tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285279772024-03-06T09:40:24.347+10:00Nikon D200In the dark recesses of a small surburban house, somewhere in our nation's Capital, lurks an unseeming figure STILL kowtowing to the might of a D200...Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-7301477485550670782020-12-15T19:44:00.007+10:002020-12-15T19:47:57.107+10:00Thank you.<p>this means a lot to me.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbK8zTzlH9BSzJrFjCBTZ3JIxiedaPB-jETPZvbqGxwXL_b0RNgT8ZsuMJOpZOSth84ppA_fCmypu4-7ftEvfg0IszGAK_71jD4Za2lp1nAX0vNTKmqwGZAtwfXUoU8_QIYn8A/s2048/DSC_6603.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1724" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbK8zTzlH9BSzJrFjCBTZ3JIxiedaPB-jETPZvbqGxwXL_b0RNgT8ZsuMJOpZOSth84ppA_fCmypu4-7ftEvfg0IszGAK_71jD4Za2lp1nAX0vNTKmqwGZAtwfXUoU8_QIYn8A/w306-h363/DSC_6603.jpg" width="306" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSe2VStKNsbgx09ABFB40R74GFLUf8hpuih6fyr8FkcC6Td_uZjzBZFdFlhAtsWtX-oLiZO25k02eS5Y93KN8eiASsOpIk0lpDvJEVwbNy0Ld8u3BEWHBanx79zzh5PYywxVzB/s2048/DSC_6601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1698" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSe2VStKNsbgx09ABFB40R74GFLUf8hpuih6fyr8FkcC6Td_uZjzBZFdFlhAtsWtX-oLiZO25k02eS5Y93KN8eiASsOpIk0lpDvJEVwbNy0Ld8u3BEWHBanx79zzh5PYywxVzB/w300-h363/DSC_6601.jpg" width="300" /></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1l8WJP4OOz3-oKhkuFgb9to0fWNg0I3HOQbTeh7KxpegzBQg5HgtpEGCTHLAZUUMbEy6mLeVQOgvC4JZ5SBLCvHcCfIn18IVclcuS5KCMZilgqz5RsODSDPsp_0HmO2BAsXT2/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1l8WJP4OOz3-oKhkuFgb9to0fWNg0I3HOQbTeh7KxpegzBQg5HgtpEGCTHLAZUUMbEy6mLeVQOgvC4JZ5SBLCvHcCfIn18IVclcuS5KCMZilgqz5RsODSDPsp_0HmO2BAsXT2/" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbK8zTzlH9BSzJrFjCBTZ3JIxiedaPB-jETPZvbqGxwXL_b0RNgT8ZsuMJOpZOSth84ppA_fCmypu4-7ftEvfg0IszGAK_71jD4Za2lp1nAX0vNTKmqwGZAtwfXUoU8_QIYn8A/s2048/DSC_6603.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbK8zTzlH9BSzJrFjCBTZ3JIxiedaPB-jETPZvbqGxwXL_b0RNgT8ZsuMJOpZOSth84ppA_fCmypu4-7ftEvfg0IszGAK_71jD4Za2lp1nAX0vNTKmqwGZAtwfXUoU8_QIYn8A/s2048/DSC_6603.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.comHugh NT 0872, Australia-23.8127683 133.8473183-52.369684887031177 98.691068300000012 4.74414828703118 169.0035683tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-19907146609341171052014-03-31T22:57:00.002+10:002014-03-31T22:58:41.019+10:00Grose Valley take #2Still here, just busy. <a href="http://youtu.be/od_6M8cFdUA" target="_blank">I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in</a>...<br />
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<br />Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-48640370607346495542013-07-30T23:21:00.001+10:002013-07-30T23:21:21.175+10:00Snow shoe explore - Guthega<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGalGX3jgIxc401LL8gfZLwvV2Wfsgj6C3la50XD50hupMVHNC166hqBwf0KgXGUBzgioeSKuI84x2oFFYAg5s0eSlz-b2uI4zoQaKOV8_vynQLN3Ba1sNJ9jhQDkcDFgbic4d/s1600/DSC_2342-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGalGX3jgIxc401LL8gfZLwvV2Wfsgj6C3la50XD50hupMVHNC166hqBwf0KgXGUBzgioeSKuI84x2oFFYAg5s0eSlz-b2uI4zoQaKOV8_vynQLN3Ba1sNJ9jhQDkcDFgbic4d/s640/DSC_2342-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a>I went out to Guthega for a snowshoe with some friends and carried way too much camera gear to the point where I kept falling through the snow simply as I weighed 105kg packed out! Nevertheless it was well worth it and I always marvel at the detail my 24-70mm captures. Can't wait for more landscape action when I eventually get a D800<br />
