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Photo taken from Rosny Point foreshore in Hobart, Tasmania. One of my favourite spots for fireworks display.
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Sunday, January 1st, 2012Russell Falls
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
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I must say I am feeling rather pleased with myself. Yesterday was a visit to Mt Field National Park, and the Russell Falls. The Russell falls are deceptively difficult to photograph as when there are significant flows of water air turbulence from the waterfall throws mist forward onto the camera, leaving fine water drops on the lens.
Not today however. Armed with a cloth that I threw over the lens until I was ready, I cast away the cloth and took the photo. The end result a rather decent 1 second exposure of Russell Falls, which can no go with my photos of Lady Barren and Horse Shoe Falls.
I also took some time out to make a short video.
Come Fly With Me
Saturday, April 30th, 2011
As you may remember, the other night I went out to the Hobart Airport and proceeded to waste my time taking bad photos. Well having sat down and worked out the night when the most flights would be occurring for the week, which to my surprise was the following night. No choice then, back again the next night.
I teamed up with photo buddy Nigel Honey and rode down to the airport in the one and only Kombi Cam, before meeting up with our other friend Iain Best, before arriving at our destination for the evening – the Hobart Airport Control Tower. I was apprehensive the first time I went there the night before – concerned about security, however I was pleased to find that in Hobart at least they are not so uptight about people taking aircraft photos as I thought they would be.
Learning from Mistakes
Sunday, April 24th, 2011Last night I went out to do some photography with some friends. It was a style of long photography that I have been meaning to look into from some time, but have never had the time and tended to forget about. I am talking about taking photos of planes landing using long exposure techniques in the evening. An excellent example of this work may be found on Flickr.
For me, it was not a very successful night taking photos, and it reminded me that some basic preparation goes a long way.
1. Focus
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At night, planes are hard to miss when landing, they have a whopping big headlights on the front that can provide light up a field hundreds metres away. So it was rather annoying that even seeing the plane some 10 mins before it landed that this photo was taken out of focus.
This night I was using 2 lenses, this one was an Canon EF-S 18-135 f4-5.6, and like most “lower end” lenses, it was lacking a focus distance meter. AF does not work at night, there is not enough light for the camera to pick up an edge to focus on. Prior to the plane starting it’s final approach as it was so dark and I was lacking a torch, I could not see to focus manually so took a guess at where infinity was on the MF and shot. I was wrong.
Tip 1: Take a torch, even better a spotlight, that you can use to illuminate what you want to focus on in the photo. Ideally have a friend act as assistant in light coloured clothing, and get them to walk to the area you want to focus on and shine the light on themselves.
Tip 2: Torches are also very handy to find your way on uneven ground at night. I really missed having a torch.
Tasman Bridge from Natone Hill
Wednesday, 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.
Gentle Annie
Friday, 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.
North-West Bay River
Sunday, 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.
Long Distance Call
Wednesday, 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.
O’Grady Falls
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
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The reason for heading up to Mt Wellington was to take some photos of O’Grady falls. I had previously gone looking for them last year, however ended up on “long way round” track, which I abandoned halfway through the walk.
No problems finding the falls this time, I was well researched. The Wood’s Track albeit the shorter route was very steep though – what was an enjoyable walk down was a recipe for a heart attack back up. However with the wet day, and heavy cloud cover, it was perfect conditions to take photos of waterfalls.
The image really does not do justice to the falls – I would estimate them to be between 6 and 9 metres high. I also became re-acquainted with leeches, which seemed determined t suck me dry by dropping from overhanging trees. Thankfully only 1 managed to “get me” – the others I removed in time.
I feel there is potential to improve on this photo – this is the “tourist” shot many people get of the falls, however it does not really tell the story of the waterfall, so I plan to return when the weather isn’t so prone to leeches and spend more time trying to get the shot I want.
Bridging the Gap
Monday, February 8th, 2010The Tasman Bridge will always be a prominent landmark in Hobart, so it’s no surprise that I take more than one photo of it. A couple of evenings ago saw a nice, sparse cloud formation ideal for longer exposure images, so I jumped in my car for an impromptu play with my favourite toy, my B+W110 filter.
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