A 42.7 meter tall statue of the Hindu god Murugan.
\n", "summary": "A large golden statue of a Hindu god standing against a cliff lush with green foliage. To the left of frame are rainbow steps leading to the entry of the cave, and to the right is the top of a temple.", "date_published": "2025-10-17" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/caution-on-roof", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/caution-on-roof", "title": "A 'Caution. Mind the step' sign that has been stuck to a bus roof.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1760682812913-b455efd09dbb", "content_html": "", "summary": "A sticker with an illustration of a person stepping with the text 'Caution. Mind the step' adhered to the roof of a bus. Also seen are handles to stablise oneself and a camera.", "date_published": "2025-10-17" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/water-heater-rust", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/water-heater-rust", "title": "The rusted inside of a water heater.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1750493425612-0910094b28b0", "content_html": "", "summary": "A close-up of the blue-y green rust within my water heater. It can only be seen through a small horizontal slot in the centre, with the rest of the shot showing the out-of-focus exterior of the heater.", "date_published": "2025-06-21" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/fish-in-green-aquarium", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/fish-in-green-aquarium", "title": "A fish swiming through a very green enclosure.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1750493493551-df175f1861f0", "content_html": "", "summary": "A close-up of a small, slightly out-of-focus blue fish with yellow and red highlights and black stripes swimming through an enclosure filled with very saturated green plant life.", "date_published": "2025-06-21" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/yellow-fish", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/yellow-fish", "title": "Yellow fish in an aquarium.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1745451369833-36383dd4bdd5", "content_html": "", "summary": "Several small yellow fish swim among rocks and white gravel in an aquarium.", "date_published": "2025-04-24" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/wall-of-batu-caves", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/wall-of-batu-caves", "title": "The inside of Batu Caves.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1745452878211-0f21838e3265", "content_html": "", "summary": "Looking up from inside a limestone cave, lush green foliage covers the rocky walls, reaching towards a bright opening at the top that reveals the sky and trees.", "date_published": "2025-04-24" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/red-and-yellow-flower", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/red-and-yellow-flower", "title": "A vibrant tropical flower.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1745451369098-b352e0d8ea98", "content_html": "", "summary": "A vibrant red and yellow tropical flower standing out against a blurred green background of leafy foliage.", "date_published": "2025-04-24" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/monkey-on-hindu-temple", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/monkey-on-hindu-temple", "title": "Monkey perched on a Hindu temple.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1745451368984-42920a27ab83", "content_html": "", "summary": "A wide shot of a monkey perched on top of an ornate, colourful Hindu temple. The background is a huge mass of trees and foliage.", "date_published": "2025-04-24" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/dawn-power-lines", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/dawn-power-lines", "title": "Blurred power lines next to a road at dawn.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1745451369263-d93c265bd280", "content_html": "", "summary": "Large electricity pylons and power lines dominate the frame against a cloudy morning sky, with buildings and trees visible in the background, viewed from behind a blurred guardrail.", "date_published": "2025-04-24" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/black-and-white-petronas", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/black-and-white-petronas", "title": "Black and white picture of the Petronas Twin Towers at night.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1745451368938-91de16d94b1f", "content_html": "", "summary": "A black and white photo of the Petronas Towers at night, their illuminated facades and spires reaching into the dark sky.", "date_published": "2025-04-24" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/batu-caves-opening", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/batu-caves-opening", "title": "Opening at the top of Batu Caves.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1745451370056-9e823c664aea", "content_html": "", "summary": "A view looking directly upwards from inside a cave, showing a bright opening filled with the sky and dense green foliage covering the rocky edges.", "date_published": "2025-04-24" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/zoo-gazebo", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/zoo-gazebo", "title": "Gazebo with a picturesque background at the zoo.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1745383353937-43d77ab3fbe1", "content_html": "Just to the left of where this photo was taken is a little path under tree canopy. I happened to be there at the same time that a monkey and its infant were sitting in the middle of the path. A small family – mother, father, and child in a pram – decided that path was the one they wished to walk up.
\nAs they approached, they noticed the monkeys and pointed at them. Their interest in being anywhere near the previously cute little monkeys quickly dissipated as the mother’s maternal instinct to protect its baby kicked in, and she lunged towards them with bared teeth and stretched-out arms to exaggerate her size before then pressing herself flat against the ground and letting out an aggressive hiss.
\nNaturally, the family were scared within an inch of their lives and did a swift 180 to get away. The father, who was pushing the pram, wheeled it around with such vigour that two of the wheels left the ground, and their baby almost fell out.
