Shells Photo Blog

Lensday Challenge - Celebration.

2011-03-12T20:36:00.000-08:00

This one was taken duringthe Chinese New Year Celebrations this year.
I never really participated in this before and stummbled onto it. It was fabulous.
I didn't know that everyone tries to touch the dragon for luck.
It was very exciting and yes, I touched the dragon!!

Photo Friday - Ethereal.

2011-03-12T20:31:00.000-08:00

I thought this one might fit the theme.
It was taken in Mallacoota at sunrise.

Thursday Chalenge - Many.

2011-03-12T20:28:00.000-08:00

Here are two Photos I think fit this challenge.
The first one of the crowd was taken during the Chinese New Year celebrations 2011, there was so many people squeezing into the one little street.
The second one of the pelicans was taken in Mallacoota, located on the east coast of Victoria.
The Pelicans are lined up waiting for the scraps as the fishermen clean their catch.

Moody Monday - Costumed.

2011-03-12T20:22:00.000-08:00

The theme for the Moody Monday photo challenge is "Costumed"
I took this Picture in Little Bourke Street or "China Town" in Melbourne during the Chinese New Year celebrations. These 2 were on stillts and dressed up beautifully. What alot of fun that day was!

See it Sunday - Regular.

2011-03-12T20:18:00.000-08:00

The theme this week is regular. This is a regular park bench in a regular Melbourne park.

Thursday Challenge - Delicate.

2009-04-01T01:42:00.000-07:00

This was taken at the Melbourne Zoo Using Nikon DSLR and Macro Lens.
Love the way it turned out, especially the colour.
It looks to me to be very delicate.

Lensday Challenge - "City Life"

2009-03-29T03:52:00.000-07:00

Life of a city pigeon.
This is a pigeon loft in the City of Melbourne.
Built to try to attract the pigeons away from breeding on the windowsills of the buildings and to control thier numbers.

Macroday - Small.

2009-03-29T03:49:00.000-07:00

These guys are pretty small!

Theme Thursday - "Building"

2009-03-29T03:28:00.000-07:00

This was taken a little while ago but fits the theme.
There used to be another building located in this spot but it was pulled down and now building is about to start on a new one.

Photo Friday - Extreme Closeup.

2009-03-29T03:10:00.000-07:00

This is a close up of a lemon still hanging on the tree, still a bit green!
Using the Supermacro function of the Olympus Camera.

Mood Monday - Small.

2009-03-10T01:38:00.000-07:00

The theme was Small.
I missed the time frame but I'm uploading anyway!
These are pretty small! Aphids on the rose bush!.

See It Sunday - Fresh.

2008-08-23T21:26:00.000-07:00

I took this one out in my backyard. I think it fits the theme because it is still fresh and my dogs haven't trampled it yet!.

Thursday Challenge - Festival.

2008-08-23T05:16:00.000-07:00

This one was taken in the city recently. It was not actually a festival but I think it has a festival feel.

Tuesday Challenge - Gold.

2008-08-23T04:49:00.000-07:00

I took this one the same time I took the one for Macroday as the Macroday challenge is Gold too.

I'm posting 2 pics because I liked them both.

Macroday - Gold

2008-08-23T04:45:00.001-07:00

I had some fun with this challenge trying to find something different to photograph.

These are some gold and silver brads on gold card.

See It Sunday - Animal.

2008-05-31T23:34:00.000-07:00

Photo taken at Melbourne Zoo.

PhotoFriday - Minimalism.

2008-05-31T23:21:00.001-07:00

This is a young boy jumping up trying to pop this large bubble!
Such fun!

Tuesday Challenge - Brick.

2008-05-31T23:15:00.000-07:00

These bricks are the tiles (some kind of sandstone) layed outside Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia.
They are stunning to look at, each on a work of art.

PhotoSharks Challenge - Jump.

2008-05-31T23:06:00.001-07:00

This photo was taken at the football.

Aussie rules, Essendon plays North Melbourne at Telstra Dome.

Great fun game with lots of atmosphere at the game.

Jumping to gain control of the ball.

This photo was taken at a dolphin show at SeaWorld in Queensland, Australia.

The dolphin jumps out of the water with the girl on his nose and throws her into the air in front of him.

Thursday Challenge - Pink

2008-05-23T23:46:00.000-07:00

This is the blossom of the eucalyptus tree.
They come in many different colours, red, pink, yellow, orange, white.
They attract the bees like crazy in the summer.

Macroday - Cap.

2008-05-16T18:46:00.000-07:00

This is a macro photo of filter cap on the "AirCap" we use when dealing with the dusty environment of the pigeon lofts.

Great invention.

