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Sunday’s Photowalk

I think the weather gods are looking after us…

The weather looks like it is going to be good for the Photowalk tomorrow. We have around 60 people in total for the walk and looking forward to meeting you all! If it is raining, I will be there anyway, we can stay dry under the bridge and it’s always good to try and capture the rain, and with rain comes rainbows (we had a double rainbow on my last wet photo walk), The forecast is for isolated showers so we may not see any. If you have not registered yet… now is your chance! as a Bonus we have some prizes to give away thanks to Andrew at Digital Camera Gear, head over and ‘Like’ his Facebook page for all the latest specials and news.. Plus… Harvey Norman have given us 50 printing vouchers so you can go into their store and print some photo’s for free!

Make sure you register for the walk below… see you there!

A nice message…

Andrew’s first X-E1 HDR

I get a lot of nice messages, I read them all and personally try to reply to them all (although it is getting harder, so If I missed you, I am sorry). I really enjoy seeing the results you get and love to hear your thoughts on the blog and tutorials. Below is an extract from an email and an image I received from Andrew… I think he did a pretty good job!

Hi Ben, I enjoy seeing what you’ve been up to and it’s made me make some plans to do the same.

Your HDR article and guide had instant and very satisfying results, although the scene I chose is not the nicest vista in ordinary times! It’s simply a view from our balcony in our apartment in Dubai. We’re down low, 1st floor and look into the uninspiring scene of traffic lights, petrol station and the ubiquitous MacDonald’s!

I hope you like the results, it really was the first time I had ever done this and with my new and much cherished XE-1, it has become the beginning of a new journey for me.

You guidance and recommendations where so helpful and to the point which was a real eyeopener.

Many thanks again and I’ll be looking forward to reading your latest news.

Kindly,

Andrew Kennedy

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Today’s iCandy – My Favourite Lighthouse

The Hornby lighthouse at Watsons Bay in Sydney is my favourite! And not because it looks like candy!

HDR Tutorial Videos

I am working away on them… 

Thanks for the kind words and feedback in regards to the new FREE online written HDR Tutorial. I don’t know if you have ever put something like that together, it takes a lot of time and effort to pull it together so it’s nice to hear from those of you that have read it and started to create your own stunning HDR images. I have taken on board the feedback that in some parts, particularly Step 3, it would be nice to see a screenshot video of me processing the photo… well I have good news for you. Over the last week I have been researching how I can do exactly that… and I am working on bringing it to you soon… in fact, I am going to do a video for each part of the written tutorial, so if written isn’t enough for you (I always find it easier if I see it being done) then you will be able to watch the video tutorials too….

Todays iCandy – IceFire

I didn’t plan on shooting the sunset tonight. It had been raining all day and didn’t look like it was going to be any good for any photography… well, about half an hour before sunset it started to show potential, so I decided to hop in the car and head somewhere photogenic… and what’s more photogenic than a lake full of ducks!

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Happy Australia Day

Proud to be an Aussie!

Today is the day we fire up the BBQ and cook some Lamb! I am going to sneak some chicken and beef on there too…. plus I have a plan of cooking up some garlic prawns! We’ll have a few beers and a few laughs with friends and family, and that’s what Australia Day is all about! If your an Aussie living elsewhere in the world, I’ll have a beer for you! No matter what you’re up to today, stay safe and have a great time!

Do you like to save $$$?

I know I do… so I have a little Australia Day gift for you… When I process my images, I use a couple of plug ins… my favourites are from Topaz Labs. They do all sorts of cool things but mainly I use Topaz Adjust and Topaz Detail… they’re both really good for making my photo’s pop! If you would like to get any of the Topaz products, CLICK HERE to go to the Topaz Labs site and use code: on3legs and you will get a 15% discount!

Today’s iCandy – The Dig Tree

A little bit of Australian History… this tree was made famous by Burke and Wills. In 1860–61, Robert O’Hara Burke and William John Wills led an expedition of 19 men with the intention of crossing Australia from Melbourne in the south to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the north, a distance of around 3,250 kilometres (approximately 2,000 miles). At that time most of the inland of Australia had not been explored by non-indigenous people and was completely unknown to the European settlers. The south-north leg was successfully completed (except that they were stopped by swampland 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the northern coastline), but owing to poor leadership and bad luck, both of the expedition’s leaders died on the return journey. Altogether, seven men lost their lives, and only one man, John King, crossed the continent with the expedition and returned alive to Melbourne

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