Steve Paxton's photos

Just on the side of the road.

more info en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boab_Prison_Tree,_Derby

The Mirror under the stars and the milky way bow. best viewed large.

Sunset & Moon rise. pure Golden hour Light

You can see why I went to the original shot. maybe not of interest to others the PIP is the approximate position of the star formation to line up the tracker for the southern skies. Or the third way the southern celestial pole is a equilateral triangle using the two Magellanic clouds as the base.

The change in 40 years is quite a lot but still a very fitting monument to the pioneer women of western Australia. I found out its lit in summer nights rather than all year so we went to capture the same magic as 40 years ago. I hope the new version does the Ladies Justice, with its higher Fountain and new lighting. PIP 1 the old slide shot from the 70's PIP 2 the new coloured lights. PIP 3 By day light. I would like to add this comment I got on Flickr I believe it says it all www.flickr.com/photos/33814724@N03/45487615915/in/dateposted-public Margaret Leggoe Been reading a bit of history, this year, and our pioneering women had to be resiliant and tough. My great grandmother lived in the Pilbara in the late 19th Century, travelled almost every year to York to have a baby, then back again to the Pilbara, often without the baby. Only two of nine babies survived their infancy. Happy Christmas, Steve. That is true resilience and why this monument was erected and why I wanted to do it some justice....

the fountain in 40 years has changed what was orange is now green and the reverse. I have the old slides shot.

Where we had our Xmas lunch out in the bush smokey windy day. 38c in the end. PiPs show just how many in the landscape.

The Iconic Christmas tree of Western Australia. a close up of the flowers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuytsia This and a whole group have since long gone made way for building and progress............. PIP same tree 2012 just before destruction. PIP windy smokey day but see if you can spot the Xmas trees in the landscape

I took my son to try and capture the the Geminids In 2014 while we saw then I did not capture a single one on frame but this led to the first ever Star trail. As this was all shot manually you see the holes in the star movement . This is another variation that is possible. 31 shots ISO 2000

A shot I would have never taken before this group.

A shot I did not post from October we pulled into a car park on the way out , the moon starting to rise behind me looking due west to the sea. In the center through the trees is the large Magnalenic cloud. www.flickr.com/photos/8380845@N06/31357000437/in/faves-33814724@N03 A photo from one of my friends with a tracker...

ISO 3200 200 shots the passing of planes to Auckland air port.

ISO 3200 200 shots. that is me in the shot going to get the next person through the bush to the rock.

Find the hidden face of the Robot PIP is where the Paw is