366 Days of 2012, Day 13 – Lilyput Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Lilyput’. 1/6400 sec at 175mm f/2.8, ISO 400

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Tonight I headed down to the beach berating myself for not being ready sooner. The sun was setting through patchy cloud and I thought I was missing that golden last 30 minutes of the day. When I arrived the sun had dropped behind cloud but would appear again just on sunset. As I readied my […]

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I noticed a large coil of irrigation hose propped against a wall which which might make an interesting subject. I tried and tried but could not frame a shot I found pleasing in its entirety. However when I got really close, no longer was it a coil of poly pipe but presented a beautiful combination […]

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So how to you make a trailer load full of garden rubbish interesting? Zoom in? Zoom out? Zoom while shooting!?! Well actually it’s not so simple because the effect really only works when you get a good combination of zoom movement and shutter speed. If you have a tripod, the more solid the better, then […]

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There is a beautiful vase of white lilies gracing the dining table. We try and keep fresh flowers in the house when ever we can so there is almost always a flower photo opportunity to be had. There are two things I found awkward about taking this image. The first was the stark contrast between […]

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