Normally I loathe heavy vignette but this seems to work okay and not make me want to stab myself in the eyes.

This is a 15 second long exposure captured on ‘golden hour’ just a bit before sunset. The day time long exposure was made possible by using a B+W 110 10 stop neutral density filter which allows the camera to be stopped down significantly.  Minimal processing including a slight desaturation of the sky, curves and obviously the vignette.

Tonight’s sunset captured at Kingston Beach, Tasmania. This was shot with a Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 17-40 and Cokin Z-Pro ND grads.

Copping spray all over my gear but it was worth it even if only one shot of the 15 came out…

Taken winter 2009 at Liffey Falls after a week of rain.

Last week I drove to Strahan to show a friend around the Tasmanian west coast but unfortunately it rained most of the time.  This was a quick shot while the rain briefly stopped.

A 3 minute exposure captured on sunset at Stanley, Tasmania. I took a photo soon after this without the sun lighting up the rocks but decided on this one in the end.. I hope you like!

The same location as one of my favourite pictures (link). Instead this time shot with a 10 minute exposure. As usual, B+W and Cokin neutral density filters were used to get the longer exposure.

Continuing on with a recent trend of old or ruined jetties, this was taken on a cold and wet afternoon in Hobart, Tasmania.

This is one of those shots that as a photographer the more you look at it the more you dislike it. I’m still not sure if I like the angle or not. The shot was composed to avoid surrounding residential to the right which meant a tighter crop but I can’t help but wish it was a bit wider. But enough of that. This was shot with a B+W 110 filter which allowed me to obtain a 2 minute exposure even though it was reasonably light. I also used a Cokin nd grad over the sky to avoid the sky over exposing.

p.s. I got drenched after taking this shot.

Thanks for viewing

I have a thing for capturing the many run down jetties around Hobart, they make a nice subject for composition. This was captured in Howden, Tasmania with a Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 17-40, Cokin ND grad, B+W 110 ND, tripod and remote (setup pic). I think it was around a 2 minute exposure at F.13? This was shot mid morning on an overcast day so the long exposure was only made possible through utilising a 10 stop B+W 110 neutral density filter. I love this filter, it’s amazing and a must for anyone who wishes to explore long exposure photography.

I struggled whether to post this in black and white or colour. I’m not really fond of posting things in B&W as I find it terribly over-done in the digital age so I try to hold back.

This is a 59 sec exposure at f.13

My home

The morning sunrise briefly lights Mt. Wellington with a beautiful orange tone. There one minute, gone the next.

A second image of a two part series from the east coast (Friendly Beaches, Tasmania). I wanted the same rock in both shots but one looking to the left of the beach whilst the other to the right to capture the beauty of this amazing place.

Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Shutter Speed: 20/1 second
F Number: F/16.0
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Date Picture Taken: Jul 4, 2008, 5:13:40 PM

Above is the first image which you can viewer larger by clicking the image.

Was a nice trip and I wish I was still pottering around taking shots but uni is back in the swing of things which makes less time for travelling long distances. Time to get some things planned for when semester 2 is over