You put the cap on which is just a baseball type cap.

It has a face shield and a filter and fan mounted on the top of the cap.

The fan blows filtered air down across your face and out the sides of the faceshield creating a positive pressure under the facemask that prevents non filtered air from entering.

Not advertising but if you are Interested: check it out here: http://www.bradwest.com/

Tuesday Challenge - Graffiti.

2008-05-16T18:41:00.000-07:00

I actually found it hard to find some graffiti in my neighborhood. I guess thats a good sign!

I went for a drive around and found this one and also another that was in a language I don't know so I didn't post it up, Who knows what it might say!

This ones pretty good though, Very neat and tidy.

It would be interesting to know the meaning of it!

LensDay Challenge - Green.

2008-05-16T18:20:00.000-07:00

I took this photo when I discovered this little visitor on my lemon tree.

I love taking shots like these and love the super macro feature on the Olympus camera.

Thursday Challenge - Shapes.

2008-05-16T18:17:00.000-07:00

This photo was taken on board a submarine at the Maritime Museum in Sydney.
I loved how all the valve handles lined up looked like a little garden.
Great shapes!

Theme Thursday - Spring.

2008-05-04T03:26:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of a lemon blossom from my lemon tree.

Lensday Challenge - Purple.

2008-05-04T03:10:00.001-07:00

This photo was aken in Numea on the dock.
It fits the Lens Day Challenge of purple.

Macroday - Round.

2008-04-19T16:11:00.000-07:00

This is my photo for the Macroday challenge of round.

It is a photo of a light fitting above the stairs in Southbank Plaza, Southbank, Melbourne (Australia).

Loved the look of it so I had to take a shot!

Lensday Challenge - Spring.

2008-03-28T01:20:00.000-07:00

Taken out the front of a friends house over the easter weekend.
The very last flower on the bush!

Lens Day Challenge - Toys.

2008-03-19T23:22:00.000-07:00

This is my Girl Molly's fav toy.
Every time I go out the back door she races over and drops it on my feet!
I think she wants to play!

Macroday - Keys.

2008-03-19T23:17:00.000-07:00

I Love taking macro shots but usually I am taking shots of flowers and bugs.
This is a bit different for me so thanks for the challlenge MacroDay!

Thursday Challenge - Experimental.

2008-03-16T23:57:00.000-07:00

I was playing around with the camera - experimenting - trying to get a decent shot of this carousel as it moved.
I was not successful but I did get a decent shot when it stopped!!

Photo Friday - The Good life!

2008-03-16T23:53:00.000-07:00

This is my photo for the Photo Friday theme of "The good life."
These two couples sure look like they are living the good life.
Not so much the fellows driving, it was a 39 degree day this day!!

Lens Day Challenge - Metallic.

2008-03-16T23:48:00.000-07:00

This Photo was taken along Southbank in Melbourne.
It is one of the many Art Sculptures there are in this area of the city.
I think its supposed to be a big metal rose.

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-23T03:26:00.001-08:00

christmastree, originally uploaded by shelly McC.

Merry Christmass to everyone in blogger land!

Photo Friday - Sunrise.

2007-12-20T20:24:00.000-08:00

I took this photo on the way to work one morning.
I had to pull over and get out of the car it was so stunning!
The colours were gorgeous!
It was taken with a kodak 2 megapixel camera.
I joined 2 photos together to show more of it.

Theme Thursday - "Body"

2007-12-19T01:20:00.000-08:00

This is a close up of my eye, doctored somewhat in photoshop. Added colour to iris (always wanted brilliant blue eyes!) and used the coloured pencil filter and light filter on my skin. I had alot of fun doing this and have wanted to take an eye close up for ages.

Thursday Challenge - RED

2007-12-17T22:12:00.000-08:00

This is a photo of a red flower on a succulent plant in my back yard. Don't know what its .called

Photo Friday - "The dead of night."

2007-12-02T22:10:00.000-08:00

This photo was taken outside Crown Casino in Melbourne. Along the Yarra riverside.

They have these great big columns that shoot up spurts of fire in a sequence.

I set the camera on the edge on a big concrete planter right at the rivers edge.

At first there was a couple of little puffs and then a huge burst of flame spewed out of the column nearest me ad scared the crap out of me!! I nearly fell backwards into the Yarra River!!

Theme Thursday - "Happy"

2007-11-29T12:35:00.000-08:00

I think Molly looks pretty happy in this pic!
Taken in the backyard.

Photo Friday - "Two"

2007-11-29T12:31:00.001-08:00

This photo was taken while on holiday in Mallacoota, November 2007. Gorgeous day!
Taken with a Kodak, DX6490.

