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Swain Gardens

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
28 October 2020 at 6:27:30 pm AEDT

This is a "secret" garden not known to many except locals as it is not visible from the street so you have to know where to go, and we have visited this garden many times over the years and taken many interesting photos there.

Kambah Community Garden

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
14 October 2020 at 9:35:50 am AEDT

The Kambah Community Garden is located near the Kambah District Park which also has remnants of the old Kambah homestead.

Bebeah

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
4 November 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

Bebeah is a 5 hectare garden at Mt Wilson featuring an extensive strolling path featuring many varieties of flowering plants, and a semi formal Italianate design including a lake.

Mayfield Garden

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
2 October 2020 at 6:00:20 pm AEST

Mayfield was established in 1984 by the Hawkins family, initially as a sheep farm.

Yengo Sculpture Garden

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
27 October 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

Yengo is a garden at Mt Wilson featuring sculptures by English sculptors Judith Holmes Drewry and Lloyd le Blanc.

Japan: Hamarikyu Garden

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
12 August 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

Hamarikyu Gardens is a special garden with a tidal pond and a chequered history, located at the mouth of the Sumida River as it enters Tokyo Bay.

Japan: Okayama Castle and Korakuen

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
17 September 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

Okayama Castle is another reconstructed castle (the original was destroyed in World War II by air raids). Nearby is Korakuen which is regarded as one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan.

A Bee Forever Foraging

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
12 December 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

This bee was making its away around the centre of a massiv sunflower, seemingly on an endless quest.

Galactic Centre

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
10 December 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

They say the Galactic Centre contains many stars, all revolving around a supermassive black hole, surrounded by interstellar dust and molecular gas. Some stars explode and become supernovae, generating relativistic jets (beams of ionised matter).

Get a room

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
18 December 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

These two flowers almost look as if they are tenderly touching and caressing each other.

Interleaved

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
2 November 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

The branches of these pine trees at Yengo intersect and interleave to form a lattice that reaches up to the sky.

Lunch Stop

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
14 December 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

This bee makes a brief stop on a blue flower as part of its journey.

Playing with water

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
16 December 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

This ibis drinks from water on top of a sculpture at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney.

Start of a Journey

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
31 October 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

The Road goes ever on. Will you be my companion?

Bridge Reflection

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
4 May 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

Bluestone Bridge, Water Garden, Mayfield captured in autumn.

Garden Reflection

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
24 April 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

A clever design in this sculpture removes the photographer from the reflection.

Green Reflection

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
30 May 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

The green hedge at the back of this fountain and pool is captured nicely as a reflection.

Lake Reflection

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
28 May 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

Windyridge Garden, in Mt Wilson - the lake in the evening.

Pool Reflection

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
26 April 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

An illusion built into the design of this pool makes it seem the pool is actually part of a larger lake (situated below this pool).

Tree Reflection

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
28 April 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

The magnificent Water Garden at Mayfield in NSW, captured in autumn. On the left is the red Japanese inspired bridge, on the right the Bluestone bridge and waterfall.

Royal Botanic Gardens with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
21 October 2019 at 10:00:27 am AEDT

These pictures were taken at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney.

Series: Floriade 2020

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
15 October 2020 at 8:26:19 pm AEDT

In 2020, Floriade has been reimagined (due to COVID-19) with the celebration moving from its traditional home in Commonwealth Park to bloom across Canberra.

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