Sunrise Mt Buffalo

Early start for this one, but a little on the chilly side at -5. Made the mistake of not wearing gloves, lets just say that's a lesson well learned.

Morning Cloud

Later in the morning and still plenty of low level cloud, the challenge was just finding a clear view of the view.

New Start

Walking to one of the many lookouts you come across these newly shooting plants and you just got to wonder how anything survives in the extremes.

Lady Bath Falls

Just one of the many waterfalls in this area, Lady Bath Falls is just one of the easier waterfalls to get to and tricky to photograph because of the shrubbery.

Lake Buffalo

A great day for reflections as the water was quite still.

First Impressions

Not long after sunrise we left our mark, the sun shining at such a low angle made the ice glint beautifully.

Hay Sheds

This is straight out the box HDR no tweaking!

I've had my eye on these sheds for years and although I've taken images of them before, I decided to have another go.

The sad thing about these two old sheds is what you can't see. The suburbs are creping up to them at a furious pace and before too long these two little gems will be gone.

McCrae Pier

Mt Martha

Fresh Catch

Dromania Beach Boxs

Fungi #4

I promise this is the last one.

If you've ever traveled out in to the rain forest with your DSLR you'll know that the ambient dark light can be tricky. I usually end up with images that are way to dark or blown out with the flash. It's been a frustration of mine for quite some time.

So I decided this time to be a little more proactive and I try a few things. First I tried uping the ISO and that helped heaps because I could bring the shutter speed up , near 1/40, a point were I could at least try taking images hand held.

Then I tried experimenting with the on board flash. In this shot I wound back the flash power using Flash Compensation. This shots not perfect but I think it looks pretty natural.

Here you'll notice the conflicting lighting and shadows. The reason for this the very weak flash settings.

Fungi #3

I know its getting a little odd but I like them.

Fungi #2

I just fascinated by these little guys.

Egret

I spotted this guy in a small creek just off the Great Ocean Road hunting for his breakfast as we were traveling back to our accommodation after the sunrise.

Apollo Bay Harbor

Apollo Bay harbor is a quaint little spot, well worth a look and when the fishing boats are in I believe you can buy the catch, fresh off the boat. This little pink boat I later discovered is quite popular around town, it appears in postcards and tourist information around town.

Fungi, Apollo Bay

Walking through the rain forests in the Otways National parks is a little like a goldmine for fungi spotters. I got this lovely shot thanks to my wifes keen eye.

Apollo Bay Sunrise

I love sunrise images and I hope someone loves this too. I guess its like the thrill of the chase you never know if you'll bag the prize. Some days you just should stay in bed but then how would you know?

Anyway this was about 7:20am last Saturday, I think this was worth the effort.

Times' gotten away

Well I'm back again after sometime away, I don't mean on holidays or anything quite so nice, I mean doing what I said I would do.

I went away for the weekend to Apollo Bay which was great and had a few moments of clarity in terms of photography as I hope you will see.

I must admit trying to keep up with this idea has been much harder than I thought, all sorts of things get in the way not the least my own motivation. Trying to come up with new and fresh ideas to keep myself motivated haven't exactly been as free flowing as I would like. My thick head has been pretty self absorbed lately and I was hoping I might get some online support but that hasn't exactly been overwhelming.

I know it sounds like I'm feeling sorry for myself, and the truth is I am. I hate that.

Mungo National Park

Part of the desert dunes and also looking out to the old dry Mungo lake bed. On this Easter trip Mungo had recently received 8 inches of rain, hence its so green.