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2013-05-19 12:09:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

What a weekend, taken on the bus as I am running between gallery openings. #streetphotography

2013-05-17 11:33:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 22 +1s)

I just got off the bus this afternoon and saw this patch of light. It took some time to wait for the traffic to clear, one of the difficulties of shooting towards the street. #streetphotography  

2013-05-16 13:01:05 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 30 +1s)

A lot of photographs have been taken on this street corner, there is nothing particularly amazing about it. There is nice afternoon light, plenty of room to move and is one of the main walkways to darling harbour. But the real reason so many photos have been taken on this corner is that one of Sydneys major camera stores is just around the corner.   #streetphotography  

2013-05-14 14:48:06 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Sunset at Newtown Train Station
#streetphotography  

2013-05-11 11:14:49 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)

Another night shooting stills for a mates short film. Hope we are not shooting till 2am again.

2013-05-10 02:28:26 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 6 +1s)

Australian Photojournalism Challenge
This is the second year that the +The Sydney Morning Herald is running its 1440 challenge. Registration opens soon, where by they will send you a brief to shoot, this year the response will be a photo essay.

The only condition on entering is that you need to be an Australian resident.

Where does the 1440 comes from, well it is the number of minutes in a day.

2013-05-09 03:22:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 23 +1s)

Lunch Meeting
Enmore Rd Newtown.

2013-05-07 02:08:41 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

How do you use Colour?
Most of what I post here is in Black and White as I find unless done correctly colour is often a distraction in my photographs. But this is well worth the read, if you are able to control the situation of your photography.

2013-05-04 10:47:24 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 18 +1s)

A Cool day in Newtown.
I found some old Ansel Adams books and picked up 4 of them for $20 at the Newtown markets. But the deal of the day came with the Nikkor 24mm f2.8D for the bargin price of $40!

A guy in one of the second hand shops just got a bag of camera stuff Nikon f4, Nikon f90X both with battery corrosion and I could not get the mechanical shutter speed to fire, a Nikon SB 25, Nikkor 80-200 f2.8 push pull with fungus growth, a 28-70mm f2.8 once again with fungus, Nikkor 35mm f2.8 with massive fungus growth, and an old school flash light meter that looks in good nick.

I check the lens before hand and it looks in good nik besides the scratch on the focus distance window.

2013-05-04 09:47:00 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 47 +1s)

Backdrops
This is just outside one of my favoriate bookshops in Newtown and every time I see it I cannot help but take a photo. This time the woman waiting really helps complet the photograph. #streetphotography   #newtown  

2013-05-03 12:22:40 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

You never know what you will see on the streets of Newtown. I wonder if we will see something this cool on our photowalk in three weeks time? For more info check out http://goo.gl/0jUMa #streetphotography  

2013-05-03 03:57:10 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 29 +1s)

Quite Place to read
Behind the ABC building, taken on my way to teach a class. So far I have never had a student ask me why I have a camera in my maths classes.

2013-05-01 03:56:43 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 28 +1s)

Smoky Sunset
This is why I always have a camera with me, taken on the train heading back home on Sunday afternoon. I saw there was some smoke earlier in this trip so I changed seats in preparation for this shot. I was lucky to find a window that did not have too many scratches on it. #australia  

2013-04-30 13:00:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

Newtown Photo walk coming up
I have been getting out to newtown as much as I can of late so I am prepared to help every one get some great shots on the up coming photowalk. For more details check out https://plus.google.com/events/cebhapmdil07rsak0iekfpttin0 #streetphotography  

2013-04-28 11:25:41 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

WorldWide Pin Hole day http://www.pinholeday.org/
Who needs glass when you can make a tiny hole in something and stick it infront of some film or a sensor.

The first few shots are from a pinhole attachment for a Nikon Mount. I use a Nikon 700 with a f128 pinhole.

The last two shots are of my big 6x12 film pinhole camera which is f250. Will have to get that developed tomorrow. #pinhole   #pinholeday  

2013-04-28 06:40:39 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

It's summer, again?
We are going through a mini summer here in sydney, absolutely gorgeous. Here are some shots from coogee beach this afternoon, time to hit the pub for a cold one.

2013-04-25 12:11:36 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

The mordern double date
How do you think technology changed dating? Is it for the better? #streetphotography

2013-04-25 04:43:35 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Shooting stills on set for a short film today, tomorrow, and the day after.

2013-04-24 03:49:00 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Got to love camping, taken last night.

2013-04-22 07:09:13 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 25 +1s)

Sunday Picnics
Had a lot of fun lounging around in the Sunday afternoon sun with fellow Sydney photographers (I am not going to tag you all). I did not take too many photos but I was just happy to be there chillin and assisting where needed.

Besides models, and circus performers +Keith McInnes was able to arrange some fire twirlers to come along. It was great to see how +Rodney Campbell goes about doing his light painting, some one worth following if you have not all ready. #WalkCentennialPark  

2013-04-22 05:16:05 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Lyrids Meteor Shower tonight!
If you are in to stars and Meteors, then this could be cool, it is on tonight and the next couple, I will be up in the Blue Mnts tomorrow and I hope I can get a good shot of them.

2013-04-22 04:40:42 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

The Story Behind the Shot
I have digging through the archives and I was moving some photos off the Samsung to my computer when I saw a couple that I was meaning to post the story behind the shot. #bondi2013   #seeaustralia

It would be great if every one could share a story behind a shot from that day #storybehindtheshot .

I was walking along with +Rodney Campbell trying to catch up to every one else and we walk past this couple kissing. In my head I am going that would be a cool shot, and the street photog in me was screaming that I should have been ready to grab the shot as I walked by. I keep on walking about 10 paces onwards thinking I just have to go back and get that shot. Of course when I get back there they have stopped kissing.

