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Barerarerungar

NIKON Z 7 + Laowa 12 mm f/2.8 @ 12 mm, 1/8 sec at f/4, ISO 1600

NIKON Z 7 + Laowa 12 mm f/2.8 @ 12 mm, 1/8 sec at f/4, ISO 1600 x 26 Frames

Barerarerungar means ‘Country’ in Boonwurrung, a language from Kulin Nation, where the artist Maree Clarke lives

On the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia facade, she features river reeds, a symbol representing safe travels and friendship

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.

Vivid Customs

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/10 sec at f/5.6, ISO 1600

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/10 sec at f/5.6, ISO 1600 x 30 Frames

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.

Life Enlivened

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 54 mm, 20 sec at f/8, ISO 64

A sneak peek of Vivid Sydney 2023

I’ve been fortunate enough to have been shooting pre-release scenes at Vivid Sydney again this year

The late Australian artist John Olsen’s vibrant paintings of life and energy within the natural world will illuminate the Sydney Opera House’s sails from this Friday the 26th of May

The looping fast paced animated video sequence moves through ten distinct artworks over about ten minutes

The keen eyed amongst you may notice the unusual exposure settings for this capture. A 20 second long exposure at a very nice base ISO of 64 and a more closed down aperture of f/8

Alas one of the perks of being able to have the projection paused for a minute at a time at particular interesting frames allowing the shooting of nice clean static images 🙂

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.

Steel Orb

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 430 sec at f/8, ISO 100

This one turned out much better than I was expecting

Gerry doing what was probably his first ever orb using steel wool spinning. It actually turned out really well. The rainbow waterfall in the foreground and the channel leading to the orb courtesy of the AOAM RGB Critter with the BitWhip attachment. Running the torch in Rainbow Road mode (cycling through all the (39) colours available)

Add a touch of subtle torch lighting on the stone bridge and in the foreground below the falls. The later an act of pure madness (and risk of broken bones) stumbling around over the rocks in total darkness! 🙂

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.

Curvature

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/2000 sec at f/1.7, ISO 100 x 21 Frames

Lake Pearson, New Zealand

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.