Alex Wise Photography

A quick photo as the rain rolled through at Bellerive, Tasmania.

f.16 at 1.60 seconds with a Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 17-40, Cokin Z-Pro neutral density filters.

Another shot from Kingston Beach, Tasmania on sunset. This time captured in portrait. I find myself shooting in landscape orientation more and more now, but love going back to portrait composing with a powerful foreground that leads into the background.

Just in case anyone is interested, a before and after showing the straight out of camera a little under exposed which was adjusted in Lightroom.

A series of images captured on a freezing winters night in 2007.  The light trails were created placing coloured cd cases over the front over a torch.

Water rushing over rocks at Kingston Beach, Tasmania captured with a 1/3 sec exposure at f/14.

A small buying guide to assist you in making the right purchases to photograph daytime long exposures. Using strong neutral density filters will allow you to shoot 1-5 minute exposures during the day depending on the conditions. If you’re bored with photography, neutral density filters are a great way to rejuvenate your hobby and get passionate again. It can be rewarding but also sometimes challenging as you’re forced to look at a scene from the perspective of how a long exposure will transform it.

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As more and more photographers post their shots online, it becomes harder to find emerging talented photographers worth watching.  I’ve compiled a list of some of my favourite photographers who inspire me with their amazing work. All images are linked to the rest of the photographers gallery.

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You have to be able to observe life as if you were a camera all the time, constantly looking at light and the way that things are placed and the way people hold themselves. You need the ability to see something in someone or something that no one else really sees and be able to bring that to light. Basically, you have to be an obsessive crazy person.

— Ryan McGinley

An excerpt from an interview in Monster Children #25 that I’m particularly fond of.

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It’s fair to say 2009 was the year of the long exposures for me. I’ve had a lot of fun with the Canon 5D Mark II and B+W 110 filter over the year and looking back am surprised how many photographs I actually took.

I hope 2009 was a good year for your photography!

These are just a few things that I take into account before going on a shoot. They aren’t rocket science I’ll admit and are actually quite simple but I hope they help a little.

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One of the more spectacular sunrises I’ve seen captured a little different then normal.