tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907417471235500072024-02-19T13:10:03.228+10:00A Surplice of PhotographyRamblings by Brisbane-based photographer and photojournalist, Melanie SurpliceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390741747123550007.post-83237080561831027772013-04-30T22:09:00.000+10:002013-04-30T22:09:19.849+10:00Photographing cats with the Canon 50mm f/1.8 lensI haven't used my Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens for yonks, and I dug it out recently to see how it would work shooting portraits of my cute kitten, Venti.<br />
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What a fabulous lens for this kind of work - far lighter and easy to manouvre quickly, and I love how at f/1.8, it practically wipes away the background.<br />
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It was also a great lens to use indoors at the RSPCA last weekend, where I photographed some more adorable kitties looking for their furever homes.<br />
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Jimmy, the second cat below seems to have been adopted out already, but Mimi, the spunky boy in the third photo is still looking for a permanent home. You can find more details about him at the RSPCA's <a href="http://adoptapet.com.au/animal/animalDetails.asp?s=adoption&animalType=2%2C15&submitbtn=Find+Animals&statusID=3&regionID=75&tpage=3&pagesize=16&task=view&animalid=292079" target="_blank">AdoptaPet site</a>. <br />
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Meanwhile, I'm working out what to shoot next with the "nifty fifty".<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390741747123550007.post-83960580948270660872013-04-28T11:12:00.000+10:002013-04-28T11:12:33.320+10:00Playing with the FilterMania 2 AppI'm loving Instagram at the moment! For me, it's like the Twitter form of Flickr, but for photos. In following some really creative Instagrammers, I discovered the FilterMania 2 App for iPhone.<br />
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According to its <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/filtermania-2/id527880592?mt=8" target="_blank">description on the App Store</a>; "FilterMania 2 Market is literally a dynamic playground of constantly updated photo filters." And that's certainly true after my experience of playing with it for the last week.<br />
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You start with a base photo, which you can select from your library or take with your camera through the app, and then start to overlay filters. There's a bunch of themed filters such as darkness, storms, tropical, sci-fi etc, and you can mix and match as endlessly as your imagination (or time) allows!<br />
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The app also lets you play with the opacity and luminosity of each filter, so you can blend effects.<br />
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I've had fun playing with the minifigs in FilterMania 2, and they're finding a whole new whacky world out there. I also like the spooky effects blended with some of my photos from last year's Cambodia trip!<br />
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For $4.49 (USD), FilterMania 2 is definitely worth it for the fun factor.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390741747123550007.post-9608297429204724012013-04-25T21:16:00.001+10:002013-04-25T21:16:33.605+10:00Anzac Day, once again makes me proud to be AustralianI can't believe another Anzac Day has rolled round ! This year, we decided to do something a bit different from the annual ritual of going to the Brisbane dawn service. We headed instead to the service at Bulimba Memorial Park.<br />
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The day started with a small parade down Oxford Street, past dignatories including local member, Kevin Rudd, and then a crowded gathering on the street outside Woolies and the park.<br />
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This service had much more of a community feel to it and was lovely under sunny blue skies and the rows of huge trees, planted in memory of local diggers who did not come home.<br />
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As always, I choked up when they played the Last Post - it gets me every single time I hear that piece of music.<br />
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We then hot-footed it into the city to catch the start of the Brisbane Anzac Day March. This is my fourth year of photographing the parade, and I can definitely pick repeat marchers out of the thousands of men and women who do it each year. It's always nice to see them marching proudly down Adelaide Street. There seemed to be bigger crowds than last year, which was also great to see!<br />
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I wish I could learn the stories of some of the people I photograph each year in the march. The look on their faces is one of steely determination and pride, and I would just love to hear about their journey.<br />
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Australian flags were waving madly today, and as always on Anzac Day, I'm reminded of how proud and lucky I am to live in this country.<br />
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There's a bunch more of my photos on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/revive-photography/sets/72157633348080222/with/8679396023/" target="_blank">Flickr Photostream</a>.<br />
