Tag archive: Nikon D800
What lens should I buy?
What lens should I buy? A dilemma for some
I am pretty happy with my current line up of lens, but I do get the question a fair bit… what lens should I buy?
I will start by saying there is no right or wrong answer. And the lens you choose next will depend on many things. I have raved on about this before, so I thought it would be best just to give you the link to the page I wrote… If you want to check out my page on choosing your next lens you can see it here.
Todays iCandy – A Very Photogenic Harbour
Is Sydney Harbour the best in the world? I haven’t seen them all, but I think it would be hard to beat! By the way… did you know that you can click on any image and it will go full size… just a neat feature of the new site… go on… try it!
New Photowalk Record!
54 Photographers came to the latest photowalk
Thank you to each and every one of you that made it to the photowalk. Once again we had people come as far as Canberra, and I am not sure where Michael Holmes was from … but it was a long way from Sydney! Anyway, the weather turned on the charm for us, as did Sydney. I want to thank Andrew from Digital Camera Gear and Harvey Norman for supporting the walk with prizes and giveaways! I hope you all support our Aussie suppliers of photography gear when you buy your next gadget!
The next Photowalk will include a workshop for those of you that would like to learn a bit more about how to use your camera and also, how to post process your photos!
Stay tuned… Here is the group of passionate and friendly photographers from sundays walk…
Today’s iCandy – Vitoria’s View
I am currently in Auckland and was tipped off about this spot by Emma Grant on my Facebook Page (Thanks Emma!)… it is Mt Victoria on the opposite side of the harbour from Auckland City. What a spectacular place to watch the sun set!
Photomatix Coupon Code
Photomatix Coupon Code = you save money!
Everybody like to save money right? Well the good people over at HDRsoft have given me a code that I can offer to you… as a reader of the blog you get to save 15% off anything you buy from HDRsoft with the Photomatix Coupon Code ‘ON3LEGS’. Just enter the photomatix coupon code as you check out and the discount will automatically be applied before you pay. You can pass this Photomatix Coupon code onto your friends too if you like (that will make you uber popular)
Sydney Photowalk – just 4 sleeps to go!
Just a quick reminder that I am holding a photowalk here in Sydney this Sunday evening. We’re going to capture the Sydney Harbour at sunset! CLICK HERE for more info
Today’s iCandy – Hole in the Wall
On one of the hottest days summer had to throw at us, me and a few photography mates headed into this abandoned factory right here in Sydney. It’s the old Dunlop/Slazenger factory and I believe it has been empty for around 20 years. As you can see from the photo, it has seen it’s fair share of abuse from the local graffiti talent… well, some talented, and some not so talented. The amount of graffiti and vandalism was amazing, there was rubbish everywhere (mainly empty spray cans). I really enjoyed shooting here, in fact, I still have hundreds of photo’s to process from this one trip here.
I have a lot of people ask me where this is, I guess they want to head here for a shoot too… It is in Alexandria here in Sydney, Bowden street from memory… but, it is all locked up and the last I heard they have guard dogs and security camera’s, because technically, when you enter, I guess it would be trespassing!
If you know of any other cool location like this one… I would love to know about it! Feel free to contact me and let me know where it is!
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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