Revisiting Abstract And Reflections

Hi All,


Welcome to my photographic observations.

I have decided to share a couple of photos where I look at things differently.
Sometimes these things come easy and sometimes not.

I saw a puddle of water on a path and as I got to it i saw a lovely reflections of
the trees and the clouds.
I thought it was quite interesting and always like taking pictures wherever I see
a reflection.

It kind of reminds me of the paintings with depth you see on a sidewalk.

The second image is my attempt at a Monet style. To do this you need to have camera set
in manual mode and ISO 100 or lower. F22 and then you expose with shutter speed
until you get correct exposure. The idea is to get a longer shutter speed. No tripod necessary.
Whoa!!!! No tripod you say? Yep coz the idea is to press the shutter button ounce
focused on subject and jiggle camera around.

It is always good to have a good colourful subject like flowers and to fill the frame.
It gives a very dreamy Monet effect like you see in the image.

Thank you for taking the time to have a read and all comments or criticisms are welcome.

Until next time...
Vedran

Tables And Chairs

Hi All,

Was thinking out of the square today and thought what theme could I write for this post.
I usually write about what i see around and take pictures off.
So today I will do exactly the same lol...

I like to take pictures of cafes or restaurants but I dont feel comfortable if people
are having a coffee or a munch on they're food.
I tend to think its an invasion of privacy to a certain extent. Besides I cant run so fast
so I don't tempt fate lol.

The first picture I have is in colour and it is an outdoor cafe in Supetar on the Island Brac in Croatia.
Oops all pics today from the island.

Its a nice setting but for me it tended to lack something. I'm not sure if the angle
or the colour but i thought I would try something else.
 I took another shot also in colour but it still didn't tickle my fancy so when I processed
I converted to black and white.

 I liked this one a bit more but maybe you might disagree as we all have different ideas as to what works or not.


 I then went scouting for something else to shoot when I come across this restaurant.
It had classic red and white table cloth and nicely set out I thought.

 I took the pic to highlight the bottles and to also run the tables in a diagonal line from right to


left in the frame. I was lucky in the sense no one was having a meal and could frame how I wanted.
The colour version of the picture didn't quite do it for me so I reprocessed in black and white.
I think it turned out to be a very contrasty but nice pic in the end.

Thank you for taking the time to read. If you have any comments good or bad
leave down below as would love to know what you all think.

Vedran

Afternoon In Supetar

Hi All,


One of the things that I like to do as we all do I guess is walk around
with camera in hand and take photos of things we see or friends and
family.

I was on the island of Brac in Croatia and taking random pics in Supetar
which is the main Village on the Island. The first pic I loved the clouds
and also the way the light and Shadow was formulating and changing.
As per usual lazy me, didn't take a tripod with me so is hand held.

The light was changing fast so the hills in the background was lit up
where before the Village of Supetar was lit. I waited for a little while for the
light to change again but it got overcast and so that was that lol.

The second pick I liked coz a Father taking his kids for a little boat ride.
It happens quite a lot of course being an island. The light was harsh but I
decided to make this image black and white because of the harsh contrast.

I loved the clouds here as well so I think I got a nice storytelling image.
These pictures were taken in 2014 and I always try to leave editing for a while
so can get a more objective opinion if pic is any good.
Like all people its hard to judge what to keep or delete but its a learning process.

Thank you for taking the time to look and read. If you have any comments please
please leave in section down below.

Vedran

Sunrise Worth The Wait

Hi All,


Welcome to My Photographic Observations.

This is the fourth in the series of sunrise shots I took one morning
in December 2013.

Of all the previous three photos posted I liked this one the most
as the richness of the orange and for me I liked the composition also.
At least in my opinion lol,,,

As you will see the sun was just making an appearance over the horizon
and I loved the smoothness of the water and of course the reflections
of the clouds in the water.
This was the first shot of the series and the best for me because of those reasons.

I also liked the way the clouds were leading the eye to the building .
The building is the back of the Raffles Hotel and it is an apartment complex.

