Monthly Archives: May 2019

Five-Hundred Word Challenge 558: Office / Holiday Cycle

Gotta punch in. Gotta get ready. Prepared for the worst, gonna do your best. Getting into the spirit of things. Drink. Take a sip. Drink some more. Type away. Read some emails. Getting ready. Don the suit. Not a power … Continue reading

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Cargo Beam

A short long exposure of a cargo train as it passes through Campsie Station. I had to darken the photo a bit more than I would normally so as to bring out the parts of this photo without everything being … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 557: Writing Season is Here

Cold fingers and I’ve no idea as to what I’m doing right now. Need my hands to be bit warmer. Rained yesterday. Today is a bit sunnier. Need to do housework, among other things. You could say that today is … Continue reading

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FERLA: The Human Heart Review

This is the last review that went up on Cool Try, unless I’m remembering it incorrectly and there was another one from someone else. I do know that it was the last one I had go up on Cool Try. … Continue reading

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Over the Edge

This is a waterfall near Knights Hill. Although this image is a bit busy, I still like the level of detail. I also like that even though you can’t see the water falling, it is still clear where that part … Continue reading

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Port Kembla and Suburban Surrounds

This shot was taken at Mount Keira. The light fog kind of makes the image a bit faded, but only a bit. I think this does a good job of showing different forms of land use over a short distance. … Continue reading

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RÜFÜS: Bloom Review

If I remember correctly, I wrote most of this whilst on the way home from Newcastle. I was on my way home after being in Newcastle to review a gig the night prior. I don’t know as to what bearing … Continue reading

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Gradual Spread Across the Dune

Here’s a shot with some clustering vegetation on the dunes near Hawks Nest. This probably has a bit to do with the angle of the shot, but the vegetation appears to be spreading outward on a line rather than spread … Continue reading

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Pirra: Animal Kingdom

I’m not sure as to how well this served as a critique. I do know that in reviewing this album my disdain for hype increased. A lot of what was said in the blurb is usually something that comes in … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 556: Eyes Scream

There’s a lot of land to cover, but my eyes are screaming for a little bit of distance. They want to eject themselves from my face and get away and sit in a corner for a while. They just want … Continue reading

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