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there's something special about lighthouses,
the sense of these powerful sentinels
standing protectively against the elements
... and all that sort of thing...
and Cape Byron Lighthouse is no different
with its own remarkable history of tragic tales.
.. this is actually a five shot vertical panorama
one of those shots I had all sorts of hopes for
that became one of those photoshop missions
of endless tweaking, blending and matching
undistortioning, perspectiving and snarling....
one of those grand ideas that never quite made it
Jonson Street, Byron Bay.
Building immediately behind the bus stop is the old station master's cottage, now the Visitor Information Centre.
This was the stunning panorama we were presented with while staying at a "homestead for rent" in the Byron Bay hinterland....what a magical place.
A spectacular sunset over Byron Bay last night.
We were out and about having coffee with friends. Walking back to the house along the beach, it was clear that the clouds were lining up for a great sunset.
A mad dash later, and we were at "The Pass" a small headland at the end of Main Beach in Byron Bay which I had scouted earlier.
As the colours built, I spotted these two surfboards lined up on the beach. I thought it summed up Byron Bay beautifully.
Shell (part of shell) found on the beach
Byron Bay NSW Australia on our honeymoon 1998. I've only just got round to having it mounted in silver (2008)
for our 10th anniversary.
Metalsmiths in Heathfield. East Sussex did
the silver work.
The view from the balloon on the second morning - yes, I was lucky! I had two flights! Photographed with the new Canon EOS 5DSR and a 70-200mm Canon L series zoom. Check out Byron Bay Ballooning next time you're up there.
I have finally been able to play more seriously with the new Canon EOS 5DSR, the latest 50-megapixel DSLR and, along with its cousin the 5DS, the only 50-megapixel DSLR! Canon hosted a Tales By Light weekend festival up in Byron Bay early this month and I was lucky enough to be invited along with Darren Jew and Krystle Wright. We got to meet some great people, print some photos, watch some movies and go on some amazing shoots.
I think Krystle and I were the fortunate ones because we took two balloon rides over the idyllic Byron Bay hinterlands. Sorry, Darren!
Shooting from a balloon is deceptive. It's usually so still you hardly feel you're moving. However, you certainly can be moving quite quickly and the trick is to keep your shutter speeds up to avoid subject blur. Standing in the balloon, you'd be forgiven for thinking 1/30 second was fast enough, and sometimes when the balloon is stationary it is, but to be safe, I'd be shooting at at least 1/125 second. And for the larger sensor cameras (36-megapixels and up), I'd push that to 1/250 or even 1/500 second. This is just a rule of thumb - the shutter speed you need will be dependent on how fast you're moving as well as how close you are to the ground.
The compromise with fast shutter speeds is either wider apertures which might not be quite as sharp as mid-range apertures, or higher ISO speeds which can introduce noise. This is especially an issue in the dawn light before the sun comes up, but essentially you have a choice of sharp photos or 'grainy' ones. I like sharp ones!
Personally, I don't mind a little texture in my photos and, when shooting with 50-megapixels, you find the noise greatly disappears when you're making smaller prints or posting them on the web. And let's not be too critical about all this. While there is more noise than the EOS-1 DX, for instance, what noise is there is a very minor concern for what is being offered.
My first impressions of the EOS 5DSR are very positive and that it has a superb sensor. The limiting factor will be some of my older lenses. Canon is on a winner here and, yes, I have bought one!
#talesbylight #canonaustralia #canoncollective
Photo taken at Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. This is the most Easterly point of Australia. A freshly painted lighthouse on a perfect day.
Back in 2009 I wanted to get shots of the sunrise from the lighthouse in Byron Bay. Nobody told me about the roadworks, I was never going to reach the lighthouse to see the sun rise. In desperation I raced down to the water and was forced to settle for this shot instead. Looking back, it doesn't seem so bad; sometimes we have to make do with what we can get.