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Monday, September 26, 2011

A weekend in Lovedale | travel photography | wild life photography

When I’m not photographing or working, I like to travel and explore. I think it’s important to go away for a while and gather your thoughts.

We’d been thinking for months of taking a weekend break in the countryside. Work and life just got in the way. That’s Ok though because it meant our journey happened in one of the most beautiful seasons of all - late Winter early Spring.

We ended up in Lovedale, the heart of Hunter Valley.

For someone who lives near the CBD of Sydney, I welcome the challenge of photographing the countryside in stormy-rainy Spring weather.

The place we stayed at was called Tonic Hotel - we got sold by the cute fluffy furniture creature featured on their website. The whole place is a quirky modern concept. Not only that, we woke up to kangaroos grazing right in front of our patio on a Sunday rainy morning.

We did a lot of eating and greeting with the vineyard locals - and I generally mean non-humans.

And I loved visiting the vineyard at night - reminds me of the X-files.

We took the scenic route on the way back despite it being grey with rain - and I mean sheets of it!

Here’s my take of Lovedale and Wollombi.

Night scene on the road in Lovedale, by twoguineapigs pet photography
Night scene on the road in Lovedale, by twoguineapigs pet photography
Patio view at Tonic Hotel, by twoguineapigs pet photography
Kangaroo at Tonic Hotel, by twoguinepaigs pet photography
Breakfast at Tonic Hotel, by twoguineapigs pet photography
Bread for the birds on the Patio of Tonic Hotel, by twoguineapigs pet photography
No 5 of Tonic Hotel, by twguineapigs pet photography
News delivered daily by Tonic Hotel, by twoguineapigs pet photography
Welcome to Tonic Hotel, by twoguineapigs pet photography
Neighbour of Tonic Hotel, by twoguineapigs pet photography
Chalkboard at Tonic Hotel by twoguineapigs pet photography
Note for Tonic Hotel by twoguineapigs pet photography
Quartet at Tonic Hotel by twoguineapigs pet photography
Kangaroo about road sign by twoguineapigs pet photography
William the pony at Lynkeys, by twoguineapigs pet photography
The eye of a pony, William's at Lynkeys, by twoguineapigs pet photography
William's hair, by twoguineapigs pet photography
William the pony at Lynkeys, by twoguineapigs pet photography
William the pony at Lynkeys, by twoguineapigs pet photography
Chocolate coated marshmallows by twoguineapigs pet photography
Apple Crab by twoguineapigs pet photography
Solitude by twoguineapigs pet photography
Bird feed by twoguineapigs pet photography
Journaling by twoguineapigs pet photography
Anti pasto for lunch, food photography by twoguineapigs pet photography
Glass screen, by twoguineapigs pet photography
Champagne, chalkboard by twoguineapigs pet photography
Cows in paddock by twoguineapigs pet photography
Audrey Wilkinson view, by twoguineapigs pet photography
Stephen, people portrait, by twoguineapigs pet photography
Vegetation by twoguineapigs pet photography
Ground by twoguineapigs pet photography
Vegetation by twoguineapigs pet photography
Vineyard by twoguineapigs pet photography
Vineyard at night by twoguineapigs pet photography
Vineyard at night by twoguineapigs pet photography
Baby frog, nocturnal, by twoguineapigs pet photography
Baby frog, nocturnal, by twoguineapigs pet photography
Donkeys by twoguineapigs pet photography
Neighbours of Tonic Hotel by twoguineapigs pet photography
Neighbours of Tonic Hotel by twoguineapigs pet photography
Donkeys, Neighbours of Tonic Hotel by twoguineapigs pet photography
Cow by twoguineapigs pet photography
French maison by twoguineapigs pet photography
French maison by twoguineapigs pet photography
Attack, sculpture at Lavendar Gallery by twoguineapigs pet photography
Bikers' wall of fame by twoguineapigs pet photography

3 comments:

  1. Looking through the photos of your trip was a perfect way to spend some lunch time break! I love every one of them.

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  2. Sounds like that was the same weekend we were there! Your photos are incredible. It's great to see it from your perspective. Just beautiful. Must get onto posting mine from that weekend!

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