July 2009

Cold sunny late afternoon near Old Parliament House




























An unusual composition to start with, the over-hanging branch framing a tap and switch box quite bizarre; I then proceeded to reduce saturation of all colours by about 10% and introduce some yellow tone to the highlights / sepia tone to the shadow areas. I was hoping to give the image a World War II colour appearance, weak colours and a hint of yellow cast.



At the local footy













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June 2009

Rocks at Dunlop on a dreary day.









Freezing cold here, off in the distance was a fast disappearing rainbow, despite edging down a muddy dirt road, I just missed the shot. Patience paid off as sunlight poked through, delivering a healthy dose of drama.




National Museum of Australia - taken at 28mm to accentuate angles.














Lake Ginninderra trees in low winter sunlight.





























Porsche Cayman S









Wetland area at rear of Forde, ACT. This tree stood out with filtered winter sunlight adding to its form. The challenge was to reach a decent vantage point without being covered in kangaroo poop, a sea of it to negotiate in a soft field. I took about 50 shots in different light before settling on this shot - the colour version temperature is as-shot.


Fountain outside Canberra Centre - somebody added bubble bath....



















Secret door










I was on my way to work in thick fog, photo opportunity time - so headed for Lake Burley Griffin. Made it to work eventually. 2CN Radio were running a Canberra Winter Photo contribution on their website, some fantastic entries; here are my efforts.

May 2009

Lake Burley-Griffin, 10th May 2009











70's Jag - similar to the car Arthur Daley drove in Minder.


















Pumpkinology















Lake Tuggeranong - 24th May 2009, the leaves on their last days before winter, against a diffuse sky caught my eye. I like this shot as is, and have resisted the temptation to view it in my favourite medium, black and white.

Sunny day at Ainslie. The beer kegs and sun bleached bench very fn Aussie.

Some more Autumn struck trees.