Written by ben on March 9th, 2011
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The wooden boat festival was tied in with the Royal Hobart Regatta. As is tradition, on the evening of the public holiday associated with the regatta, there is a fireworks display to mark the end of events.
Usually the best vantage points for the fireworks are by boat, anchored by the regatta grounds, or the surrounding shores opposite. This night while waiting for the fireworks to begin, I found that the iconic landmark of Hobart, Mt Wellington, was beautifully silhouetted against the fading light, so took a few snaps.
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Tags: Hobart, Mt Wellington, Night, Regatta
Written by admin on February 16th, 2011
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What an incredibly busy weekend! Many events were on the go that would keep a photographer busy. the Australian Wooden Boat Festival, the Royal Hobart Regatta, not to mention Valentine’s day as well!
I sort of managed to juggle all 3, and as a result now have quite a few photos to share over the next few weeks.
Above is a photo taken at the Wooden Boat festival from the main Pier.
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Tags: Happy Snaps, Hobart, WBF, Wooden Boat Festival
Written by admin on January 13th, 2011
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Well it’s 2011, and like the beginning of most years I take the time with my Grandparents to visit the Brookside Cherry farm in Judbury followed by a trip in the southern forests, past the old family camping grounds on the Huon River.
This trip saw us stop at the Huon River at Southwood, the bridge abutment burying what was the old camp ground, look around the lower Arve River before having Lunch at Glover’s Bluff and returning home.
This trip was different from many of the others in that for once the River was at a summer level as opposed to flood, which also meant the sun was out and the river was moving slow for the most part. This gave me the opportunity to take some photo of the rocks in the shallows that make the river. When dry, the rocks are not terribly exciting, but with the tannin-stained water of the river they take on various rich colours.
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Tags: 50mm, Huon River, Pebbles, Rocks, Water
Written by admin on December 15th, 2010
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Indeed it has been nearly 3 months since my last post. How time flies. Truth of the matter is I have had some changes in my life that has meant I have had less time to spend on photography. This is not necessarily a bad thing 
This picture was recently taken from Natone Hill on Hobart’s Eastern shore, facing south. I was demonstrating how aperture, ISO and shutter speed interact to expose a photo. I still think the Tasman bridge is very pretty, but it is rare that all the lights appear to be working at any time, as demonstrated on the left of this photo.
This is possibly my last post before Christmas, so I wish everyone a safe holiday season and a happy new year.
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Tags: Hobart, Long Exposure, Night Time, Tasman Bridge
Written by admin on September 17th, 2010
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Gentle Annie Falls are located southern slopes of Mount Wellington, and are rather conveniently at the side of the Huon Highway. You literally just pull up and start taking photos.
Normally the falls are almost dry but as this was taken after a good 12 hours of rain, theres a bit more rain flowing down them. One of the things about the these falls in the uneven slope of the falls, which makes it very difficult to capture their height when standing in front of them.
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Tags: Long Exposure, Mt Wellington, Waterfall, Wide Angle
Written by admin on September 5th, 2010
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It has been a little while since I last posted. Truth be told I have not had a lot of time for photography over winter, and those photos I have taken I have been fair from impressed with.
It is now spring in Tasmania, and with it has come the rain. For people who love taking photos of rivers and waterfalls like me, this is the time to get in the car and go exploring. Today’s photo comes from North-West Bay River, which has it’s origins on Mt Wellington south-west slopes. Today the normally dry river has swollen with 2 days of solid rain, making it much more interesting to photograph.
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Tags: Long Exposure, Longley, Mt Wellington, North-West Bay River
Written by admin on June 23rd, 2010
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I was up with the Radio & Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania tonight, and decided to play with some long exposure photography for star trails while up there.
What you see in this image is a view looking over Hobart CBD and in the foreground is a 2.2 metre satellite receiver used by the club to receive television broadcasts that are typically unavailable to most people.
It’s not a fantastic star trail image as the ambient light from the city greatly reduces the contrast of the night sky, so I probably need to arrange an outing to Mt Pleasant Observatory to have try this in more favourable conditions.
This particular exposure was a little over 30 mins. No noise reduction was done on the camera and I have made some minor retouches to deal with the hot spots on the sensor.
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Tags: Domain, Hobart, Long Exposure, Night, Star Trails
Written by admin on June 19th, 2010
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This past long weekend I had the pleasure of going out with some friends to Mt Field National Park for the day. Was was also an excellent opportunity to meet Amy, a fellow photographer who does extraordinary things with her mobile phone.
This is quickly becoming a regular destination for me given that it is not all that far away to drive and theres a lot of interesting scenery along the way. The trip took me around my usual circuit – National Park via New Norfolk in the morning, and then home via Lake Meadowbank in the evening.
Unfortunately I haven’t had a lot of time to play with my camera of late, and it does show in my photos. Many of them suffered compositional mistakes, issues with white balance and colour and focus. I’m surprised any photos came out at all.
One such example is the photo above – compositional error. Really should not have had the car on the bridge and what particularly annoyed me was that I did not reshoot the photo. I have no idea why I forgot.
There was only one image I took that day I was truly happy with – but I will leave that to Amy to show you.
Thanks to Anders, Tori, Tom, Caitlin, James, Leesha, Carly and of course Amy for the day.
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Tags: Bridge, Causeway, Lake Meadowbank, Reflections, Water
Written by admin on June 11th, 2010
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Lindisfarne Bay is a suburban bay just north-east of Hobart and about 5 minutes from where I live. I had been meaning for some time to spend an evening attempting to get some photos of the run-down boat jetties found around the bay, but at this time of the year the light is coming from the wrong angle.
Here’s a photo of one of the jetties that appeared to come out ok.
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Written by admin on May 27th, 2010
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This photo was taken on my first trip out with my DSLR. In my first trip to the Tasmanian West Coast in over 15 years, the main purpose of the journey was to experience the wonderful Wilderness Railway, better known as the Abt. Built in the 1890s by the Mt Lyell Mining Company, the railway connected Strahan and Queenstown for a number of years, before being closed in the mid 1960s and rails ripped up. In the late 1990s money was granted to re-establish the railway as a tourist venture.
In the photo here we see Abt Locomotive #1 taking on water at Rinadeena – the highest point of the journey and the lunchtime stopover. This is a tremendous journey and I would recommend it to anyone who happens to have a spare day when visiting the Tasmanian West Coast.
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Tags: Abt Railway, Queenstown, Strahan, Tasmania, West Coast
