The First 100mm Walk
A few weeks ago my beloved Sigma 150mm macro lens stopped working during a photo walk. The lens elements refused to move either to the AF motor or the manual focus ring. Aperture control still worked...
View ArticleBoom Crash Lightning
After nearly two years of nothing in terms of storm in Brisbane we finally had a very serious storm over the weekend. A series of super cells, that is extremely volatile and unpredictable storm cells,...
View ArticlePatience
Over the weekend I went for a photo walk in the City Botanic Gardens. Despite getting up early in a futile bid to beat the heat of the day I was soon overwhelmed by a high temperature and humidity (I...
View ArticleBest Photos Of 2012
This post is part of the very excellent ‘Your Best Photos From 2012” blog project run by Jim M. Goldstein, a very worthy project to be involved in to get your photos seen and also to see amazing...
View ArticleBest Photos Of 2013
This year has been, well a quiet one for me and my camera. I’ve taken thousands of photos but not a hell of a lot I’m happy to share. But still it’s that time of year where the very excellent Jim...
View ArticleFairfax Can Clique Off
Today Fairfax Media announced it was firing 80 people which includes 30 of their 50 photography staff, announcing they would source most of their material from Getty images instead. While this move...
View ArticleHow I Failed At My Photo365 Project And Why That’s OK
Towards the end of late last year I was in a deep photography rut. I wasn’t feeling the excitement or confidence in myself as a photographer and was looking for a way to revitalise those feelings...
View ArticleTaking A Little Walk
After a long hiatus from taking photo walks I finally got my gear together over the last weekend and set off on a nice frosty morning to the Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens with a little visitor. The...
View ArticleWWPW2014 – Queenstown
Taken me far too long to write this post. Life and a mild fear of not being good enough lead to some serious procrastination. In the meantime however I’ve upgraded my photo editing rig and spent some...
View ArticleBest Photos Of 2014
Another year done and alas not one as full of photography as I would have liked. However Jim Goldstein is once again running his “Your Best Photos” blog project and I do have a few I’m happy with. The...
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