It’s funny the things that you can find to photograph. So many seemingly mundane things take on a new level of interest. For example, the goings on after heavy rain…
Where I live, there are a lot of Ibis birds around. They are constantly scavenging for food and are generally not afraid of humans. Here is somewhere I had never seen them before in such a large group - my backyard!
Wine tasting can be considered an art. Likewise, the winery itself can also be a work of art. Recently I visited the Hunter Valley in Australia, just over an hour north of Sydney. It’s a beautiful region and full of diversity.
Take two of the wineries as an example - one is ultra modern, and the other captures the atmosphere of an Italian villa….
Here is the more modern winery - all sleek lines and a chandelier hanging from a metal ceiling:
Photos that are taken front on can tend to look a little flat. And, even if you’re following all the rules of composition, it’s fun sometimes to bend them a little.
On a recent trip to Sydney, I was looking for different angles for the sights I know so well. Here is a way to ’shake things up’ - particularly if you’re very familiar with the subject.
Following on from last week’s blog post, here are some photos of reflections - cast by the glass from the Q1 building at Australia’s Gold Coast.
Some things just visually catch your eye, and this scene below was one of them. Atop the Q1 building on the Gold Coast (77 stories up), the afternoon sun was setting behind the mountains, and cast great big shadows of the high rises, over the beach at Surfer’s Paradise. The tallest shadow is Q1, which stands out like a sore thumb. You wouldn’t want to be getting a tan at that time of day!
Photographing through tinted glass was also interesting…
