Creative Photography Judge
Sometimes I am compelled to take a photo only to find that the photo is sub-standard. This is when I start thinking about why the shot is so compelling and how could I capture that essence on the camera. I keep thinking and experimenting until I get an image that works.
I came upon this boardwalk while walking around a nature reserve near my house. I really liked the look of this boardwalk cutting across this grassy/swampy area. After taking many photos, none really capture the essence of what I was seeing. I kept looking at it and then realised what intrigued me most was the line of the curve plus the muted contrast between boards and grass. I started experimenting with zoom and tilting my camera until I hit upon this image. This is what stopped me at this spot in the first place. Just tiliting my camera gave me that perfect perspective to show off the contrast and the curve.
EXIF Data
- Camera: Cannon EOS400D
- Exposure: 1/1600
- Aperture: f/5.6
- Focal Length: 18mm
- ISO Speed: 200
- Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
- Flash: Did not fire
Editing
The girls and I had a fun Saturday morning. Can you guess what we did by looking at this photo?
This photo is my entry into the Creative Photo contest. Be sure you check out the contest and all those who have entered.
On my last day of holiday, I decided to take a solitary photo safari. Not far from my house there’s a great little historic steam railway that runs through the Dandenong Ranges, the Puffing Billy. I took a stroll down the tracks of the Puffing Billy knowing that at some point, I’d meet the steam engine either coming or going.
The tracks wind through some great Mountain Ash and Fern Tree temperate rain forest complete with several species of brightly colored parrots. I captured the Puffing Billy as she rounded a bend alongside both the Ash and Tree Ferns. I liked this shot cause it helped put these Mountain Ash into perspective. These are massive trees, some can reach 45 feet (15m) girth and almost 300 feet (100m) tall. They are the worlds tallest flowering plant.
I got some interesting picts along the tracks, some of them are posted on my flickr account.
Today, I’ll be taking Willow to the park as soon as I finish this post so, no doubt, I’ll get some cute shots of her today too 
Have a great weekend.
Chica at Photo Projectz has been without her beloved camera for a bit. She sought original digi images for editing and processing fun and excitement. I passed along a pict of my little ones toes in the bath. She’s done excellent work on it … I’m very impressed and pleased with this result. You can see the before and after effects in her recent post. Thanks Chica!
