Orange Rocks_Duck Point_Wilsons Promontory_Australia

 
In today’s post we re-visit Wilsons Promontory in southeastern Victoria. This time our image features the rarely visited Duck Point, one of my favorite locations on the prom, just outside the boundaries of the national park.
I was attracted to the vibrant color of the rocks and composed the image in such a way that allows [...]

Black Boys_Millers Landing_Wilsons Promontory

Wilsons Promontory is one of my favorite locations for landscape photography. Situated on the southernmost tip of the Australian mainland the boundaries of the prom enclose a very special place: a haven for wildlife, remote wilderness and a national park with sensational walks and sublime natural beauty.
The above image, a close up of a Black [...]

Making Metaphors from Metamorphous

There’s a long tradition in fine art black-and-white photography where nature and still life genres come together. It’s the photography of dead things, whether located in the natural environment or after mummification. While somewhat morbid the best of these images, to my mind, are those that deal with the reality of life and death.
It was [...]

Pic of the Week_Bay of Martyrs_Great Ocean Road

The Bay of Martyrs is an interesting and scenic location just outside the town of Peterborough along Victoria’s Great Ocean Road. While less grandiose and considerably less visited than the famous Twelve Apostles, the Bay of Martyrs can be a sublime location, given the vagaries of weather and light.
The above image was made under late [...]

Panoramic Photography_An Alternative Approach

I’m sure most folks think of panoramic photography as being ultra-wide representations of grand vistas and, while I’ve made my fair share, I also enjoy taking a slightly unusual approach when working with a panoramic camera. When the scene allows it, as in the case of a waterfall, a vertical (portrait) orientation is an interesting [...]

Pic of the Week_Breaking Wave_Great Ocean Road

This image was made with the aid of late afternoon light in the Port Campbell National Park along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia.
The trick when photographing action as it peaks, as in the case of this wave, is to anticipate the moment and squeeze (pushing will likely cause camera shake) the camera’s shutter [...]

Sunlit Leaves

Today’s post features a delicate detail of leaves backlit by warm, early morning light. The fresh yellow/green colors of the original image are contrasted with the luminous silver/grey of the black-and-white rendering. I feel each version talks to us about the luminous quality of light and provide an equally interesting view of our world. Which [...]

Light Kisses

This image features a section of one of the famous Twelve Apostles with the mighty Southern Ocean in the background. It forms part of a triptych (3 images within a single frame) that, in this case, provides an alternative to the more traditional panoramic view of the scene. I love the image’s rich colors, warm/cool [...]

Bleached Rocks_Whisky Bay_Wilsons Promontory National Park

Wilsons Promontory National Park covers the southern most part of the Australian mainland. Located in southeast Victoria the park offers a range of short and overnight walks allowing the visitor to explore magical beaches, enchanting forests and wonderful mountain top views. A stay of between 3 days and several weeks will allow the visitor to [...]

Pic of the Week_Aerial View_Cape Otway Lighthouse

The Cape Otway Lighthouse is an icon along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. Nestled high on a cliff overlooking Bass Strait and the Southern Ocean it’s the oldest surviving lighthouse on mainland Australia and has operated continuously since 1848.
The image was made from a helicopter during a single pass over the lighthouse. I’m [...]