Archive For 21 May 2016
Blue Sunset was taken from my favorite hill in Pakenham one evening when the sunset was looking promising. The image has for some reason always had an attraction for me and has been the background on my tablet for as long as I can remember. It was stitched together from 3 landscape oriented photos resulting…
Hands at Work was the theme for one of the Pakenham Camera Club’s monthly competitions. The image also needed to be monochrome so after some head scratching I came up with this image which is of my own hands doing some drawing/drafting. Despite the seemingly simple subject, it actually turned out to be somewhat of…
Storm over Pakenham was taken during a particularly fierce storm just South West of Pakenham in Victoria, Australia back in November 2011. As the storm got closer I could hear it getting louder and louder and the green cast made me think there was more than just rain on the way. By the time I’d…
Like Gods Fury, Gippsland Lightning was taken while a huge thunderstorm passed Pakenham. This image was taken a little earlier than Gods Fury from the same location. It didn’t have the same drama about it as Gods Fury, but still manages to have a little “wow” factor due to the multiple lightning strikes in the…
This Lotus Blossom photo was also taken at the Blue Lotus Water Garden just past Yarra Junction, North East of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. The image has always reminded me of the animated kids movie “A Bugs Life”. I think it’s because of the simplicity and clean background combined with the upward view but maybe…
The Penitentiary at Port Arthur in Tasmania is but one of many historic buildings at this very popular tourist destination, but don’t let that put you off as the site is quite large and you won’t have to elbow your way through crowds to “see the sights.” It’s an easy stroll to take your own…
I was lucky enough to capture Dunalley Bay on the way back from a day trip to Port Arthur with the family during a holiday in Tasmania. The Arthur Highway passes the bay quite closely and with the tide out these very interesting ripples in the sand presented an excellent opportunity to capture this unusual…
iDrop actually preceded “A Drop in Time” which I posted earlier, but used the same techniques to capture the image. Many people on seeing this image think that a second water drop is falling onto the splash from the previous water drop. In reality it is the result of a single water drop after it…
Flinders Street Station was taken on the same Pakenham Camera Club outing as the Eureka Tower photo. The photo is from Southbank Promenade across the Yarra River at ISO 100, f1.8 and 1.6 seconds shutter. I had taken a number of images at setting like f8.0 and 20 seconds shutter in an effort to try…
This Lotus Blossom photo was taken at the Blue Lotus Water Garden located just a little further along the Warburton Hwy from Yarra Junction during a Pakenham Camera Club outing. We had a great day and after walking around the gardens for a couple of hours, enjoyed lunch at the onsite cafeteria. The flowers are…