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Hope you had a wonderful Anzac Day 2013, and lest we forget xx.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390741747123550007.post-10213905107730456372013-03-29T17:44:00.001+10:002013-03-29T17:44:30.810+10:00Venti meets ZeissIt's been a lazy Easter Friday - a chillaxed day to terroise the kitten with the camera. Today I was playing with the Zeiss 85 mm f/1.4 lens - long time no Zeiss!<br />
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I love the Zeiss lens - it's as sharp as when you can lock focus. Slightly more challenging with manual focus and a frisky kitten whose only two speeds are "100% Go" and comatose.<br />
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Shooting in AV mode, I tried various apertures - up to f/2, which does a great job at blowing away the background. Shooting Venti at f/1.4 though is practically impossible to get a sharp shot as she's always twitching....especially when she knows there's a camera in her face. Bless her little cotton socks :)<br />
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Happy Easter wherever you are, and have a great long weekend!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390741747123550007.post-72002793187626479252013-03-23T14:59:00.002+10:002013-03-23T14:59:09.340+10:00Practising pawtraitsIt's the second week of having a little shadow weaving her way around my feet as I try to walk anywhere in the house. Venti the 17-week old kitten flies to my side when I'm about to walk up the stairs, and stops on every step, looks up and sees if I'm still walking up or am about to randomly change my mind and flee in the other direction (as she does - often).<br />
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This week we have discovered she thinks she's a dog. She loves playing a good old game of fetch with her pink mouse toy, and absolutely bolts back to us when we throw it to the other side of the room. The throwing and fetching cycle goes for about 10 rounds or until she flops at our feet in exhaustion....poor little cat, it's probably her equivalent of running a half marathon.<br />
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I'm trying to hone my cat photography skills; shooting with fast shutter speeds and the flash if I'm photographing her at night. I'm sure the poor kitten is sick of the paparazzi that greets her every time she does a new trick (or just sits there minding her own business and looking cute). I'm learning that pet photography requires a lot of patience, particularly from the animal! It's not too different from photographing kids - both require a lot of patience and trust, and they're all entirely unpredictable!<br />
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I'm really looking forward to getting started as a volunteer photographer at the RSPCA in a couple of weeks. While I'm not allowed to do anything with the photos except provide them to the RSPCA, it's likely they'll post some of the photos on their cool <a href="http://pinterest.com/rspcaqld/adoptables/" target="_blank">Adoptables page on Pinterest</a>.<br />
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Here's some of this week's photos of our crazy little fetchin' kitten, Venti :) You can see more of her antics on her Facebook page, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Venti-Files/472927192763154" target="_blank">The Venti Files</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/theventifiles" target="_blank">follow her on Twitter. </a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390741747123550007.post-9995291714264643452013-03-17T12:05:00.000+10:002013-03-17T12:05:18.894+10:00A cheeky kitten called VentiThis week, a 16-week old kitten called Venti changed our lives!<br />
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It was about this time last week, that our families got together for lunch, and started talking about their respective cats. All that talk about felines reminded me that I missed having a pet (and have missed having a pet for about 25 years) - so we set off to the <a href="http://www.rspcaqld.org.au/" target="_blank">RSPCA QLD's facility at Wacol</a> to see who was available for adoption.<br />
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There were stacks of kittens and older cats, and we got to wander round the kennels to see some gorgeous dogs, while we waited our turn for one of the volunteers to take us into the cat viewing area.<br />
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One little ginger cat called (funnily enough), Ginger, didn't seem at all interested. The poor little thing was probably feeling nervous and out of sorts being poked and prodded by kids all day. Mia, another potential adoptee was also a bit placid and wouldn't come out of the cage to say hello.<br />
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And then the volunteer mentioned that she had a 16-week old kitten called Jamima, who she had personally foster-cared for the last few weeks...a timid little kitten poked her head out of the cage and I think we pretty much knew instantly, that this kitten was coming home with us.<br />
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A swift approval from our laddlord meant we could pick up the kitten the next day, all for the bargain price of $20. This included microchipping, desexing, immunisations - the lot! The $20 deal is still running at the RSPCA's Wacol facility, so it's worth checking out if you're looking to adopt a cat.<br />
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We changed her name to Venti for a couple of reasons - I'm learning Italian and Venti means "twenty" in Italian. We thought it was cute - the vet said he'd NEVER had a cat called Venti come to visit. Our girl is certainly an original :)<br />
