Sometimes you do not even need a tripod and simply resting the camera on the ground will suffice. Having a camera at ground level does however have its risks. I had to pluck the camera to safety a moment after I captured this image as that wave washed over the foreground pebbles. Better they get […]
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It’s easy to imagine that above those stilts of legs there is some alien spacecraft just touched down in a primal sea. Any moment now an under-hull hatch will open and other-worldly visitors will descend to explore their new discovery. Thanks Jennifer for your imagination. Up until then it was just a jetty! Photo: Robert […]
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There is definitely a dark side creeping in to my work. There was an awesome sunset tonight. A wonderful mix of sun and cloud and sun and cloud as the sun sank through shutters of dark and gold. When the sun was well gone the clouds lit up with oranges and reds. The the last […]
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Candid photography is both more interesting and easier from unusual places. Here looking down I saw this man framed within a gridded network of tiles. My perspective made the grid the defining subject. The man, well an interesting foreground subject. 🙂 Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 663, The Grid’, 1/160s f/4.0 ISO640 182mm
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Today was one of the windier ones with powerful northerlies ahead of a westerly front. Late today I thought I’d try some long exposure shots of windy Henley Beach. The strategy was simple. 1. Guess the aiming of the camera and all the required camera settings with the lens cap on. 2. Quickly remove the […]
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