The ruins near Kimba and the Kodak C875
Somehow, after convincing myself I’d only take my best lenses on holiday and also keep my camera bag lightweight, I ended up tossing in the 2007-made Kodak Easyshare C875. It’s...
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Last minute details ~ testing a Panasonic lens and packing bags
The annual road-trip is imminent and my day has been spent madly tying up loose ends at work, checking spare SD cards, and packing last minute camera items. As usual,...
Bags, cameras, and last-minute deals - packing camera gear for travel
There’s nothing like a lengthy road-trip to focus the mind of a photographer on gear and bags ~ squeezing the right gear into the right bags, specifically. The dilemma of...
That time of year again ~ thoughts on camera bags and packing gear
In consideration of an upcoming lengthy winter road-trip, I’m thinking about camera bags again. This subject comes up every year, mostly because it feels like none of my current bags...
Three colour and three monochrome ~ editing photos of an old plane
Sometimes, it’s instructive to go back to old colour photos and convert them to monochrome. I think that some types of images benefit greatly from the tonal power and simplicity...
A creepy edit ~ monochrome with a red filter, the Camp Snap Pro, and a Sony NEX 6
Coloured filters have a long history in black and white film photography. The best black and white photos render the delicate play of light and shadow - stripping back a...
Dark and creepy forest photos in black and white
The clouds were thick and grey and the forest very quiet. The grey gloom of the evening prompted an experiment with the Camp Snap Pro and a thick red filter....
Two lonely tree photos with the Camp Snap Pro
I had a gift voucher burning a hole in my pocket when I saw the Camp Snap Pro behind glass in the shop. I walked away to mull it over....
Catching blue twilight ~ a walk with the Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom
It feels like a long time since I’ve had the opportunity to go on a photo-walk. I can’t blame it on the weather, as we’ve had an abundance of pleasant...
Photos that don’t make the cut ~ selling Zen at the Mindil Beach sunset market
Part of my photographic practice is curating photos and choosing the ones that speak to me. My goal is to make photos that align strongly with the photographic vision I...
Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory ~ indigenous art at Ubirr
My tardiness in editing photos from a Darwin-bound road-trip that happened in 2023 pales next to the age of the indigenous art on the ancient rocks at the Ubirr historical...