Ryan Hellyer

Year: 2007

  • Duck?

    My series of photos of strange looking but probably quite common birds continues. Is this a duck or what? I shot this photo in a little town just north of Hobart in Tasmania.

    Bird in Tasmania

  • Port Arthur

    Vicky, Lisa and I visited the Port Arthur penal colony. This is the site of one of Australia’s most infamous prisons. The old ruins are spectacular and well worth the visit. We also went on a ghost tour around the colony the night before.

    Port Arthur viewed from the jetty

    The ruins of Port Arthur

    An old church built in Port Arthur by child convicts

  • Architecture around Tasmania

    There were some stunning examples of early colonial architecture around Tasmania.

    One of the oldest churches in Tasmania

    The oldest bridge in Tasmania

    Another church in Tasmania

  • Cruising in Hobart

    Jon, Lisa, Kelly, Vicky and myself all piled onto a little boat and took a cruise around the harbour in Hobart. Vicky’s obsession with taking gagillions of photos went into overdrive during the trip.

    Vicky concentrating on taking as many photos in as shorter time as possible

    Lisa McClintock and Vicky Argyle posing on the bow of the boat

    Kelly and … darn, can’t remember her name now …

  • Hobart Prison

    Lisa, Jon, Vicky and I visited one of the oldest prisons in Hobart. There were lots of creepy things to see including this scary ghost of a beautiful woman, for some reason she looks oddly familiar.

    The ghost of Vicky Argyle

    Jon Kitchen looked oddly at home inside a locked prison cell.

    Jon Kitchen looking oddly at home inside a locked prison cell

    The stones in the floor which the prisoners stood on before heading up to the court room showed just how long the prisoners were required to stand down there before sentencing. The stone blocks of the floor had ground out dents in them from the ball and chains the prisoners wore wearing whilst standing down there.

    Floor of the corridor underneat the prison in Hobart

  • Hobart

    I went to Hobart for IC07 which is the biggest inorganic chemistry conference in Australasia. The conference was a success. I met lots of new people, made some new friends and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

    Hobart is an excellent place to visit. It’s very picturesque, the weather is great and it’s not too busy.

    The main bridge into Hobart

    Architecture in Hobart

    View of Hobart from above

  • Comet McNaught

    My camera ran out of batteries when I went to join Tan out at Tomohawk beach to take pictures of the comet 🙁 So here’s a slightly modified version of the picture that Tan took.

    Comet McNaught taken from the gun emplacements near Tomohawk in Dunedin.

  • Central Otago Rail trail

    With my leg out of cast, I decided it was time for some serious fitness. So I agreed to do the Central Otago Rail Trail with Anna! It turned out that my leg wasn’t quite as strong as I thought! I had some serious issues getting from point A to point B. But we did make it back to Dunedin safe and sound eventually. We did the 150 km trail in three days and cycled another 20 km to reach the Tairei Gorge train the next day for our trip back to Dunedin. Unfortunately Anna has banned me from putting any photos of her on the web 🙁 So there’s no pretty photos of her to show 🙁

    Bridge on the Central Otago Rail Trail

    Tunnel on the Central Otago Rail Trail

    Wedderburn

    The Tairei Gorge.