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2013-05-21 12:58:42 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)

On the weekend I spent time camping in Tallarook State Forest and while I didn't have much time for photography I did squeeze a few off in this magic place. Enjoy.

2013-05-21 12:33:52 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

You know after experimenting and finding out what #autoenhance  does I'm going to suggest that the setting be renamed to autosuttonise

2013-05-21 12:19:30 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Nothing to do Queens Birthday weekend? http://www.echucasteamrally.com.au/

The rally is simply massive. If you come for nothing else, come for the burning of the dunny.

My Scout troop forms an exhibit for the weekend camping old school.

2013-05-21 12:13:00 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

2013-05-21 11:59:59 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Playing with water and light at Monash Uni.

2013-05-21 10:10:30 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

There's going to be an enourmous announcement about the Melbourne 2nd anniversary Photowalk tomorrow. Stay tuned. This one is really special.

2013-05-21 08:23:27 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

eversince knowing #goodman +Charles Strebor I see 23's everywhere. It's a conspiracy.

2013-05-21 00:33:45 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

ooo my cabochons have arrived and show much promise. These are going to be fun.

Mostly they'll be useful for close up stuff.

I'll be giving away some of these (minimum order was 10 and I need only a couple).

After you've seen what they can do I'll create some sort of competition.

orbalicious +Charles Strebor you already have one and it shall be delivered personally.

Enjoy.

2013-05-20 22:44:28 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

death

2013-05-20 22:37:41 (14 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Hey +Brian Matiash +Google+ Photos +Google+ you're losing people over one of the latest changes. It might be a bug or it might be intentional. Since the update I know of at least 10 local photogs who've gone back to the dark side.

The issue is that when you add to an album you used to be able to share only the new addition (s) and now you can't. This breaks people's 365 abd 52 projects and interferes with community efforts like Selfy Sunday.

The other changes seem pretty good but they're being over shadowed by this issue.

You may already be aware of the tremor in the force but I thought I'd post in case you're not.

2013-05-20 11:46:38 (19 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

As an experiment I wanted to see what the giant pano of the vista as seen while leaving Tallarook State Forest was like in b&w with this new image stuff Google have given us.

Please view full size. It really needs it. Again I rarely share this size for fear of being ripped off but this image begs to be big.

2013-05-20 11:31:24 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Amazing rural Victorian vista enjoyed after hopping a fence on my way out of Tallarook State Forest while travelling home. This is early afternoon and the tones of the light on that day were amazing. This is a panorama of nine images. I really wish I'd used a tripod as I had to lose some of the foreground and some of the amazing sky. What a truly stunning vista. I rarely share full size images, but this one simply needs to be.

2013-05-20 11:04:10 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Everything is a home in the Australian Bush

While camped in Tallarook State Forest I was too busy to photography during the day, but near dawn and sunset I had the place nearly to myself so I wandered.

This image of a fallen burnt tree is on the way to becoming the home of a wombat.

2013-05-20 09:54:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

So you saw the selfy from the other day looking down into the fire. Here is one from the other angle looking up to us. With me are +Matthew Conway and Caitlan who I think only inhabits the dark side.

2013-05-20 09:21:51 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Back from a weekend of camping... read all the people whining about the changes - oh no it's so hard. Eat some cement. So it's got three columns now. wfd. Really.

2013-05-19 21:31:04 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 39 +1s)

One of the things I like about winter is that I can be bothered getting up to watch the dawn. The golden-red light sets off what's left of the autumn colours and generates vivid greens on the evergreen trees.

2013-05-19 09:39:15 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 23 +1s)

Added photos to The Selfy Sunday Project.

2013-05-19 05:11:10 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 26 +1s)

mmm ice cream. The best thing about massive Scout events with no showers for three days is stopping some place with loads of people on the way home. Wherever we go a path clears.

2013-05-19 03:35:41 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Yay back in coverage!

2013-05-17 11:47:54 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

No one put a dunny at my hike base. Look mum I fixed it. May or may not have had a rider inside.

2013-05-17 09:06:16 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

The weird shit you find in seymour Maccas

2013-05-16 08:11:40 (16 comments, 0 reshares, 28 +1s)

help! I'm out in the bush and aliens are coming.....

2013-05-16 07:24:06 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 21 +1s)

hi ho into the creepy forest we go

Sherbrooke Forest no less. No men in tights here though.

2013-05-16 06:43:35 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Cold wet misty. What a beautiful night for a hike. Just marked out the trail time to head to the start to receive the participants.

2013-05-15 22:25:39 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

+Matthew Pavlinovich is very happy. Well as happy as a nearly 17 year old gets anyway. His seniors hoody finally turned up. He would rather freeze than wear the junior jumper.

2013-05-15 12:15:03 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Cool site lots of good beginner to intermediate info.

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com

2013-05-15 03:13:51 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

Hey city of Kingston this is one of your parking officers illegally parked while off booking people who are illegally parked. Will she book herself do you think?

