If you had not seen the title and had thought this image was about lights or cars or Adelaide streetscapes you’d only be seeing a small part of a bigger story. If on the other hand you had thought this image was about ‘time’ then you’d be right up there with one of my most … Read more
Not sure if theses were once real trees and have been decorated in lights or they were always all plastic? Photo: Robert Rath, ‘366 Days of 2012, Day 151 – Plastic Blossom’. 1/200 at f/6.3 ISO1600 200mm
Two days from now this scene will be but a memory as one more blight on the suburban landscape is bulldozed into oblivion. I only know a little about the people who last called this place their home. Not personally but from conversations with others I learned of their helplessness and despair at their lot. … Read more
Bravely bold Sir Robin Rode forth from Camelot. He was not afraid to die, Oh brave Sir Robin. He was not at all afraid To be killed in nasty ways. Brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Robin. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘366 Days of 2012, Day 149 – Brave Sir Robin’. 1/8s at f/2.8 ISO 800 100mm
Just how much can you see staring into a bright light globe? Not much and perhaps even less for a while after you look away as your eyes recover. So this image is an experiment in HDR to try and look into the light to see everything. This image is a 375W heat lamp which … Read more
There’s not enough colour in our suburban environment. Sensible muted tones of whites, creams, browns greys and blacks abound everywhere broken by the greens of gardens, parks and street lined trees. When I first saw this bright and chirpy fence-line fronting the West Beach Caravan Park I thought wow! Colour, colour, colour and more colour … Read more
Well winter has now struck us with a vengeance and its not even June yet. It’s cold and blustery with sweeping showers and not at all pleasant to be out in for long without sufficient weather-proofing and thermal fortification. Sunflowers to the rescue!! I am not not sure where they were grown but if locally … Read more
A few seconds later my camera seemed to float just above the swirling surf as the tripod went for a late night swim! I am only just starting to get brave enough to expose my gear to the elements but a swim in salt water is a little more serious that rain. It was cold … Read more
I know this one is a similar to day 139, St Peter’s Cathedral, but the similarities rapidly end when you compare them. This is the third HDR image in my collection and was composed of 3 exposures of 2.5, 10 and 30 seconds respectively. I just happened to be attending an event at Adelaide Uni … Read more
I think that the Moreton Bay Fig, Ficus macrophylla, is my favourite when it comes to amazing trees. From the beautiful rich dark green foliage through to the dense bushy structure, a large robust trunk and finally those extraordinarily convoluted buttress roots, they are just stunning. We have some beautiful examples here in Adelaide. This … Read more