Photo Friday - Gray.

2007-06-30T22:26:00.000-07:00

I took this photo last November at Mallacoota.It is, of course, a seagull.
Pretty gray bird and a pretty gray bird. http://www.photofriday.com/

Theme thursday - Weather.

2007-06-30T22:23:00.000-07:00

This is a stormy sort of shot. Taken in the early hours of the morning out of the car windor as we drove to Mallacoota in February. I wasn't driving ofcourse! http://www.spunwithtears.com/thursday.html

Photo Sunday - Reflection.

2007-06-30T22:20:00.001-07:00

I have 2 images for this theme.

1: The first one was taken in Mallacoota while i was watching the seagulls having a bit of a feeding frenzy over the water. http://wetsox.org/noah/photosunday/ 2: This secondwas taken when visiting the Myer Windows in Melbourne, last christmas with my nieces.

Theme Thursday - Happy.

2006-12-29T18:01:00.000-08:00

This is the happiest looking seal I've ever seen! This photo was taken at SeaWorld on the gold Coast in late November 2006. We were up there for a little holiday and had a lovely day here.

photo Friday - Best for 2006

2006-12-28T23:18:00.000-08:00

This is one of my favourite photos for 2006. I say one of because I took alot of photos with family and friend in them that I love alot more. This is my favourite artistic photo. It was a chance shot taken by the side of the road. I pulled tthe car over to take pictures of the sunset and as I was getting back into the car, I saw the moon behind us. I took this quick shot and I just love the drama of it.

In the Spirit of Christmas!

2006-12-25T20:31:00.000-08:00

Theme Thursday -Toys.

2006-12-25T19:22:00.000-08:00

This is one of my favourite little toys I've had forever. Taken with Kodak Dx6490. Colour altered using picasa.

Photo Friday - Weather.

2006-12-23T15:06:00.000-08:00

I thought this would be an interesting photo for this challenge.

I put my Kodak DX6490 on a tripod during a storm and took pictures using the pulse feature to try to get a photo of the lightning.

I took hundreds of photos and only captured 3 lightning shots, this one being the best!

It was a lengthy exercise that I enjoyed immensely!!

Photo Friday - Automotive.

2006-06-23T20:48:00.000-07:00

I took this photo this morning while out driving (I was the passenger). I felt so sorry for this young girl and her friend but, this is so typically Automotive!! In the right turning lane of a major intersection, Where else!!

Theme Thursday - Birds.

2006-06-16T06:03:00.000-07:00

This Photo was taken in the bird sanctuary in Kuranda, Queensland, November 2005. This was a very cute, funny and friendly little parrot!

Theme Thursday - Weather.

2006-06-07T02:11:00.000-07:00

This weeks theme is Weather. I took this shot on the way home from work. I see this kind of thing all the time and never have my camera on me but this time I did have it but by the time I actually took the shot I had missed the best effects of the sun coming through the break in the clouds and you can just see a little on the left. Still looks cool though! We are having some very cold weather here in Melbourne, a very cold start to winter!

Theme Thursday - Transportation.

2006-06-03T16:45:00.000-07:00

I couldn't decide between the two of these photos so I have posted both.
1: The first is a photo of the Skyrail near Cairns, Queensland. This is a pretty slow ride over the Rainforest and Barron Falls.
2: This photo shows The Daintree River Train. They conduct tours on the Daintree River in Queensland. Looks like alot of fun to catch this train.

Theme Thursday - Ground.

2006-05-28T16:20:00.000-07:00

This photo was taken at one of the beaches in Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia. Probably around November 2003.
I took it because I thought it woulod make a good background image for digital or normal craft.

My Girls Molly and Jemma.

2006-05-06T04:46:00.000-07:00

I took these shots at Williamstown beach last month. The day was mild and a little overcast but the dogs just love going down to the beach to play. Molly is the bigger dog. She is a Kelpie/ Blue Heeler cross and looks like a small Shepherd. She is loyal, devoted, clingy , jealous and loves to chase a ball. The smaller dog is Jemma. She is a Fox Terrier/Jack Russel cross. She is independent, indifferent, feisty,inquisitive and love to explore. They are both beautiful dogs in their own way.

Photo Friday - Organised.

2006-04-10T02:43:00.000-07:00

This is about as organised as I get! My Derwent pencils.

Trinity Beach - North Queensland.

2006-04-07T22:36:00.000-07:00

Gorgeous spot. Beautiful beach and a nice peaceful place to visit. This photo was taken in Nov 2005.

Photo Friday - Metallic

2006-04-03T03:09:00.000-07:00

This Photo is of my desk lamp.
The globe has a metallic centre.
I blurred around the globe on the computer.

