Day 354 – On The Line

February 6, 2013, 6:25 pm

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Another sunrise, and another day of getting soaking wet! It’s all for a good cause right? I changed my mind at the last-minute for a location today, but I am glad that I did. I found another little spot that I really like and I think works for me. The poor guy fishing was not having as much luck it seemed, and kept on getting snagged on the rocks.

I think I went in a bit too cautious – exposure wise, with the blown highlights from yesterday in the back of my mind. It was hard to level out with dark storm clouds on one side of the frame, and the sun rising on the other. I did manage to pull a little bit more detail out of the clouds without going for the HDR software.

Tagged: 10-22mm, Clouds, Coffs Harbour, Exposure, Ian Spagnolo, Photography, Rocks, Storm, Sunrise, Waves

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Day 355 – Mornings Like These

February 10, 2013, 2:52 pm

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It’s mornings like these that make me glad that I dragged myself out of bed in the dark… Happy Monday!

Tagged: 10-22mm, Australia, Beach, Clouds, Coffs, Coffs Harbour, Ian Spagnolo, Jetty, Marina, nature, Photography, Pier, Sunrise

Day 356 – Weathered

February 12, 2013, 8:22 pm

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Well, after attempting to get the shot I wanted for 2 mornings in a row, this was about the best that I could come up with. Sometime mother nature just won’t play the game for me… 

Tagged: 10-22mm, Coffs Harbour, Moss, Photography, Rocks, Sunrise

Day 357 – Zeavola Resort

February 17, 2013, 5:43 am

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Zeavola Resort on Phi Phi Island, Thailand, is the ultimate in luxurious accommodation and an exclusive private hideaway from the world of bustling tourists that the area has become known for.

With a unique blend of classic Thai and modern architecture, each of the villas offer a private oasis to escape to, when you are not enjoying the white sand between your toes. Also, the choice of villas ranging from Village or Garden suites up to the Beachfront or Pool Villas make sure there is one for all tastes.

We just had to stay in a Pool Villa Suite of course… and I think everyone should experience the Zeavola lifestyle this way for sure!

The lush gardens surrounding the pathways are also a pleasure to walk through on your way to grab some of the tasty food on offer, or of course, a cocktail or 3 and to relax your way into the night on the beach.

The entire Zeavola team are fantastic, and do everything possible to make your stay more enjoyable. From the restaurant and bar staff who greet you as though you are long-lost friends, to the grounds staff who are always offering a cheerful smile and hello as you pass.  A special thanks to Ruby, who spent hours trying to change our flights so we could stay another day… a huge thank you!

And of course I will leave you with one last photo, a 360 degree view (click for a larger image) from the open living room verandah. If only I could wake up here every day. Visit www.zeavola.com

Tagged: Beach, Holiday, Island, Krabi, Phi Phi, Photography, Phuket, Pool, Resort, Suite, Thailand, Travel, Villa, Zeavola

Day 358 – Tourist Trapped In Thailand

February 24, 2013, 4:36 am

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My experience of Koh Samui, although short, was a very mixed bag. It looks like a very beautiful spot – when it’s not pouring raining that is!

A few quiet-ish drinks at Ark Bar after a long day of traveling, and looking around it seems this place is one big party… Awesome. Lets get in some good sleep tonight, and have a huge one tomorrow.

It’s morning… and it’s raining. We thought we would still make the most of our time and get in a spot of shopping in between the shelter of bars of course. That was until we were stopped by a very enthusiastic Brit on a scooter offering a scratch card, and wouldn’t you know it we win a chance at a free holiday, an Ipad or cold hard cash! All we had to do is go and have a look at a new hotel they were building – But it’s not time share.  We figured it was raining, and the beach was out so why not, and next thing you know we are sitting through a very time share like presentation, I had to laugh.

After the escape from the “not a time share” presentation, we got in a spot of shopping between showers, and grabbed a bite to eat at The Coffee Club… that was mistake number 2 for the day for myself. A short time after and I was giving the bathroom a very close inspection. Hmmm… So much for partying the night away.

You know what – the airport is very nice.   Koh Samui – You may have won this time… but I will be back – and I am a little wiser to your ways now. My advice to you… If a bloke rides up to you on a scooter and hands you a scratchie… tell him where to go. Oh… and don’t eat the fish.

