Photographer catches rock fishermen being swept off rock
Thanks to David Haworth who passed me this story. A photographer called Glen Duffus was shooting some images at Maroubra of some rock fisherman, when he let rip with his motor drive and caught them being creamed by a huge wave. Click here to read the story about this. Click here to view his amazing series of photos of them …
Read MoreA Cool Trick for Nailing Colour Balance In RAW Conversion
Hey there folks I just discovered what I think is a very useful little trick to help you nail your colour temperature settings when doing RAW conversions. Not sure about you, but I find nailing colour correction a very challenging aspect of my post processing, so when I discovered this little trick by playing around I thought it was worth …
Read MoreCanyon X – First Photos
Hey folks I hope you have been enjoying the Canyon X series on my blog. Here are some of my first images. They will give you just a taste of the photographic opportunities. There are plenty of photographic opportunities as you walk up and down the coast. Click on the images to see larger versions. This shot was taken directly …
Read MoreCanyon X – Check out the video
Hey there thrill seekers, Well here’s your first peek at the new photographic location that I have nick-named Canyon X. Photos will come in a few more days, but I know some of you are curious about this great new spot that I have found. I’m still in the midst of shooting this location (weather hasn’t been kind of late), …
Read MoreCanyon X update
Well I was out shooting Canyon X yesterday morning and again this morning. In both cases the sunrises were crap, but I reckon I’ve still got some cracking photos (haven’t had chance to process them yet). This place is a lot of fun to shoot. An awesome blowhole, fantastic rock shelves, gorgeous rocks, amazing cliffs! Not only that, but there …
Read MoreCanyon X.. A New discovery… a first ascent… a virgin site!
For rock/mountain climbers there is something special about being the first person to ascend a new climb, well I love it when I discover somewhere that is new or relatively undiscovered. In every case I am not discovering somewhere new, but in my book if I haven’t seen any photos of this location or feature, then for me this is …
Read MoreCamera Filters for Seascape Photography (part 1 of 3)
I have had a few people ask me questions about filters for seascape photography, so I thought I would do a 3 part detailed set of articles about the types of filters I use and why I use them. This first article will talk about the specific filters I carry in my filter pouch. Article two will talk about some …
Read MoreExtreme Photography – Don’t try this at home!
Last week I looked at the weather forecast for the next day and it said “big seas and possible early morning thunderstorms”. I thought that this was exactly the sort of weather that I wanted for a photo that I had in mind of Devils Cauldron. I wanted some drama in my shot… and boy did I get it!!! Now …
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