What a fantastic way to end the the summer season: with a grand final win! I tried to capture the action. Tried to freeze the continuous motion of players. My performance, however, did not compare to their winning performance. Come ceremony time I decided to photograph something that did not move, did not blur. My … Read more
Driving into the city near sunset I see so many ‘golden hour’ photo opportunities. More often than not I am too busy to stop or the traffic/opportunity is not conducive. This time I had a minute or two to spare so I pulled into a loading zone and jumped out with my camera. Too late; … Read more
What an amazing sunset we enjoyed this evening as this perfect fiery ball descended into the ocean. My goal today was to experiment with taking photos exposed directly into the sun without overexposing and as I have no good quality neutral density filters that meant late in the day when the sun was at a … Read more
This morning I was looking for a photo opportunity in our front garden. I was not sure what I was looking for. Usually I leave this part of the challenge up to chance and opportunity. It was an odd morning, cloudy and overcast from the direction of the sun but bright blue sky behind. Then … Read more
I heard a rumour this morning of a rare conjunction of Jupiter, Venus and the Moon so I decided to see what all the fuss was about. Well 8pm came and went and all I could see to the west was a cloudy sky. I was dismayed that I’d missed out on all the fun. … Read more
The golden hour abounds with photo possibilities with its distinctive glow and soft yellow cast. There’s also a brief period where the sun has indeed set but high above it sill casts its golden light. Looking up this evening with the setting sun behind me I noted the glow of the city and the hills … Read more
Try as we might to prevent the mess it seems a white tablecloth at a dinner party is like a red flag to a bull. I think it was all of about 15 minutes before this particular red wine incoming found its target. Our guest was suitably self righteous proclaiming he had no role in … Read more
All the time I see photo opportunities; the frustrations of not being able to capture an image as soon as the moment appears are annoying, to say the least. This is a sentiment shared by local Adelaide photographer Benjamin Liew who told me recently that his solution to this dilemma is simply to use his … Read more
The world’s most important food and there is a good chance you have never seen it like this before. To capture this image I placed a dessert spoon of rice into a flat-bottom glass and then sat the glass on top of my strobe light so that the light would come up though the rice. … Read more
I see this spectacular light show on Rundle Street several times a month when I head into the city in the evening for one reason or another. I’d never before tried to take a photo of it but when I tried this evening I realised it was not as easy as I thought it would … Read more