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Our first week of having a kitten has been hilarious, curious and tiring. She's up at the crack of dawn every morning, biting our toes, skidding sideways across the tiled floor, following us round like a puppy and miowing for attention whenever she's not draped across my mouse hand at the computer.<br />
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Skittish and nervous at first, this kitten's true curious nature is coming out day by day. It's weird having a little shadow trailing me around the house, but it's lovely to have a pet again.<br />
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I was so impressed with the RSPCA adoption process, that I applied to become a volunteer photographer almost as soon as we got Venti home. My role will be to photograph animals in preparation to be adopted out. If my photos can help to find these beautiful creatures new homes, then I'm happy to help.<br />
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Venti will no doubt feature a lot in my photos. It's renewed my interest in phootgraphy, which has kinda waned over the last few months.<br />
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Here's a few pics of our cheeky kitten, and you can follow more of her antics on my Flickr stream, in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/revive-photography/sets/72157632982939943/" target="_blank">The Venti Files set</a>.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390741747123550007.post-44575681316118494912013-01-15T19:02:00.000+10:002013-01-15T19:02:15.913+10:00Tickle My Fancy Project - Day 2I enjoyed a wee, boppy trip down memory lane today, as I walked home. The Village People's <i>You Can't Stop the Music</i> was blaring from my iPhone - so today's "photo" is a screen shot from the iPhone.<br />
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80's music, whoever sings it, <i>really</i> tickles my fancy!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390741747123550007.post-2817750962014912272013-01-14T21:46:00.003+10:002013-01-14T21:46:32.678+10:00Tickle My Fancy Project - Day 1As I mentioned in my last post, I had a bit of a creative lull late last year, but I've found my photography mojo again and am challenging myself to do another challenge.<br />
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The theme is going to be "Tickle My Fancy".According to the Urban Dictionary, the phrase "tickle my fancy" means "to enjoy, adore, or be satisfied by". This means I'm going to photograph the things which I spy with my little eye each day (or week - whatever tickles my fancy). The photos will no doubt be shot with a mix of cameras, from my Canon 5DII, 7D, G12 or iPhone.<br />
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I envisage the project will be a cross between a 365 (photo a day challenge), and the Gratitude Challenges which seemed popular last year. In any case, my project is going to be about the things that make me larf.<br />
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<b>Day 1</b> begins with the <b>new lego house for my collection of minifigs</b>! My brother and sister-in-law gave it to me for Christmas, and I finally got to play with it tonight, lining up all the little dudes in their cubicles - might keep the little buggers in check. I LOVE that this lego house now gives me a place to keep and organise my little lego figurines!<br />
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Adam and Loz, thank you! THIS tickles my fancy :)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390741747123550007.post-73685830097960695082013-01-14T21:03:00.001+10:002013-01-14T21:03:56.422+10:00All's fair in love and photography!Long time no blog! I'm determined to blog a bit more regularly this year - last year's fitness kick seemed to have diverted my attention away from blogging and photography, and onto nutrition, heart rate monitors and all things calorie burning!
There were several motives for the fitness regime, not the least of which was my wedding, which took place on 29 December 2012 under a beautiful tree in the Barossa Valley.
My photography partner in crime, and now husband, Michael, took these photos as we mucked around with the professional photogs from <a href="http://www.joelroosaphotography.com/">Joel Roosa Photography</a>. Gotta love an 8mm lens selfie and an all out camera war: our 5D IIs were aimed and fired...<br />
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My next post will outline my new photography project for the year. It may morph into a daily thing and it may not. The minifigs might make random appearances (if I let them!) or not. It's going to be casual and observational....let's see how it goes. :)</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390741747123550007.post-32143059358791222202012-07-28T11:16:00.000+10:002012-07-28T11:16:24.272+10:00Taking time to smell (and shoot) the flowersI love getting outside and photographing gardens, but it's easy enough to do it indoors too! I had a few days annuak leave this week, and paid a visit to the <a href="http://www.brisbanemarkets.com.au/brisbane-flower-market/" target="_blank">Brisbane Flower Markets</a>.<br />
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The range of flowers - native and exotic - was awesome, and I picked out bunches of my favourite pinks and purples in varying degrees of bloom.<br />
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At the moment, I'm going through a bit of a high key phase, and love the look of virbrant flowers against a stark white background. This is easy enough to do with a light tent, and over-exposing by a couple of stops on the Canon Powershot G12. Whack it in macro mode, and off I go.<br />
