For Deearne’s 40th birthday this year we went to Africa so she could play with lions! She is cat mad and it had been a dream of hers for a long time, so it was a great experience for her, and one I really enjoyed as well. While we were there I of course took [...]
Archive for the ‘Photography’ Category
18 Apr
First Decent Strobist Shoot
One of the things I’ve wanted to explore for a while now with my (infrequent) photography is off-camera flash. Well, just before we headed off to Africa (which is partly the reason I haven’t posted till now) I had my first decent shoot with my god son, Henry: To get this shot (and others similar) [...]
2 Mar
Graduated Neutral Density Filter?
I’ve been playing around a bit more with some long exposure photography, and after reading this post by Alex Wise am wondering if I should invest in a graduated neutral density filter? So far, for waterscapes, I’ve instead been relying on combining multiple images to balance the exposure for the sky and the foreground, like [...]
1 Feb
Long Exposure Photography
After seeing some of the excellent long exposure photographs taken by a fellow Tasmanian (well, I’m sort of Tasmanian after 16 years here), Alex Wise, I was inspired to give it a go myself. Long exposure photographs involve using a neutral density filter on the front of the camera lens. This cuts down on the [...]
31 Jan
Newspapers a Killer App for iPad
I re-watched the iPad keynote today with Deearne, and it struck me that newspapers (and magazines) really are a killer app for the iPad. During the keynote an app for viewing the New York Times was demoed. While watching this is struck me how frustrated I get with buying/reading the newspaper where I live. If [...]
3 Jan
From My Back Deck
A bit random, but the other night I was sitting at home watching a movie when I happened to look out the window and notice the rather dramatic scene of the mountain and river caused by the setting sun. Being a wannabe photographer I quickly grabbed my camera and tripod and fired off a few [...]
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