Supermoon, November, 2016 – Kings Beach, Caloundra, QLD.

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Andrew McInnes Photography

After initially being occluded by clouds caressing the horizon, the supermoon shone over Kings Beach, Caloundra – on the superb Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

Cheers, 🙂

Summer long exposure on Kings Beach, Caloundra – the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Andrew McInnes Photography

’tis a tad dreary out today, so here’s to looking forward to more of this – Kings Beach, Caloundra, on the fabulous Sunshine Coast of QLD.

Cheers 🙂

Metropolitan Caloundra Surf Lifesaving Club surf lifesavers launch a surf boat at Kings Beach, Caloundra – the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Andrew McInnes Photography

Launching of the Metropolitan Caloundra Surf Lifesaving Club surf boat “Uncle Pete” for some training off the magnificent Kings Beach on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

Cheers 🙂

Surf Rescue Boards and a Surf Boat on Australia Day at Kings Beach, Caloundra – the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Andrew McInnes Photography

Colour abounded on a glorious Australia Day morning at the magnificent Kings Beach on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

Surf Rescue Boards 2AM-008523 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Cheers 🙂

Fire near Bells Creek on the Sunshine Coast.

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Andrew McInnes Photography

A large, and very smoky bushfire in a pine forest near Bells Creek on Jan 31st, 2017. The water in these images is Pumicestone Passage, between Caloundra and Bribie Island.

Happy Valley 2AM-004100 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Sunshine Coast Solar Farm – Valdora, Queensland.

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Andrew McInnes Photography

Progress as of Jan 27, 2017 on the construction and installation of the 15 megawatt Sunshine Coast Solar Farm at Valdora, with Mount Coolum in the background.

Cheers 🙂

Kings Beach Beachfront Salt Water Pool – Caloundra, the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Andrew McInnes Photography

The Kings Beach beachfront salt water pool, and water fountains (very popular with the children), as viewed from above during first-light at Caloundra – on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

Cheers 🙂

Point Cartwright – the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Andrew McInnes Photography

Point Cartwright greets another glorious Sunshine Coast morning.

Point Cartwright 2AM-000075. ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Cheers 🙂

Aerial images around Caloundra, plus Trichodesmium sp. – the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Andrew McInnes Photography

These aerial (drone) scenes include Kings Beach, Wickham Headland, Shelly Beach, Moffat Headland, Pumicestone Passage, Bribie Island, the Glasshouse Mountains (in the background), and Caloundra – on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

The sea-sawdust slicks on the water surface in the following images is likely Trichodesmium sp. – a cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), and is also called whale food, sea scum and, incorrectly, whale sperm. Found in nutrient-poor tropical and subtropical ocean waters, Trichodesmium are ‘nitrogen fixers’- they can take nitrogen gas from the air and ‘fix’ it in a form that can be transferred through the food chain. This function is very important as Nitrogen is essential to life and while there is an abundance of it in the air (air is 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen), most plants and animals can’t make use of it in that form.

Cheers 🙂

Early-summer thunderstorms, Caloundra.

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Andrew McInnes Photography

We have experienced a few dramatic early-summer thunderstorms at our new home over the last few weeks. These scenes are from Kings Beach and Happy Valley, at Caloundra – on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland. Some show storms building, others in mid-action, and others of the retreat.