I have called this photo Saraswati's Spring, which I feel captures the season, the watery context and goddess of dnowlege, learning and wisdom's powers of creation. I live close to the University, and one Saturday morning in spring 2005 I walked with my brother Matthew, his wife Elisabeth, and my dog Poss'm through the Uni grounds to the National Museum for coffee.

I was pointing out my favourite spots as we went, and I was using his camera to decide if I really wanted a digital camera. Saraswati's Spring is one of the results of that morning; my own digital camera is another. Because I entered Saraswati in this competition I watched the development of the iris and the toona australis closely again this September. The colours didn't emerge together this year so I feel extraordinarily lucky to have captured this fleeting moment of spring time.