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I love close up floral photography - the colours and textures all within such delicate petals....I find it really relaxing too. Flowers don't make demands. They don't talk back or blink...they always look great, even when they're wilting or have dried.<br />
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Here's a couple of my favourite images from the last couple of days!<br />
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Jump on over to my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.445529132133456.102920.211653358854369&type=1" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> or <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/revive-photography/sets/72157630174882430/with/7566234160/" target="_blank">Flickr stream</a> to see the rest of the nutter minifig antics ;)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390741747123550007.post-43954151024454758542012-07-01T21:52:00.000+10:002012-07-01T21:52:31.068+10:00A few excuses for the delay between blog posts....It's been a while between posts, but I do have some excuses!<br />
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Firsty, I got engaged three weeks ago - my lovely boyfriend popped the question at Sake, our favourite restaurant. He almost forgot to actually <i>ask </i>me to marry him after he'd presented me with a beautiful sparkly ring - but we got there in the end, and we are now engaged and planning our wedding :)<br />
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Having looked at so many wedding photos since the photography passion amped up, we both have a pretty good idea of what we like and don't like about all aspects of weddings. If I had a dollar for every time we've been asked in the last three weeks, "who'll photograph YOUR wedding?", I'd be rich! Rich enough to fund this looming wedding. For now, we have a few feelers out....I pity the poor photographer whose job it will be to get me to crack a natural smile in front of the camera (without the automatic reaction of holding my hand up, in a massive gesture of NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO). I have always been a behind-the-camera kinda girl...<br />
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The other main excuse for not posting, is that my photo challenge (and in fact, daily life) has been taken over some little people....Lego Mini Figures (or minifigs). They'll all about 3cm tall and come with a varierty of interchangeable accessories. In just a few weeks, I've amassed a collection of about 15 little people, who seem to tag along in my handbag....I never quite know where or how they're going to appear in my images, but there's a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/revive-photography/sets/72157630174882430/with/7471867660/" target="_blank">growing collection of their antics on my Flickr Stream</a>.So far, all my minigfig shots have come from the G12 - I'm still loving this little camera. The macro lens on it is great - so versatile and LIGHT! I take it everywhere...and it seems the minifigs turn everywhere into a photo opportunity.<br />
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Since starting to shoot under the influence of these whacky little dudes, I've come across a whole bunch of minifig fanatics on Flickr. It's nice to know that there are other nutters out there. Until next time....<br />
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In the days before I'd even heard of Photoshop, I used Cokin filters to overlay all sorts of effects to my photos. The plastic plates slotted into a bracket that screwed in to the end of the lens. There were coloured filters, neutral density filters, graduated filters to make skies really blue, and my favourite - the starburst filter!<br />
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I remember taking hundreds of pictures back then, testing out the various filters in different lighting conditions, and on many unsuspecting suspects. Picture fruit bowls in sepia. And orange. And graduated blue. Noice!<br />
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The Cokin bracket is too small to fit on to any of my current Canon lenses, but the filters work fine when I hand hold them in front of the G12...<br />
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Check out the starburst below! This opens up a whole new world of opportunities for the G12. Happy days! Or shouuld that be rose coloured glasses?<br />
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Here are some of the photos from the second week of my 365 of 40 challenge. The week started last Sunday at Byron Bay, where I got to test out the Miniature filter. It basically keeps a horizontal slit across the middle of the image sharp, and blurs the top and bottom, to give a tilt-shift effect. Apparently looking down on subjects provides the best results....<br />
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In this photo, I tried out the macro function, which I'm loving! I'm still stalking the Canon 100mm f/2.8 L macro lens for my SLR bodies, but the in-camera macro feature on the G12 is pretty damn good for a compact camera. Hand-made Italian bickies, anyone??<br />
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More macro fun, as I reminisced about Thai food and this model of a Thai food cart we bought in Bangkok over Christmas. Love the detail in the photo considering it was all about 10cm tall.<br />