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I've had enough of waiting for the weather to clear up in order to go out with the camera. So when a friend was going to race her bike regardless of weather, I buttoned up with weather gear, donned an Optech rainsleeve on the camera and lens (before she recognised me, Gabster thought I was a strange man on the racecourse rubbing a plastic bag on my face), and prepared for the worse weather Canberra had to throw at me.<br />
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Unfortunately, everytime I take out the optech plasticbag for the camera, the clouds part and the sun comes out?! DAMN IT! I WANTED TORRENTIAL RAIN! Was really happy with the way the AF was performing, I think the red jacket really helped separate Gabby from the background. Used a bit of manual fill flash on some of the closer shots to light up the eyes under the visor, otherwise it was picking locations that placed the sun in the right place. My composition was woeful though, it looks like I was thinking "dead-centre-of-frame" was the new "rule of thirds".<br />
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So much for the super moon with all these clouds in the way. Nevertheless, I got a chance to play with some light reflected in those clouds. It was a cold evening to be out on Mt Ainslie AND Red Hill.<br />
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Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-36139663976212815822013-04-14T00:01:00.001+10:002013-04-14T21:22:41.063+10:00Finding my photographic feet again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had the opportunity to take photos of the <a href="http://vintagelib.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Lovely Libby</a> who was a willing participant and wasn't put off by my constant apologising for being slow with the set up. It's been too long since I've done outdoor off camera flash portraits. I was hoping to use the Sun as my primary but it hid behind a cloud and the crisp autumnal yellows came out a bit faded.<br />
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Still trying to get back into the swing of things, the little things you forget, like...<br />
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<li>never run f2.8 on the 70-200mm at the long end unless I've nailed my focusing,</li>
<li>or keeping the conversation and banter flowing with subtle directions for posing, so the photos don't come out samey,</li>
<li>or avoiding the uncomfortable silences with my tongue poking out the corner of my mouth in concentration on settings.</li>
<li>or dial back the hairline light! </li>
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Feels like learning to run all over again. Thanks for your help Libs, hope you find the photos useful!<br />
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<br />Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-69433328494798897722013-03-20T21:39:00.002+10:002013-03-20T21:39:39.072+10:00Depot Beach... Far away in time...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are Legion, we are many, we are watching you</td></tr>
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Made the short trek to Depot beach just north of Bateman's Bay, camped overnight for a dawn sunrise. Perhaps had a beer too many and sleeping in the back of the Subie is no good for one's neck. Played around with HDRs but was having more issues with getting a good composition. Landscapes is just not my thing.<br />
