After our experiences of the 2011 floods from our home near Grantham, and then the 2013 event in Brisbane, it was with very heavy hearts that we watched as the third round of "once in 100 years" flooding took place across the city. From our vantage point, it became obvious quite early that a major incident was occurring and we determined to capture the force of the river as events unfolded...
It's fair to say Brisbane has been having a stormy start to summer with plenty of torrential rain to keep the our green spaces looking particularly lush. This storm was a particularly active front with plenty of lightning to capture...
Well, the spectacular sunsets have continued into December and I have now discovered that Brisbane can lay claim to its very own "henge effect". The "henge effect" refers to Stonehenge in England, where at sunrise on the Winter Solstice, the sun is directly visible between two of the large standing stones. For many years, NewYork has celebrated it's own "Manhattanhenge" on 34th Street where sunset on the 29th May takes the sun down between two framing buildings on the street. I have now found Brisbane's very own "Miltonhenge" as you can see below...