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Trying out a bit of food photography, with a *very* tasty hot chocolate from our local Italian gelato bar. Hot chocolate so thick you could stand the spoon up in it...loving the fact that the G12 is small enough to fit in my handbag, and whip out at restaurants :)<br />
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I think there's a theme starting to develop here....more macro food photography, with the hand-made gnocchi created by Michael. The only real issue with this shot was that the steam from the pasta kept fogging up the glass. Fabulous gnocci though!<br />
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Here I played around with some wilting birthday roses. The G12 has in-camera post-processing options, like overlaying colour filters. Here, I photographed the roses in colour and converted them to sepia in camera. I also used the iContrast feature to bump up the contrast. There are other filters like B/W, vivid colour, selective colour. All the more reason to keep going with this camera...I haven't yet used them all! <br />
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And finally today's shot - having a bit of fun with some film I found in the back of two of my old film cameras my parents had retrieved from their garage and decided to finally lay rest at my place. More macro photography - the camera was just a couple of centimetres away from the film. <br />
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I thought I'd experiment and shoot the same flower set up...with the G12 vs the 7D + 24-70mm L lens. We're talking about a $2,400 difference in the cost of the gear taking the photo here...<br />
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Here are the two images....obviously the composition is slightly different, but both were shot hand held in a light tent to give this high key effect....for the image shot with the 7D, I used an off-camera flash. For the image with the G12, there was no flash, I just over-exposed the image by two stops. <br />
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In case you wondering, I shot the first image with the G12 and the second inage with the 7D. For a little compact camera, the G12 and all its manual capabilities is pretty damn impressive, don't you think!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390741747123550007.post-7462122343164620652012-05-27T20:28:00.000+10:002012-05-27T20:28:54.953+10:00Degustation Menu at Sono - OH YES!My birthday celebrations continued last night, with dinner at the delicious <a href="http://www.sonorestaurant.com.au/" target="_blank">Sono</a>, in Brisbane's Queen Street Mall.<br />
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Michael, my parents, one of my food-loving besties from Sydney and I shared the Sono degustation experience for over four hours....and every morsel of it was fabulous. I would definitely recommend the Zen option!<br />
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I loved having my new G12 on hand - far less intrusive than one of the big DSLR cameras, although we were in a private room, so it wouldn't have been a problem to pull the big guns out.<br />
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Here's what we ate, and some pictures. The photos may not do the food justice - the sake was flowing fast and furiously, but the entire evening made for a completely unforgettable Japanese meal!<br />
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* Zensai<br />
* Assorted sashimi<br />* Steamed white fish with enoki mushroom and cherry leaves<br />* Wagyu steak grilled on magnolia leaf<br />* Deep-fried lobster with tea leaves and wonton skin<br />* Duck and prawn in yolk vinegar sauce<br />* Assorted sushi<br />* Miso soup with clams<br />* Dessert platter<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390741747123550007.post-68081468979249878542012-05-26T12:12:00.000+10:002012-05-26T12:12:38.260+10:00A new decade, a new camera, a new 365 challenge!Today is a bit of a milestone birthday for me...one of those birthdays with a whopping big 0 in it. One that throws you into another decade. One that makes you wonder where the last 40 years went...<br />
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But it's a good thing. A GREAT thing, especially when there's lots happening and lots to look forward to!<br />
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Photographically, I want to keep challenging myself, and have decided to start another 365 challenge - <b>365 of 40</b> it's going to be. A photo everyday of my big old 40th year. Or is it my 41st year?<br />
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Anyway, I've got a new toy to do it with too....a sparkly new <a href="http://www.canon.com.au/For-You/Digital-Cameras/G12-Camera" target="_blank">Canon PowerShot G12</a> (Thank you Michael xx). A Point & Shoot! Quelle horreur! As much as I love my 5D II and 7D cameras, I wanted a compact camera that I could carry with me everywhere, but which still afforded full manual control. And after the fun of my <a href="http://surpliceofphotography.blogspot.com.au/p/my-365-challenge.html" target="_blank">first 365 Challenge</a> I wanted to get back to taking a photo everyday. <br />
