At this time of year, the forest floor is covered in crisp leaves, while the tree trunks display an incredible natural spectrum of deep ambers, smooth creams, and cool blue-gray tones exposed by the seasonal peeling
Category: Landscape Photography
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Adventures in Photography: Shooting Amidst the Wind
It was a very windy day, to the point where looking into the wind was difficult. I had found a spot and was looking for a shot when this runner ran past me. I didn’t think there were any really shots that day, but Flickr picked this one up . Location is doing some work for me here!
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Last Light at the You Yangs
I wasn’t really planning to go. It was a bit late in the day and the park closes at sunset. Somehow with more than half a tank of liquid gold in the old jag and that itch to get out. I ended up parking at the entrance and walking in. I had the 60mm APO macro and because of that i grabbed my little tripod. Just in case i wanted to grab a shot.
I’m never chasing golden hour. It’s the time after that I like. Just before dark, when the light softens and colours separate out. Walking in the forest, looking for that special feature to focus on, to bring things into sharp relief.
I had that in my head but it isn’t really landing. The real shape of the forest is just the trees and the silence before the Cockatoos started shouting at me to bugger off.
I pointed it at the trees.
There was the photo. The bright lit orange/yellow smooth branches appearing to lean in. Framed by a curved ghost gum. The light almost gone. I am glad i took the tripod. 1/15th second. F5.6.
The long red wavelengths finding their way to the sensor. The darkness around like a living vignette as the blues and greens failed to get through. I could expose this more and I probably will when I print it, but your computer has a backlight.
Selected for EarthDay Explore on Flickr. 30th April 2026
High quality magnetic metal photos you can fix to a wall without damaging it. They look great too.
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Windy Day on the way to Lara | Winter Change
Leica CL
Summicron 23mm
F2.8
1/160th Second
ISO 100Hit Explore on Flickr Today. Its always nice. I never know which photos the spicy algorithm will select from the millions uploaded for the top 500 of the day.
Winter change. Spiked grass. Soaking rain. A cyclist, a tree, a shelter.
The cold doesn’t shout here—it settles. You either stand in it or you don’t get the shot.
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Dog Rocks . Like Liquid
Since I published this.. This particular photo has appeared in Flickr Explore. The strange addictive algorithm that highlights “Interest”. a hover too long, a double take, a moment spent in reflection, perhaps.
The day was not a great one for dramatic photos and the subject was a pile of rocks but this place has a history that predates some entire continents creation. There are not many places in the world you can see granite worn away by time to the shape of waves and water.
I will return to the Dog Rocks .
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Weight of Air
Oh look it hit Flickr Explore… Grassland bleached white, no edits, no erasures. Just a Summicron’s honest frame:40 degree heat, and a tree built to outlast us. Close to the solstice on the 21st of December.
This image featured on Flickr Explore but was never intended as anything but a print. This is a 24×36″ Giclée limited edition signed print.
Social media rewards bright, sparkly, and highly saturated images but they are hard to live with. This would look good in a room where you want some calm.
Link to original image on Flickr.
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A snapshot of the coast
Saltbush, pigface and others make this a vibrant photo. It’s simple and was overlooked on the first cut. It’s one of those photos that needs to be printed.
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Evening walks with my camera
My job as a photographer is to make you look good, to document your event, make your product or food look amazing. This blog is not commercial, it’s not about trying to sell you something. This was taken on the tiny Leica Dlux7 . It constantly amazes me. The quality of the images it produces are really a class above anything I would expect from a compact camera.