\nThey all got away unscathed, but the obvious moral of the story is that you don’t muck with monkeys, especially not mother monkeys with infants.
\n", "summary": "A small, dark-roofed gazebo on a path. Behind it is foliage, landscaping, and a few other small structures. In the far background is a huge green hill under a blue sky peppered with clouds.", "date_published": "2025-04-23" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/painted-stork", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/painted-stork", "title": "A painted stork near a pond.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1745383353892-103cb46c84ba", "content_html": "", "summary": "A large white bird with black flight feathers and a long yellow beak stands near a pond surrounded by lush green foliage. Its head is bald and pinkish, and it has a tag on one of its pink legs.", "date_published": "2025-04-23" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/emerald-tree-skink", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/emerald-tree-skink", "title": "An emerald tree skink on a branch.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1745383353832-4c94e151a221", "content_html": "", "summary": "A close-up of a vibrant green lizard with shiny, scale-covered skin resting on a tree branch. The background is blurred leaves and wood.", "date_published": "2025-04-23" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/cat-and-capybara", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/cat-and-capybara", "title": "A cat lying next to a capybara.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1745383353771-63330887542f", "content_html": "", "summary": "A cat and a capybara lying down on a sunlit, shaded patch of concrete. The cat is stretched out in the foreground, while the capybara is resting near a stone wall in the background. Both animals appear relaxed and undisturbed by each other.", "date_published": "2025-04-23" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/axolotl", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/axolotl", "title": "An axolotl resting.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1745383353882-8884c3fd45a5", "content_html": "", "summary": "A close-up of a pale axolotl with pink external gills, resting on rocks in a dark little alcove.", "date_published": "2025-04-23" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/mountains-across-water-from-road", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/mountains-across-water-from-road", "title": "Mountains viewed across the water from a road.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1742903700012-fa235cf1b7f7", "content_html": "", "summary": "In the foreground is a road, with grass and shrubs edging it. Behind it is water that reflects mountains and the blue sky behind it. One of the mountains is taller and snow-capped; the other is more green.", "date_published": "2025-03-25" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/mossy-lichen-branch", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/mossy-lichen-branch", "title": "Moss and lichen growing on a branch.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1742903629664-91d81823d5cd", "content_html": "", "summary": "In the foreground is a brown branch with textured bark, green moss, and lichen. The background shows a forest out of focus.", "date_published": "2025-03-25" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/ant-mound-plant", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/ant-mound-plant", "title": "A tiny little plant growing up from an ant hill.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1742799438103-bf51f4a4bc91", "content_html": "", "summary": "A close-up of a small plant growing up from some sand which constitutes an ant hill. The plant is small with green blades, and in the foreground is lots of natural grey detritus with the background showing some grey tubs.", "date_published": "2025-03-24" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/microscopic-sandpaper", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/microscopic-sandpaper", "title": "A sheet of sandpaper through a microscope.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1741082415474-d6466512c7a9", "content_html": "", "summary": "A microscopic close-up of a sheet of sandpaper. You can see individual yellow grains of sand caught by the light. Some grains are semi-translucent.", "date_published": "2025-03-04" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/microscopic-lcd-screen", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/microscopic-lcd-screen", "title": "An LCD screen through a microscope.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1741084976478-46f25ac66cf0", "content_html": "This is the screen of my Casio Classpad II (fx-CP400) displaying pure white.
\n", "summary": "A microscopic close-up of an LCD screen. You can see individual red, green, and blue subpixels in a grid. The edges of the photo are darkened and slightly blurred.", "date_published": "2025-03-04" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/porcelain-rooster", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/porcelain-rooster", "title": "A porcelain rooster bathed in candle light.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1740022374426-660a862d7c62", "content_html": "", "summary": "A close-up of a porcelain rooster bathed in candle light. The rooster has brown feathers, red comb, and yellow beak.", "date_published": "2025-02-20" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/pitted-garden-statue", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/pitted-garden-statue", "title": "A weathered, pitted statue of a person carrying something.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1740022374648-22f687fea6f6", "content_html": "", "summary": "A close-up of a white statue of a person carrying something over their shoulder. The statue is very pitted and weathered and behind it is the green foliage of a garden. The sky can be seen between the leaves.", "date_published": "2025-02-20" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/wave-smashing", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/wave-smashing", "title": "Waves smashing around a rock at a beach.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1738630026683-7b3a766d8962", "content_html": "", "summary": "A picture of the ocean at a beach. In the foreground are some vibrant shallows interspersed with rocks. The water is so clear and colourful it is almost green in places. Just right of the centre is a large rock being smashed from behind by water, sending a wave up into the air. In the background is a very clear blue sky.", "date_published": "2025-02-04" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/rear-view-mirror", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/rear-view-mirror", "title": "A rearview mirror reflecting the roadside.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1738636095437-9fcc5867bbdf", "content_html": "Something about this photo feels just a tad off. The emptiness and simplicity of the landscape feels almost surreal. Very much Liminal Space-y.
