Pic of the Week_Fallen Leaves

This image of fallen leaves was made with early morning light on a frosty morning in Central Victoria. It was a simple image to make. I used a telephoto macro lens from an elevated (birds eye) viewpoint and moved in close to isolate the key elements of the image from their surroundings.
The dewdrops and tonal [...]

Detail and Movement

Mariners Falls is a lovely and easily accessible waterfall a short drive out of Apollo Bay, a major town along the Great Ocean Road. Photographers can usually move quite close to the cascade and, thereby, use tight framing to concentrate the viewer’s attention on the water itself and the ferns, rock and fallen tree that [...]

Golden Reflections on Water_Mildura

The city of Mildura is an oasis in the semi-arid Sunraysia region on the Victorian side of the border with NSW. A major producer of citrus fruits, grapes and wine Mildura has become a burgeoning tourist market providing the visitor with lots of photographic opportunities.
I will be spending quite a bit of time in Mildura [...]

Water Lily_Kakadu

 
Kakadu National Park is one of Australia’s most important and spectacular national parks. Providing the visitor with a great introduction to many of the regions key elements: landscape, wildlife and weather. While interaction with indigenous people is usually limited, dialogue with local tour operators, guides and national park officers provide the visitor with fascinating insights [...]

Pic of the Week_Salt and Sky_South Australia

In the arid north of South Australia I photographed this scene situated on the edge of a huge saltpan. I was attracted to the vivid sky and the textural similarities between the clouds and the salt encrusted ridge in the foreground. A narrow aperture (e.g. f16) produced the large depth of field (DOF) required to [...]

Twilight_Lake_Chewton_Victoria

Here’s a familiar place for regular visitors to this site. Chewton Lake is one of a variety of landscapes visited by participants in photography workshops I run in Central Victoria.
This particular image was made at twilight after a great day exploring the region. A long 8-second exposure was required to gather enough light onto the [...]

Tree, Rock and Cosmos

The image at the bottom of this post is what you might, in a compassionate frame of mind, refer to as Photoshop Artistry. I’d completely understand it if many of you don’t particularly like it. It’s the result of some experimentation but, without a particular goal in mind, the image is as much about process [...]

Field_Cairn Curran Reservoir

This image was made in a field by the edge of the Cairn Curran Reservoir in Central Victoria. I drove my 4WD (SUV) down to the shore of the Reservoir and, after a short walk, turned around to behold this lovely scene. I was taken with the vibrant colors, strong textures and dramatic clouds. I [...]

Emma on Location_Central Victoria

Here’s a fun image of Emma, a participant at a workshop I recently ran in and around the town of Chewton in Central Victoria. The pink gumboots and color-coordinated clothing really said it all. My job was simply to place further emphasis on these elements.
I employed Adobe Lightroom to localize the color to Emma’s boots [...]

Water and Rock_Chewton

Here’s another image from last weekend’s workshop in and around Chewton in Central Victoria. This is a very straightforward image that depicts water running, along a diagonal course, over a rock face. It’s a detail from a much larger landscape.
When setting up and composing this image I was intuitively drawn in close to the subject [...]