Aerials around Noosa, Queensland.

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Andrew McInnes Photography

A visit with an old friend afforded me a little spare time to capture a little series of aerial images around Noosa, Queensland.

Noosa 2AM-000472
©Andrew McInnes

Noosa 2AM 0457-0458 stitch
©Andrew McInnes

Noosa 2AM-000429
©Andrew McInnes

Noosa 2AM-000427
©Andrew McInnes

Noosa 2AM 0403-0406 stitch
©Andrew McInnes

Noosa 2AM-000409
©Andrew McInnes

Noosa 2AM 0414-0422 stitch
©Andrew McInnes

Cheers 🙂

Double Island Point, Carlo Sand Blow, and Carlo Point – Rainbow Beach, Queensland.

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Andrew McInnes Photography

A series of images of Double Island Point, Carlo Sand Blow, and Carlo Point during an express visit with friends who live in this beautiful area – Rainbow Beach, Queensland.

Sunset viewed from Carlo Sandblow.

Carlo Sandblow 2AM 0840-0846 stitch
©Andrew McInnes

Carlo Sandblow 2AM-006744
©Andrew McInnes

Carlo Sandblow 2AM-006747
©Andrew McInnes

Carlo Sandblow 2AM-006753
©Andrew McInnes

Carlo Sandblow 2AM-006757
©Andrew McInnes

Early morning and sunrise at Carlo Sand Blow.

Carlo Sandblow 2AM-006764
©Andrew McInnes

Carlo Sandblow 2AM 6776-6778 stitch
©Andrew McInnes

Carlo Sandblow 2AM 6779-6784 stitch
©Andrew McInnes

Carlo Sandblow 2AM-000893
©Andrew McInnes

Carlo Sandblow 2AM 0860-0864 stitch
©Andrew McInnes

Carlo Sandblow 2AM 6873-6894 stitch
©Andrew McInnes

Carlo Sandblow 2AM 0880-0892 stitch
©Andrew McInnes

Double Island Point.

Double Island Point 2AM 899-911 stitch
©Andrew McInnes

Double Island Point 2AM-000929
©Andrew McInnes

Double Island Point 2AM-000930
©Andrew McInnes

Double Island Point 2AM-000931
©Andrew McInnes

Carlo Point, on the estuary side of Rainbow Beach.

Carlo Point 2AM-000932 ©Andrew McInnes

Estuarine leachate funnelling off tidal flats during ebb tide…

Carlo Point 2AM-000938 ©Andrew McInnes

Carlo Point 2AM-000940 ©Andrew McInnes

Carlo Point 2AM-000942 ©Andrew McInnes

Carlo Point 2AM-000944 ©Andrew McInnes

Carlo Point 2AM 0946-0948 stitch
©Andrew McInnes

Carlo Point 2AM-000969
©Andrew McInnes

Carlo Point 2AM-000970
©Andrew McInnes

Cheers 🙂

Lake Kurwongbah aerial panorama.

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Andrew McInnes Photography

Having recently relocated, this was my first real adventure out exploring the area for images; this is a 37-image (four rows) aerial panoramic stitch of Lake Kurwongbah, in Petrie/Kallangur, just a little north of Brisbane.

Lake Kurwongbah 2AM 0484-0520 stitch
©2018 Andrew McInnes

The following is a portion of the aerial panoramic stitch above.

Lake Kurwongbah 2AM 0484-0520 stitch_crop
©2018 Andrew McInnes

Hope you enjoy. Cheers

The Caloundra Music Festival and Xavier Rudd performance – Caloundra, on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Andrew McInnes Photography

These are images from the Caloundra Music Festival, 2017, including Xavier Rudd and his band performing on the main “Soul” stage at Kings Beach. Additionally, the lighthouse was fitted with a light show.

Caloundra Music Festival 2AM 0255-0257 stitch ©Andrew McInnes.

Caloundra Music Festival 2AM-000254 ©Andrew McInnes.

Caloundra Music Festival 2AM-005181 ©Andrew McInnes

Xavier Rudd 2AM-009715 ©Andrew McInnes.

Xavier Rudd 2AM-009701 ©Andrew McInnes.

Xavier Rudd 2AM-009702 ©Andrew McInnes

Xavier Rudd 2AM-009706 ©Andrew McInnes

Caloundra Music Festival 2AM-005183 ©Andrew McInnes

Caloundra Music Festival 2AM-005192 ©Andrew McInnes

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‘Mackerel sky’ spectacle over Pumicestone Passage and Happy Valley, Caloundra, on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Andrew McInnes Photography

A series of aerial images capturing the sunset progression of a stunning winter ‘mackerel sky’ over Pumicestone Passage and Happy Valley, Caloundra.

Happy Valley 2AM 0183-0185 stitch ©Andrew McInnes.

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One Tree Hill and the Glasshouse Mountains, as seen from the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Queensland.

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Andrew McInnes Photography

‘One Tree Hill’ in front of volcanic plugs (remnants of volcanic activity that occurred 25-27 million years ago) known as the Glasshouse Mountains, as seen along the Blackall Range Tourist Drive on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

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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.

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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.