The Sydney Opera House taken on the 3rd of July 2008 Featured in the Syndey Opera House & Harbour Bridge Group on the 13th of October 2009
Do you recognise this world-famous sight? One of the things I enjoy doing is shooting familiar scenes from unfamiliar angles, or in unusual light. If you said this was the Sydney Harbour Bridge, go straight to the top of the class. I composed this frame from Kirribilli Point, because I did not want the bridge itself to be my main subject. Instead, I have allowed my camera to be seduced by the water and the gentle bronze-gold shimmering patterns that play across the dark surface of the rippling water. The lights and the water were my primary subject here, while the world-famous bridge just plays a cameo role. It’s also interesting that I’ve allowed the lights to tell the story of the shapes, both of the wharf in the first place, and of the bridge in the second place. You can’t actually see the bridge, per se. What you do see are the lights that pick out its famous shape. I shot this without a tripod – which is always an interesting challenge. I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D with a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F3.5, 1/4 sec, ISO 800, focal length 18mm. Featured in IMAGE WRITING, October 2009. Featured in SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE AND HARBOUR BRIDGE, October 2009. Sydney2009-6126
This image is part of a series that i took at the occasion of the Sydney Harbour Bridge 75th anniversary celebrations in March 2007. / Taken with Pentax K10d, lens at 17mm, f4, ISO200, 3 second exposure. No colour saturation required.
BEST VIEWED LARGER This shot was taken on Friday 7th August in the late afternoon, weather predictions had been for a change to hit the city. This is the result, sunset light mixing with the eerie light of the appraoching storm. The biggest challenge was holding the camera still in the 30-40 knott winds. The vantage point was from the tenth floor of a building and the light was MAGIC ! And yes twin rainbows Equipment : Nikon D300, Handheld, Nikon 18-200mm lens / Technique: 5 bracketted images processed in Photomatix with a slight tidy in Capture NX !http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/art/framecolor:black/framestyle:flat30/mattecolor:off%20white/product:framed-print/size:large/view:preview/3197763-2-untitled.jpg
a bent look at the famous bridge….
Canon 5DMkII / 10s f5.6 / 100-400mmL @ 400mm / ISO 50
This shot is taken from the western side of this iconic building at dusk in June, 2009. The shadowing on the sails come from the winter sun shining through the harbour bridge. Also available in black and white. Shot with Nikon D90 and 18 – 200 lens, hand held.
BEST VIEWED LARGER *Many Thanks for the many favouritings, views, and comments Morning light hits the Sydney skyline, this shot taken from McMahons Point on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour. The reflections on a still awakening city. / Equipment: Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm lens handheld Technique: HDR 5 bracketted exposures. Photomatix, Capture NX
I really enjoy the freedom that depth of field gives me when I have a camera in my hand. On this occasion I literally crouched as far as I could go, just to utilise perspective to draw the eye towards the top one-third of the frame, where my focus is the sharpest. The slender “rails” you see up the top – that stop tantalisingly short of meeting – are actually handrails running across the summit of each sail of the famous Opera House. I don’t think this experiment would have worked as well under a clear blue sky. On this occasion, the sky was moody and grey, which actually worked in my favour. I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D, using a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F11, 1/500 sec, ISO 200, focal length 125mm. Featured in THE PHOTOGRAPHERS’ VAULT, October 2009. Sydney2009-6334
BETTER VIEWED LARGER Shot taken from North Sydney CBD around Sunrise, Equipment Nikon D300, Nikon 18-200mm lens / Technique: HDR , 5 Exposures, Photomatix 3.2, Capture NX
BETTER VIEWED LARGER Thanks For The Favouritings, Comments and Views Shot taken from North Sydney CBD around Sunset Light + Sunset+Storm+ Clouds and throw in a Rainbow = WOW Grab The Camera ! No filters , No Colour Manipulation , No artificially added Photoshop Rainbow = Just a Little Help From the Great Photographer Up There ! And the cardinal rule NEVER go anywhere without your Camera ! Equipment Nikon D300, Nikon 18-200mm lens / Technique: HDR , 5 Exposures, Photomatix 3.2, Capture NX See Also / Sydney Fantasia: Morning: /
BEST VIEWED LARGER A start of an experiment in black and white images of Sydney, / taking out the colour to see a different angle and exploring the beauty of Black and White images. This shot taken from Campbells cove near The Rocks taken at dawn as a cloud bank approaches the City. Equipment : Nikon D300, Handheld, Nikon 18-200mm lens / Technique: 5 bracketted images processed in Photomatix with a slight tidy in Capture NX with a black and white filter. / The City:
Possibly the last image for display from my recent trip to Sydney… Sydney Harbour Bridge by night. Canon 50D
The old Sydney Observatory looks down on the harbour – this is one angle. I used selective focus/blurring to give it a miniature look.
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