Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia.

Ulverstone is a major town on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia on the mouth of the Leven River, on Bass Strait. It is on the Bass Highway, 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of Devonport and 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Penguin.

The town area was first settled by Europeans in 1848, when Andrew Risby, his wife Louisa and their five young children arrived to settle and develop farmland from what was mostly a thickly forested wilderness.

The town has a good shopping centre plus a nice beach.

My husband and I took a rest from cleaning the cupboards out at my late dads house driving to Ulverstone.

I took a few photos and have posted normal and HDR. Interesting the transformation.

Normal photo West and Bass Strait.

HDR Photo

Normal photo East and Bass Strait.

HDR Photo

Playground, part of at the beach.

An old house at Ulverstone.

The ANZ Bank in Ulverstone, just one of the old buildings left.

Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Rockhampton experiences over 300 days of sunshine each year, which lends itself to tourism activities all year round and an abundance of outdoor activities.
The city lies on the Fitzroy River, approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) from the river mouth, and some 600 kilometres (370 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane
The Capricorn district is the traditional home of the Darumbal Aboriginal people^.
The European history of the area began in 1853, when the area that would become Rockhampton was visited by the Archer brothers Charles and William, who were seeking grazing lands. They were acting on information from earlier expeditions by Ludwig Leichhardt and Thomas Mitchell, who had explored the area in 1844 and 1846 and noted suitable land for grazing then.

A significant gold deposit at Mount Morgan to the southwest was discovered in the 1880s, and Rockhampton became the main port through which the wealth of Mount Morgan gold was channelled. Due to the wealth of Mount Morgan, Rockhampton weathered the severe economic depression of the 1890s and many of the town's substantial brick and stone public buildings date from this period. The historic streetscape of Quay Street still displays a number of substantial historic buildings, built when Rockhampton was envisaged as being capital of a state of North Queensland. Most prominent of these is the sandstone Customs House (1900), which today houses an information centre. Other important nineteenth century buildings include the Post Office (1892), the Supreme Court House (1888), and St Joseph's Cathedral (1892)

We stayed there for about a week in 2008 and it's a very long way from Tasmania, Australia.

These photos were done in HDR - something different.

The Roundabout

The clock on the Post Office

Rockhampton Post Office

Fitzroy River

If taking a stroll along the banks of the Fitzroy River we can see this sign.

Mt. Barrow Snow!

The trip up Mt. Barrow the other day, some more photos.  The snow only stayed a few days and still there is no more at this stage.

I did the above photo in HDR. The remainder are normal.

I nearly went skating up there :) I wore boots with high heels, but that's me :)

On our decent the cloud came in.

HDR in Launceston

Did these HDR (high definition range) photos before Christmas and never got around to posting them until now..

Quadrant Mall, Launceston.

Facade of a few building in Charles Street, Launceston.

Charles Street, Launceston.

Part of the Sea Port, Launceston.  Accommodation, Town Houses and Restaurants.

Launceston, Tamar River, Tasmania

The Tamar River in Launceston, Tasmania, only a few minutes from the city even on foot.
Once ships came with Free Settlers from European Countries.
I did a little HDR on these photos to make them slightly different.

 View North towards the Tamar Valley and if you were to board a boat you would come out at Bass Strait.

Looking towards the Cataract Gorge, and West Tamar.

Stanley, Tasmania Australia

Stanley is on the North-West Coast of Tasmania, Australia.  It's a sweet little town with farming and fishing. It's population is less than 500 people, so we could say that most people know about other peoples business :)
The Port was opened in 1827.
Australia's 10th Prime Minister was born at Stanley.  Joseph Lyons.

The Nut as it's called was discovered by Bass & Flinders in 1798. The rock is a volcanic plug which forms when the magma hardens, there are several or these volcanic plugs around the world.
The Nut is 152m above sea level and flat on top.  When we used to visit Stanley we would climb up the hill and walked on the top have magnificent views of land sea and sand.  Today there is a chair lift for those who do not wish to walk. 

The Nut with the pathway to the top.

Closer view.

Where Joseph Lyons was born, Australia's 10th Prime Minister.

A quaint coffee shop and tea rooms.  There are several places to eat as it's a tourist town.

Church of Apostles in HDR

I really like the effect of the Church of Apostles in HDR.  This is the same church that I was married in, the same church I played the pipe organ sometimes during lunchtime when I attended the Private School behind the church.
The first Church was built in 1842 but had to be replaced 20 years later.  The foundation stone was laid in 1864, it was called the Queen of the Apostles Church was open 1866 eventually called the Church of Apostles.
In 1889 the foundation stone was laid for the tower & spire but wasn't completed for another 100 years.

 The HDR looks a little bright, but I like the effect.

 Facing towards the Altar.

The back of the Church and the Pipe Organ.

Heading towards home with HDR

Heading towards home & experimenting with HDR

The ship leaves port about 6pm and arrived in Devonport, Tasmania about 6am, disembarking at 6.30am.  Then go through Quarantine again which consists of Sniffer Dogs and people.  Tasmania has strict quarantine laws.

We enjoy sailing at night time, we eat dinner on the ship, then go to the shop on board to have a look, then off to the cabin shower and into bed, fall asleep and wake up in not enough time to get ready to disembark.  You have to remember what level you have parked your vehicle, the levels go in colours and letters, so it's the matter of going down the right stairs of the ship or lifts.

Waiting in line to go through Quarantine in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.  Then wait in line again till we can drive on board.

Driving up the ramp

Inside of one of the decks where the vehicles are parked.

Narrandera, NSW

Narrandera is a place that appeals to me.  The people are friendly but so are they in other towns.
The streets are wide with some lovely buildings and trees to keep some streets cooler in the summer.
Lost count of how many times we have passed through and sometimes stayed at Narrandera.
This was out last port of call as in stopping before heading to Melbourne to catch the ship home....from one shore to another.

I have been fiddling with HDR High Dynamic Range with my photos.  It seems I do what I think looks nice and sometimes it's very different. I saw where Diane has tried it out. 
After reading many tutorials I decided to do what I like, as I don't always like what the 'so called' experts have done - each to his own.

These photos are all of Narrandera done in HDR.

St. Mel's Catholic Church.

Inside St. Mel's Catholic Church.

The Ceramic Royal Daulton Fountain, the second one of it's kind in the world.  The other one is to be found in Karachi, in Pakistan.

A house in Narrandera

Main Street of Narrandera

Parkes, New South Wales

Parks has about 14,600 people in it's area.  Parkes has a 'Dish'  which is a Radio Telescope that assisted NASA in the past.
When the late Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon in 1969 it was this telescope that broadcast the happening around the world.
We didn't stop at Parkes we stayed further down the road at Narrandera. 

 Parkes Court House

The Art on a pillar of the Court House.

'The Dish' at Parkes.