\n", "summary": "Central is a rear-view mirror that is reflecting the trees and landscape behind it. Seen in the background is the road, more trees, and various vehicles. The entire photo is slightly hazy.", "date_published": "2025-02-04" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/new-holland-honeyeater-on-chair", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/new-holland-honeyeater-on-chair", "title": "A New Holland Honeyeater sitting on a chair.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1738634656867-ba77d639b92e", "content_html": "My mother and I went to The Berry Farm which was swarming with New Holland Honeyeaters and Blue Wrens. As we sat at the cafe, the birds would dive down to steal people’s berry jams if they left them unattended for even the briefest of moments.
\nI managed to take this picture as a bird ‘sat’ on the chair at the end of our table.
\n", "summary": "A New Holland Honeyeater sits to the right of the frame. It has bright yellow patches on its wings and a spotty striped pattern of black and white down its front. Behind it is a large tree, a shed, various other structures, and various trees and greenery.", "date_published": "2025-02-04" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/mini-waterfall", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/mini-waterfall", "title": "A tiny waterfall going over a rock.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1738636095531-d77aa31e1a2d", "content_html": "", "summary": "Roiling water cascading over the side of a rock. Behind it is the turbulent blue sea, with the clear, lighter blue sky behind it.", "date_published": "2025-02-04" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/grasshopper-on-container", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/grasshopper-on-container", "title": "A grasshopper sitting on a grey tub.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1738636095474-d73e1721c0cf", "content_html": "", "summary": "Central is a green grasshopper with red eyes. It is sitting on a grey tub, and in the background is some deep green foliage.", "date_published": "2025-02-04" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/clear-water-red-seaweed", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/clear-water-red-seaweed", "title": "A set of rocks forming a pool and window of the ocean.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1738630026836-5005b0965900", "content_html": "", "summary": "The ocean at a beach. In the foreground are large rocks, forming a pool of sorts containing orange-red seaweed. Beyond it, the turquoise sea can be seen, spotted with rocks, with the clear, blue sky over it.", "date_published": "2025-02-04" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/boranup-forest", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/boranup-forest", "title": "Looking through the trees at Boranup Forest.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1738630026767-5d817c580242", "content_html": "", "summary": "Looking through Australian bush. The bottom third is comprised of green ferns and shrubbery. Above that, you can see the trunks of trees wrapped in bark of varying shades. Towards the top, you can see patches of blue sky showing through the canopy.", "date_published": "2025-02-04" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/boranup-forest-panorama", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/boranup-forest-panorama", "title": "A panorama of Boranup Forest's trees and scrub.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1738630026891-e76de2aa142f", "content_html": "", "summary": "A wide panorama of Aussie bush. The bottom third is comprised of green ferns and shrubbery. Above that, you can see the trunks of trees wrapped in bark of varying shades. Towards the top, you can see patches of blue sky showing through the canopy.", "date_published": "2025-02-04" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/blue-snail-on-rock", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/blue-snail-on-rock", "title": "A Blue Periwinkle on a pitted rock.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1738630026744-859e8ac7ce5d", "content_html": "", "summary": "A little blue periwinkle sitting central on a large pitted rock. The rock has hues of orange where the light is hitting it but is otherwise grey.", "date_published": "2025-02-04" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/wet-colourful-rock", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/wet-colourful-rock", "title": "A wet rock showing a variety of colours.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1737454405780-cb979a7c1ccd", "content_html": "", "summary": "A close up of a small, wet rock. There are patches of different colours including a purply-red, orange, white, yellow, and various greys. It is sitting in black dirt, and there are various plants around it. The plants in front of it have pink leaves, and the ones behind it back have green leaves.", "date_published": "2025-01-21" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/fuzzy-little-plant", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/fuzzy-little-plant", "title": "A fuzzy little plant growing in the garden.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1737454405766-57fac6c30892", "content_html": "", "summary": "A close up of a little plant with a very fuzzy coat. On the ground is some dark mulchy dirt and in the background are some blurred plants.", "date_published": "2025-01-21" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/purple-flower", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/purple-flower", "title": "A purple flower attached to a plant.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1736817865292-0fdc0a2a7e30", "content_html": "", "summary": "A close-up of a purple flower with a bright yellow stamen attached to a leafy green plant. More bush is visible blurred in the background.", "date_published": "2025-01-14" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/ladybird-on-rosemary", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/ladybird-on-rosemary", "title": "A ladybird sitting on a plant.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1736817583532-bba0901e52db", "content_html": "", "summary": "A shallow depth of field close-up of a red ladybird sitting on a dried seedpod of a rosemary plant.", "date_published": "2025-01-14" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/bee-on-pink-flower", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/bee-on-pink-flower", "title": "A bee on a pink flower.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1736817540728-798b484a93d8", "content_html": "", "summary": "A close-up of a bee who is face-first into a pink flower. The flower is attached to a succulent with deep green leaves.", "date_published": "2025-01-14" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/spider-in-red", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/spider-in-red", "title": "A red monochrome photo of a spider sitting in its web.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1730111640490-1f834d91193c", "content_html": "The red colour of this photo wasn’t done in post, but was instead a result of a coloured bulb positioned next to the spider.
