review: photo exhibit

There's a really amazing photography exhibit on at the Australian Museum.  I went this weekend, and had lots of favorites.  I tried to make a Top Ten list, but I ended up with a Top Ten plus Four Extras list.  Here you go:

1.  The Paper Clip Suitor -- a birdie suitor who had picked up a pink paperclip and was offering it as a love gift to his lady birdie.  ("And you even got a pink one!")

2.  Family Tree -- a mother cheetah and about six cubs all in various states of play, jump, scowl, etc on an African tree.

3.  Gobi Oasis -- an orange picture -- huge dunes reflected in a lake and very orange and vivid all over.

4.  In the Valley of Giants -- mountains on a blue sky with white clouds obscuring the top, but one of them you could see a bright red glow of a volcano beginning on the other side of the clouds.

5.  In the Flick of a Tail -- a close-up black and white of a giraffe's rump and tail in mid-flick.

6.  Taking Flight -- a muted orange and brown African land and creature-scape photo.

7.  Dawn Stars -- starfish in cliffy sort of rock formation in the swirling water with more rock formations in the background in the top third of the photo.

8.  Fading Beauty -- looked just like the Kenzo perfume flowers -- red flowers on a white out background.

9.  Tiny Warm Up -- a golden snub-nose monkey sitting with its little paws in front of it and looking adorable.

10.  Balancing Act -- a mountain goat in an acrobatic feat climbing up a cliff.

Honorable Mentions:

1.  Rachet-tail in the Rain -- a close-up of a red hummingbird approaching a green flower ... or possibly a green hummingbird approaching a red flower?

2.  Midnight Tern -- just beautiful colors of sky all melding together, with a tiny white bird in the top corner.

3.  Moonrise over Nuptse -- a vivid blue sky with vivid white rock formations and a white moon.

4.  Lion Among the Shoal -- a resplendent lionfish in front of a school of bland shoal.