Garth Smith

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I have been a photographer for the better part of 30 years getting my first SLR camera in 1983 (a Konica FT1). I love capturing the underappreciated natural beauty of my local area.
It never ceases to amaze me how close I live to such bountiful variety. From the magnificent rainforests of the Tarkine interspersed with clump grass & heath plains, the beautiful long beaches of the north coast framed by headlands to the rugged wild beauty of the west coast beaches, quiet little coves and savage rocks, snow covered wilderness peaks and rolling majestic farmland, gravel roads, bush tracks & old buildings, little creeks only the locals know and navigable rivers.
I have most of this within 20 minutes from my doorstep and the magnificent Cradle Mountain/Walls of Jerusalem National Park is but 3 hours drive away.
I love capturing blocks of colour and big skies, nature that looks abstract and twilight coastal shots, I like distance compressing telephoto shots & wide angle lens shots.
I like capturing that which the camera can see but the eye can’t. I love making the camera capture what the eye can see.

I love experimenting to “see what happens”.
The quality of digital photography possible has gotten to the stage where it has revitalised my love of photography, and it feels like an old and dear friend has come home after living away.

I have a Nikon D-40 camera and just got my new Nikon D90 a week or so ago.
My lenses are, a Nikkor 18-200mm AF-S VR lens and a Sigma 10-20mm wideangle lens.
I use a polarising filter, a UV filter and ND filters depending on the circumstances.
I use a Velbon Tripod and a Nikon remote shutter release.

My Bubblesite

Some of my Favourite Places
Kings Rocks
Marrawah

Some of my favourite shots