Trips on Jaspers Archive

Fremantle Artillery Barracks

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:18:23 +0000

This post features some of the first pictures I took with my new OM-5 Mark II, using the M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-45mm f/4 PRO lens with a 1/8th Mist Filter.

A beautiful Centurion Mk5, the iconic Cold War-era tank. Seen in ’nam

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Taken with the OM-5 Mark II

The Building

The building is the old Victoria Barracks, which was acquired by the Commonwealth in 1909 for about £3,000, equivalent to about only A$476,000 in 2022, the style is like other federation free classical buildings and is currently owned by the DoD of Australia¹.

Parmelia

Sat, 30 May 2026 15:43:19 +0800

Day 1

A warm welcome

Today, May 30th, 2026, marks 5 years since I started dating her.

As a celebration of this, we decided to splurge and get ourselves a nice hotel to stay at, and not to choose the cheapest offer we could find and instead book something a little bit more expensive to make it special- after all, we only get our 5 years once and it is quite the milestone.

Albany

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:32:33 +0000

We decided to head to Albany for new-years. As we arrived to meet with some family first of, I was astounded by the incredible beauty and sights that were there already.

A view with the crescent shaped beach at Albany

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iPhone 16 Pro Max
Photo by me.

In the area not too far from there was also the University of Western Australia, or at least a building of it. This building which once served as the post office for Albany was quite old by Australian standards (1869!).

Busselton

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 11:10:32 +0000

We went to Busselton for a nice trip over the long weekend.

Some of the notable things I noticed there was the well-known busselton jetty:

The busselton jetty going out

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Canon Powershot SX540 HS
Photo by me.

The wind was quite rough, but the weather was quite nice.

A view of the beach

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Canon Powershot SX540 HS
Photo by me.

Araluen Botanical Park

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 10:27:52 +0800

We went to this place called Araluen Botanical Park. Genuinely a really beautiful place, it was a very sunny day, the sky was clear, the flowers were blooming.

The park was filled with a variety of plants and flowers, each one was so incredibly vibrant that you just couldn’t quite capture on Camera.

A beautiful red flower I saw;

A beautiful red flower

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Canon Powershot SX540 HS
Photo by me.