Theme Thursday - Energy

2006-03-26T02:44:00.000-08:00

This is my girl Molly. She is a Kelpie cross and a beautiful natured dog who loves to chasea ball and especially, to jump high and pluck them from the air! Here I think she looks like a ballet dancer. Taken February 2006.

Photo Friday - Smooth.

2006-03-26T02:41:00.000-08:00

Photo Friday theme this week is smooth. This is a succulant plant I have in a pot out the back. The leaves are very smooth. I don't know what it is called and really, its lucky to be alive! I am not much of a gardener I'm afraid!

Pigeons.

2006-03-26T02:39:00.000-08:00

My husband is a pigeon racer so there are always plenty of these opportunities. I particularly liked this shot for the mob in the background. Taken March 2006.

Theme Thursday - Vision.

2006-03-17T21:22:00.000-08:00

My husbands glasses sitting on one of my drawing books. Fingers crossed I don't need them yet. This is for the Theme Thursday theme of Vision. http://www.spunwithtears.com/thursday.html

Photo Friday - Technology.

2006-03-17T20:44:00.000-08:00

What! Where's the ball!!??
This is the bottom of my optical mouse. Only just recently had to get a new mouse and bought this one. Still can't quite grasp the fact it has no ball!

Greenants.

2006-03-17T02:55:00.000-08:00

These are Greenants. They may have a proper name? I don't know. When I was visiting the rainforest in far North Queensland , I saw these everywhere, and I mean everywhere! They are about seven centimetres long and an iridescent green colour.

This is a Greenants Nest. It is a mass of dead leaves they stick them together somehow and make a nest high up in the trees.

Oh, Here we go, I found some info:

"Green Ants (Oecophylla sp)are extremely common in Far North Queensland and build large nests in trees by sticking the leaves at the end of branches together to create a sort of globular home. They clamber all over the tree containing their nest and serve to protect it from invaders. These ants are often found in fruit trees.
When the unsuspecting person tries to help themselves to some tasty fruit to eat, the aggressive green ants drop down on them and start biting. Their bite is not very painful but several ants attacking simultaneously can be rather uncomfortable." From Here: http://www.wettropics.gov.au/pa/pa_ants.html

Thursday Challenge - Freshwater Crocodile.

2006-03-12T22:28:00.000-08:00

Small Freshwater Crocodile taken Daintree River, Queensland. Nov 2005

Photo Friday - "RED"

2006-03-11T13:56:00.000-08:00

This photo was taken in my mothers garden.

Tawny Frogmouth.

2006-03-07T22:43:00.000-08:00

This is a photo of the Tawny Frogmouth. They are nocturnal so of course this one is asleep.

Golden Orb Spider 2.

2006-03-04T15:06:00.000-08:00

This is the same golden orb spider from the side.

Golden Orb Spider.

2006-03-04T14:56:00.000-08:00

This photo was taken at Thala Beach Resort, Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the very large Golden Orb Spider. The web of the spider is a golden colour when caught by the sunlight. This spider is as big as my hand, perhaps a little bigger.

Cute Ducks.

2006-02-26T20:48:00.000-08:00

Cute little ducks. They look like a sweethearts. I took this one at 'The Habitat' in Port Douglas. Nov 2005.

Parrot.

2006-02-22T14:36:00.000-08:00

Photo Taken November 2005 at Kuranda Nature reserve in Queensland.

Thala Beach

2006-02-11T21:28:00.000-08:00

This photo was taken on Thala Beach in far north Queensland, Australia. This is a private beach where we stayed in the resort and it is a very steep and exhausting walk to get back up to the resort from the beach but worth the walk, for me anyway. This shot was taken early in the morning.

PineApple

2006-02-10T14:04:00.000-08:00

This is a picture of a pineapple yet to be picked. Taken in far north Queensland (Australia). Nov 2005

Pelican.

2006-02-09T22:37:00.001-08:00

This hungry pelicans photo was taken in Mallacoota. Nov 2005.

Swan.

2006-02-09T22:37:00.000-08:00

Swan, Lakes Entrance, Victoria. Nov 2005.

Ugly Ducklings.

2006-02-09T22:36:00.000-08:00

This is just one of the gorgeous little signets with thier mummy and daddy at LakesEntrance in Victoria. Nov 2005.

Mallacoota Sunset

2006-02-09T22:33:00.000-08:00

A lovely little fishing village on the upper east coast of Victoria, Australia. Nov 2005.

Backyard Plant Life.

2006-02-09T22:01:00.000-08:00

One of the succulents I have in a pot in my back yard and one of the few plants I manage to keep alive! Taken August 2005.