Not being perturbed, I just explained that I was a photographer and I would like to take a photo of them kissing, whichthe... more »

2013-04-20 11:16:33 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 37 +1s)

It is hard being a photogtapher some times. A long day working with some beautiful models, and a great stylist and makeup artist.

This is the only shot I took with the Samsung galaxy camera, I will share some more later after I download and process the rest of them with you all soon.

2013-04-20 11:07:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

2013-04-19 13:28:11 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 28 +1s)

Just another day in Sydney.

2013-04-19 03:37:34 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Blurb in Oz during May
+Blurb Books will be holding some events and workshops in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. I have been to one of their meetups before and it was a good way to see what all the different papers and book styles look and feel like in person.

2013-04-18 10:28:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Lee Duguid is hanging out with 2 people right now in a live Hangout On Air! #hangoutsonair

2013-04-18 10:18:16 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 41 +1s)

Words in Photos
Generally advertising, or street signs are the bane of a street photographer as our brains are wired to look at that first (some times second) so it can distract from the photograph. However some times you can play with the sign to try and plant an idea into the viewers head. #streetphotography  

Have you got any successful shots that use this idea?

2013-04-17 08:52:47 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Live in oz? Do you take photos in yoy backyard? Want to be in a exhibition? Then check this out.

2013-04-17 07:41:31 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Repeating Colours
There are a lot of different compositional tricks, repeating colours is one of them, it is what I like about this shot. #streetphotography  

2013-04-16 03:18:17 (13 comments, 4 reshares, 33 +1s)

The Three Sisters
I have been sitting on this shot for a while but now with #LR5b  realised I have been playing around. As a LR3 user I will have to upgrade.

2013-04-16 02:52:30 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

We did a short video showing the 7 hottest new Lightroom 5 features

We count 'em down here. 

2013-04-15 05:52:16 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)

The Highest Point of Australia
I finally got around to processing some IR film I shot a year ago from a trip to Mount Kosciusko. This is actually the at the top so what you see here are some people having lunch at the peak.

The shot on the left was shot with a R72 filter that only lets in IR, the other one on the left was with out the filter. I was usling Rollei IR film with a Nikon FM2.

2013-04-15 02:34:24 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 32 +1s)

Otford Tunnel
Last week it was International Dar skies week, and I caught up with some photographers to go take some shots for it. Some how we ended up underground in a tunnel spinning some still wool instead.

2013-04-14 13:57:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

A big weekend of Galleries
The shot below was taken at the Lisa Tomasetti gallery show, these two were my personal favourites. For more check out my blog http://goo.gl/gvmKe

Do you get up to much?

2013-04-14 05:14:52 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Coogee Island Challenge
It is a tough 2.4km ocean swim out and around wedding cake island from Coogee beach. I would never even consider doing this as I think the furthest I have ever gone continuously (with no flippers) is 200m

What is the furthest you have ever swam?

2013-04-13 08:35:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

10x8 Gallary public launch
What better way to spend an afternoon then in a gallary?

In case you want to find out mote check out their web site 10x8gallary.com.au or ask +Alexia Sinclair about her work in it. It was a shame you left before I got to say hi, maybe next time.

2013-04-13 03:27:04 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 29 +1s)

A typical Saturday morning down at the beach with +Michael Sutton . #Sydneysaturday  

2013-04-12 06:28:51 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

Another shot from yesterday, as I wont have time to post something from tonights shoot. #streetphotography   #samsung  

2013-04-11 13:31:46 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 22 +1s)

It is time to play while the sun is out. I am finding that this compact samsung camera has a lot of lens flare. #streetphotography #Samsung

2013-04-10 06:31:09 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Those things that happen as you walk by. #streetphotography

2013-04-09 10:48:18 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 18 +1s)

After a rainy start to the day the light came good in the end. #streetphotography

2013-04-09 03:07:47 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 21 +1s)

Holi Festival in Sydney
Armed with my little waterproof point and shoot I headed down to Darling Harbour to try and get some awesome shots of Holi, in particular the colour. It was a little bit smaller then I was expecting but it was still fun.

2013-04-08 14:20:41 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 29 +1s)

Now this is street art! Right down on Coogee beach. It was interesting to watch him work, the painting is much like what us phitigtaphers would call a miniwirld but he shaped his more as a jelly bean. How much longer before us photographers get tired of the sphere and move onto other shapes.

2013-04-07 08:42:22 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 29 +1s)

Bondi Flash Mob
Last Thursday we headed out to Bondi with some fellow G+'s +Ana Andres, +Keith McInnes, +Jason Baker, +Steve Reddock, and insatiable +Natalie Ralston to take some photos at several an impromptu Fashion shoots stage in the hotel rooms.

These at my 4 favourite shots from the night, I have have this first one in my head for a while now, so happy I got the chance to take it.

Let me know which one you like the most! Or if they are all good then you can say that too.

2013-04-12 22:55:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Carole Diamond and 5 others were tagged in Stephen Godfrey's album.

2013-04-06 08:55:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

A little expedition out to sydney suburbs this afternoon just to try shooting somewhere out of the city.

2013-04-06 08:23:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

Added photos to Drink and Click Sydney - Darling Harbour.

2013-04-03 11:47:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

One bunch of flowers
I iftern see this guy around the traps selling his flowers in the city. One od the few time I actually see some one buying some. #streetphotography #snapseed

2013-04-02 06:08:23 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

I foumd my self back up in the mountains on Monday this time.more for the bushwalk then for photography, of course I had the camera with me! This is a pano made using the Samsung Galaxy camera.