

Updated: Jan 07, 2010 3:53pm

OOB Efforts :

OOB Efforts

Updated: Dec 16, 2009 2:57pm

Our Queensland Holiday :

Our Queensland Holiday

Updated: Oct 22, 2009 11:03pm

Birds & Animals :

Birds & Animals

Updated: Apr 19, 2009 10:17am

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 18, 2009 4:04am

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 7:35pm

Helena's Artwork :

Helena's Artwork

Updated: Mar 16, 2009 10:48pm

Summertime :

Summertime

Updated: Jan 18, 2009 8:50pm

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 7:42pm

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 8:12pm

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

Puppypup

Pets are wonderful. The best therapy known to man.

Updated: Jul 06, 2008 10:40am

My Old Workplace :

My Old Workplace

Updated: Jul 05, 2008 12:55pm

Magpies & Cuppaccino :

Magpies & Cuppaccino

Updated: Sep 22, 2007 4:52pm

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 10:20pm

Day Trip to Junee :

Day Trip to Junee

Updated: Aug 06, 2007 2:06am

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 9:56pm

On a Cold, Wet Morning :

On a Cold, Wet Morning

Updated: Jul 08, 2007 4:43pm

Winter in Tumut :

Winter in Tumut

Updated: Jun 17, 2007 2:38pm

Trip To Historic Rutherglen :

Trip To Historic Rutherglen

Updated: May 22, 2007 1:35am

Adelong Falls Trip May 2007 :

Adelong Falls Trip May 2007

Updated: May 13, 2007 1:20pm

Caravaning :

Caravaning

Updated: May 05, 2007 6:15pm

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 11:22pm

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 17, 2007 2:37am

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