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30 Sec – f/8.0 –17 mm – ISO 2000 with Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM

Shooting stars

Posted: November 16th, 2012 | Tags: | Posted in: Photography

The following images are the product of an hour spent at the South Head on Wednesday night when Kirsty was at her Zumba session. In that single hour I managed to frighten some dog walkers, blind myself a few times with my own headlamp, but most significantly one …
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0.4 Sec – f/8.0 –17 mm – ISO 100 with Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM

Dawn of The Half-Dead

Posted: November 6th, 2012 | Tags: | Posted in: Photography

A bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon, a few shots of Jameson and setting my iPhone alarm for 6 a.m. isn’t something I’m ever very keen on doing, but after Michael texting me on Saturday night to arrange a sunrise shoot, and me agreeing, I didn’t have any option other …
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1/125 Sec – f/8.0 – 70 mm – ISO 100 with Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM

A day off

Posted: November 3rd, 2012 | Tags: | Posted in: Photography

Yesterday I used up the last day of my annual leave allowance, and used the opportunity to take the camera for a little trip along the coast to the South Head. The weather was nice, the sun was still low in the sky – but best of all… …
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Essential Development Package 20 Great Techniques for Lightroom 4 (85 Presets Included)

Photography Books

Posted: October 31st, 2012 | Tags: | Posted in: Photography

Finding relevant books by authors you trust is very important for any technical subject. There was always an annoyance for me when purchasing web development books, I could always find loads of recommendations, but they all came from the friends and colleagues of the authors… hardly an honest, …
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