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So here is Day 1's photo (one of the first birthday cards I received this morning), and a shot of the latest Canon addition to the Surplice-Coppola household :) <br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">I wanted to try something I hadn't done before - a panaramo processed in HDR style. Some people hate HDR processed photos - and yep, they can be over the top, but like anything in photography, it's all subjective.</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">The Brisbane River, just outside my window, provided an interesting scene for a panarama - now the Rivercat stops at Teneriffe Pier, there are always boats drifting about.</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">I took 13 sets of bracketed shots on my 5D II, and then set about experimenting in CS5.</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">First, I created the three panos (the
under exposed layer, the correctly exposed layer and the over exposed
layer) using Photoshop's Photo Merge feature. I then tried to run those (rather enormous files) through the Merge to HDR Pro feature - it said the file sizes had to be the same....</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">I tried to re-size the files, but fiddling with pixels all proved a bit time consuming and ultimately didn't work. Finally, I ran the Merge to
HDR Pro for each of the 13 bracketed shots, and stitched them all
together in PhotoMerge to create this pano.....</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">I need to work out how to control the colour banding a bit more effectively, but it gave me a feel for the process. I'm keen to try it again - perhaps on a tripod and at night, might make an interesting alternative. In any case, it was great to be out at that time of the day with the camera. </span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/revive-photography/6998571190/in/photostream/lightbox/" target="_blank">The large version of the image</a> is available on my Flickr stream.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390741747123550007.post-68328704435197693672012-04-28T16:39:00.000+10:002012-04-28T16:39:03.065+10:00Lemon bubbles....wiling away a wet day in BrisbaneIt's a wet old day here in Brisbane, so I decided to get out the macro lens and play with some liquid macro photography!<br />
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I was inspired by one of the macro tutorials in a <a href="http://kelbytraining.com/" target="_blank">Kelby Training</a> online tutorial, to shoot a lemon with bubbles.<br />
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The set up was easy enough - light tent, with a black background. My 5D II + 90mm Tamron lenses was mounted on a tripod, and I placed a square vase on an upturned bowl (to raise the vase off the bottom of the light tent).<br />
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My speedlight, sitting behind the whole set up, was dialed down to 1/64 power and triggered remotely. Then I just experimented with aperture for different effects.<br />
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I did a few test shots with the lemon clipped into place to check focus, then added a litre of soda water, which bubbled around the lemon.<br />
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Here are the final results (including the set up of the shoot) :)<br />
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It's
Anzac Day 2012, and I've just got back home after today's Dawn Service
in Anzac Square. Doing the Dawn Service has become a bit of a tradition
since I visited Gallipoli in May 2008.<br />
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This was a blog
post I wrote after attending my first Dawn Service in Brisbane in 2009.
Reading over it again, even now, I can imagine being right back there on
the Gallipoli peninsula. It was one of the most moving experiences of
my life - and the point at which I really understood what the Anzac
spirit - and being Australian - is about.<br />
<br />
I'm heading
into the city again to see the march through Brisbane. Of course,
I'll be taking my camera!<br />
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Lest we forget. <br />
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* * * * * <br />
Last May, on a holiday to Turkey, I visited the legendary Gallipoli: a peninsula in the North West of the country.<br />
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Perfect,
clear skies framed our view. The area was calm, peaceful and
spectacularly picturesque - glistening blue sea out to the front of us,
dramatic cliffs and bushland to the rear.<br />
<br />
However, this idyllic setting belied the hell that it bore witness to some 94 years earlier.<br />
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Our coach pulled over to the side of the road nearest the water. There it was: one word in bold, simple letters: A N Z A C.<br />
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Profound
emotion took over me - I felt overwhelming sadness and began to sob. I
had lost no relatives in the battle that began there at 4.28am on April
25, 1915 - indeed my grandfathers and forebears had not even fought in
Turkey nor had they died in any war.<br />
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But I cried for
the ANZACS - the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who landed on
that small beach in the first joint military operation between the two
countries. Theirs was part of a broader campaign mounted by the British
and French to capture the Ottoman capital of Istanbul and secure a sea
route to Russia.<br />
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I cried at the futility of the
situation the ANZACs faced, many gunned down as they emerged from boats
that had taken them to shore, thousands more killed in a bloody battle
up and down those towering cliffs.<br />
<br />
It is said that this
battle forced the birth of consciousness of Australia and New Zealand.
