On the recent road trip to the north of Brisbane I visited Coonarr which is just south of Elliott Heads and on the opposite side of the Elliott River to Elliott Heads. Woodgate is a short distance to the south from here. There is nothing very much here apart from a small wildflower reserve (no… Continue reading Images From Coonarr, Queensland
Category: Recording Your Travels
Rossendale Park, Bauple, Queensland
Recently I did a road trip to the north of Brisbane up to Bundaberg and also inland from that area. I really like these trips with our caravan as it enables me to see a wide range of scenery and also to find different varieties of wildlife to photograph. As you have probably noticed I… Continue reading Rossendale Park, Bauple, Queensland
A Vivid Experience at Vivid Sydney
Last weekend I visited the Vivid Festival at Vivid Sydney. It was great using the Nikon D810 camera, what a wonderful camera for such events. The camera has excellent low light capability and also a high pixel count. Here I would like to note some of the aspects of the photography at Vivid Sidney. Due to… Continue reading A Vivid Experience at Vivid Sydney
Digital Landscape Photography – Ten Tips
Landscape photography is something many photographers aspire to. There are many opportunities for this type of photography of your surrounding area, no matter where you are. Landscape Photography Definition Landscape photography is generally aimed to show different spaces and objects within the world where you are. They can be distant or close up micro objects.… Continue reading Digital Landscape Photography – Ten Tips
Travelling Photography – Nikon Lens Reviews for Travellers
When travelling, the secret for an enjoyable trip is to travel light but also to have enough equipment to satisfy your photographic needs to achieve high image quality. Your needs may vary from wide angle lenses for landscapes to super telephoto lenses for distant birds and animals. For travelling the Nikon range of DX cameras… Continue reading Travelling Photography – Nikon Lens Reviews for Travellers
Photographing Outback Landscapes
Lake Hart is one of the many salt lakes in South Australia. Lake Hart is just off the Stuart Highway when travelling from Pt. Augusta through to Central Australia and Darwin. This main tourist route highway is known as the Explorer’s Way between Adelaide and Darwin, 3016 km, it covers southern farmlands, central deserts to… Continue reading Photographing Outback Landscapes
Night Images
An image of the Loy Yang Power Station at Traralgon, Victoria, taken in drizzling rain at night. This image was taken with the Nikon 24-120mm, VR zoom lens and the Nikon D700 camera, there is a review of this lens here. This image was captured using a tripod and a remote cable realease, to give an extra sharp image, avoiding any camera movement.
Historical Heritage Sites for Photography
The Jondaryan Woolshed is an open air museum established in 1975 to exhibit the history of Jondaryan Station in the Darling Downs, Queensland.
What Is In Your Bag
Those of us who are into photography, generally over a period of time we will collect quite a lot of photographic equipment. Personally I prefer a backpack to transport my gear as I find it easier to carry than a shoulder type bag. As we collect more equipment our bag will be carrying many valuable items, so make sure your bag is of good quality. If we purchase an excellent quality bag it will last many years, in fact I still have an old trunk style bag I have had for over 30 years.
Capturing the Wide Expanses of the Outback
The above image has been captured at Lake Argyle in the Kimberlies, Western Australia. It is a composite image stitched together in PTGui software with post processing in Photoshop. Lake Argyle is situated near Kununurra on the western side of the Kimberly Ranges. There are beautiful sunset cruises on Lake Argyle to give the best views of this area.