Canon 5D Mk II + 17-40mm F4 L USM @ 40mm, 2.5 Seconds, f/18, ISO50

A couple of nights ago Simon Beedle and I took a drive around the Swan River and ended up at Matilda Bay to shoot the sunset. We had been watching these amazingly large, puffy white clouds all day, and new that we had to be in the right spot to photograph them.

We were not the only photographers with the idea that Matilda Bay was the right spot, as there were a few of us around with our tripods and large cameras. One of the other photographers turned out to be Mark Stothard, someone whose blog I have been reading for a while, so it was nice to meet him.

It was a tough composition, trying to capture the clouds in frame, while still having some kind of foreground interest…

As always, I’d love to hear your comments!

The jetty at Deepwater Point in Applecross is a subject I have been trying to get a good photograph of for some time. After many attempts, I quite like the way this one has turned out. A 3 minute exposure has smoothed out the water and sky, leaving only the jetty and the iconic Perth skyline in the distance to stand out.

“Colours of Cottesloe” (click on the image to view it larger)

Attention!

Tony Middleton, a fellow landscape photographer of mine, has had his home broken into and all of his photography gear stolen, including several thousand dollars worth of camera equipment, and hard drives with over 10 YEARS WORTH of photographs, amongst a few other things. Unfortunately, Tony is not insured.

Ben from Team Digital has agreed to offer a good price to Tony on the gear he has lost. Mark Stothard has opened an account for donations. Email him at mark@northstarcruises.com.au to make a donation.

I really feel for Tony, as I would be absolutely distraught if the same happened to me.

I am offering a hand signed and numbered 40” print of my latest limited edition release, “Colours of Cottesloe”, up for auction. 100% of the profit will go direct to Tony to help him get back on his feet and shooting again, hopefully sooner rather than later.

Bidding will start at $100. Please email me, or reply below with your bid. The highest bidder by the end of next week (Sunday 28th) will receive the print.

This will be a neat way for you to help out an amazing photographer, and add some colour to your home or workplace. Alternatively, you could purchase it as a gift for somebody as Christmas is only around the corner.

Good Karma will come your way!

Highest bid is currently at $150
and a donation of $15 has been made

Canon 5D Mk II + 17-40mm F4 L USM @ 30mm, 120 Seconds, f/18, ISO50

A couple of nights ago I was showing Simon around to a few of the popular local Perth photo locations along the Swan River. We decided to stop by the Matilda Bay Boatshed to take a few photographs at sunset. The clouds in the sky had been quite promising all day and we knew that light was going to be pretty good.

Simon set up his Fotoman 617 and shot a few frames, and when he had done, I took a couple of longer exposures to capture the last light of the day.

Canon 5D Mk II + 17-40mm F4 L USM @ 30mm, 0.6 Second, f/16, ISO50

In 1935, the SS Maheno drifted ashore on the coast of Fraser Island during a strong cyclone while being towed from Melbourne to Japan to be pulled apart for scrap metal. 75 years later it is one impressive piece of scrap metal, and also one of the main tourist attractions along the east coast of Fraser Island along 75 Mile Beach.

The light on this particular morning was brilliant, illuminating the left side of rusting ship perfectly, without being too harsh. Nobody else was around. The tide was out just enough to expose a lot of the ship, but also in enough to create the leading line I had in mind. There were low clouds and high whispy clouds both catching the soft warm light. This was one of those times when you’re out shooting photographs and you just know that you’re going to come home with something satisfying. The conditions couldn’t have been much better.

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