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Sunday, October 11th, 2009
This afternoon I made an impromptu visit in the Region of South Arm, Cremorne, Clifton Beach & Opossum Bay to check out some places to take photos. It has been the first time I have been done that far in about 15 years. Needless to say lots has changed. By the time I found Hope Beach it was pretty late in the day, I had to be “somewhere else” by a certain time, so I was somewhat rushed when taking photos. However now I know the potential for this Beach for coastal waterscapes, I will be returning soon.
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Tags: CPF, Driftwood, Hope Beach, Ultrawide, Water
Friday, September 18th, 2009
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For people who follow both myself, and some of my photographic colleagues, this photo may look strangely familiar. I’ve waited patiently for 2 weeks to get an opportunity to play with my newly acquired B+W110 Filter. Finally with the weather being suitable I went around to Bellerive and took some photos of the starter’s box belonging to the Bellerive Yacht Club. This one was my pick of the bunch, but I have learnt that as the light fades, the addition of this filter to my 10-20mm Sigma lens makes it VERY prone to vignetting.
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Tags: B+W 110, Bellerive, Evening, Long Exposure, ND8 GND, Water
Monday, September 7th, 2009
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A couple of months back, when I first started this site, I posted about Strickland Falls. What I had not realised was that I had not truly seen them, and they were further upstream. I have been there half a dozen times since, and every time been stymied but the water being too high to successfully cross the creek with camera gear to shoot the falls proper. This all changed this weekend and armed with gumboots and back camera kit, I finally got the photos I was seeking. More photos after the break.
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Tags: Long Exposure, Strickland Falls, Ultrawide, Waterfall
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
I don’t normally try to take advantage of current events with old photography, but seeing there is such an interest I am going right ahead anyway. In the last week or so the Cataract Gorge in Launceston has been in flood as the Trevallyn Dam spills. This is always quite a spectacular site. These photos were taken a while ago now, but the impact remains the same.
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Tags: Cataract Gorge, Flood, Happy Snaps, Launceston, Point and Shoot, Tasmania, Trevallyn Dam, Water
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
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Here’s a photo from the vault, one of Salamanca place at night. I particularly like this one as the halogen lighting only serves to enhance the colours of the sandstone buildings. Salamanca Place is perhaps the most historic precinct in Hobart, with roots going back to the early days of the settlement of Tasmania.
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Tags: Hobart, Night, Point and Shoot, Salamanca Place
Monday, July 27th, 2009
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So Saturday’s walk didn’t go to plan. I had in fact set out to find the Disappearing Tarn in the alpine regions of Mount Wellington. From accounts by other people, I got to within 750m of it but due to conditions, and how I was equipped, I turned back.
From a photographic perspective, the day was a complete bust. Walked 4.5 hours, and took less than a dozen images, of which this photo of a Richea Dracophylla was the only one I was happy with. Nine out of the 11 different species of richea are endemic to Tasmania, with the most well known being the Richea Pandanifolia, better known as the Pandani or Giant Grass Tree.
And what of the Disappearing Tarn? Well, true to form it disappeared. Reports from other bushwalkers who made it there that day described it more as an average rockpool rather than the tarn with the ethereal blue water.
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Tags: Fauna, Hobart, Mount Wellington, Plant, Richea Dracophylla, Tasmania, Telephoto
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
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In the last of my series of images from the Scott Kelby World Wide Photowalk 2009, I have this image of the final destination of our photowalk, the Cascade Brewery.
The sandstone building was built in 1824, making it the oldest brewery in Tasmania. and still operates to this day.
After the photowalk, the group wandered down Macquarie Street and ended up at the Cascade hotel, where we looked at the photos that had been taken, and chatted photography in general.
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Tags: Brewery, Cascade Brewery, Hobart, Photowalk, Tasmania, Wide, World-Wide
Monday, July 20th, 2009
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Even though the walk started mid-morning, wherever the sun had not been able to get into was thick frost and ice. This gave everyone an opportunity to try and capture the crystal-like formations the frost made.
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Tags: Close-up, Green, Hobart, Macro, Photo Walk 2009, Tasmania, World-Wide
Sunday, July 19th, 2009
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These Poplar Trees have taken on a silver colour during the winter months after shedding their leaves. It will only be a few short weeks before they start shooting new growth. This photo was taken nearly opposite the the Willow in the picture below. A CPF was used to bring the colour out in the sky. In fact, no post-processing has been done at all, save the framing.
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Tags: Hobart, Hobart Rivulet, Landscape, Photo Walk 2009, Sky Poplar, Trees, World-Wide
Saturday, July 18th, 2009
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Today was the World Wide Photo Walk. It’s Hobart’s first time being involved, with this being the second year for the event. Led by Nigel Honey, a group of 18 met at the Molle St car park, where the entrace of Linear Park is, and walked from there to the Cascade Brewery along the Hobart Rivulet track.
It proved to be a challenging day for photography as even though were were graced with the first fine weather on a Saturday for many weeks, much of the rivulet was heavily shaded by weeping willows and other large shrubs growing along steep embankments.
There’s a lot to be said for carrying a circular polarising filter. Picture says it all really.
After reaching the Brewery, we walked back along Macquarie St and retired to the Cascade Hotel, where we were served Super Schnitzels (Think a 22cm plate covered entirely by schnitzel) and 600g rib eye steaks.
I think everyone who was there can agree that it was a great day out.
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Tags: CPL, Hobart, Hobart Rivulet, Landscape, Linear Park, Photo Walk 2009, Polariser, Tasmania, Willow Tree