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Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-41236798633774498442013-02-24T17:21:00.004+10:002013-02-24T17:22:16.382+10:00Between the tea and the toast (or scones if you have any)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Spent a lovely afternoon with a friend drinking assorted teas, reading and flexing some photography, or in this case, my under-utilised lensbaby composer. This lens is still a bugger to use effectively.<br />
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Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-55033127369515814592012-11-06T22:49:00.004+10:002012-11-06T23:19:03.152+10:00Nara Candle FestivalRecently attended the Nara Candle Festival held by representatives of our Japanese sister city. I haven't been out in the dark with the camera for ages, I had no idea what to point it at.<br />
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<br />Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-80877886611904063722012-09-23T23:20:00.001+10:002012-09-23T23:20:50.218+10:00South Coast Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A fantastic taste of a south coast summer ahead. I went Broulee Beach with some work buddies for the day to get out of already beautiful Canberra, only to be greeted by 27 degrees and cool water.</div>
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<br />Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-14511439298624728302012-09-18T22:10:00.001+10:002012-09-18T22:18:34.016+10:00Lake George SunriseYou know you have too much focal length when you have to start worrying about heat haze on a cold Spring morning.<br />
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At Mt William National Park, NE Tassie. I had the drop on the wombat. Down wind and blowing a gale, the Wombie didn't know I was there till I clicked the middle frame. It then ran off in a surprisingly fast, if clumsy, manner.<br />
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Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-47197471839268310692012-07-02T23:21:00.002+10:002012-07-02T23:42:32.749+10:00Claire and Richard's wedding<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
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<img height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyahP11QY-pkO2HJ-3LvdnIkFF2gt17tDVOG5rVFSdtO1-e89aRaYjRbFURQndNVwKnuN5GxHcNYb_Eh2b1ob6l_Mu29pAFHem8ws0ASiiixLe1O4NZGrAkW84xF_TIsFAtQDp/" width="320" /></div>Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-28178206518727434162012-02-12T21:49:00.009+10:002012-04-03T10:01:46.122+10:00Vanuatu Wedding - August 2011Some wedding gear from mid last year. IN VANUATU!! Been under wraps till the newly weds could see them first. Brought the PWs FlexTT5s out to play, and would have been in strife without them. If you need radio triggering + TTL where it's necessary, you really can't go past these beauties. Near 100% reliable. Next time I am adding much bigger lights for fill rather than having to wait for the speed lights to cycle given it was almost straight into the sun shooting.<br /><br /><br /><br />Mental note, do not wear black to a tropical wedding... even if you are in FORMAL shorts, it just doesn't work. Oh and need to check if gear insurance covers loss during earthquake as there were a few tremors whilst I was there (very exciting for a geophysicist/photographer).