The last remains of the old Port Willunga jetty, South Australia. Port Willunga Beach was recently named as the only Australian location in ‘Travel and Leisure’ magazine – hip travel list of emerging destinations. This is still one of my favourite locations to photograph and is only a 40 minute drive south of Adelaide. Pentax *ist DS – DSLR. Also available:
“Don’t be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with the wind.” – Hamilton Wright. / Windswept by SD Smart. / Millicent, South Australia. HDR – Three exposures (-2, 0, +2). / Combined and tonemapped in Photomatix and finished in CS2. Also available:
“Karta” the orangutan hit the news recently after managing to escape from her enclosure briefly before returning safely.
‘Lonely Jetty’ / Port Noarlunga, South Australia / SD Smart Photography >20,000 views All photographs are the exclusive property of SD Smart Photography and are protected under Australian and international copyright laws. / The images may not be reproduced, saved, stored, printed or manipulated without written permission. / Use of any image as the basis for another photographic concept or illustration is a violation of copyright. / © All rights reserved. Also available: /
“Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.” – Maxim Gorky. Generations by Shane Smart. / / / / Also Available: /
Millicent South Australia. / © 2007. / / / Comments / Suggestions welcome. / / /
Transcendent by Shane Smart. Port Willunga, South Australia. Pentax *ist DS. / HDR: / 3 Exposures (-2,0,+2) / Combined in Photomatix and finished in CS2. Also available:
“Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.” – M. Thatcher. / Kangaroo Island, South Australia. / © 2007.
“Hows the serenity?” / (He loved the serenity of the place.) / ”...So much serenity.” / ( I think he also just loved the word. ) / – The Castle / Serenity by SD Smart. Baudin Beach. / Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
“We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started… and know the place for the first time.” T.S. Eliot. / . / Destination by Shane Smart. / Meningie, South Australia. Pentax *ist DS – DSLR. Also available: /
/ Port Willunga, South Australia. / / Black and White HDR © 2007. / Landscapes / /
“A pessimist only sees the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides and shrugs; an optimist doesn’t see the clouds at all …. he’s walking on them.” / - Leonard L. Levinson. / Cloud Evolution by Shane Smart. / “Number Two Rocks” / Canunda National Park – South Australia. © /
Adelaide Zoo, South Australia. Pentax *ist DS.
Photo Manipulation (Mirrored Symmetry). Original image taken at Adelaide Zoo, South Australia. /
Majestic Dominance by Shane Smart. / Lion – Adelaide Zoo, South Australia.
Ladybirds, ladybugs or ladybeetles? / Depends where you are from I guess… Thanks again to Stephen Chapple for his help with my recent images. Check out his work too:
/ The Mortlock Library. / North Terrace, Adelaide – South Australia. / Pentax DS. 18mm. / HDR – Three exposures (-2, 0, +2) / Combined and tonemapped in Photomatix and finished to black and white in CS3. / Be sure to check out the new group TUNNEL VISION
River Torrens, Adelaide. / South Australia. / Sculpture by Shaun Kirby.
“There are two things parents should give their children: roots and wings. Roots to give them bearing and a sense of belonging, but also wings to help free them from constraints and prejudices and give them other ways to travel, or rather, to fly.” / - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Canon 50d. / 17-85 IS USM
Canon 50D. / 17-85 IS USM.
Canon 50D. Sigma 10-20mm (at 10mm).
Port Noarlunga Jetty. / South Australia. A combination of all my favourite techniques: / Wide angle, long exospure, HDR and night photography. Canon 50D. / 10-20mm (at 10mm) HDR – 3 Bracketed Exposures (up to 30 seconds) blended manually in CS3. The longest exposure (2 stops overexposed) brought out the unusual streaks from the jetty lights. Click for larger preview. See also: /
Lyrup Flats, South Australia. Canon 50D / 10-20mm (at 10mm) HDR (3 bracketed exposures blended manually). / + slight texture added. Click image to see larger preview.
Paringa Bridge. / Renmark / Paringa – South Australia. Thanks to Steve Chapple / Everytime we shoot together I learn something new. Canon 50D. / Sigma 10-20mm. Mirrored Symmetry. Click image for larger preview.
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