2013-05-15 02:23:04 (16 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Japanese food is so colourful

2013-05-15 00:35:27 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Just taking a few seconds from work time to update you on the shonky practices of yesterday... There has been a happy ending with Ebay declaring the seller to be a fraud and killing their auctions and them.

http://photographersstudy.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/my-dealings-with-probably-fraud.html

2013-05-14 21:28:19 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Autumn, come back! All is forgiven we want you back!

A grey rainy old day. ..

2013-05-14 13:54:08 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

ooo shonky it was then!

eBay has spoken

2013-05-14 13:35:15 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 50 +1s)

Sometimes its all about getting your balls wet

2013-05-14 13:27:28 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Hey +Lady Fran W this is the tidy one :)

2013-05-14 12:41:43 (16 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

A tale of exploding wombats

Do you buy from overseas sellers - here's my tale of an interesting experience with someone selling from another country. Is the guy a fraud? Judge for yourself. I've got my money back and I'm awaiting the ebay resolution. I can wait forever. Wonder if he can.

2013-05-14 10:51:32 (24 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Hmmmm... that lens I bought appears to be a scam... the seller first sent me a tracking number this morning then six hours later claimed it was stuck in AU customs and I had to pay more to clear it. Then a few minutes later my money was refunded via PayPal (and is now back in my account - verified). Then I got an email asked me to send money directly to the person's bank in China. I didn't know they had Namibians in China. I've contacted ebay to have the tool butt fucked. What's really interesting is that the tracking number still shows a package on the way. Bet its an empty box. Contemplating get hold of Australia Post to tell them in case it's more evil than that.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/271201781859

2013-05-14 08:46:19 (26 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

ooo I'm nearly full and was thinking about buying more - this couldn't come at a better time - now hurry up and turn it on +Google+ and thanks for more awesomeness.

2013-05-13 22:31:25 (34 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

Hey folks when you're about to post something or say something mean think about if you'd want it said to you or if you'd want to read it about you.

Follow the Bill and Ted mantra. Be nice to one another.

Some things hurt more than you know. Take care out there the Internet is a bit evil, we'll it's not but the people using it certainly can be.

2013-05-13 22:24:23 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

It's a sore point. I left my tool out in the rain.... bugger. rooted tool but nice patterns.

2013-05-13 13:42:58 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Ok +Charles Strebor balls to you... I've just ordered an assortment of sizes. They will come. I will experiment and play. Expect weird.

At least one I intend to cut in half and glue to a filter.

2013-05-13 12:42:04 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Bugger... do I want to watch it or not???

http://www.kasterborous.com/2013/05/doctor-who-fans-leave-the-internet-now/

2013-05-13 12:39:30 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

+Google what are you saying? Happy ending?

2013-05-13 12:11:23 (3 comments, 3 reshares, 4 +1s)

Thinking of coming along on the G+ Anniversary Melbourne Photowalk on June 29th? It's going to be BIG.

The sponsors have now been announced on my blog.
Want to join them businesses? It's not too late. Contact me.

Our sponsors are
Michaels Camera Video Digital
The Astor Theatre
Dots To Spots
Vintech The Camera Service Centre
Croydon Camera House

There are a couple more where negotiations are still in progress so it's too early to announce them. Our mate +Frank Yuwono is working very hard on behalf of you all on securing some more swag.

How will you get your hands on this magnificent swag? Over the coming days we'll be announcing the exciting competitions - yes multiple of them. I told you it was big. Really big! The competitions are going to encourage participation and family involvement. There will be youth and... more »

2013-05-13 10:02:08 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Yay +Nirmal Kumar Selvaraju is back from India and look what followed him here. Thanks mate :)

2013-05-13 09:40:08 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

So chuff chuff chuffed that the weekly theme I share with +Shelly Gunderson called #steamysunday  on the page +SteamySunday has had such a massively steamy week and we've nearly hit the 1,000 follower milestone. Not bad for such an esoteric theme! Thanks everyone and feel free to join in with the theme each week with steam in whatever form you find or make it. It's certainly not limited to railways and steam engines. Mist, fog, the kettle, the shower, whatever.

2013-05-13 03:13:28 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

Space Oddity

Well done +Chris Hadfield this is just bloody awesome. Keep making space social it's the only way humanity will get to go further.

2013-05-13 00:01:19 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

gunfight at a mothers day parade

America wtf is wrong with you.

2013-05-12 13:25:13 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

One last image for tonight before I go off to bed... it is important to photograph yourself. When I go out to shoot the autumn I don't just shoot willy nilly. I sit, watch, absorb then choose my subjects. This is one of those moments. Oh, and the ground really is that way the camera is level :).

2013-05-12 12:37:28 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Lady bug. Been a while since I've had the macro lens out. Pulled it out of the bag to do the orb shots then found this.

2013-05-12 10:46:42 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

I've acquired a tiny orb. A little green glass sphere. So what would I do with it? Take it to Puffing Billy and put a train in it. Fortuitous as it meant I also captured the run of the Garret locomotive G42 which I didn't know had come out of the workshops.

2013-05-12 10:41:24 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 21 +1s)

The colour of wind. I wanted to capture both the autumn colours and the movement of the wind so I went for a 2 second exposure. I think this captures the feel well.