Category: Thoughts
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Getting Older
I turned 40 yesterday. Or, as I have been saying for the last few weeks, 39 + 1. The joke’s gotten a few laughs and eye rolls but honestly it’s not that far off how I feel about turning 40. When I was young 40 seemed old and it was hard to even imagine myself…
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Photographers Deserve Respect Too
I took this photo a few days ago in Toronto. It’s of the jetty and swimming area, on the Toronto foreshore. I had been in Toronto dropping off some framed photos of the area for a local business. I was really happy with how they turned out and it was great to meet the owner…
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One Scene, Three Compositions
Something I often do when shooting is look for different compositions within my shots. A lot of times I’ll find two or three additional compositions by examining the scene and asking myself which elements really interest me in it and focusing in on them more closely. These photos are an example of that. They were…
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2020 Favourites
My 5 favourite photos from 2020 and a mix of my other favourites below. Due to Covid the kind of photos I took were quite different last year; I stopped doing portraits for most of the year, for instance, and due to the lockdown and not wanting to travel far I shot much more around…
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Norah Head Lighthouse under the Milky Way
Went out with a friend last night to shoot a bit of astro. We went to Norah Head lighthouse on the Central Coast and I managed to get this despite battling the light from the lighthouse. Really like how it turned out. It was nice being out under the stars again. I love the solitude…
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Silhouette by the Lake
A young womanSits by the lakeAs the sun setsOn another day I took this shot yesterday evening while going for a walk along the lakefront. I loved the way the light was hitting the water and I was trying to work out a way of showcasing that when this young woman sat down for a…
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2019 Favourites
My 5 favourite photos from 2019 and a mix of my other favourites below. It’s been interesting looking back over the year, I can see where a few themes developed that I wasn’t aware of at the time. For one, I definitely photographed a lot of jetties and wharves! There are still quite a few around…
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Sunset 17/12/19
A bright sun descendsFrom an orange sky,A portent Of things to come Watching the sun go down from the lookout at Green Point Reserve. After the weeks of smoke in the air from the bushfires, it was nice seeing the sun and a clear sky again, even if it’s probably not going to last for…
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2018 Favourites
With today being the last day of 2018 I thought it’d be fun to post a collection of my favourite photos from the past year. I hope you enjoy them. 2018’s been an interesting year for my photography. I actually didn’t start taking many photos until about April but it’s been pretty much non-stop since.…
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Belmont Baths and Jetty
The new Belmont baths and jetty opened on Saturday. The old finger jetty was destroyed by a severe storm several years ago and the council used the opportunity to design a new one and reopen the community baths as well. I live in Belmont so I’ve been watching the construction closely over the last few…