King Parrots – John Weeks Photography

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John Weeks Traveller

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INSECT PHOTOGRAPHY

Here are some more of my recent photos of insects. These photos were snapped at my garden at home in Belgrave (Victoria, Australia).

‘Hoverfly’

‘unknown’

PHOTOS OF THE DAY

Saturday, 2 December, 2023

“No! It’s Mine! I Got It First!” …. I captured the image late this afternoon at my home in Upwey (Victoria, Australia).

There was a lot of ‘anst’ involved which resulted in a long standoff with these two Kookaburras. I had a good friend with me at the time, who used to work for the Melbourne Zoo, and he explained to me what was going on. The behaviour of the birds was quite normal. The Kooka who had the creature in its mouth finally broke free, flew up to another tree branch and gulped the whole thing down at a rapid pace. The creature that was the victim was most likely a rat however it was suggested that it could have been an Antechinus, a native mouse, but it was hard to identify as the head was so badly mangled.

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Sunday, 3 December, 2023

Not the best quality photos however it was an absolute joy to see black cockatoos fly over my home in Upwey this afternoon.

COLOURFUL BIRDS IN MY GARDEN

Here are a few photos that I captured in the last couple of days (March 15-16, 2024) outside in the garden at my home in Upwey (Victoria, Australia).

King Parrot (top) & Rainbow Lorikeet (bottom)

Rainbow Lorikeet in Flight

Red Wattlebird

BLUE BEE

Facebook reminded me that I captured this beautiful image of a Blue Bee two years ago that was attracted to a Rosemary Tuscan Blue Herb Plant in Belgrave (Victoria, Australia)

FINALLY

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John Weeks
John Weeks Traveller
Australia
johnweekstraveller@gmail.com

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Official Website: https://johnweekstraveller.wixsite.com/photography
Email : johnweekstraveller@gmail.com or johnweekstraveller@iinet.net.au

LEADING LINES COMPETITION

I was delighted to win 2 ‘Commended Award’ [‘Long Train’ & ‘To The Centre’] & 1 ‘Highly Commended Award’ [‘The Pivotal Point’] for my photos that were judged at the Hills Photographic Society meeting on 20th October 2022. The theme of the competition was ‘Leading Lines’.

‘The Long Train’ – Commended Award

‘To The Centre’ – Commended Award

‘The Pivotal Point’ – Highly Commended

TODAY’S PHOTO – Sunday 30 October 2022

‘Rainbow Lorikeet Versus King Parrot’

‘Showdown’ … I snapped this photo this morning at my home in Belgrave (Victoria, Australia).

Current Social Media Feedback:

Janette G. > John, my favourite ?
Ju L. > Great shot.
Carmel H. > What a beauty!!
Alan B. > What a great picture!!
Jeanette W. > Stunning
Frances C. > Hooooo
Pamela G. > Yes I often have these fights of 2 but up to 8 at times on my balcony. Then there are the magpies and the cockatoos, all fighting for the food I put out. My Schnoodle loves watching the skirmish. 🤨🐶🐾👏👏👏👏👏
Bobbie W. > Fantastic shot
Lyn J. > Gorgeous ❤️❤️
Ian R. W. > Beautiful
Rosemary D. > I think they mean business.
Maree H. > Another fabulous action shot.
Emma G. > Love your pictures John, you should do a bird calendar ❤️
Helen D. > Precious
Joy C. > The Lorikeets are the Boss.
Kim B. > Very well taken
Christine E. > Great photography!
Steve H. > High noon. Beaks at 3 paces!
Dennis C. > Who was the winner?

MOOMBA PARADE 1980

Who remembers The Sullivans, an Australian period drama television series produced by Crawford Productions, which ran on the Nine Network in Australia from 1976 until 1983? Cast members of the TV series appeared in the Moomba Parade in Melbourne in 1980. I was there and these are the photos I snapped on the day.

Actor, Michael Caton, Moomba Parade, Melbourne

Actor, Paul Cronin, Moomba King, Moomba Parade, Melbourne

Actor, Steven Tandy, Moomba King, Melbourne

Actor, Richard Morgan, Moomba Parade, Melbourne

The above photos is part of my ‘Negatives to Digital Project’ that I am currently working on.

OLD CAMERAS

Part 9: Zeiss Ikon, 1961

‘Zeiss Ikon Contaflex’ – 1961

BUG PHOTOGRAPHY

‘Ladybug’

FINALLY

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John Weeks
Australia
johnweekstraveller@gmail.com

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RECENT BIRD PHOTOS

In the last couple of weeks I have been blessed with opportunities to photograph a variety of birds on my own property in Belgrave (Victoria, Australia)

Here are some of the images I had captured:

NEGATIVES TO DIGITAL PROJECT

It is a slow process to digitize all my film negatives that I have in storage from my days of using my Olympus 35 mm camera, as well as the Kodak Instamatic Camera, back in the period of the 1970s to 1980s. It is a fun project I have thrown myself into!

Part 5

Here are a couple of pics that I snapped in the 1970s:

‘Car Wrecks’ – outback Victoria, Australia

BABA DESI

‘Desi, Remaining Strong!’

Yesterday I caught up with my friend Desi (93) in the morning in the township of Belgrave (Victoria, Australia).

‘Baba Desi’ – 16 July, 2022 – Photo by John Weeks

Baba Desi is a true local of the Dandenong Rangers in Victoria (Australia), a colourful character, filled with passion about life. He is Belgrave’s very own ‘Wizard’. At close to ninety-four years of age, he is a strong believer of people power, in short, he is an Activist, ‘born to fight for Justice’ as quoted in the mainstream press. If there is a social justice cause to fight for, or to lend a supporting presence, he is generally there in the front line, with his distinctive colourful clothing and ornate walking stick. I always enjoy having conversations with Desi. I meet up with him regularly around the shops of Belgrave; and during our long conversations we usually solve the problems of the world, as activists sometimes do….

Thank you, Desi, for allowing me to regularly photograph you …… John Weeks.

The community response to the above photo of Desi:

Amelia V. > Looking good Baba Desi
Janice W. > What a great picture!!
France S. > Good man! Baba Desi. Nice photo ….
Terri C. > Time for another hair,beard and brow trim Des …see you next week.
Kerry P. > He is such a great character of Belgrave. Thanks for sharing a great happy picture of him
Bet B. > Thank you for sharing this!
Trish B. > Wow that is such a great photo of a treasured icon . He Looks so well
Sandra B. > Love this!
Lena G. > What a great picture!, baba desi is an icon

Check out of my other photos of Desi: https://johnweekstraveller.wixsite.com/photography/baba-desi

OLD CAMERAS

Part 7 : Rolleiflex Camera, 1960

NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY

‘Flinders Street Station’ – Melbourne, Victoria, Australia – 2005 – Photo by John Weeks

FINALLY

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For more information on the photographic digital books that I m producing go to https://johnweekstraveller.wixsite.com/photography/e-books

John Weeks
Australia
johnweekstraveller@gmail.com