The galleries are progressively undergoing updates with new templates being added in the background. Although the template updates won’t change much for you the viewer I am also reviewing each gallery’s content and updating them with fresher images. The first gallery to go under review has been “Amphibians and Reptiles” which has some new and […]
Star Trails
I took some time out to experiment with Star Trail photography. There are primarily two methods for capturing star trails; holding the shutter open for the duration or taking 30 sec exposures and stacking the images post production. I utilised the stacking option for a couple of reasons; to reduce noise and prevent the sensor […]
2013 Weekly Planners Available
I am expanding my range and suppliers. I also have made available a weekly planner filled with some of my favourite African photos available on Blurb. I have two styles available; a coloured soft cover with black and white pages and a coloured hard cover with full colour pages. Cheers Gary
2013 Calendars Available Now
Hi Everyone, It’s been a busy year and no doubt next year will be no different. Why not kick off the New Year with one of my calendars available from RedBubble. I have three to choose from: the new African Wildlife, and old favorites Australian Native Birds and Australian Sunsets and Sunrises, follow the links […]
Another Award For Me Tonight
I wasn’t planning on entering the 2012 Ipswich Enviroplan Photographic Competition but decided at the last minute to throw a few entries in on closing day. Went to the awards tonight and won the Macro Photographic Techniques category. Pretty pleased with the result – a small Chinese Praying Mantis peering over a leaf.
Grasshopper – Macro
Found this big guy in the garden so grabbed the camera and a macro lens and got a couple of photos before he flew away. Cheers Gary
2012 SEQ Junior Motocross Series – Gallery
Last month I returned to Tivoli Raceway to watch a round of the South East Queensland Junior Motocross, the last time I was at the track I was about 15 years old, I was really impressed with the riding skill that these young riders had (upwards from 4 years old). So much so that I […]
Another Silver Award
Better Photographer has just released scores for their Photograph of the Year 2012 competition and I picked up another Silver award. Some of you may recognise this photo, for this competition the photo has been reworked and enhanced with a stronger use of colour and darker vignetting and it paid off with a high score […]
Logo Shoot for Em-Brace Beauty & Wellness
Was asked by the owner of Queensland based business Em-brace Beauty & Wellness (FaceBook link) to take some photos of a Blue Dendrobium Orchid to become the business branding / logo. It was a challenge getting the lighting just right without being able to get hold of the necessary light tent at short notice. The […]
Getting In Close with Macro
I have always been intrigued by the world of macro so when the weather was a bit dreary the other day I grabbed the Canon MP-E65mm macro lens and started experimenting. After I get a few more photos processed I will add a Macro gallery to the website. Cheers Gary