Tagged: 17-55mm, Airport, Asia, Ko Samui, Koh Samui, Lounge, Samui, Thailand, Tourist, Trap, Trapped, Traps, Travel, Travel and Tourism

Day 359 – A Few Days Missing

February 26, 2013, 4:46 pm

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Some crazy weather we have been having!

I have still been out taking photos, just have not seem to have had a chance to post any up. The colours this morning were almost unnatural. I actually increased the green tint and dulled down the purple in the image above.  Made for the first half decent sunrise I have seen in a while.

The weekend involved a fairly impromptu light painting outing with fellow photographer Dan Murphy. Unfortunately everywhere we went had flooded roads that were closed due to the recent cyclonic conditions. We still managed to get a few shots in utilizing a flooded section of roadway.

And since I have been so slack I will post another sunrise image I captured yesterday.

Tagged: 10-22mm, Arts, Beach, Clouds, Color, Colour, light painting, Long Exposure, Photography, Rocks, Sunrise

Day 360 – Change Of Seasons

February 28, 2013, 1:38 pm

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Summer has ended and Autumn is here… hopefully it also marks the end of the rain as well.

The above shot is from yesterday, where I managed to get some good shots that were ruined by water spots on my filter. That was bound to happen with where I was and the size of the waves. This one was acceptable to me though, so it becomes my last shot of Summer.

Below is my first shot from Autumn. I tried a different location, but it didn’t quite work out. It was then a race to find a spot as I saw the colour appearing in the sky. It quickly disappeared after this shot, and we have returned to dull grey skies… but at least it’s Friday!

Tagged: 10-22mm, Autumn, Beach, Change, Coffs Harbour, Long Exposure, Photography, Sawtell, Seasons, Summer, Sunrise, Waves

Day 361 – Endless

March 6, 2013, 1:07 pm

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Lately my Project 365 has been seeming like it will never end. Even being so close to the finish… every time I seem to go out, something is against me to get anything post worthy. I guess sometimes you just have to push that little further for a little inspiration – or is that just me?

Tagged: 10-22mm, Boardwalk, Jetty, Long Exposure, Photography, Pier, Sunrise, Urunga

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Day 362 – Stay A Little Longer

March 10, 2013, 1:59 pm

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One of my biggest mistakes when starting out in my photographic journey was leaving after I thought the best light had passed. I now make sure I stay a little longer, because like this morning, a dull grey sunrise can quickly throw a splash of colour out for a moment and make things a little more interesting.

Tagged: 10-22mm, Australia, Coffs Harbour, Color, Photography, Sunrise

Day 363 – Drifted

March 13, 2013, 2:12 pm

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There seems to be no shortage of debris lying around thanks to the recent storms. It was lucky that the sun managed to find a gap in the clouds too, as it was raining when I managed to capture this shot.

I didn’t like this image 100% when I initially took it yesterday, but looking at it on something a little larger than my cameras LCD screen, it looks a whole lot better!

Tagged: 10-22mm, Beach, Drift Wood, Drifted, Hungry Head, Photography, Rain, Sunrise, Tree, Urunga, Wood

Day 364 – The Spit

March 23, 2013, 3:31 pm

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In all my time on the Gold Coast, I have never visited the sand pumping jetty at The Spit. I decided to make the effort this morning and make my way down there nice and early to catch the sunrise, and hope that the weather was on my side. Much to my disappointment, I knew the clouds on the horizon would kill any chance of getting some nice colour in the sky, but figured it would be a good opportunity to get some longer exposures with the Big Stopper.

Tagged: 10-22mm, Australia, Gold Coast, Gold Coast City, Jetty, Lee Big Stopper, Photography, Pier, QLD, Queensland, The Spit, Travel

Day 365 – The End

April 2, 2013, 6:17 am

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Well… it’s finally here – the end of my Project 365! Even though it has finished late, better late than never right? I held off posting my last post for the project because I wanted to finish on a high if I could. So I have been waiting for a nice sunrise like today provided, and even managed to get in some light painting over the weekend.

What better way to end with where I started on day 1 – at the Coffs Harbour Jetty. The only problem is I had 2 photos from this morning taken 7 minutes apart that I liked, and I couldn’t decide which to post,  so I will leave it up to you to decide which one you like more. The earlier one was at the start of the post, and here is the one just after sunrise.

A massive thank you to everyone for their support, comments, and likes throughout my extended Project 365. 

