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Sunrise Cloudscape

One of the things that amazed and delighted me about Hamilton Island was the clouds. When we arrived the sky was bright blue and full of these white fluffy puffy clouds which rolled through as the day went on. They … Continue reading

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Whats your inner photography vision?

(reposted Feb 2015) I was talking to a friend about photography recently, and she blithely commented “if you are taking photos this good then you will do weddings, right?”. She was quite surprised when I replied an answer of “No”. … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Change

In a new post created for this challenge, share a picture that says CHANGE One of the things I love photographing the most are clouds in the sky, they are never static, always moving and as the light during the … Continue reading

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F22 star effect on specular highlights

Oooh that sounds technical and complicated doesn’t it! In essence, this is how you can get that cool many rayed star effect *without* having to spend money on a fancy filter. If you have a bright light spot (like the … Continue reading

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Today I shot in full Manual mode for the first time ever!

The RPS organised a Landscape Photography workshop with Mike Langford, a renown NZ photographer based in Queenstown. It was $100 for the day which included lunch, so I was hoping I learned something valuable. Boy was I in for a … Continue reading

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Sunset Drama

Tonights Sunset The sky was shaping up with potential for a good sunset. So far this summer they have been rare, as there has been odd weather changes with the winds, meaning that the southwestern corner where the sun sets … Continue reading

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There is nothing worse than an awesome sunset about to happen and you have NO CAMERA

I hate daylight savings. I wish we stayed on summer time all the time, and I truly don’t understand why we bother in this day and age. The main reason why I am so frustrated with daylight savings is it … Continue reading

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HDR first experiment – Sunset

As previously posted, I enjoyed the Photowalk and subsequent talk by Trey Ratcliff of Stuck in Customs fame, and it gave me a new appreciation of what HDR can do or could be used for. I enjoy taking photos of … Continue reading

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Sunrise and Sunset images

Its about time I shut up and actually posted some images 🙂  Because its winter here, I have picked up a collection of sunrise and sunsets over the last couple of months.  Some taken with the S3IS and some with … Continue reading

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