Australia and Connecting Cruises, 2016-2017

The sign welcoming us to the zoo. We had a great time. Oh yes, and a fence, too. Image processed with GIMP.

As we shiver in the cold here up North, it is nice to enjoy a summer's view of Watsons Bay beach, Sydney. Image processed with GIMP.

The park at Watsons Bay, Sydney. The folks in the foreground are using the stone "bench", which seems a bit uncomfortable to me. In the background are more conventional benches, and picnic tables. These photos were taken with the new (in 2016) Panasonic GX85. I was just getting used to the settings and operation. Image processed with GIMP.

One of the public area inside the Opera House. The tables were part of a cafe located there. The sweep of the architectural design was quite interesting. It shows some "lines and planes" (at least the lines anyway, maybe a few planes) for the Sunday Challenge. This was taken with my (new in 2016) Panasonic GX85. Very happy with it. Image processed with GIMP.

While we were walking around Ultimo, Sydney, I noticed the interesting wall art/advertisement for Hannah's Pies. Image processed with GIMP. This was during the first week that I had the Panasonic GX85, and was still getting used to using it.

We could see much of "downtown" Sydney from our apartment balcony. It being close to Christmas, they were illuminating several buildings close by (TownHall area). This particular one changed color every 30 seconds or so. Every once in a while, it was orange. This was a test of my new (2016) Panasonic GX85. I set it at ISO 25,600, which accounts for the obvious noise you will see in the photo. However, after a little work in GIMP, I was able to make it square format, and improve the details a little. Overall, I'm amazed by the low-light capability of this camera.

Taken with my new (2016) Panasonic GX85. One of its settings is "L-Monochrome", which is a Leica-inspired monochrome range. I like it. Image processed with GIMP.