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 [...]

Grasses_Lake Chewton_Central Victoria

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Rock, Wood and Water_Central Victoria

I’ve just returned from a great weekend away. I ran a natural light workshop in and around the town of Chewton, near Castlemaine, in Central Victoria. The weather was bleak with heavy, overcast skies and cold conditions making life difficult for facilitator and participants alike. Fortunately all that was required to turn a potentially uncomfortable [...]

Photographing Graffiti_Why?

What is the purpose of photographing graffiti? As man-made subject matter it’s more like photographing statues or architecture than the natural landscape. Is the idea to document someone else’s work, whether you consider it to be art or otherwise? If so, fine, make it a sharp accurate rendering.
But if you want to make art from [...]