Evening Comes_Point Roadknight_Great Ocean Road

This image was made with the wonderful Hasselblad X-PAN II camera. I remember feeling how well suited this location, just outside the Great Ocean Road town of Anglesea, was to the panoramic format.
The image was made just after sunset. I was happy to be able to make use of the warm sunset light, shinning up [...]

River Mouth and Sea

 
I made this image from a helicopter while taking a tourist flight along a section of the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. It was a beautiful clear morning with very little wind, ideal for aerial photography. The expanded shape of the river’s mouth provided a visually strong shape from my elevated position above the [...]

Changing Seasons Presents Opportunities

These days I live in Melbourne, Australia. In this neck of the woods winter has officially begun. With that in mind I thought it was a good idea to post an image that speaks about the last days of autumn. I particularly like the color contrast between the leaves as well as the luminous quality [...]

Water Detail

 
Here’s an image that was shot very much from the hip. I saw the patterns in the water, raised the camera to my eye and, with one or two adjustments, made the exposure.
While the image features water it is really a study in design concentrating on shape, pattern, repetition and contrast (both tonal and color). [...]

Chalk Sticks_Melbourne_Australia

 
Architectural delights like these columns, known to locals as the ‘chalk sticks’, are great fun to photograph. Situated at the beginning of the Tullamarine Freeway in Melbourne, Victoria these columns are particularly colourful against a brilliant blue sky. Perhaps it’s the sheer simplicity of these structures that makes them so successful. They are both a [...]

Sunrise from U-Beins Bridge_Myanmar

 
This is one of my favourite images, the making of which was a joyous experience. Taken toward the sunrise from U-Beins Bridge, Myanmar (Burma) the image is broken up into three areas: the water, either side of a large fish trap, and the sky above. The composition draws our eyes through the frame by the [...]

Pic of the Week – Sunset_Oberon Bay_Wilsons Promontory National Park

 
Oberon Bay is a lovely pocket within the magnificent Wilsons Promontory National Park in Victoria, Australia. This image was made at sunset with the warm sunlight illuminating the clouds and reflecting back into the water. The fact that the sky and water were relatively bright, in relation to the sand, required careful exposure to ensure [...]

Detail_Uluru_Central Australia

 
The making of this photo was a surreal experience. I was photographing Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the Uluru / Kata Tjuta National Park in Central Australia. Famous for its ability to change color in response to the changing weather and light conditions, this magnificent sandstone monolith is a wonder to behold and provides a range [...]

Memories of Mansfield

 
I have a good friend, Gary, a photographer who operates a business in Mansfield, Victoria. I heard yesterday that a fire had broken out in the Mansfield area so, naturally, my thoughts turned to my friend. I’ve spoken with him, but only for a few seconds. He’s OK but, at this stage, I have no [...]

Pic of the Week – Mystic Light

 
This was an amazing scene to behold and a great reward for an early start to the day.