The first time we went to Byron Bay, it was actually for the world famous Byron Bay Blues Fest. We really spent more time taking in music. We spent less time taking in the town and the beach.  Byron is one of those towns. It has a very hippy / rustic nature to it. The beach is among the best on the east coast.

We went back this year for a quiet weekend with me and my partner.  We stayed at a resort just north of town, and saw even less of the town this time around.  The weather was not quite as good this time of year. However, we did go out to the beach on both evenings. We were prepared with a bottle of red wine and our camera. As the sun was going down, snapped a couple of photos of random people, sharing our beach.

Sony A7R II| Sony FE 24-70mm F4  | 70mm | f/4.5 | 1/200th | ISO200

It’s that time again. Sydney puts on its best nighttime face. It brings out the light festival for the winter solstice.  I went a few years ago. I even blogged about it. We went back this year for a Sunday evening stroll.  This was one of the biggest shows. It extended into the Domain, Martin Place, Darling Harbour, and the north side of the city.  The Opera House has to be the limelight of the show each year.  This year, they had a rotating set of lights and images projected onto the famous sails.  The whole set lasted somewhere around 10 minutes or so, and I setup the tripod and just snapped away.  Most of the shots turned out pretty damn well.

Next year, I’m determined to get to Tasmania. Hobart puts on its own version of the light show called Dark Mofo.

Sony A7R II | Sony FE 24-70 f/4.0| 70mm | f/5.6 | 0.6 sec | ISO1000