Some more Blue Mtns Gear

It has finally stopped raining for almost three weeks in Katoomba. I drove to Mount Hay with my parents in tow.



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.



I've probably overcooked the colour in these after nearly a month of staring at grey skies, rain and fog.

Happy 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.

From Hargraves Lookout in the Blue Mountains - (click to zoom in, or press your face against the monitor)

UPDATE: info on set up, 24mm 1/100, f8, iso400, the magic is in post-processing

Floriade 2011

In between other more important projects this month, here a some sneaky Floriade photos.

Vanuatu

Went Vanuatu for a friend's wedding. It's a tough life to have to eat a 3 hr breakfast and snorkel all day.

Temora Spitfire

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.

Corin Dam - HDR Pano

Hi all, quick post of Corin Dam in Canberra. 8 frame (5 EV each) HDR + stitched pano. 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 clouds

Big Band - Big Bang - RMC centennial celebrations

Quick post, Centennial Celebrations for RMC Duntroon with Big Band and Fireworks