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Taken at Cronulla Beach

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iPhone Only. "The staple condiment of every true #Australian" #iphoneography #mobilephotographer #vegimite

Taken at Cronulla

#iphoneography #cronulla

Taken at Cronulla beach

#iphoneography #cronulla

Taken at Cronulla beach

Black Diamond Photography opening congratulations @black_diamond_tony & @carolediamond

"All washed up and nowhere to go" An early morning out with fellow #Instagramer, #Twitterer, #iPhoneographer,#photographer, #mobilephotographer, #flickrer, whatever we are called. #instasyd #instanulla

Taken at Cronulla beach

Warning, iPhoneographer at work @alexkess

Taken at Alley Break

At the opening of a mates Studio

Ole Style Barber #iphoneography

Taken at Tonys Gents Hairdressers

WNYC Street Shots Bruce Gilden

Transformers have landed #iphoneography #tinytown

Sunset #iphoneography

Taken at Sylvania Waters

Daughter chilling out. #iphoneography #cronulla @adamsutton1989

Taken at 5th Season

#Cronulla sunrise Diptic #iphoneography

Taken at Cronulla beach

Sunrise at #cronulla #iphoneography

Taken at Cronulla beach

Winter Sunset

Taken at Sylvania Waters

Eagle Boys

Taken at Eagle Boys Pizza

While I sit here drinking my daily coffee these poor kids sit in a room seeking asylum from Burma. #iphoneography #scratchcam

52. #iphoneography #cronulla

Taken at Cronulla

Doggie business. #cronulla #instasyd #iphoneography

Taken at 5th Season Cafe Cronulla

Coffee Table #iphoneography #cronulla

Taken at 5th Season Cafe Cronulla

Cronulla Beach. #iphoneography

Taken at cronulla

Winter at Cronulla #iphoneography

Taken at Cronulla beach

Winter in Australia #iphoneography #iph100

Taken at Cronulla beach

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Taken at A Castle @ Caringbah

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#iPhoneography Cronulla style. on Vimeo by Michael Sutton

#iPhoneography Cronulla style. on Vimeo by Michael Sutton, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

Day 4 Of 365 (series2) #iPhoneography #mostly365 #Cronulla #Sunrise

Day 4 Of 365 (series2) #iPhoneography #mostly365 #Cronulla #Sunrise, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

Rush hour 34 days remaining #iPhoneography

Rush hour 34 days remaining #iPhoneography, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

Moonageddon

Moonageddon, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

I went down to the beach tonight hoping to photograph the moon, unfortunately the only moons I could manage were the coloured Bokeh moons through the windscreen of my car in the pouring rain, oh well, Ill head down there again in 18-20 years time and try once again.

Romantics, werewolves and other moon-gazers are in for a treat this weekend as they witness the biggest full moon seen in nearly 20 years.

But experts are discounting predictions of earthquakes associated with the event.

The moon's orbit is elliptical, and as it follows its path one side of the ellipse, known as perigee, passes about 50,000 kilometres closer than the on the other side - apogee.

A perigee full moon appears around 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than an apogee full moon.

The last time the full moon was so big and close to Earth was in March 1993.

Condensation bottle

Condensation bottle, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

budding scientist

budding scientist, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

Yes he can!

Yes he can!, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

An iPhone addiction

An iPhone addiction, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

Preparing for another day in paradise

Preparing for another day in paradise, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

Downtown Sydney

Downtown Sydney, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

A quick walk past the Apple store reflecting on the past week.

Queen Mary 2 at Garden Island, Sydney

Queen Mary 2 at Garden Island, Sydney, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

Hanging out at the Tram sheds

Hanging out at the Tram sheds, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

Otira Viaduct, Arthurs Pass, New Zealand

Otira Viaduct, Arthurs Pass, New Zealand, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

Arthur's Pass (el. 920 m.) is a mountain pass in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand. It marks part of the boundary between the West Coast and Canterbury regions, 140 km from Christchurch and 95 km from Greymouth. The pass lies in a saddle between the valleys of the Otira River, a tributary of the Taramakau, in the west and the Bealey River in the east. Arthur's Pass lies on the border of the Selwyn and Westland districts.

A hamlet of the same name (Arthur's Pass) is located about 5 km south of the mountain pass.