<br /><br /><br />Amazing effort from the groom given the temperature, must have really been pumped.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Final photo: Got the "tweak" I asked for, pretty sure the groom enjoyed it.<br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks Nick and Leney for letting me put these up. In fact, thank for the wondrous 4 days of glorious weather to scope locations, swim with fishies, go sailing and importantly RELAX.Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-22967723162689176712012-02-11T22:56:00.003+10:002012-02-11T23:03:47.275+10:00Some more Blue Mtns Gear<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcRnirnZF2IN_5vpLgbbslEehr_W6mnpr2-NKc6WtT-u4KbDSIeFI60g15pX72cItNrXX7jx3n4KveTIcU1ieXgr1a-06m2TcGP1upa_LvjWa-XKCUdpYkxWL6IYl-4oW2eAM/s1600/DSC_4592-Edit.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 510px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcRnirnZF2IN_5vpLgbbslEehr_W6mnpr2-NKc6WtT-u4KbDSIeFI60g15pX72cItNrXX7jx3n4KveTIcU1ieXgr1a-06m2TcGP1upa_LvjWa-XKCUdpYkxWL6IYl-4oW2eAM/s400/DSC_4592-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707862457040531346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It has finally stopped raining for almost three weeks in Katoomba. I drove to Mount Hay with my parents in tow.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUltnLPEOHA4JQGXo4JtIUe8xg-kcCYG8N7h8B2u-Fbi31Omj_WRh31xtkx4tLAMWBNWHaiNAWvMCWbai_76-WivvAza-gEZm4l4YteCMIn7ElhGZSoxW6kj2v5s3PA9T1ULUb/s1600/DSC_4616-Edit.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 502px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUltnLPEOHA4JQGXo4JtIUe8xg-kcCYG8N7h8B2u-Fbi31Omj_WRh31xtkx4tLAMWBNWHaiNAWvMCWbai_76-WivvAza-gEZm4l4YteCMIn7ElhGZSoxW6kj2v5s3PA9T1ULUb/s400/DSC_4616-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707862458821031858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It was a bit wet and boggy with plenty of frogs and tadpoles in the puddles. I really can't express how marvelous it is to have gortex shoes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWEswy8cwCjEh2AsdoouhH8jEydBP5S4v_CUuisJSoPuBqOFDL1AMyWhXh5s6THiVj3N-7RBXJzB5QI2ufakxBwsKTpgyGbKVVzx7wAUBDdfs4_E1uUD3LN3mHcCpLfCxAwLd/s1600/DSC_4446.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWEswy8cwCjEh2AsdoouhH8jEydBP5S4v_CUuisJSoPuBqOFDL1AMyWhXh5s6THiVj3N-7RBXJzB5QI2ufakxBwsKTpgyGbKVVzx7wAUBDdfs4_E1uUD3LN3mHcCpLfCxAwLd/s400/DSC_4446.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707862441273567986" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBC4XcA1EdCCIOESi9dauLFB1w7LaPzpKUONp0X3tBStfiUMmLGu_pTJjuEUvHYIi7-vrmDRr1o14mEcVEcs1NljLMxQgH0AFDawGd0rUZwTLvOCyfiNxWohyphenhyphenvqrBnes8yevg/s1600/DSC_4587-Edit.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBC4XcA1EdCCIOESi9dauLFB1w7LaPzpKUONp0X3tBStfiUMmLGu_pTJjuEUvHYIi7-vrmDRr1o14mEcVEcs1NljLMxQgH0AFDawGd0rUZwTLvOCyfiNxWohyphenhyphenvqrBnes8yevg/s400/DSC_4587-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707862446070379282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I've probably overcooked the colour in these after nearly a month of staring at grey skies, rain and fog.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepku3voPRwVA9IkySRcLX4n8eiYw0wgtQqPfV8F13uI7OpiXYwrlJGILM1Mu2-gnEIplm_eqDOA0Gj0DuFcRvCeqebNehnSK1cPehd_SnxlFkJbTx2fqYYxTUiqgeJ71K2I9_/s1600/DSC_4621-Edit.