Tagged: 365, Beach, Coffs, Coffs Harbour, End, Jetty, light painting, Photography, Pier, Project 365, Sun, Sunrise

Full Framed

April 4, 2013, 7:55 pm

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As a present to myself, I have jumped into the deep and have purchased a full frame camera. My Canon EOS 5D Mark III arrived yesterday after being on back order for 2 weeks.

I’m looking forward to learning what this thing is capable of, and hope to post photos soon!

Tagged: 3, 5D, Camera, Canon, Canon EOS 5D, EOS, III, Mark, Mk, Photography

Galaxy of Stars

April 11, 2013, 2:52 pm

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I have wanted to get out and try out some photography of the night skies with the aim of trying to capture the edge of the Milky Way across the sky for a while now. Unfortunately we have had pretty much non stop rain or at very minimum overcast skies here. No fun for me…

However, I did get a chance to attempt it on one night this week, and mainly played around with a few settings to see what worked best. I have a few ideas for this, but will have to wait for the right conditions… go away clouds!

Tagged: 14mm, Astronomy, Coffs Harbour, Galaxy, High ISO, Milky Way, Photography, Sawtell, Stars

Busting Out Another Sunrise

May 9, 2013, 2:47 pm

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Morning all! I have definitely still been out and about taking photos… But it has been a busy month or so off after finishing my project 365.

I am severely missing having an ultra wide-angle lens that I can use filters on since stepping up to the 5D III, as I do like to shoot wideeeeeeee. Hopefully I can fix this problem soon!

Hope to stop by some other blogs today too, to see what you have all been up to and reply to comments from while I have been away… oh WordPress – how I have missed you!

 

Tagged: 5D Mk III, Beach, Boat, Buster, Canon, Photography, Ship, Shipwreck, Sunrise, Woolgoolga

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You Can’t Have A Rainbow Without A Little Rain

May 13, 2013, 12:52 am

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I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.

Tagged: 24-105mm, Beach, Coffs, Coffs Harbour, Double, Jetty, Marina, Mothers Day, NN5, Nodal Ninja, Panorama, Photography, Pier, Rainbow, Sun, Sunset

Boardwalk Sunrise

May 13, 2013, 2:43 pm

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Sunrise at Urunga was amazing yesterday…. and perfect weather for photography!

This is only part of a 36 image stitch that completes a full 360 degree view of yet another spectacular sunrise here on the Coffs Coast.

Tagged: 24-105mm, Australia, Beautiful, Boardwalk, Clouds, Coffs Coast, Coffs Harbour, Color, Colour, Jetty, New South Wales, NN5, Nodal Ninja, NSW, Photography, Pier, Reflection, Sunrise, Urunga

A Seat At Sawtell For Sunrise

May 26, 2013, 2:33 pm

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Another beautiful morning at Sawtell.

This image was a little bit of a tricky one to get to work for me. It is a HDR panorama with a total of 60 images stitched together, but getting it to blend together so it looks reasonable with the light changing so quickly was a new challenge…

Tagged: 24-105mm, Australia, Beautiful, Clouds, Coffs Coast, Coffs Harbour, Color, Colour, HDR, High Dynamic Range, Jetty, New South Wales, NN5, Nodal Ninja, NSW, Panorama, Photography, Sawtell, Stitch, Sunrise

Sunrise Explosion

June 4, 2013, 4:36 pm

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I decided to take the ‘old’ 7D for an outing this morning, and found a nice explosion of colour at my favorite spot in Woolgoolga, just north of Coffs.

It’s amazing how much cleaner I find the files from the 5D mk III, but no matter what, it still was another beautiful sunrise to witness.

Happy Hump Day!

Tagged: 10-22mm, 7D, Australia, Boat, Buster, Clouds, Coffs Harbour, Color, Colour, Landscape, New South Wales, Photography, Seascape, Shipwreck, Sun, Sunrise, Woolgoolga, Woolgoolga New South Wales, Wreck

Sunrise Over Coffs

June 5, 2013, 11:06 pm

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… just another day at the office!

A 48 image panorama taken this morning just before sunrise at Coffs Harbour.

Tagged: 24-105mm, Australia, Beautiful, Clouds, Coffs Coast, Coffs Harbour, Color, Colour, HDR, High Dynamic Range, Jetty, New South Wales, NN5, Nodal Ninja, NSW, Panorama, Photography, Stitch, Sunrise