No matter how cold, or how late or how windy you will almost alway find fishers on our local jetties. I once heard what I was told was an ancient Polynesian saying that ‘the gods do not take from a man’s life the time spent fishing’. It would seem this old couple might just know … Read more
I think it’s amazing the variety of styles and materials and states of care that suburban front fences cover. While out and about today I was noticing how there were fence themes in clusters as I made my way while out driving through the suburbs. There were brush themes, colourbond themes, wrought iron themes and … Read more
If you spent six months in this leaky boat you’d be be well fed, have a fantastic water view but the rest of the experience would deteriorate rapidly from there! The challenge is to work out where it is! 😉 This is my third HDR image and I must admit that it is a lot … Read more
Adelaide has some wonderful graffiti artists whose talents are evident in any number of public places. This is not one of them! Here this grotty opportunistic scrawl in the makeshift canvas of grime on steel has more to do with attitude than art. Strong words, names and filth marked this place. I felt the need … Read more
I’ve been imagining photographing candles for a while now. Thinking about the different aspects of flame and smoke. While working today at my desk I became aware of a sweet cinnamon aroma permeating the house. I looked for the source of the smell and all of a sudden I realised the smoke from the incense … Read more
The problem with HDR is how to manage it! This image taken here at West Beach, a clump of rotten seaweed is actually 3 images taken 2 stops apart. The role and legitimacy that HDR processing has in photography is beyond the scope of this post but once a digital image maker has chosen this … Read more
Where do you keep your prisoners? In your dungeon of course! Well nowadays we call it a cellar and our prisoners are wine, preserves, potatoes, onions and other goodies! When I grew up our dungeon was this amazing room under the house, full of cobwebs, damp musty smells and produce long forgotten. My parents had … Read more
I love some of the beautiful expressions of cultural and civic pride we have adorned our city with. This sculpture in particular caught my attention a couple of years back and I have only now made an effort to go out of my way to photograph it. Here’s just one of the many quotes that … Read more
One of the most self-indulgent investments I have ever made in kitchen appliances is my espresso machine. Not one of your all singing, all dancing fully automagic button operated machines but a good old fully manual workhorse. First I get to choose the beans I want, next I have to choose how fine to grind. … Read more
Yeah I know this one’s a little clichéd and something you are more than not likely to find on some evangelical pamphlet but there it was this evening and how could I not pull over, grab my camera and take a few shots. I’m not sure this type of image qualifies as a sunset. That … Read more