Floral Friday – Trying out a trio in my garden
Garden Flowers The following has started flowering in my garden, and this image is a combination of 3 images. Each image is the same composition, I just changed the focus to get the three flowers […]
Floral Friday – Some close ups from Alowyn Gardens
After using the tripod quite a bit in my own garden, it was time to try it out at a different place. When my friend and I went to Alowyn Gardens, I took the tripod […]
Floral Friday – Experimenting with more flowers from the garden
I’ve been getting out in my garden a lot more and still taking photos using the tripod. I have to say it has been a game changer and don’t think I could imagine doing it […]
Floral Friday – Taking photos in the morning with strong winds
I feel like I keep going on about this, but boy, has it been windy here. Trying to do any macro work has been impossible. I know I have talked about this before, and last […]
Going back to London Bridge down in Portsea
A few weeks ago, I went to Portsea to see London Bridge with a friend. While I always have my long exposure gear and tripod with me, I left them in the car for that […]
Can you get addicted to software like ON1 Photo RAW 2025
I just can’t stop playing around with it. I love all the different things you can do in it. So today I have 3 images for you from That Wanaka tree in New Zealand. I’m not going […]
Adding a L-Bracket to your camera to use on a tripod
Have you ever tried to take a photo using your tripod and want to put the camera into portrait or vertical orientation? Does your tripod feel a bit off centre? Or maybe your camera keeps […]
Getting the best night photos using a tripod
Before we start the post today I want to talk to you about comments on my blog. Now nothing bad. I have noticed that people don’t always get to see their comments here. I don’t […]
Spending the weekend in the city
This isn’t a post about the weekend, that will come later, but I thought I might share with you how I prepare for a trip like this. I’m only spending two nights in the city […]
The 3 Legged Things that keep your camera still
The time is getting close for my trip and I have to start making decisions about the gear I am going to take with me. There are obvious things like cameras and lenses, but there […]
10 things I can’t live without in my photography kit.
This post was written in 2017 and it is something that I often find is fun to go over again and then see how it has changed and boy lots of it has changed in […]
A trip to Woomelang and recording it in time lapse
I’m back. Actually I got back a couple of days ago, but I’ve been working heaps to get through the 4000 photos I took over 3 days. So over those days I did 15 time […]
Time-lapse results from last week – work in progress
In my post last Friday I said I had been out to do some time-lapse photography while I was sick. It wasn’t a good move, but it was good to get a chance to try […]
Monochrome Madness – Water in the lake
Today I have a photo from Lake Learmonth that I took a couple of months ago. I went there a couple of years ago and the lake was basically empty, but with all the rain […]
Making some changes to my time-lapse
I’ve been out in the city doing some time-lapse videos. It is quite a process and takes quite a bit of time, but I do think they are so much better than the ones I’ve […]
Monochrome Madness – The city at night
Hey everyone, how are you all? I’ve been out in the garden again this week. Taking advantage of the rain free days. It is nice to be out there again. Today I started some seedlings […]
Monochrome Madness – A long look at some Apostles
Since I went away I haven’t worked on many of the images that I took those few days, but it is time to start. Today’s Monochrome Madness image was taken on the second day we […]
Monochrome Madness – Brighton library lit up
This last weekend I was able to get out and take some photos. I don’t seem to do it as much as I used to. Still, I do love it when I can. I have […]
Sunsets in the city – Some photos taken with the Tamron 17-70mm
Recently I told you that I was trying out the Tamron lens for my Fujifilm cameras. I did try the 150-500mm, but now I am looking at the 17-70mm F/2.8 Di III-A2 VC RXD from them as well. […]