The Raffles is also a Art Deco building which I haven't taken a photo of yet
but hope to do so one of these days.
I used my tripod for this shot as no way could I have had the ISO down low
enough to get a good sharp picture.

Thank you for taking the time to look and read My Photographic Observations.
If you have any comments good or bad leave down below as all welcome...

Vedran Greget

The Yacht At Sunrise

Hi All,

Welcome to My Photographic Observations.

The last two posts have been about a morning in December at sunrise
with a theme of yachts and clouds.
I will continue that series with a third instalment.

The sun had only just got over the horizon and the landscape looked lovely
looking out over the river and seeing the clouds and yachts moored.
I set up my shot and I was going for a silhouette feel so I underexposed
the shot by 1 stop and white balance set too cloudy.

It turned out to be quite warm and the suns rays were peaking through the clouds.
I quite liked the way this picture turned out and didn't need much post processing.

I like the streak in the water and i also framed the shot with the horizon in
the bottom third of the frame.
In hindsight i should have positioned the yacht a little more to the right but I was thinking more of the suns position at the time.

I hope you liked my photographic observation for the day,

Feel free to leave any comments down below.

Thank you for taking the time to read.

Vedran Greget

Boat At Sunrise II

Hi All,

Welcome to My Photographic Observations.

I will continue my series on early morning sunrise as it is one of my
favourite series of photos I have taken on this particular morning.
With my tripod in hand and my camera around my neck I went walking
along the river looking for somewhere to take an interesting photograph.

Walking and walking i saw a scene that looked interesting as I wanted to
take advantage of the lovely warm light.
I found a scene I liked which I captured but will share on another post.

I settled on this scene as I liked the yacht moored in the swan river.

This was the third in the series and what I liked was the foreground interest being the
yacht and the middle being the horizon and the way the sun was positioned on the horizon.
I also liked the interesting clouds as the sun was also peeping through from time to time.

I processed in Lightroom 5 as I do all my photos and kept the scene the way I remembered it.

Thank you for taking the time to read and feel free to make any comments down below.
Would love to hear what you like or dislike about my picture.

Vedran Greget

Early Morning Yachts

Hi All,


Welcome to My Photographic Observations.

This pic that I will talk about was taken one morning in 2013.
I got up early to go to work and at the same time I had time to take
a couple sunrise pics.

I will share those other sunrise, early morning pics in a later blog post.
I liked the golden glow as photo was taken half hour approx after sun up.
The sun was to the right of the photo out of site obviously but I loved
the masts on the boats and with Perth city in the background and the
verticals being the masts and the buildings.

I used a tripod for this shot as it was with me at the time and I felt inspired.
I often take my tripod with me but am a bit lazy to use but when I do I am glad.
The tripod is from Really Right Stuff and the ball head is a BH55.
A very solid combination and easy to use and flexible.

I loved the reflections on the water of the Yachts and to me I found overall a
pleasing composition.

South Perth Yacht Club is where these Yachts are. Camera used was a Nikon D610
full frame camera. It may look a little underexposed but this is the way I remember
the scene.

I hope you liked my pic and story and I hope you all come back and read more of
My Photographic Observations.

All are welcome to make a comment whether good or bad as I love to have some feedback

Vedran Greget

The Proposal

Hi All,

Welcome to My Photographic Observations.

Occasionally there is an occasion when you notice something special happening
in front of you when out taking photos.
I was wandering around Split and observing the light and looking for people
and things to take pics of as per usual.
From a distance I saw a guy on his knees holding the hands of this girl and I
thought to myself this looks interesting. It was about 5:30pm and the sun was getting low.

It kind of dawned on me this guy was either begging for forgiveness or maybe he was
asking the girl to marry.
I walked briskly to a better location and I just heard the girl yell out emotionally yes,
yes I will marry you.
I managed to fire of a few snaps but this one was the only one that kind of told the
story as she embraced him just after she said yes.

