3 Things That Improved Our Photography

It’s not hard to find lots of good information on the internet about how to improve your photography, and many of us take different journeys to get where we are going. We could write an exhaustive list of all the things you should do and know but it really boiled down to three main things that took us from there, the image on the left taken in October 2013 to here, on the right taken March 2015. 

Thurra Dunes

Our recent trip to Croajingolong National Park in Victoria was a double barrelled mission. Other than the lighthouse we really wanted to find out more about the Thurra Dunes. I couldn’t find out much about how or why the dunes exist, so if you know please tell us! You’d think for such huge sand dunes they would dominate the landscape, but they are actually really well hidden. There are a few tantalising glimpses of them on the drive in but it’s not until you make the 2 kilometre trek to the top and see them laid out before you that you really get a sense of just how huge they are.

Point Hicks Lighthouse

Nestled in the southern part of Australia’s Coastal Wilderness is Point Hicks, the first part of Australia to be sighted by Captain Cooks’ crew in 1770. Named after the lieutenant that spotted the coast, Point Hicks has the tallest lighthouse on the Australian mainland.

Wind and Power

On our way back from our recent trip to Canberra we had a bit of a dream come true. If you’ve never seen this surreal landscape of you could be forgiven for thinking that it was the result of relentless logging but the Monaro Plain just one of those weird quirks of geography, too cold for seedlings but not high enough for alpine trees. It does however present a unique photo opportunity with the rolling hills and almost moonscape feel.

Getting the Shot- Wallagoot Gap

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again…

It is very rare that we get the shot we are hoping for on the first and only try. Every shoot involves many different set ups, location changes, composition tweaking and hoping to catch the ever changing light.

Home Is Where The Heart Is

We haven’t had much opportunity to go camping so far this year, but there is still a lot of this year to go. This last weekend saw us at the markets taking a big gamble on the rain. And it was very wet. It went from being promised as the biggest and best market to the smallest with only the diehard stall holders, those with products that didn’t mind getting wet and us next to a lovely gentleman from Orbost with divine flowers. It was worth it though.

Postcards From Canberra

We spoiled ourselves for our recent second anniversary with a trip to our nearest big city. Admittedly, Canberra isn’t a very big city by population, but it is very pretty. Besides, we had a couple of images in mind we wanted to try.

Our Story So Far And Why We Do What We Do

Five years ago Gee and I met, had an uncomplicated romance and fell in love. Three years later we got married and six months after that we enjoyed a two week driving tour around NSW for our honeymoon. We did what we loved to do for our honeymoon which was to explore places we’d never been and take photos. Lots and lots of photos.

Storm Chasing

It’s been a very wet couple of weeks around here- not exactly ideal exploring the area on camping weekends kind of weather. But the weather conditions have brought their own rewards. We’ve had the BOM radar on almost constantly and we’ve been storm chasing. Except when there’s lightning. For those shots we stayed close to home because we have a great verandah with an amazing (and much safer) view. 

A Quick Look at the Sapphire Coast….