History
The pass is named after Sir Arthur Dudley Dobson (1841–1934), who led the first party of Europeans across the pass in 1864. He had been informed of the presence of a pass, which had been used occasionally by Māori hunting parties by a West Coast Māori Chief, Tarapuhi. It is also believed that writer and explorer Samuel Butler had seen the pass several years earlier, but was unable to explore it at that time. The timing was perfect, as the West Coast was soon to be hit by a goldrush, and easy access to the Tasman's coast became imperative.

Road link
State Highway 73 passes over Arthur's Pass and is the highest of only three roads crossing the Southern Alps, the other crossings being the Haast Pass and the Lewis Pass. However, Porter's Pass, on the same road, is higher (at 939 m) than Arthur's Pass, but it is not considered one of the alpine passes, as it is located in the Canterbury foothills not far away from Springfield.

Previously prone to be blocked by landslides or avalanches, the road on the western side of the pass has seen extensive civil engineering work in the late 1990s. Most notably, the impressive Otira Viaduct, near the settlement of Otira and spanning 440 metres of unstable terrain, was completed in 1999.

Rail link
The Midland Line, connecting Christchurch and the West Coast, crosses the Main Divide by means of the Otira Tunnel, between Arthur's Pass township and Otira. When opened in 1923, the tunnel was the longest in the British Empire.

Rock stacking @ Pancake Rocks, NZ

Rock stacking @ Pancake Rocks, NZ, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

On the seventh day...

On the seventh day..., originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

Sunrise on the seventh day of our heat wave, yesterday we had a top of 42c, they say we will finally have relief from all this heat this afternoon, I hope so, I can only spend so much time in the water before I turn into a prune.

Painting of Lake Tekapo, New Zealand #iPhoneography

Painting of Lake Tekapo, New Zealand #iPhoneography, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

As You Like It

As You Like It, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

"All the world 's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts"

Coffee anyone?

Coffee anyone?, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

A hot Australian morning

A hot Australian morning, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

1953 Holden FX

1953 Holden FX, originally uploaded by Michael.Sutton.

"Made in Australia, For Australia" Ben Chifley, Prime Minister, 1948
Produced November 1948 to September 1953.

Australia was a different place in 1948, the Second World War had finished in 1945 and was still fresh in everyones memory. Australians of the time hungered for American style freedom and American styled cars, infact at the time America was very well loved and respected by the general population for the help they had given Australia during the war. It was in these years that only around 1 in 8 Australians owned an automotive but by the time Holdens new construction had finished its run this ratio was closer to 1 in 4.

This model was where it all began, often referred to as the FX Holden, it's real name is the 48/215, 48 being the year it started production and 215 being Standard Sedan (the numbering system remained with Holdens for many years to come with 215 always signifying the Standard type of each model). When produced the FX was the first mass produced six seater car produced in Australia and it had to compete with 4 cylinder British cars as well as many American vehicles. Much of Australian automotives of the time were either pre-war Workers with FX Grills during manufacture.

American or British and so an Australian car was very well recieved, especially by government and businesses who snapped them up like hot cakes to replace their pre-war American fleets.
The FX was given a 2.17 Litre 6 cylinder motor which was later referred to as a "Grey Motor" due to its colour. The motor was used with a 3 speed column shift gearbox and could achieve around 30 miles to the gallon and 80 miles per hour (with a hefty run up). The Grey Motor was used right up until the EH Holden was preduced in August 1963 with the new "Red Motor".

The standard features of the FX Holden included a key-operated drivers door lock, flipper windows, no chrome mouldings, adjustable air scoop between the bonnet and windscreen, no heater, one sunvisor, one tail-light and no turn indicators (people of the time used an arm out the window to indicate which direction they wished to turn). Options included an 'Air Chief 5' radio, lefthand side sun-visor, a rear venetian blind, a locking petrol cap and a heavy duty oil bath air-cleaner. There was only 4 exterior colours available: Black, Convoy Grey, Gawler Cream and Seine Blue.
In 1951 the first Holden ute was produced and it was another hot cake, especially for farmers and workers.

Even though the 48/215 showed a lack of refinement it was still in such demand that General Motors Holden had to release a book of testimonials saying why the Holden was worth waiting for. It took a year for Holden to lift production to 1000 cars per month (it originally was 10 per day) but by 1953 when they released the first of the "Business Sedans" (bought by businesses like taxi companies) they had lifted production to around 200 cars a day.