Week 8 " The Red Handbag"

I decided to try something different to the usual landscape HDR I have shot the past 7 weeks and went along the lines of a product shot
using Mrs C's red leather handbag I set it on the 1/2 wall at our entrance
using the EF 10-22mm lens on a tripod I shot 3 frames
+2, 0, -2 @ F/16
with shutter speeds of
30.0sec, 16.0 sec, 3.20 sec
ISO 400
16mm focal length


My Submission for week 8

Week 7 " Good Morning Melbourne"

G'day and welcome to week 7

The only real difference between the past few weekends is that I got out of bed on a Saturday at 5.00am rather than the usual Sundays I have dedicated to the PaW project

with all good intention of shooting the Eureka Tower for the constructed my man challenge

I decided to go with something else after all

I will add the shots of the tower to the outtakes.

Saturday Feb 13th 2010

The morning was exceptional so serene and still and very little activity but for the occasional seagulls piercing the stillness as they squabbled over a scrap of food.

As the city starts to come alive a few stragglers emerge from across a footbridge and in the distance music starts to become increasingly louder mixed with a whirl of a motorized wheelchair I had heard about this guy but this was the first time I had seen him

" The Legally Blind Busker " as his message board that hangs around his neck proclaims

he travels along Southgate and the rivers edge singing to a recorded tape.

he actually has a great voice.

I said good morning and then he was off on his escapade

so here are a couple outtakes and the image I submitted to PaW 2010

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OUTTAKES

#1

Eureka Tower

#2

City Skyline

PaW Week 7 Submission

Southgate

Week 6 " A day at the Prom"

Well we are now into February where did January go ?
Before long we will be into double figures for our PaW adventures.
during the week I was thinking of where to shoot this week
and as I had organised to have Friday off I though OK maybe


Wilson's Promontory National Park

I hadn't been there for a couple years and this time last year The Prom was one of the locations engulfed in the worst bushfire our State/Country had ever experienced
it was just incredible seeing the skeletons of the trees and how little growth had there been in the 12 months recovery to date it will replenish but it will take a long while i guess


info on Black Saturday Feb 7th 2009
http://www.blacksaturday.com.au/

THE DAY BEGINS
It seems like I had just dozed off when at 3.00am the alarm sounded.
Yes that's right 3.00am {my wife is sure I have lost my mind}
usually on my RDO you wouldn't have seen me before 10.00am as I wake at 5.00 each day for work
first things first "COFFEE" I needed a double hit this morning as I was endeavouring what was to become an epic journey which involved a round trip of 6+ hrs driving and a lot of walking
So kettles on , showers done , battery for camera charged , GPS set
Bugger as I stepped outside I was hit by rain damn its pissisting down too
such a contrast to Thursday's Fiery Red Sunrise that had me in awe


ohhh well no point bitching and seeming your up & in the words of NIKE "just do it" off I set
The rain just didn't let up as I went thru Cranbourne the wipers were going flat knackers
about a couple hrs into the drive it started to let up to a drizzle when ahead of me I saw two bright lights "ohhhhhhhhhhhhh great UFO's what else could go wrong I thought?" as I approached the lights I knew it had to be wildlife so I slowed down thankfully because sitting in the middle of the lane was this cute little Koala so I slowly went past him and pulled over
grabbed the camera and as I opened the door I just caught a glimpse of him/her disappearing into the black night as I had never seen a koala that close before in the wild, I was disappointed I missed getting a shot of him/her but at least it was off the road so that was good


so another hour I finally pulled into Welshpool and had a look around as i waited for the sun to come up all I had was dark grey Sky and hardly any visible clouds everything just looked flat grey then finally the rain stopped and I was able to get a few shots of my FS entry{see Later}
while planning the trip i googled local attractions and saw a reference to this waterfall called Agnes Falls at least with all this rain it should have some water what it is really is a water management scheme where the local shire has damed the stream and its well maintained with facilities for picnics etc


It is a beautiful location and as i shot it for the HDR challenge a fine fog swept up the gorge adding atmosphere.
after shooting quite a few frames I was confident I had what I needed for the Challenge



so PHASE 2 begins

THE PROM

A short 40 min drive from Agnes Falls sees me at the gate to the National Park and forking over a $10.60 fee
about 15 km into the drive into the Prom I came to Cotters Lake which I never did find even tho I walked for like 2 km running into Emu's and Kangaroos I so learnt that I should have carried my 55- 250 lens with me. soi i made do with the 18mm - 55mm wide angle lens i had on the body

aftermy excursion around Cotters Lake area I headed to a beach I knew from the last visit here Squeaky Bay
this is such a beautiful beach when the suns out and illuminating the white sands and the colored boulders

I took a few HDR frames from here as well
so after spending about 3 hrs on the Prom it was time to make the 3 hr drive back home
I was pretty stuffed by then and 1/2 way home I had to stop and get something to eat and coffee to perk me up i have never like McDonalds as much as i did yesterday :)

well thats my Day on the Prom see you all next week


Emu





Kangaroo














OUTTAKES

#1 Port Welshpool

#2 Squeaky Beach











Week 6 Submission Agnes Falls