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepku3voPRwVA9IkySRcLX4n8eiYw0wgtQqPfV8F13uI7OpiXYwrlJGILM1Mu2-gnEIplm_eqDOA0Gj0DuFcRvCeqebNehnSK1cPehd_SnxlFkJbTx2fqYYxTUiqgeJ71K2I9_/s400/DSC_4621-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707862463666422898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWEswy8cwCjEh2AsdoouhH8jEydBP5S4v_CUuisJSoPuBqOFDL1AMyWhXh5s6THiVj3N-7RBXJzB5QI2ufakxBwsKTpgyGbKVVzx7wAUBDdfs4_E1uUD3LN3mHcCpLfCxAwLd/s1600/DSC_4446.jpg"></a>Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-53277311136990700572012-01-10T21:55:00.007+10:002012-01-11T08:35:59.601+10:00Happy New Camera Gear... I mean New Year!Nikon has just released a bunch of new stuffs. Now I need to justify making that expenditure of new gear after a slow 2011.<br /><br />From Hargraves Lookout in the Blue Mountains - (click to zoom in, or press your face against the monitor)<br /><br />UPDATE: info on set up, 24mm 1/100, f8, iso400, the magic is in post-processing<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5b6GdWVotpbq7iIpz_oB7k0irU3_zHhIS8kYkwRL5hsUzy-83XiYQAhzkOaPrxE6c__HkJ0yJnMGtIomyn2iPnjIpo-SbSRGlAZFvNOdkAbHsA-oybJNNBuShBJ7o2ZFU-iy/s1600/DSC_4289.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5b6GdWVotpbq7iIpz_oB7k0irU3_zHhIS8kYkwRL5hsUzy-83XiYQAhzkOaPrxE6c__HkJ0yJnMGtIomyn2iPnjIpo-SbSRGlAZFvNOdkAbHsA-oybJNNBuShBJ7o2ZFU-iy/s400/DSC_4289.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695971164823612930" border="0" /></a>Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-50894660472379034222011-10-03T21:02:00.003+10:002011-10-03T21:03:43.904+10:00Floriade 2011<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUnKGIdoy9IcEXUtOAVb0a7HNg4yVbLroY7deut-Fzi-shQ066d2LMej2ZCkskbWYqhFfdC2jreh98yBUu1oz4_eSJ4EMfzbSJEc3PZKloua7qSTpkj_en2zFo0pxdS2mHT0J/" width="800" height="531" /><br /><br />In between other more important projects this month, here a some sneaky Floriade photos.<br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIx3tFpLVjHSt6tit6lFevE8oetPwQPW0Cx1kCI82zeYEU0-qFZVD-kt9LVoeFsiIqivu4qAaNDnJfbna9w3wfmhBR7I4hgF7IRmxdTSWnG4b5Fo8SxUFHyomq6Se-b3sxV-eK/" width="531" height="800" /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTBSYbMTN_wKjz6gBfEtV3ru-r76tWPXBPCHytAKaxB9WXIzxAKx-3waRyyLlXWme6L6C4KyahrXB7t4p9MzGxTWjLWFxSCQKbsUIMF89JDrfw89_tqXx_y5Lpyivyu-Z0qWE/" width="800" height="531" /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZLTFS4wvqhth21RSzMP-8sySgy4f2BKzzWgJLEwkT6_Hz3Qg9_EeDKqnlf3j7OzYT0ygLIhSHb1fKlTDd3eeFZmU4S7a_5jKC3cjC8WtfvcTscIGaCyHZF9dynzXeONgIfSu/" width="800" height="531" /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiRwXEkDvSu6iaTx0RBTjKAtVeFnK8PGCmAZYHLq-KX8R6gDfXVQb-ZEcYAhjhu3oRXT9Qtb1dzIzSWToym08HEUUxwcLIOK3KVIJqu_0ivwsBBhKMzpJrUdgo_EUEOirf7-m/" width="800" height="531" /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79Tfb5gEWsa6dFh7mpjIL-Kh13pZe7-lsrZR4sH61kkS6FOgZ595XgjAZFr9uwzEkMcnxsydp_zcqUIwYZQMi9lZMZNrXl6Lzkae9HdpRvclFjw-SRHhAmcCRDugbK34rLbrT/" width="800" height="531" /><br /><br /> </div>Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-78500516408222963392011-09-02T19:27:00.002+10:002011-09-02T19:28:41.208+10:00Vanuatu <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GrM88FplmrzRJVM3FBbb1sE5bU0l4c3_LvyuO4AQJq5e3gnw9DKsJnr4p5FHOz3mjsjsASoBXuP-ss3o2sW2G_jfjma1uw4-Ta8MvbSuGLiYZ8nGPpcSvEaXLR-4TBmburjO/" height="399" width="600" />
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<br />Went Vanuatu for a friend's wedding. It's a tough life to have to eat a 3 hr breakfast and snorkel all day.
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<br />How often do you get to see a pair of eliptical wings and hear the roar of a 12 cylinder Merlin engine with its supercharger whine? Geez it's a thing of beauty.
