Dolphins at Dawn

About the photo

This image is simple and powerful. It captures a time and a place. I captured it because I was ready. The dolphins surfaced while I was waiting for the fog to lift to photograph the light house (just visible). I worked out where they'd come up next, waded out to there and waited. Luck was on my side.

How it was taken

The Island Stack

Stradbroke Island Recreation

About the photograph

This image was taken in the afternoon of a winter's day in 1990. It was too cold to swim so I took my camera for a walk instead.

The 10 Commandments of Photography

Here's something new. A photography article with no pictures.

There is one rule you need for taking great photographs. It was a favourite saying of noted British nature photographer Heather Angel and most of the 10 Commandments come from this simple phrase:

"f8 and be there"

Read on to see why that's all you really need to know.

About the Photo

This photo was taken on the western beach of Fraser Island in August of 2009, strong currents and wind had pushed alot of shells and Portugese Man-o-war onto the beach in a jumble.

How it was Taken

The photo is taken with a Canon EOS 300D Digital SLR, with a Canon 28-135mm zoom, using the maximum zoom of 135mm and an aperture of F5.6.  The focal length creates a subtle suppression of perspective, and also narrows the depth of field, creating the focal band on the centre of the image.

Location

Brisbane at Night - A Photographic Record

Brisbane came of age during Expo 88 and is now a vibrant city. As night falls you can head out to Kangaroo Point and the cliffs near the city to capture the river and the lights.

The images here are all from a Canon G3 (4MP) on a Manfrotto tripod on manual exposure. Images are up to 30 second exposures as you can see from the distances boats and cars are travelling during the shots.

The World Press Photo Exhibition comes to Brisbane in June each year, a friend of mine told me about it a few years ago, and I have been going each year since.  A few of us meet pre-dawn at a different location and go looking for photo’s.  This year we  headed down to the bottom of the Kangaroo Point Cliffs around 5:30AM, and waited for the light.

Here are a few of the results.

Location