I have to admit that this isn't a very original idea as far as photos go - it's pretty holiday brochure material! But it was a reason to test out my new polarizing filter on an Australian tropical beach.
Sunday, 10 June 2007
Thursday, 7 June 2007
Sunset
A beautiful sunset but a frustrating photo when it came down to capturing the true colours. The water was a very vibrant turquoise, and the sky a very vivid pink - it seemed that I could either capture the water colours or the sky, but not both...
To the beach
I've been to the mindil beach markets so many dozens of times, but on this one occasion I visited as a real 'tourist' and snapped the things I must have walked by without noticing so often before.
Wednesday, 6 June 2007
Don't drive on the grass
Only in Australia!
Mostly it's just a humour shot, but I also like the long shadow patterns.
Tuesday, 5 June 2007
Simplicity
It's certainly a drag that nature images such as this one, however beautiful, ultimately come across a bit 'desktop wallpaper'.
ibis
Another chance to use a polarising filter - definitely comes in handy in the harsh Australian light. I am finding, however, a much larger colour variation in the photos I took with this filter on different computers. If the monitor isn't calibrated right they come out too blue, too dark, or both...
Forced macro
Using a non-macro lens to take a macro shot is difficult to say the least! It certainly isn't as close in as a standard macro shot, but it was a chance to test the limits of my telephoto lens in taking pictures of small objects
Friday, 1 June 2007
chasing butterflies
In its original state, this photo was pretty flat, but at the same time the blurriness seemed to really convey the flighty silliness of a little girl chasing butterflies. With the contrast levels giving highly saturated colours, the image worked much better overall and I was able to salvage what would've been a throwaway picture in its original state.
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