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Some foreground artifacts from stitching and the right and side is over processed for HDR. Missed the full rainbow as it was partially casted in shadow by cloudsUnknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-56270648665809634102011-07-02T22:15:00.002+10:002011-07-02T22:16:47.048+10:00Big Band - Big Bang - RMC centennial celebrations<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTzNAGXfiJge1R2TO9shuHJz6xSl3AJpOXhaqmat2L3a-h2756jQcyHTk83MRUJn6gTFW8XK-oQ1oStLyovvMSkSsDhS60sn-FZUpsCEAVWA9VlMQ9xEZ1wE0AAmZyr3V7PCn/" height="514" width="768" /><br /><br />Quick post, Centennial Celebrations for RMC Duntroon with Big Band and Fireworks<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KjGjd9oMCUYqef9xrxTCtl7E3cQaIJ1uUTv3FVO1I8ZHD4YPdaqaitNJZkbKkEqpjYUiJfYs2XFyxo-_e516RCp4hhZZiFRxgNvJvm5x2dhbVceDZBrJkXrDS7G-Oid3V0Je/" height="768" width="514" /><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Oqxxxv0dr7AjDVFfxhdLy3jdStv3ItIqtOpmR43NK7_SHkyRZwk4NLC3FBr0G5N4-Y_7WNuPH0ob3PQSMLetUSDjmoXp-dr2Fc5T9pckJXrVD0gZmaWk7XugkxEWllQMmEv6/" height="768" width="514" /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwQ810xDIbFVG9zY7NI4TUkfsZCSrqYpCX67aj-kW6CuSP4esjY-euOP6KEIHv3d77kehRlNFxJdjdpMoMuTN2JL2ICiTn63GBopBsaM-wDulETtuG1SIEoXZbCeky7Zjp977/" height="768" width="514" /><br /> </div>Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-82713902310175666452011-06-29T20:31:00.005+10:002011-06-30T23:21:04.852+10:00Brit Classic Sprint - Wakefield Park Goulburn NSW<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nGnpRST5eTnXBfJT7ewBBSyRmAwrf8wrSEowH_pAanKrM8jzzvz9aSU3cg_NzYbmQr_uvLOSC-_vSCYaShpoMdxP9K_RD9NIatC8EFslJ4v58NRN0dsn3OEm7iFmBlL6o2PZ/s1600/DSC_4196.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nGnpRST5eTnXBfJT7ewBBSyRmAwrf8wrSEowH_pAanKrM8jzzvz9aSU3cg_NzYbmQr_uvLOSC-_vSCYaShpoMdxP9K_RD9NIatC8EFslJ4v58NRN0dsn3OEm7iFmBlL6o2PZ/s400/DSC_4196.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624001705514889858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It was a dismal drive out to Goulburn last weekend, fog, sleet, ordinary breakfast meat pie... But the highlight was to see my mate's dad's Adelaide housed Triumph Spitfire MkIII doing time trials around Wakefield Park race way.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06dxz9noBn5OlpTaWa3yL9IWN5wb5algRXVAcuUvUxcXAtDxyHhoaY6oGpoMuTGEkBPW5hecGN0-EeWzscOM45ZnSqyXbGduYNvZ4WXpEnLbt2Lb6MXyUsMtm5IBNTt6TuZo9/s1600/DSC_4070.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06dxz9noBn5OlpTaWa3yL9IWN5wb5algRXVAcuUvUxcXAtDxyHhoaY6oGpoMuTGEkBPW5hecGN0-EeWzscOM45ZnSqyXbGduYNvZ4WXpEnLbt2Lb6MXyUsMtm5IBNTt6TuZo9/s400/DSC_4070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624001862769477106" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Bu0BhEvgqVuR-Bol_0aF6g6gA79HwCDdygt0Y_1-wZy2s3qR6JvKKzb9XrCBQy_U7dtD1clAcwx8HUjUl-TJYuKuL-CgCDq-jQ1Ebtr3L5_3F8UYawWdzrK1aNKCyQO-R81M/s1600/DSC_3960.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Bu0BhEvgqVuR-Bol_0aF6g6gA79HwCDdygt0Y_1-wZy2s3qR6JvKKzb9XrCBQy_U7dtD1clAcwx8HUjUl-TJYuKuL-CgCDq-jQ1Ebtr3L5_3F8UYawWdzrK1aNKCyQO-R81M/s400/DSC_3960.