SLOW SHUTTER PHOTOS
Recently I submitted photos to the monthly photo competition organised by the Hills Photographic Society. The theme was ‘Slow Shutter Photography’. I didn’t receive any awards at last Thursday night’s meeting. The judging, on this occasion was conducted internally (due to an unexpected cancellation of an outside judge). Personally I prefer a qualified outside judge to assess and comment on the received photos. It is my way of further learning the techniques of photography.
Anyway, here are the four photos that I submitted:
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HASSELBLAD MAGAZINES
A local photographer recently donated a stack load of magazines to the Hills Photographic Society for the members to take home. Even though I am not a ‘Hasselblad’ photographer, I took a few of these magazines in order to study the technique of some of the photographers that were featured in the magazines. In my view, you do not stop learning.
Here are some of these magazines, dating back to 1997/98, published in Sweden. Thankfully, the content is in English.
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BIRDWATCHING AT LYSTERFIELD LAKE
Last Wednesday, 25 May, 2022, I and fellow photographer, Kathie Thomas, spent three and half hours at Lysterfield Lake, snapping photos of the many birds that we sighted there.
Lysterfield Lake (Victoria, Australia) is very popular for canoeing, kayaking and sailing, mostly on the weekends or public holidays. People take a refreshing swim in one of two swimming bays with sandy shores. There is lots to explore on the large lake. There’s canoeing or kayaking in order to view waterbirds and habitat that can’t be seen from land.
Here are the results of the day of our photography:
Protocol: Traveling
Complete
• Observers: 2
• Duration: 3 hr, 25 min
• Distance: 6.5 km
Species observed:
Pacific Black Duck – Number observed: 2
Musk Duck – Number observed: X
Eurasian Coot – Number observed: 5
Australasian Swamphen – Number observed: 12
Silver Gull – Number observed: 4
Little Pied Cormorant – Number observed: X
Little Black Cormorant – Number observed: 8
Straw-necked Ibis – Number observed: 4
Gang-gang Cockatoo – Number observed: 7
Galah – Number observed: 2
corella sp. – Number observed: 5
Crimson Rosella – Number observed: 3
Rainbow Lorikeet – Number observed: 2
Superb Fairywren – Number observed: X
Lewin’s Honeyeater – Number observed: 2
Yellow-faced Honeyeater – Number observed: 3
Noisy Miner – Number observed: 1
Red Wattlebird – Number observed: 1
White-browed Scrubwren – Number observed: 2
Brown Thornbill – Number observed: X
Gray Butcherbird – Number observed: 1
Australian Magpie – Number observed: 3
Pied Currawong – Number observed: 2
Magpie-lark – Number observed: 3
Little Raven – Number observed: 7
Welcome Swallow – Number observed: 1
(Thank you, Kathie Thomas, for the statistics)
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OLD CAMERAS – 003
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TODAY’S PHOTO
‘As The Sun Goes Down’ – I snapped this image today from my home in Belgrave (Victoria, Australia).
Thank you for the kind comments I received on social media this evening:
Lyn C. > Beautiful, lovely layers of colour. 👏🤗
Judith L. > Stunning,amazing colours John
Ian R. W. > Awesome
Peter J. D. > Stunning.
Joanne F. > Glorious.
Norma B. > Absolutely gorgeous!!
Brenda D. > The dead the living and the never ending…..
Christine E. > Beautiful thankyou
Colin P. > Moody skies…great silhouettes to balance
Robyn C. > Absolutely beautiful 🥰
Carmel H. > Gorgeous ❤️❤️
Sue F. > Magnificent!
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FINALLY
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