Posts Tagged ‘sunset’
Hey there,
Well what do you know, two posts in two days – must be some kind of miracle! Today I am sharing the results of my first try at shooting some sunset portraits with off camera flash. I had planned to have a go at using an underexposed sunset as my backdrop and my two flashes to cross light Sonia and that is pretty much how it went. I didn’t quite get the sunset I was expecting after a roasting 30+ degrees day in Sydney, with clouds completely drowning out any sun for the golden hour before sunset, but I quite liked the moody atmosphere the overcast skies helped to create anyway.
These shots were taken using a ratio of 2:1 or 4:1 between the main light and the fill. Again, I was too excited to really concentrate on making notes on the exact settings used for each shot but in essence it was a pretty standard setup. The main stepsI was trying to think about in the above shot were as follows: Read the rest of this entry »
Heres a new set of images that I took from Cremorne Point, just a 10 minute ferry ride across the river from Circular Quay. The weather had been tempremental all day but the rain held off for long enough periods to let me get some nice shots of the brooding clouds over the city skyline.
I was using a 2 stop gradient filter for these images. I quite liked the effect it had on the clouds even though I wouldnt have necessarily thought of using it on an overcast scene until I tried it.
Well, theres not much more to say really – I’ll let the images speak for themselves… Enjoy 
Thanks for visiting!
Here’s another handful of shots of the Opera House that I took from another trip to Macquarie Point a week or two ago. I have been in Sydney for less than a year so I am still in awe at how every sunset seems to give you something different to shoot. The colours on this night were just beautiful and this first image has had little post processing done on it and is a pretty accurate reflection of the scene infront of me as I pressed the shutter.
The world famous Opera House and Harbor Bridge
Another wider angle shot of the famous landmarks
Sonia taking time out to pose for a snap
A shot from earlier as the sun was setting
The photo of Sonia really stretched the capabilities of my popup flash. It was pretty dark by the time I took it and I used rear curtain flash to light up the foreground whilst creating a longish exposure of the background. I was happy with the effect although I would love to see what I can achieve when I invest in a proper flash unit.
Thanks for visiting!
La Perouse is quickly becoming one of my favourite local places to shoot. A couple of weekends ago Sonia and I headed off on a walk from Yarra Bay, along Frenchmans Bay and onto La Perouse and Bare Island. It took about 1 1/2 hours at a leisurely pace and we got some nice images along the way. Here is a small selection of my shots as we followed the route south.
Yarra Bay – with Bare Island off in the distance
A natural looking breakwater at Yarra Bay
Some mossy rocks between the two beaches
La Perouse Tower
Bare Island
On the rocks below Bare Island
Facing south under the bridge
Capturing the last of the red glow of sunset
It makes a change for me to post some landscapes that were taken in the daytime, I always seem to find myself taking long exposures at night but I really should get out more in the daylight hours as I had a really nice time on this photowalk.
In case you are reading this and would like to follow the walk yourself, please see this google map for the location:
Click here (until I find out how to stop wordpress stripping out the google maps embedding code)
We travelled by public transport mainly because we are currently car-less but it is actually quite convenient for begining the walk in one place and ending it in another. The 309 bus (which goes from Circular Quay) will drop you at the bottom of Military Road, just a short walk from the northern tip of Yarra Bay beach. Then once you have completed the walk south to La Perouse you can catch the 394 back to Maroubra Junction from which you can head off anywhere you like.
Thanks for visiting and see you next time
Welcome to my latest set of images taken at Manly beach and Shelly beach this week.
Manly is one of my favourite Sydney beaches and even though this was only my second visit there I am completely besotted with it. The beach is just beautiful, the sea so perfect – even surfable on a very calm day. I recently learned that this is one of the popular diving and snorkelling sites in the area due to its wonderful (and now protected) marine life.
The idea of this shoot was to catch some dusky shots of the tidal pool that sits half way between Manly beach and Shelly beach, but as things turned out I preferred some of the other shots I took while we were on our way to and from the pool. I’ve included my picks of the days efforts in this article.
Manly Beach, with Shelly Beach in the background
Shelly Beach
The setting sun over Manly, taken from the tidal pool
The tidal pool at sundown
Moments later, another shot of the pool
Manly beach by night
I was a little bit daring and climbed over a safety rail on the path between Shelly beach and Manly to get this last shot. It was a little bit scary being close to the edge so I was thankful it wasn’t very windy. This sky was almost black when I took this shot but a long exposure allowed me to capture the last hints of colour on the horizon. An interesting mix of warm lights in the distance and a greeny light illuminating the rocks from the path behind me made this one a bit of a challenge in post processing but I think I’ve got away with the few lightroom adjustments I chose.
Thanks for viewing! See you soon
Posted in Portraits | Comments (0)