Ive had some rewarding experiences in my few years since I have taken up photography.
Nothing compares to the emotion I saw on this afternoon.
I did not want to intrude in what was obviously a personal private moment
so I left them to celebrate the time that they would be enjoying the rest of they're lives.

In hindsight I should have gone up to them and asked if they wanted the pic I took but i Thought
maybe they wouldn't like so I left them alone....

Maybe I will regret not approaching and asking but anyway...

Thank you for visiting and taking the time to read My Photographic Observations.

Vedran

Captured Sunset Coulors

Hi All,

Welcome to My Photographic Observations.

One of my favourite things to photograph is sunsets.
I am sure everyone loves taking pics of sunsets as there are
so many out on social media and across the internet.
This photo was taken in Split Croatia looking towards the Marijan Hotel
and the yacht club.

Sunsets for me tend to be boring if there are no clouds to give
a little bit of colour.
This particular late afternoon there were plenty of puffy clouds so
camera in hand decided to wait and see what would eventuate.

I was pleasantly surprised with what turned out as I took plenty of
pics bit this turned out to be the best on this particular afternoon.

The subject is the sky and clouds of course but I wish I had found a foreground element for depth
and a story telling image.
Overall am quite happy with the pic considering it was hand held.

Thank you for taking the time to have a read and if you have any comments just leave down below
as will be greatly appreciated.

Vedran Greget

More From Tanah Lot

Hi All,

Welcome again to My Photographic Observations.

A few days ago I posted a sunset from Tanah Lot in Bali.
Its amazing when you wait for the correct conditions to occur and
 you get a lovely colourful photo.

I was still at the beach and within a short while after I took the first photo
 the sun decided to make a late appearance.
I liked the line of the light on the water to the shore and just had to click.
As I said in previous post I had no tripod but had to hand hold.

Ideally a tripod is a must if you want a clear sharp photo but in this case it was OK.

I liked the silhouette on the right and added a bit of interest to the overall photo.

Thank you for reading and hope you leave any comments below if you have any.

Vedran Greget

Tanah Lot Sunset In Bali

Hi All,

Welcome to My Photographic Observations.

It has been a little while since my last post, so I was thinking to restart again.
I will be more true to what I see around and will dabble in all sorts of observations.

I was in Bali last year in November with a couple of friends and we visited Tanah Lot.
It is a fabulous place with lovely beaches and a temple on a rocky out crop out in the ocean.

I didnt want to take the normal shots of the temple so decided to shoot in a completely different direction down on the beach.
After a short walk and climbing down the stairs of the cliff we got to the beach
It was close to sunset and I decided to take a photo because the sunset was looking so good.
I adjusted all my settings and took the click hand held.
I didnt have a tripod with me so I had to do the best hand holding I could do.

I like the waves coming in and the understated sun which was more to the right hand side.
I kind of liked this subtle effect with the rocks on the right hand side.

I hope you all liked the post and pic and hopefully you will all leave a comment if you choose too down below.

Vedran Greget

Interesting Foreground To Give Depth

Hi All

It comes to mind sometimes that when I take a photo I don't really get the feel that I am after.
It always seems to lack something or Subjects look to far away like mountains etc.

The first image I have is a plant that covers the whole frame practically and is one way of giving scale.
I realised this just did not work.

I like the image as far as the plant goes as you can see how far away the mountains are.

The second image has no foreground subject and to me it just looks lacking and not to interesting as you don't get that depth.

The image is interesting on the other hand because of that wonderful cloud that sits above the mountains.
Maybe I am a bit harsh!!! I must say I like the shadow from the cloud caught on the mountain on the right side of the photo.

The Third image is where I think it is most interesting.

The Plant on the right bottom of the frame gives a sense of scale and just how far away the mountains are.
Not a perfect fit but a more pleasing image all round for my liking.

All images were taken from the Island Brac looking towards the mainland of Croatia.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog and hope to see you again soon.

Vedran