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624001849221458978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Other notable classics were GT6s and TR7, some making the trip up from Adelaide too. The foggy start to the morning added to the atmosphere of hearing high performance engines shrouded by mist (and the occasional tyre squeal!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xd6mcm3vcrp9I9eISkxo3-IJkuWOxAJjXmwcgCbRves4XhfKgKMnLEnwR3o6yWsAilkip5HDr3m3ibdPqLMc82gTtwO1dtmglBkjAjwGFLXDg6tY2ibj1z_OBz2WutYVjqos/s1600/DSC_3993.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xd6mcm3vcrp9I9eISkxo3-IJkuWOxAJjXmwcgCbRves4XhfKgKMnLEnwR3o6yWsAilkip5HDr3m3ibdPqLMc82gTtwO1dtmglBkjAjwGFLXDg6tY2ibj1z_OBz2WutYVjqos/s400/DSC_3993.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624001849460975058" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3x8jyb2uHW66jQAspETkRr8KQvevB7LDTBjSgcRSpoif7VipfywcxXm6qGw-sAOym4GIdloU4yu2_XylCs-vUR_mepEHnz_cAPUtY0CondnQKAuw8OXUoOAMkZFeFue7Pkahy/s1600/DSC_4142.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3x8jyb2uHW66jQAspETkRr8KQvevB7LDTBjSgcRSpoif7VipfywcxXm6qGw-sAOym4GIdloU4yu2_XylCs-vUR_mepEHnz_cAPUtY0CondnQKAuw8OXUoOAMkZFeFue7Pkahy/s400/DSC_4142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624002123499273362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Access was limited (and I was somewhat lazy), so the shots look kinda samey.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_XO0P4pGz7220Lc9GmfBjH0lcj8cwIZi0aR64_PkhsC-W9oDvxTL_QhlCt5UIrFkCJek2zWzF2ILt4uiTf-w3Aw6mfcPUYDRrGEx61qLZ7BZs0LjIc6YOla6QlPk3izRA0Y_/s1600/DSC_4086.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_XO0P4pGz7220Lc9GmfBjH0lcj8cwIZi0aR64_PkhsC-W9oDvxTL_QhlCt5UIrFkCJek2zWzF2ILt4uiTf-w3Aw6mfcPUYDRrGEx61qLZ7BZs0LjIc6YOla6QlPk3izRA0Y_/s400/DSC_4086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624001865214500146" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1Ln4IcFZIjugsVASfKIePC9L0ibEFtn-0dTIHFgUxgpWgtRW1rhYF_UzUq-Bad4TKY7oquQBF1iRctQfwyplX1L6uIKqqhn94FVFRCkEHfpp_DU4hI2FWNOxl5HXsJuEGH0A/s1600/DSC_4028.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1Ln4IcFZIjugsVASfKIePC9L0ibEFtn-0dTIHFgUxgpWgtRW1rhYF_UzUq-Bad4TKY7oquQBF1iRctQfwyplX1L6uIKqqhn94FVFRCkEHfpp_DU4hI2FWNOxl5HXsJuEGH0A/s400/DSC_4028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624001854789906418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All in all, still need to practice slow shutter speed panning (though 70-200mm VRII does most of the heavy lifting) and shot dicipline to start tracking and panning earlier whilst keeping and eye on composition. I'm most satisfied with the GT6 and Wakefield Park sign in the background.Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-3946852419231042692011-06-18T17:23:00.004+10:002011-06-18T18:04:26.863+10:00LoFi - Lensbaby is tricky to use<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTabTNLaWvkoSJAs3JB2BxuHhO6m2AYY25SOge2dAHlkRz5DschK5d0eU6NT5IYzQSImbXvK66En3Jn9Z9g0ATHYxCzN94dhyphenhyphen-6n3sbqO4PZOUO-GSBPGNQL0rswElIoAZZxQs/s1600/256729_10150206369442026_571367025_7494164_3256005_o.