It was a place where our young men died; and a place where the ANZAC
legend was born.<br />
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We departed Anzac Cove and wound our
way up the hill to Lone Pine, the Australian memorial and cemetary at
the top of the peninsula. The poignant melody of the Last Post started
to replay itself in my mind. I tried to imagine what those young
soldiers must have seen - or what some of them almost saw. The
gravestone of one R.H Stevens said he was killed the very day he arrived
on Turkish soil.<br />
<br />
Chanuk Bair, New Zealand's ANZAC
memorial and cemetary at Gallipoli, and the Turkish cemetary were
equally moving. Those headstones represented way too many lives cut
short, wherever they had come from.<br />
<br />
Our young Turkish
guide and coach driver showed so much compassion and respect for the few
Australians and New Zealanders on the tour that day; indeed Ceylan and
Burhan, both beautiful, warm souls, had hosted us in their beautiful
country for the previous two weeks. It made me cry all the more to think
that our countries had once been at war.<br />
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The battle to
retain control of the Gelibolu peninsula and the Straits of the
Dardanelles was also one of the defining moments in Turkish history. I
believe that because Turkey, Australia and New Zealand share such a
history; we also share a future in always remembering what that history
means.<br />
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The bond between the ordinary soldiers and
sailors who fought at Gallipoli was expressed this way by the President
of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1934, on a large stone monument at
Anzac Cove:<br />
<blockquote>
"Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives...<br />
You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country.<br />
Therefore, rest in peace.<br />
There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours...<br />
You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries, wipe away your tears,<br />
Your sons are now lying in our bosom, and are in peace,<br />
After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well"</blockquote>
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My
visit to Gallipoli had a profound impact on me. I had heard much about
the ANZAC spirit and the legendary Gallipoli from my early childhood,
but had never really personally connected with it. On that day, I felt
as intensely proud to be Australian as I felt homesick, sad, humble and
grateful. I longed to be back home with my family under blue skies and
amongst the gum trees - but I now knew deeply why I would personally
never forget those who fought for my country's freedom.<br />
<br />
I
went to my first Anzac Day Dawn Service last Saturday and was inspired
by how many people of all ages packed into Brisbane's Anzac Square at
such an early hour.<br />
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As the old diggers marched solemnly
up to the Shrine of Rembrance to the drumbeat of the military band, I
thought very fondly of my time in Turkey. Tears unashamedly rolled down
my face as a buggler sounded the Last Post, before the two-minute
silence. The mood was solemn, reflective. The silence was palpable.<br />
<br />
I
feel some regret that it took it nearly 37 years for me to really "get"
Anzac Day and all that it represents; but, better late than never I
suppose.<br />
<br />
I will certainly watch future Anzac Day
services with a different perspective, just as I will feel a bit more
appreciation each time I walk past Anzac Square or see an Australian
soldier. But I think it's the deeply ingrained Gallipoli experience -
memories of my day there and of the even more extraordinary events that
took place in 1915, that will remind me why we must always remember
them.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390741747123550007.post-91556147755804305022012-04-23T21:19:00.002+10:002012-04-23T21:19:25.397+10:00My first foray into time lapse photographyThere are some amazing time lapse photography sequences floating round the net, so I was inspired to attempt my own after a shoot out at Dicky Beach this weekend.<br />
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It was an amazing, dark night, with spectacular clouds and millions of stars. Ships steamed across the horizon and aircraft cut through the sky, all the while, clouds crashed around the wreck of the S.S Dicky. It was eerie. Moody. Beautiful!<br />
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The set up was as follows:<br />
- Canon 5D II with the 24-70mm lens mounted on a tripod and cable release<br />
- ISO 800, f/3.2, 30 second exposures<br />
- 125 consecutive RAW images converted to JPEG format<br />
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In post production, I reduced noise, changed the colour temperature to tungsten, and bumped up contrast slightly.<br />
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I then used Windows Live Movie Maker to "stitch" the images together, video style. <br />
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I wish I'd have taken more images as there was so much going on between ships, planes and waves! Anyway, here's the finished product! I'll definitely be trying this again :)<br />
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Click on the image below, which takes you to the 36-second video on my Flickr stream. <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Dicky Beach QLD, Australia-26.7834908 153.1379545-26.7976658 153.1182135 -26.769315799999998 153.15769550000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390741747123550007.post-13072967581050089032012-04-03T20:34:00.000+10:002012-04-03T20:34:50.306+10:00Somewhere over the rainbow!Long time no blog! Life is getting in the way of a perfectly good passion, so the best I can do tonight is post some images of a double rainbow I took last Friday evening. I haven't seen a rainbow this vibrant for a long time let alone a double banger, AND right outside my window. <br />
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Rainbows...one of nature's beautiful wonders :)<br />
