Posted on November 15, 2009 by blueskyphotography
The above image was made in Bagan, ancient capital of Myanmar (Burma). The Buddha statue was positioned in front of a mural depicting significant moments from the Buddha’s life. The original image was made with Kodak Ektachrome E100VS film. The ‘vs’ stands for vivid saturation and, with the films slight magenta/red color bias, flesh tones [...]
Filed under: Travel Photography | Tagged: Leica M6 Camera, Kodak Professional Ektachrome E100VS film, Saturation, Leica 35mm f2 Summicron-M Aspherical lens, Adobe Camera RAW, Myanmar, Burma, Color Saturation, Split Toned, Buddha Statue, Split Tone, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Bagan, Flesh Tones | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 10, 2009 by blueskyphotography
This is the second version of this image I produced for this blog site. The first was designed to accurately reproduce the original 35mm color transparency. This version explores the same image rendered in black-and-white.
I feel the textural qualities of the image, evident in the rock, clouds and white-crested waves have been further emphasized through [...]
Filed under: Landscape Photography | Tagged: Adobe Photoshop CS4, Australia, Fuji Velvia 100F film, Great Ocean Road, Heidelberg Tango Film Scanner, Leica 90mm f2 Summicron R series lens, Leica R8 Camera, Split Toned, Victoria | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 31, 2009 by blueskyphotography
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 [...]
Filed under: Macro and Nature Photography | Tagged: Adobe Lightroom 2, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Black and White, Canon 2X Extender, Canon 5D Camera, Canon 70-200mm f2.8 L series IS USM lens, ISO 100, Kakadu, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Quality of Light, Split Toned, Top End, Warm/Cool, Yellow Waters Cruise | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 25, 2009 by blueskyphotography
The above image was made along the Great Ocean Road in the Port Campbell National Park. The image was made during twilight at the end of a wonderfully long day of travel and photography. I remember the mood being quite eerie as the approaching gloom of the blue, stormy sky began to overcome the last [...]
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Posted on October 24, 2009 by blueskyphotography
I made the above image at Moonlight Head on Victoria’s Great Ocean Road. The use of a panoramic camera, such as the Hasselblad X-PAN II camera, is usually isolated to more distant landscapes. But by moving in closer the panoramic format allows the photographer to monumentalize a specific detail within the larger landscape.
I love the [...]
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Posted on October 23, 2009 by blueskyphotography
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 [...]
Filed under: Pic of the Week | Tagged: Black and White, Leica M6 Camera, Australia, Kodak Ektachrome Elite 100 Extra Color film, Leica 35mm f2 Summicron-M Aspherical lens, Texture, Warm/Cool, Landscape Photography, Large Depth of Field (DOF), Split Toned, Adobe Lightroom 2, Split Tone, Adobe Photoshop CS4, South Australia, Salt, Sky, Vivid Color, High Saturation, Adobe Lightroom 2.0, Saltpan | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 21, 2009 by blueskyphotography
Darren Cuttler (Cutts) is my best friend. We met at a Dragon concert in 1979 in our hometown of Hamilton, Victoria. Dragon was a Kiwi (New Zealand) pop/rock band that settled in Sydney, Australia during the 70’s. They had a string of hits including Get that Jive, April Sun in Cuba, Are You Old Enough, [...]
Filed under: Black and White | Tagged: Adobe Camera RAW, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Australia, Black and White, Cutts, Darren Cuttler, Dragon, Hamilton, Split Tone, Split Toned, Victoria | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 30, 2009 by blueskyphotography
Here’s another image I made last weekend while running a workshop in and around the town of Chewton in Central Victoria. This image is all about the power of water as it cascades over rock and cuts its way through the landscape on its downward journey to the sea.
My starting point Shutter Speed when photographing [...]
Filed under: Landscape Photography | Tagged: Adobe Lightroom 2, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Australia, Central Victoria, Chewton, ISO 400, Landscape Photography, Photographing Water, Photographing Waterfalls, Shutter Speed, Split Tone, Split Toned, Warm/Cool | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 29, 2009 by blueskyphotography
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Filed under: Macro and Nature Photography | Tagged: Adobe Lightroom 2, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Australia, Canon 24-105mm f4 L series USM lens, Canon 5D Mark II camera, Central Victoria, Chewton, ISO 400, Split Tone, Split Toned, Warm/Cool | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 21, 2009 by blueskyphotography
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 [...]
Filed under: Pic of the Week | Tagged: Action Shot, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Angle of View, Australia, Black and White, Black and White Adjustment Layer, Breaking Wave, Curves Adjustment Layer, Fuji Velvia 100F film, Great Ocean Road, Hasselblad X-PAN 30mm f 5.6 lens, Hasselblad X-PAN II camera, Low Angle of View, Photographing Action, Port Campbell National Park, Split Tone, Split Toned, Victoria, Warm/Cool | Leave a Comment »