On a roll with another gallery successfully upgraded to the new template. The Touring Car Masters Gallery completed. Cheers Gary
Superbike Gallery Updated
Sometimes getting out of the heat and humidity has its advantages, took some time out today and updated the Motorbike Gallery. Cheers Gary
Gallery Update
The galleries are progressively undergoing updates with new templates being added in the background. Although the template updates won’t change much for you the viewer I am also reviewing each gallery’s content and updating them with fresher images. The first gallery to go under review has been “Amphibians and Reptiles” which has some new and […]
Star Trails
I took some time out to experiment with Star Trail photography. There are primarily two methods for capturing star trails; holding the shutter open for the duration or taking 30 sec exposures and stacking the images post production. I utilised the stacking option for a couple of reasons; to reduce noise and prevent the sensor […]
Another Award For Me Tonight
I wasn’t planning on entering the 2012 Ipswich Enviroplan Photographic Competition but decided at the last minute to throw a few entries in on closing day. Went to the awards tonight and won the Macro Photographic Techniques category. Pretty pleased with the result – a small Chinese Praying Mantis peering over a leaf.
Grasshopper – Macro
Found this big guy in the garden so grabbed the camera and a macro lens and got a couple of photos before he flew away. Cheers Gary
2012 SEQ Junior Motocross Series – Gallery
Last month I returned to Tivoli Raceway to watch a round of the South East Queensland Junior Motocross, the last time I was at the track I was about 15 years old, I was really impressed with the riding skill that these young riders had (upwards from 4 years old). So much so that I […]
Another Silver Award
Better Photographer has just released scores for their Photograph of the Year 2012 competition and I picked up another Silver award. Some of you may recognise this photo, for this competition the photo has been reworked and enhanced with a stronger use of colour and darker vignetting and it paid off with a high score […]
Logo Shoot for Em-Brace Beauty & Wellness
Was asked by the owner of Queensland based business Em-brace Beauty & Wellness (FaceBook link) to take some photos of a Blue Dendrobium Orchid to become the business branding / logo. It was a challenge getting the lighting just right without being able to get hold of the necessary light tent at short notice. The […]
Getting In Close with Macro
I have always been intrigued by the world of macro so when the weather was a bit dreary the other day I grabbed the Canon MP-E65mm macro lens and started experimenting. After I get a few more photos processed I will add a Macro gallery to the website. Cheers Gary