Bibra Lake Sunrise

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Welcome to My Photographic Observations.

To capture a sunrise at a nice location can be a challenge as you obviously need to get up early.
Getting up early can be a real challenge if you like pillow time lol.
I set my alarm early and woke up an hour before sunrise and drove to Bibra Lake as it was not too far from where I live.
You often wonder what type of condition you will see as majority of time your there while still dark.
As it was there was cloud cover although on the far horizon there seemed a slight break in the clouds.
I parked my car and grabbed my tripod and my camera bag and I already knew what composition I wanted. I set everything up and waited for the light and hopefully some colour.
I fired up some test shots to set my exposure and still waited. Eventually the clouds started to gain some colour and I made a click just to have a shot already.
after a while longer everything lit up and the clouds took on a lovely magenta/purple colour.
Here is the resulting photograph after processing.

What I had not noticed so much was the reflection in the water which completed the photograph for me. Its interesting how you can notice things after the fact.
It made it worthwhile to get up early although a lot of times you dont get the light or colour you want.
Having said that it is always a nice experience ounce your up and about.

Thank you for taking the time to look and read and as always if any comments please leave below.

 Vedran

A Morning At The South Mole

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Welcome to My Photographic Observations.

Today I'm sharing a few photographs from one of my favorite places.
It is the South Mole in Fremantle and at the end of it stands a freen lighthouse.
The southern entry marking into Fremantle Harbour or the entrance or exit of the Swan River.

Often when I'm driving its nice to go there and sit in the car park there and observe the boats or ships coming in or out. Today Im not featuring the boats but mainly different views of the lighthouse using a wide angle lens. I looked around and found a composition I liked and put camera on the tripod in a portrait orientation and used the chain as a leading line.

The next photograph i moved the camera to the right about a metere and used a landscape orientation.
I used the remnants of a netting winder as a foreground interest and with the boulder in the mid-ground leading up to the lighthouse.

 

I processed the image as a black and white for a slightly differnt feel.

Thankyou for taking the time to look and read

Vedran

A Different Perspective At Sunset

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Today I have two photographs taken within a couple of minutes of each other at sunset.

Often when making photographs we usualy set up a tripod set up the composition and wait for the right light. It can get a bit daunting because you wonder are there any other photographs that could be made and its hard to set on the one subject.
Occasionally I like to hand hold especialy if at sunset. It also depends on the amount of time left where setting up a tripod and camera causes you to miss the shot.
If I was at a scene where I wanted to jave some motion blur or smooth out the water then of course would use a tripod coz shutter speed would be to long for hand holding effectively.

The first photograph here I saw the sun was going down and I was at an area where I thought could capture it nicely. I made the photograph hand held and it was ok although nothing spectacular in my view.

It gave a nice warmish feel but nothing to write home about.
I then looked at the shrubbery in front of me and thought why not go for a lower and different perspective.
I crouched down and was going for a silhouette with maybe a sun star but the sun star didn't quite work out lol

It was interesting in a way. It always is an idea to look for a couple of different compositions rather than remain static.
Having said that there was ounce when I photographed some boat sheds and all afternoon there were clouds a not a hint of light  to give some contrast. I would have waited for an hour and a half during which I made some nice long exposures. Then out of nowhere the sun broke through and I ended up with my photo of the day.
I hope to find that photograph and will make a blog post about it. I do have a series called waiting for  the light but that photograph is not included.

Thank you for taking the time to look and read.

Vedran

An Afternoon On Water

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Welcome to My Photographic Observations.

I hope everyone is well and staying safe from covid - 19.

My Observations for today were from early March during an afternoon watching and capturing the people who enjoy Sailboarding and Kite Surfing.
The light was soft and golden and made for some lovely backlit images.

The first image I enjoyed the way the kite surfer was cutting through the waves and the way the water was coming of the board. The light was shining through and made a nice orangish hue.

The second image another kite surfer was basically skipping over the waves and looked really cool doing so. He must have been a strong individual as he was holding onto the kite one handed.
The way the camera and lens was pointed it was more of a coolish colour although ther was still a warm subtle glow in the wave off shoots.

There sailboarders were also in abundance and the light was just fabulous at this time.

The image below was interesting as I thought they would collide but some how the collision was avoided. With all the different water sports I photograph I am often amazed at the skill level they all have. Granted some are better than others but even so still amazed.

Thankyou for taking the time to look and read.
Im always appreciative and hopefuly you will leave a comment good or bad.


Vedran