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<a href="http://zite.com/" target="_blank">Zite</a> is one of the apps I use everyday (and it's free!). It aggregates blog feeds and news posts about subjects of my choice - I have feeds set up for photography (of course), gadgets, social media, marketing and a few others.<br />
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Not only does it feed in posts from the blogs I've chosen to follow through Google Reader (it hooks in to a number of popular RSS feed readers), but it then discovers more blogs with similar or relevant content. I've come across some very helpful and interesting articles as a result of Zite's discovery tools.<br />
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I love how it lays out the articles magazine-style. It includes images and headlines, and then you can click into each article to read the full post.<br />
<br />
Within each article you can share to a bunch of social media sites, email the link to friends, or use the <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/" target="_blank">Read it Later</a> to bookmark those posts you like best, and want to be able to refer to later.<br />
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I find this "personalised magazine" style of presenting content lets me scan through large numbers of stories (as you would flick through a newspaper) and read more about the ones that most interest me! It's perfect for reading when I'm on the bus, or anywhere where I find myself with a few spare minutes.<br />
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If you have an iPad, check it out!<br />
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I began investigating long Cert IV/Diploma courses some time ago, but the number of "part time" photography courses in Brisbane is severely limited - talk about a market opportunity! I'd always shyed away from online courses because I like the discipline and interactivity of lectures, but it seemed to be the only option available.<br />
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In doing my own research and talking to colleagues amd photography buddies, I came across <a href="http://www.thephotographyinstitute.com/" target="_blank">The Photography Institute</a>, which offers a 24-week, 12 module course. It looked pretty extensive, and what I liked most about it was the promise of personal feedback from tutors.<br />
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So, knowing that a couple of my mates are doing the course, Michael and I signed up last week.<br />
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The course notes are extensive, and the assignments definitely make you think. Module 1's assignment listed a series of scenarios and kit bag full of theoretical equipment, from which you had to say which gear you'd take and why. All the lenses available to choose from were prime lenses....argh! Hard going for someone who mainly uses zoom lenses....<br />
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Anyway, submitted my first assignment and got some helpful feedback from my tutor, and 9/10, so I'm on my way. Bring on Module 2! I'm really looking forward to the practical components, setting up some shoots and getting some feedback on the photos - it's the only way to improve! It's also far more interesting when you're studying a subject you love - it doesn't seem like a chore, well, yet - anyway!<br />
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In the meantime, here's a couple I took at this morning's photo walk around Roma Street Parklands. <br />
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It was the day of the 7th Annual <a href="http://www.brightonjettyclassic.com/">Brighton Jetty Classic</a> - a surf racing day initiated by the Brighton Surf Club to raise funds for the club.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/PhotoMCP" target="_blank">Michael</a> had supported the race since its inception, working as a volunteer photographer at each of previous six races. He'd been out on the surf boats and up in helicopters to cover the event, and knew pretty much what was going to happen throughout the day. I had no idea, but was keen to tag along...<br />
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The weather was decidedly feral and worsening as we drove down to the beach, which had been cordoned off in preparation for the huge crowds who usually participate in the event or who simply come to watch.<br />
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Brighton Beach was being blown about - waves breaking hard into the shore, and the cold wind whipping the sand everywhere. The 400m swim race had already been cancelled due to the dangerous conditions and the organisers announced they were re-convening at 9am to determine the fate of the 1,500m swim and boat races.<br />
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As well as the races, the club ran a <a href="http://www.brightonjettyclassicsculptures.com/" target="_blank">sculpture exhibition</a>, so we set about photographing the artwork. My favourite piece was a huge set of speedos (aka Budgie Smugglers) called "Hanging out to dry". Loved the irony of these mega cossies being whipped about by the wind and rain.<br />
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The big swim was eventually cancelled due to the dangerous conditions, which was a shame given how much effort had been put into the event - but it didn't stop people from having a great day. Appearances by Home & Away stars gave the teeny boppers something to scream about, and the oldies kicked on at the bar.<br />
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It was interesting to talk to the surf lifesavers about their duties in keeping our beaches safe - there was a very strong sense of family and community amongst the club members, which was great to see.<br />
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In an awards ceremony later in the day, the club acknowledged 7-year sponsors of the Brighton Jetty Classic, including Channel 7, Coopers and Michael! We felt it was only fitting to photograph him in front of the iconic Brighton Jetty.<br />
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Hoping for the opportunity to do it all again next year in more favourable conditions!<br />
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