\n", "summary": "The corner of a patio filled with spider's web, with the black sillohete of a spider sitting in the centre. The entire photo is monochrome red.", "date_published": "2024-10-28" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/lone-light-bulb", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/lone-light-bulb", "title": "A lone light bulb at night.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1730111639887-10998771101c", "content_html": "", "summary": "A warm light bulb sitting in the middle of the shot, with green plants and vines illuminated around it. In the very background, the slightly purple sky can be seen.", "date_published": "2024-10-28" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/screw-in-wood", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/screw-in-wood", "title": "A screw with tiny plants and moss growing around it.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1726379781307-67df2a439429", "content_html": "", "summary": "Some grey wooden boards with a recessed screw in the middle. Out from around the edges of the screw, a small green plant and some moss are growing.", "date_published": "2024-09-15" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/red-leaf-in-mulch", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/red-leaf-in-mulch", "title": "A red leaf sitting on top of a pile of woodchips.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1726379781464-98ba39da2c0f", "content_html": "", "summary": "A bright, slightly curled red/orange leaf sitting in the middle of some dark brown woodchips.", "date_published": "2024-09-15" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/pomegranate-growing", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/pomegranate-growing", "title": "A pomegranate fruit growing on the shrub.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1726379781351-18d2def4e08c", "content_html": "", "summary": "A close-up of a brown pomegranate fruit with patches of blue sky and twigs from the shrub out of focus behind it.", "date_published": "2024-09-15" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/relaxing-snake", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/relaxing-snake", "title": "A snake relaxing on a stick.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1715158735090-2b0f2a0f1d86", "content_html": "This snake’s name is George, and while feeding him, he took preference to my hand rather than the large dead mouse we’d defrosted for him. Once he had his jaws agape and fangs digging into my left hand’s hypothenar eminence, he held on for a while before eventually being pried free. Thankfully he is a python, so there was no poison involved. His bite didn’t particularly hurt either.
\n", "summary": "A close-up of a snake's head on a barkless stick. His underneath is white, and his top is brown with patches of a cream colour. The background is black.", "date_published": "2024-05-08" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/evening-sunflower", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/evening-sunflower", "title": "Sunflower against the dulling evening sky.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1715159847518-96d17a5657f8", "content_html": "", "summary": "A close-up of a sunflower, taken from down low. In the background is a slightly cloudy sky, a frame, and the warm lights of a patio.", "date_published": "2024-05-08" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/crab-in-bucket", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/crab-in-bucket", "title": "A crab sitting in sand next to a rock within a dark bucket.", "image": "https://fedi.vale.rocks/media/e645faaf0f2f21c8a2e74111b0ac07814d82f44c52bd9a929b6aa9c7a8180cd6.jpg", "content_html": "You can see the reflection of my iPad’s camera and orange case just above the crab.
\n", "summary": "A crab with a black torso and orange appendages speckled with green in a black bucket. At the bottom of the bucket is sand, some shells, and some rocks. The unfocused side of the bucket visible in the photo is peppered with sand.", "date_published": "2024-05-08" }, { "id": "https://vale.rocks/photography/moist-lush-moss", "url": "https://vale.rocks/photography/moist-lush-moss", "title": "Bright green, moist moss growing vertically.", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1712541780350-fd5e73d4928f", "content_html": "", "summary": "A shallow depth of field close-up of green moss growing vertically. It is moist, with tiny beads of water covering it, and more moss can be seen in blurred semi-darkness in the background.", "date_published": "2024-04-08" } ] }