Pic of the Week_Sunrise_Squeaky Beach_Wilsons Promontory National Park

Squeaky Beach is a favourite location for visitors to Wilsons Promontory National Park in Victoria, Australia. This image was made at sunset. As I was facing the sun the difference in brightness between the dark foreground rocks and the much brighter sky was extreme. As a result the rocks were rendered as a silhouette. This [...]

Horses at Night_Chewton_Central Victoria

 
Greetings and salutations! This image was made last weekend during a photography workshop I was running in Central Victoria. I found myself with a few minutes up my sleeve between our sunset location and dinner. Overtime I’ve introduced myself to these two beautiful horses and they often amble up for a few tasty (vegetarian) treats [...]

Leaves #1_Chewton_Central Victoria

 
Here’s the second image from last weekend’s photography workshop I ran in Chewton, Central Victoria. It’s a straightforward close-up of a small bunch of leaves made at sunset with the aid of lovely warm backlight. I made use of my recently acquired Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro lens to allow me to move in closer and [...]

Duck at Sunset_Chewton Lake_Central Victoria

 
Here’s the first of a series of images I plan to post over coming days made last weekend during a photography workshop I was running in Central Victoria. The location is Chewton Lake, situated about half way along Golden Point Road and around 2 km out of the small township of Chewton.
The group and I [...]

Window Light_Portrait

 
This window light portrait was made during a recent workshop in the Dandenong Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria. 
The weather was chilly and the light overcast throughout the day. This particular image was made indoors as part of a discussion on shooting with the aid of window light. Unlike the usual sunrise or sunset [...]

Mixed Light Sources

 
I hope you like this shot. I certainly had fun making it. It was well after sunset on a very cold evening near Harcourt in Central Victoria. I had just finished day one of a two-day workshop in the area and, prior to heading back to base for a well earned dinner, I decided to [...]

Tree Roots and Reflections_Harcourt Reservoir_Central Victoria

 
I love the mysterious nature of this image. I was running a photography workshop in Central Victoria and escorted the group to the Harcourt Reservoir for the final location of the day.
After sunset the warn light lingered and reflected from beneath the horizon up into the clouds from where it reflected down onto the water. [...]

Golden Rock_Kyaiktiyo Pagoda_Myanmar

 
At just 5 1/2 meters high the tiny Kyaiktiyo Pagoda may not sound that significant. But, given its position atop a large gold-leaf covered boulder (known as the golden rock) and perched, delicately, on the edge of a cliff on the top of the mountain, you may begin to appreciate this truly splendid Buddhist icon.
The [...]

The Cathedral_Mount Buffalo National Park

 
The above image was made at sunset and marked the completion of a wonderful day’s photography in the Victorian Alps. I’d spent the day photographing on Mount Buffalo and ended the day with this sunset shot of the large rock outcrop known as the Cathedral. The direction of the strong side light emphasized the shape [...]

London Arch_Great Ocean Road

 
Here’s an image from one of my all time favourite shooting locations: Victoria’s Great Ocean Road. Around 30 minutes drive further west from the famous Twelve Apostles will take you to London Arch. Formerly known as London Bridge the middle section of this once double-span natural bridge collapsed in 1990. While the similarity with its [...]