There are many, many great things about living in Australia. I frequently tell my friends back in the US :

Great quality of life; (mostly) good people; great work/life balance; beautiful country – all parts.

However, one of the things I really like about living in Australia is proximity to the South Pacific. I know people rave about Hawaii, and I’ve been and enjoyed it – but the amount of beautiful islands scattered around the South Pacific is incredible.

This photo is from the grounds of the Taveuni Island Resort on, you guessed it, Taveuni Island Fiji. I made the mistake of forgetting my tripod head, so I had to improvise and I rested my camera on the arm of a pool lounge chair to get this slightly long exposure. It was just at sunset and the boats out in the harbour were moving around just a bit. Magical place.

Sony A7R II | Sony 24-70 f/2.8 GM | f/9.0 | 79 mm | 1/40th | ISO 200