Before the World Cup, I had a friend over to hang out in the wee hours of the morning. We both noticed how nice it was outside and we decided to go out and get some shots. Im glad we did.

Eden Gardens in Sydney has this stairway with windows and stuff. Pretty cool stuff.

On another note, Im thinking of getting the Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3. The good thing is that it would make my 18-55 kit lens obsolete, so I could sell that for a little extra gold.

Also, a Speedlite 430EX II is looking pretty good right now. Perhaps in the future.

A surprising amount of awesomeness was in the city today. Turns out big projectors shining images on the opera house makes for cool lighting.

My Fathers been playing piano for a long time, ever since he was young.

Another shot from my tenting trip to The Entrance

This is the first shot I’ve uploaded taken with my new 50mm f/1.8 prime. Ironically, it doesn’t actually take advantage of the lenses new features, in any particularly noticeable way.

Anywho, I’m actually very happy with this shot, I like its minimalism and harsh contrast. It also reflects my new found process of using camera colour settings more. It gives me more immediate results and helps me to see what I could do to the shot in post production.

Last of all, after I finished taking some shots of the clouds, a man who regularly walks his dogs past my house told me off for taking shots of peoples houses, something I simply wasn’t doing. When I said I wasn’t shooting the homes, he replied that he wasn’t an idiot, and he could see where my camera was pointing.

This RC car is rear wheel drive and can do J turns.

-update (Apr 10)
Here is a diagram of the studio setup I had. [link]

I was a little unsure about putting this shot up. It’s always hard for a photographer to view their own shots objectively, without letting the memories and emotions from the time get in the way. Hence the unsureness. But anyway, here it is, the roof of the Australian National Art Galley.  I really like the pattern created by all the triangles and the different shades of gray in various areas. I hope you like it as much as I do.

PS: I have linked this image here to a larger version, and I’ll probably be doing so all the time from now on. A max width of 578px can be limiting for a photo.

It’s been a while since I’ve done any photography, but luckily today, I had some fun playing with a lens and some light. Read more.

The face you can see on the paper was created by magnifying glass lens held behind the paper.

I have to thank my brother and my brother for the help with this shot.

Another shot from another rainy day.