Outback…...somewhere near Mungo.
A bit of scenery along South Australia’s Oodnadatta Track. We spent a few days looping through the backcountry in central SA, taking photos and generally enjoying the journey. For me it was partly a test-drive of my [then] new Canon 350D/Rebel XT, and falling in love with shooting with an SLR once more. It was the skyscapes that made the landscape shots special as much as anything else- catching the contrast and depth in the clouds and working them in to the landscape features let me take some nice shots which captured some of the grandeur and scale of this immense and spectacular place. September 2006.
©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
Sometimes you have to sacrifice to get an image. To do things you are routinely prepared to skip, do them on impulse, for the sake of curiosity or survival of your photographic essence, whichever comes first. For a change, wake up early, walk to an interesting destination, one with an aura of permanent popularity like a waterfall or beach, and infuse your artistic being with an extra dose of organic beauty. I reached the pristine flow and witnessed it right on time, tranquil and clear, painted by a mystifying glow, no sun or moon can claim. The sight was so surreal, the river itself had to stop and make a couple of circles before departing towards the sea. Scented green branches diluted their reflections in its placid water, the skeletons of fallen trees slowly morphed back into daylight shapes. The mist and part of the river that managed to take off as a vapor danced softly in mid air. I trapped a little playful bird with my eyes. / / A complete mental inventory for a fairy flavored daydream. Even if your digital masterpiece stays short of its cerebral counterpart, how can you fail to remember the sight that can suspend all of your uncertainties, the insanely lush hazy forest and its river that wears fallen leaves like jewelry. Well, is there a point in getting up early? If the just spoken plea is not enough I can give you a better reason. You should do it because you still can; a fact that may not be equally true tomorrow.
JJ is one of my best friends from Weedy Field. He was always the most inquisitive blue jay around but he was also unusually quiet for a jay. When I started bringing peanuts, he’d murmur unlike anything I’d heard in a blue jay before. Now, I can call him from 200 yards away with a very weak whistle and he’ll land in the branch closest to my head and murmur. He’s not ready to be hand-fed yet but we will come well within reach and look at me with patient eyes and an eager beak. LOL! This shot came from the hand-held Nikon D80 again but the next shots should come from the camera being triggered remotely while on a tripod. With any good timing at all, I’ll catch him much closer with a wider angle 18 55mm lens and possibly looking at me with those surprising seemingly intelligent eyes. Oh, and yes, the peanuts are unsalted since I don’t need to be paying for health care for scrub jays or the brown tree squirrels who share them. ;-)
This lonely tree tries to survive in the harsh conditions of the North West Cape with very little annual rainfall. © aabz-imaging / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Location: Cape Range, North West Cape, Western Australia Framing suggestion: / © aabz-imaging / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Photo taken by collegue Simon Frankel. Then edited in Photoshop by myself. Thankyou to Simon for allowing me to post the photo. This was not a sand storm as some may think. Just over the hill was a raging fire that was taking control in 2006. They were taken at Pike River during the bush fire that burnt out around 120,000 hectares of scrub just north of the Riverland. / It was a mixture of smoke, stormy grey cloud and some sun trying to break through.
Ah as he watches the sunset and the moonrise…one happy Jay jay bird…
Second HDR attempt, not real pleasing.. but i’ll be retaking this shoot several times to try and improve so i’m putting this up for a reference of progress. :) Shot on the 13th of September 2008 with a 450D and 50mm f/1.4 prime. Shuter: 0.3s / Aperture: f/22 / ISO: 100 My Images Do NOT Belong To The Public Domain. All images are copyright © Jason Asher. All Rights Reserved. Copying, saving, downloading, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited. Non-compliance with these term(s) WILL result in legal action.
Nikon D60, Sigma 10-20mm. One raw file converted using -4, -2, 0, +2, +4 in Photomatrix and finished off in PS CS3 / Camera settings: f/5.3, ISO – 100, Focal length 16mm Our coastline further south of Perth
I love the texture and design created by the Scrub Oak tree branches with all the fresh, new snow on it. FEATURED in the group Snow! Glorious Snow!!
“Tangara vitriolina” / It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. This one was taken just outside the city of Ibagué on an Orchid Farm in the state of Tolima, Colombia. /
A mob of Grey Kangaroos having a drink at Urimburra Wildlife Park, South Australia. from Georgiegirl
Donated by Georgiegirl All profits from purchasing this work and any others in this profile will be donated to the Wildlife victims of the Victorian bush fires.
He has a rather snooty looking faceand his eyes look like biscuits but he is beautiful in flight. This is a rather common butterfly here in Florida.
Untouched photograph. Best viewed LARGE
A bat in a tub …
Taken in Florida on Historic Jungle Trail. / The name is due to the fact that vultures are often perched on the branches. Obviously none were to be seen when I took the shot but I like the look of the trees anyway. Layered with textures.\ Featured in Florida the Sunshine State Group /
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