Category Archives: Philosophy

Time Changes Perspective

Posted on Saturday, 25 February, 2012 by

Often when reviewing images upon my return from a photography session, I have a clear idea of which images are the winners that will be processed and published, and which will be skipped. However, I’ve found — especially after one … Continue reading →

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Photographic Purgery

Posted on Monday, 6 February, 2012 by

I’ve just been purging — that is, the culling of no-longer-desirable photographic images from my gallery, not the more serious meaning of the word. This morning when looking through my gallery, I saw some older images of mine, and started … Continue reading →

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To Shoot or Not to Shoot…

Posted on Sunday, 24 July, 2011 by

I headed out for a dawn seascape shoot this morning, and to my disappointment, the conditions were appalling. The sky was mostly plain, with the fairly typical annoying clump of dark cloud right on the horizon.  The very few patches … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on HDR Imaging

Posted on Wednesday, 25 May, 2011 by

The concept of HDR (high dynamic range) imaging is something that either elicits glee or horror. Over the last few years, thanks to software such as Photomatix Pro, it has been possible to automatically produce composite images using bracketed exposures … Continue reading →

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Graduated Neutral-Density Filters in the Digital Age

Posted on Wednesday, 9 March, 2011 by

Introduction to Graduated Neutral-Density Filters Graduated neutral-density (GND) filters were used in the days of film to lower the contrast (sometimes expressed as ‘dynamic range’) in a scene. When shooting a landscape or seascape image (especially when shooting towards a … Continue reading →

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Abstract Interpretation vs. Literal Depiction

Posted on Monday, 6 September, 2010 by

In my previous article I related how I took a group of photographers from my camera club to Turimetta for a dawn seascape shoot. In an article I published three days earlier I expressed my frustration and dissatisfaction with the … Continue reading →

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