My 2009 Christmas Pick!

Caricaturist Mick Joffe posed for

this shot. I used photoshop to

give the pencil like drawing and

other tools to distort his normal

facial shape thus turning the

tables on him!

I have chosen to put together a few photos for your enjoyment that I, myself would class them as some of my favourite photos. They are of people, places, little creatures and wide open spaces.

It never ceases to amaze me the beauty of nature in all things. I know the eye sees everything but the brain only recognizes 10% of what our eyes see. Taking a photograph enables me to see the things that my brain misses long after my eyes have captured the scene.

Looking through the viewfinder of a camera makes you very aware of the beauty even in the little things. I hope you enjoy looking at then as much as I enjoyed taking them.

I like to experiment with some of the effects in photoshop to give my photos a 'fine art' finish.

I want to wish everyone of you a very happy Christmas and a great new 2010.

Thank you for your support in 2009.

Don McNicol

Little frogs are a delight to find and photograph. During my search for these little creatures

I have actually been privileged to find some 'thought-to-be-extinct' frogs.

These beautiful King Parrots are just magnificent and I was lucky enough to capture these shots just a few metres from

My front door!

This butterfly caught my attention as I wondered through a mangrove

I was photographing on a beach on the NSW Central Coast one day when this Pelican came right up to me and tried to

look into my camera...So I shot him with stunning effect!

All of Australia's wildflowers are stunning but no more than this Emerald Green Kangaroo Paw.

Getting close and personal with the beautiful Sunflower!

This Bonsai was in the Japanese Gardens at Darling Harbour, Sydney.

I enjoy taking photos of people doing different things. These are a few of my favourite.

Jack Russell puppies doing what Jack Russell's do best...take over!

Hornsby NSW Mall West in a beautiful Autumn Afternoon.

I called this photo 'left behind'. It didn't seem fair that the grass finally claimed this once beautiful motor car.

'Coronation Street' (Hornsby NSW)

Nature at its best...Jenolan Caves NSW.

The above photos are of Jyndabine and it's beautiful lakes, snowy mountains and sunsets.

The Australian bush is a magical place and I love to wonder through it to take in the majestic views.

The Sydney Opera House

It is one of the great iconic buildings of the 20th century, an image of great beauty that has become

known throughout the world – a symbol for not only a city, but a whole country and continent.

The opera House was the product of a design competition launched by NSW in 1955.

The winner, announced in 1957, was Jørn Utzon, a Danish architect.

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David Bailey

Master English photographer, 1938+

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More Photos

The following photos and more

of Sydney Harbour can be seen

here!

Sydney Harbour Bridge at night

You can view these pictures in

larger format on the Sydney

Harbour link above

Sydney Harbour Bridge at night

The Opera house can be seen

underneath

Harbour Ballroom...A floating entertainment venue that seats

more than 300 guests whilst sailing

around Sydney Harbour.

Another Cruise Boat coming into

Cockle Bay

Cockle Bay Board Walk

City Lights at night

Fireworks light up the harbour for

one of the cruises

Sydney-siders love fireworks and

there is no better setting than

Sydney Harbour

One of the many bars that adorn

the foreshores of Cockle Bay

Opera House and

Sydney Harbour Bridge

This is the "disco ball" that was used in the 2005 new year fireworks celebration. It is suspended from the Sydney Harbour bridge

One of the huge towers that form the ends of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It rises more than 89 metres above sea level.

The city at night looking across the

Harbour is almost magical

Opera House at night

This is the view of the city from

a beach below Taronga Zoo

Fort Denison on Sydney Harbour

Opera House from across the Harbour

A view of the city through the trees

A view of the city & harbour

A view of the city, bridge & harbour

A view of the Bridge & harbour

The following photos and more

of Sydney can be seen

here!

The buskers abound around Circular Quay. This aborigine is playing a didgeridoo, a traditional Australian native instrument.

Sydney is always busy and night

time is no exception. Hundreds of

cars cross the Sydney Harbour

Bridge every few minutes...even

at night time.

The Bridge stands gaunt against the

flurry of cars crossing over her.

Lunar Parks Big face looks over

Sydney Harbour and the

Harbour Bridge

The following photos and more

of Sydney's Northern Beaches

can be seen here!

One of the northern beaches of

Sydney - host to the worlds surfers

Northern Sydney Beach at sunset

Surf Breaking on a Sydney Beach

North Sydney Beach approaching

Sunset

Palm Beach 180 degree view

Wind surfer on a Northern

Sydney beach

The following photos and more

of Cumberland Forest

can be seen here!

Banksia Spinulosa

Flowering Pink Gum

Flowering Red Gum

Yellow Grevillea

Winter Wattle

Callistermine

Grevillea

Presiara Gum

The following photos and more

of Taronga Zoo

can be seen here!

Asian Tiger

Snow Leopard

Orangutan

Masai Mara Lioness

Masai Mara Lion

Horned Viper

Female Gorilla

Giraffe

Adult Fur Seal

Large Chameleon

Female Chimpanzee

Female Chimpanzee with son

Asian Tiger

Star Turtle

Finches

Rattle Snake

Peacock

Green Parrot

Gang Gang Cockatoo

Mother Duck & Chicks

Mir cats

Komodo Dragon

Green Tree Frog

Chameleon

Galapagos

Frilled Neck Lizard

Fierce Snake

Brown Tree Frog

Australian Sea Eagle

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Don McNicol and are "digimarc" protected. No photograph can be

copied or reproduced without the

express permission of the

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