A Trip to Orange World

It’s late Sunday afternoon and I’m about to fly back to Melbourne for some work commitments prior to returning later in the week to the set of the Australian made motion picture film Summer Coda. Earlier this afternoon some of the actors visited Orange World just over the border in NSW for some fruit picking [...]

Summer Coda_Day 10

Here are a few shots of some lovely folk involved as extras in the film Summer Coda. Day 10 included a shoot in Merbein, a small town close to Mildura where the film is set. After film was finished I asked permission to make a few quick snaps of these good folk and, as is [...]

Summer Coda_Day 9

Over recent days I’ve been working as stills photographer on the Australian film, Summer Coda, set in and around Mildura, Australia. My role is twofold: to provide specific images for publicity and promotional purposes and to capture behind the scenes images of cast and crew.
I arrived in Mildura at around 8pm on Wednesday evening 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 [...]

Pic of the Week_Wheel Cactus_Central Victoria

Cairn Curren is a small settlement about 5 minutes drive from Maldon in Central Victoria. It’s a lovely area, noted for its reservoir and associated sailing club. I made the above image on the road between Maldon and Cairn Curren. The wheel cactus, while fascinating to behold, is a weed that has caused considerable difficulty [...]

Design found in Nature

Made last weekend at Chewton Lake in Central Victoria this image makes use of several key design elements. The water runs, in a diagonal line, from top left down to bottom right. This line leads the eye through the frame. The softness of the flowing water provides a strong contrast with the hardness of the [...]