The Beautiful Blue Waters of Cooper Creek
June 24th, 2010 | 
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What is it that causes the beautiful blue coloration? Many suggestions have been offered over the years, from algal bloom to copper sulfates in the waters to the proximity to the equator. But there are also the colour properties of adjacent creek systems, which also drain off the same mountain massif, through the same rainforest landscape.
A Daintree Diary
A Daintree Diary by Carl Portman
I really enjoyed Carl Portman’s latest book about his travels to the Daintree Rainforest in tropical North Queensland, Australia.
Carl has a light hearted whimsical style that endears him to the reader and he maintains a high quality mix of fauna and people, with a leaning towards his favourite arachnids, Australian culture, balancing relationships with his travel mates, and insights into all aspects of North Queensland.
Posted in Book Reviews, Life in the Daintree | 
Tags: bird-eating spiders, daintree spiders | 
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Awesome New Website for Daintree Tourism
Last Thursday evening, an awesome new website, built specifically for proper promotion of the Daintree rainforest, was launched. Taking almost 9-months to complete construction, the site ties together state-of-the-art applications and marketing mechanisms.
The objective of DaintreeCoast.com website design and construction was to ensure the promotion of the destination and the member-products located therein. The site is not only cutting-edge, but to an extent, has set a new standard in the destination website portal. Coupled with spectacular photography, the magnificence of the destination and the astounding product range is now able to be appropriately showcased. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Ecotourism |
Tags: Australian ecotourism, daintree rainforest conservation |
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Cassowaries blew through
Very heavy rainfall in early April provided the flushing needed to allow for Cooper Creek to express is bluest qualities. Catching the creek at its best is hit and miss, but somewhere in between the silted brown flood waters and ultimate crystal clarity, is a glowing blue that is definitely worth trying to capture.
Stilt-legged Fly (Telostylinus lineolatus)
This was not an easy subject to photograph! With enormous eyes, this tiny, tropical, stilt-legged fly maintains a confident distance from human approach, by swiftly running around the blind-side of whatever surface it is on. The photopgraph was made much more difficult with the heavy camera being held with one hand whilts the other was coercing the fly into the field of view.