BMW

After it got a bit darker, we went back to his garage to try that first shot again. I do like the first one, however. I think seeing the garage adds to the over all feel of the image.



I had two 430EXII on ettl firing into shoot through umbrellas both left and right of camera, fairly close to the car. My mate was up on the rickety tin roof with an SB-26 at full power blasting into the laser light for the windscreen reflection.

In post, I added a vignette and set the blacks slider to about 25. As well as a slight curves adjustment.

Melbourne Body Painting Competition

Another great day, amazing artists, and great models.


Artist: Elena Lieu
Model: George Butcher



Artist: Laurie Faulkner
Model: Chris Carlos



Artist: Teresa Borjesson
Model: Dan Goronszy


Artist: Juliette Bradford
Model: Alison Fenton



Artist: Janie Fearon
Model: Allister Lyne



Artist: Janie Fearon
Model: Allister Lyne



Artist: Natasha Chant
Model: Pauline Halfpapp



Artist: Yolanda Bartram
Model: Sharon Hoch

Another Lovely Day.

On Saturday I took Ollie for a walk. I decided to walk to the local lookout and suss out the area for the proposed Photo Walk.

Ollie in his pram ready for our walk.


I do not trust swans.


Melbourne.


At 11 months old, Ollie is walking so easily now. I turned to take a photo and he was off!




I thought that this plane looked like the A380.

Melbourne Photo Walk, Sun 2/5/2010, Altona, 1:30pm

Hey Photo Buffs,
Thought I'd put it out there.

I am proposing a photo walk on Sunday the 2nd of May. Link to Google Maps.

Uploaded with plasq's Skitch!

It is approximately a 6Km trail, with excellent views of the city, as well as encompassing some of Melbourne's fantastic wetlands.


Getting there
Car.
Your destination is here [Google Map].
Parking is easy. There is a car park at the bottom of the lookout.

Public Transport
This website says that it's a 45 minute trip from Flinders St Station.
Enter:
Flinders Street Railway Station (Melbourne City)
Into the "from" station/stop field, and
altona sports centre
Into the "to" station/stop field.

Time
I say lets arrive at 1:30. This should allow plenty of time for the PT crew that catch the 12:25 Flinders St Train (If you miss the 12:25, there should be a 12:45 train that should get you there by 2pm), hoping that there are no delays.

The Plan
Say hello. Chat about stuff. Geek out on each others camera gear. Why we use what we use. What we like to shoot. What we'd like to learn.

And then at about 2pm, head off venturing South, following the bicycle path, then cutting across the short cut and heading East through the wetlands.

What To Bring
Well, besides the obvious (jacket, umbrella --- it is Melbourne!) don't forget your camera and associated gadgets. A sandwich. And maybe a drink.

There are some nice places on the main St of Altona to grab coffee and cake, or pizza afterwards if that is what we decide to do.

It doesn't matter of you only have a casio-z57 or your iPhone. Everyone is more than welcome.

Also, it could be good if somebody has a video camera that they'd like to film bits and pieces. And we can edit the footage later on.

Another possibility is to get all your favourite images afterwards, and we'll make a Book or Calendar or make a Christmas something... Just an idea.

To give you an idea of the views and the area, here are some pictures that I have taken over the years.































You can see more of my images at HONEphotography.com.