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTabTNLaWvkoSJAs3JB2BxuHhO6m2AYY25SOge2dAHlkRz5DschK5d0eU6NT5IYzQSImbXvK66En3Jn9Z9g0ATHYxCzN94dhyphenhyphen-6n3sbqO4PZOUO-GSBPGNQL0rswElIoAZZxQs/s400/256729_10150206369442026_571367025_7494164_3256005_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619460045430861282" border="0" /></a><br /> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><br />So a Lensbaby composer pro with sweet35 optic came in the post the other day. I've been aching to get out with it but work sees me at home after dark at the moment. Nevermind, the weekend is here, but it's bitterly cold (falling snow even! but it melted before it hit the ground)<br /><br />Ducked out on the bike for a quick sunset play with the new toy this afternoon. Definitely not easy to use in a time critical situation. I went with a tacky Lomo-esq processing to see if it made me feel any better about using it. Overall, I'm pretty happy, it gets me an image that I couldn't easily do in post, that crazy stretched blur or without a seriously expensive tilt-shift lens.<br /><br />If anything it stops me just blatting away taking photos, I have to really work on composition and sweet spot location, AND size based on aperture. Hopefully it will be a good training tool to worry more about my composition.<br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxG5lIguCYBNGF8h9Uk6EfEtEs1cBKJPF-VPoEc4ZskB-TEIpnochOfUEOBfObtid5AZg41e_UZ8aHrvcZfnc8ECksNhPbdjFQeHm-gP-3YKj9FNB_GWLXaup20_2ZpYngUiV/" width="768" height="514" /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKmf-RrAxJdoPf04ji4qD5iCVETYaahb8rLkxBmkP8CCu1sm9s9XMpO_ZcpihqD13lkArOnrrY8_BoJjbxcLrKfepk3XScIYrBYW6uralICsDoXicx_zXDNFbFnRqFoPyJN1n/" width="768" height="514" /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfVbLIvlStWkdx2QPeu0_h94flNSpYiOL0TB47ZGygpOgk59d57nLUI43OVSyClvp7E6xkWgqk4gpAJLtSLCwspsurAcnZ7rF8kOgkn0Deg-UIJ6Lbaz0SspgZcSr2XXGi2AH/" width="514" height="768" /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfF8iXxMTgDgPcGjgoCGWe4gMjAFpf4rrMzFl-ZAd48mGFyC-B27IVAhkJ7UkafpMGNzS3hLne6e7wV3tQleu2D_uV5-hHAYQvaMRVL8FebH3Y34VYmCLEddhUTKDF1Iw-tif/" width="768" height="514" /><br /> </div>Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28527977.post-54794054549787853822011-05-22T22:09:00.002+10:002011-05-22T22:10:22.251+10:00Pocketwizards Picnic<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Just a sample of a wedding recently photographed in the Blue Mountains.<br /><br />Setting: about midday<br />Lighting: Single flash + shoot-through white<br />Magic bullet: PW FlexTT5 to allow sync at 1/1000th, f2.8 over a distance of 10m with 70-200mm<br /><br />Joe McNally is my Master now, wireless RADIO TTL rocks.<br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSjwLiTnhMR3aVpCIqJz4MspmPtkKFeV4cGu1qTXblg0zhc5njLfAjymqNRskLy1cWEsWxz9Eou5KHIar5G3g-muGcf7tK6eJOllmlRcbCgruN0Cvn9Rd36iwUeGOUy4dl67V/" width="800" height="536" /><br /> </div>Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421941912819478206noreply@blogger.com0