A few iPhone shots of the start of our Tassie times.

Getting around Melbourne the last few days has been an experience that I've wanted. As we drive closer to the city I became strangly nervious about being in a big city again. To be more accurate it was the simple fact that it was an Australian city.

I had no problem visiting numerious larger cities while on Europe earlier this year because they are forigen in so many ways which I strangly found more comforting. The prospect of visiting a city which was so familure in language and culture yet forign in location and orientation daunted me.

Melbourne has so far proven to be nothing but a bunch of fun.

As I become more accustomed to the city of Melbourne and it's busy nature full of traffic, noise and concrete I look back at the desert. I think of the space that offers freedom like nowhere else and the open horizons which belittle the ego.

I'm very much enjoying my time in Melbourne but the desert is my home.

Yesterday morning I was inspired enough to wake up early and head to the Ilparpa clay pans for a sunrise session. It was my first visit to this mysterious place and the climate was purfect for making amazing photos.

I arrived at around 4:50 giving me plenty of time to explore and to find my shots for when the sun did get over the range. The weather was very mild with a range of clouds and very little wind to diturb the reflective surface on the water. It couldn't have been a better morning for pleasing soft colours and even lighting through the whole scene.