Photographer in Perth, Western Australia
Landscapes
Busselton is a large, coastal town in the southwest of Western Australia. Its 1.8 km jetty is the longest wooden jetty in the world, and I had the opportunity to visit it recently. The spring weather was beautiful; there was some cloud cover, but it was warm and dry. A small, blue-walled building welcomes visitors to… Continue reading Busselton Jetty
It’s Spring, and the tulips are blooming at Araluen Botanic Park, a short distance away from Perth. The park is nestled in the eastern hills and generally seems to be cooler than the coastland at this time of year, from my limited experience of it. Framing the subject with a distant background is generally a… Continue reading Tulips at Araluen
I travelled to Singapore recently, and snapped several photographs of (cultivated) flora and (captive) fauna while there. First are some pictures from Gardens by the Bay, inside a large, climate-controlled dome that was significantly cooler than the tropical environment outside. The interior of the Cloud Forest dome is dominated by a large waterfall that cascades… Continue reading Singapore flora and fauna
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to travel to Japan. Photographically speaking, it was clear that a mobile telephone camera or other ‘small sensor’ camera would not be desirable, and this left me with essentially choosing between my Nikon D70S and Nikon D700. Although the D70S had probably the more appropriate lens for travel… Continue reading Japan with a 50 mm lens
When we talk about low light action photography, we’re only speaking in relative terms, of course. There’s low light, and then there’s really, really low light … the kind of low light in which we can shoot the stars. If you’re interested in astrophotography, Canon and Nikon have both produced DSLRs that are optimised for the task. I… Continue reading Really, really low light
I recently came across some beautiful images by Andy Ilachinski (published at Luminous Landscape, which was established by Michael Reichmann). It seems they’re from his book Synesthetic Landscapes: Glimpses of Surrealities (which is the reason I’ve used American rather than British spelling in this post’s title—it refers to a specific entity, rather than being used in a general sense). I’m not familiar… Continue reading Synesthetic Landscapes
ANZAC Day fell on Saturday (two days ago) this year, and today we observe a public holiday in commemoration of all Australians who served in wartime. The State War Memorial in King’s Park is a well known location in Perth, and a beautiful place to visit. You’ll find memorials of a similar nature, if not on the same scale, throughout… Continue reading ANZAC Day 2015
While low light action forms most of what I’ve shot over the past few years, I’ve been able to spend some time shooting in a more contemplative way. Photography can be a relaxing pastime if you want it to be. Below is an older photograph of a tea plantation I shot while visiting Malaysia. It… Continue reading Malaysian tea plantation