Morning Fog - Huon Valley, Tasmania

2008-08-28

My dad and I took a early morning drive a few weekends ago to the Huon Valley, Tasmania which is 45~ minutes from Hobart. As we made or way into the valley, it still had a lot of morning fog which made visibility low but nicish for shots. I saw this as we were driving along the highway and told dad to pull over so I could take a couple of shots. As I ran back up the highway with my camera and tripod slung under my arm I had cars beeping at me haha weird.

Canon 350D, Canon 10-22, Tripod

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description: Morning photograph taken in the Huon Valley, Tasmania by Alex Wise keywords: Huon Valley, Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, nature photograph, rural, Alex Wise, fog title: Morning Fog - Huon Valley, Tasmania
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Fingal, Tasmania

2008-08-27

A quick break as I made my way from St Helens to Cradle Mountain in the small town of Fingal which felt like a ghost town.

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description: Photograph of an old building in the small country town of Fingal, Tasmania by Alex Wise keywords: Fingal, Tasmania, Hobart, small town, Alex Wise title: Fingal, Tasmania views: 1
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Clifton, Tasmania - Seascape

2008-08-23

Clifton Beach, Tasmania not so long ago.

I’ve recently been playing around with the Adobe Camera profiles beta (http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/DNG_Profiles) and quite liked what the slight adjustment did to this test image. As per usual shot with a Canon 350D, Canon 10-22, Cokin ND grads Z-Pro and tripod.

12mm / 30 secs / F.14

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description: Long exposure seascape photograph taken at Clifton Beach, Tasmania by Alex Wise keywords: Clifton Beach, Tasmania, Hobart, nature photography, waterscape, seascape, Alex Wise, long exposure, south arm, beach photography, beach, Canon 350D, Canon 10-22, Cokin Nd Grads, neutral density, nature photography title: Clifton, Tasmania - Waterscape
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Canon 50D Leak on Canon China Site

2008-08-22

A user at the Fred Miranda forum just noticed that the Canon China website has posted specifications for the Canon 50D. No doubt this will be taken off their website shortly so the user was kind enough to take a screenshot of the summary and full specification page.

Due to the size of the full specification page (1 meg) click here to open the image

Click here for the summary page (150kb)

1.6x crop
15.1MP
Dust Reduction
Auto Brightness Processing
95% viewfinder .97 magnification
9 point af (All Cross Type)
AF Fine Tuning
ISO 100-12800
6.3 fps (high speed) 3fps (low speed)
Buffer: 16 RAW - 60 JPG - 10 RAW+JPG

Interesting stuff

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description: Specifications of the Canon 50D which were accidentally put on the Canon China website keywords: Canon 50D, specifications, leak, Canon, China, rumor, August title: Canon 50D Leak on Canon China Site views: 3
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Taroona Sunrise

2008-08-21

Just after exams when I wanted to make the most of my free time.

This was shot at Taroona, Tasmania with a Canon 350D and Canon 10-22 just as the sun had come up.

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description: A waterscape sunrise photograph taken at Taroona, Tasmania by Alex Wise keywords: Taroona, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, waterscape, seascape, Alex Wise, long exposure, sunrise title: Taroona Sunrise
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Lindisfarne, Tasmania - Seascape

2008-08-20

A quick shot as I made my way home yesterday afternoon just as it was getting dark. It’s been quite cold lately as you can see with the snow on Mt Wellington, bring on summer.

Shot with a Canon 350D, Canon 10-22, Cokin ND Grad Z-Pro .6, Tripod.

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description: Black and white long exposure photograph taken on a cold winters afternoon by the waters edge keywords: Lindisfarne, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, seascape, waterscape, long exposure, Alex Wise, snow, Mt Wellington, black and white, B&W title: Lindisfarne, Tasmania - Seascape
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Canon 5D Mark II Rumor (September 8 Release)

2008-08-18

Canon 5D Mark II rumors

I just noticed this over on DPreview and there seems to be a constant interest of google search engine traffic regarding the Canon 5D Mark II so this is for those interested. Boy this guy will look a douche if it’s not actually released and he wasn’t ‘105% accurate’.

Pictures soon :)

Here is the latest correct information about the upcoming 5D MkII. Don’t bother arguing because this information is 105% accurate. Here we go.

- Will be announced Monday, September 8, 2008
- MSRP: $2,399.95 (SSP: $2,199.95), body only
- 16MP FF sensor
- 6 FPS
- Max ISO 25,600 (for what it’s worth…it’s more for marketing)
- Full weather sealing

- VGA-resolution display (from same supplier Sony uses for their new Handycams, except in 4:3 aspect ratio here)

- Pop-up flash
- Anti-dust features
- NO Live View
- NO pro AF from 1D (although all points are cross-type)
- NO video mode whatsoever (silliest rumor I’ve ever heard)
- NO compatibility with EF-S lenses (physically impossible anyway)
- NO electronic crop mode for faster shot rate
- NO HDMI-out
- NO UDMA CF support

As you can see, it’s by no means ground-breaking. It’s not going to out-do the Nikon D700 in performance or features (although overall IQ will be very close or indistinguishable). But it will be significantly cheaper. It’s aimed at the more “manual” shooter.

Original 5D will continue to be sold at $1,799.95 (SSP) without any rebates until stock is depleted.

Canon won’t have a revolutionary product for almost another year from now.

My friend is an elf and his boss gets early information and shipments in order to prepare for the holiday season.

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Motocross - Tasmania

2008-08-18

Taken some time ago when I owned a Canon 300mm F4 IS L and Sigma 1.4 extender, I’m tempted to get another someday as it was a fun lens. This was photographed near the Hobart airport, Tasmania on a motocross meet day.

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description: Motocross meet at the Hobart airport, Tasmania photographed by Alex Wise keywords: Motocross, Tasmania, Australia, Hobart, airport, Alex Wise, sport, racing, 300 F4 IS L, Canon 350D title: Motocross - Tasmania
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The War in Iraq, Photography by James Nachtwey

2008-08-16

Recently I’ve been watching Kill Generation a new show from HBO set in 2003 when the US invaded Iraq. Like all shows HBO picks up this one is taking off nicely and worth a look. But from the show it got me searching for war photography and this gallery on the time website stuck out as quite amazing by James Nachtwey and was worth sharing, click here to view

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description: Photographs by James Nachtwey on assignment for Time magazine in Iraq keywords: Time, Iraq, magazine, war, photography, James Nachtwey, journalist title: The War in Iraq, Photography by James Nachtwey views: 2
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Clifton Beach

2008-08-14

Seascape long exposure at Clifton Beach, Tasmania with a Canon 350D, Canon 10-22 and Cokin ND Grads Z-Pro. One of my favourite places for nature photography as it’s quite exposed and picks up a bit of swell frequently and a relatively close drive of 45~ mins. I really need to get down there on a huge swell.

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description: Stunning seascape long exposure photograph at Clifton Beach, Tasmania by Alex Wise keywords: Clifton Beach, Tasmania, Hobart, nature photography, waterscape, seascape, Alex Wise, long exposure, south arm, beach photography, beach, Canon 350D, Canon 10-22, Cokin Nd Grads, neutral density title: Clifton Beach views: 1
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