St Kilda | Golden Hour | LOMO Plastic.

You may (or may not) have read on here that I have a LOMO Diana Plastic lens that I sometimes play with on my Canon. This evening my good mate Bernard from thegraf and myself headed down to St Kilda beach for a quick shoot. I went only with the Plastic, something which I sort of wished I didn't do, there was an amazing sunset/reflection shot that would have looked bullshit on a 16-35mm L. However it's done and I am pretty happy with these shots. Bern on the other hand rocked the 100mm Macro and the 15mm Fish Eye. Three of the most bazaar lenes you could take for a trip to the beach.













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Australian Grand Prix | Day #3

Most people who have the option, will go to the Grand Prix with their longest lens possible. I left my 70-200 at home and instead took out a Fish Eye and a 16-35mm wide angle. Now to most this would seem stupid, however, in my many many years of attending race tracks I have learnt that unless you are in a photographers trap, the likely hood of getting some decent shots of fast moving cars is rare.

Instead I took these shots. Sure one day I would like to have a lens the size of a small child and a pass to the traps, but for now, beers, sun and Race One Qualifying will do me just fine.



























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YVMPS | Crank Up | Autumn 2011

I spent last Saturday up in the country with my Grandpa and Dad at the 'Yarra Valley Machinery Preservation Society Crank Up.' Basically it is a bunch of blokes (and a few ladies too) who bring there restored stationary engines out for show. These engines were once the power stations for farms, mills, factories, pumps and amusement parks. Now days most are left to rust, however the lucky ones get snapped up by collectors and enjoy a life of oil, fresh paint and love. To most this might sound a little odd, however to these boys (and myself) this is a brilliant way to spend a weekend. The sun was shining, the motors were running (most of the time), the sausages were burning and everybody was having a bloody good time. Watching my Grandpa act like a school boy with his Engine Club mates was a great laugh. A lot of these boys are pushing 80 and they ran around this place joking and laughing like they were 16 again (but don't tell there wives!)

There is something about the sound of a 100 year old engine that is kind of calming, except for the bloke with the coin stamper, that was abusively loud! I have subsequently given my self a mission to join these blokes at the next 'Crank Up' in september (the start of the season), so stay tuned to see the progress of a pretty unique engine build.

I got the old Canon out as always and captured a bit of the atmosphere. You might even see some of these in the next YVMPS Club Magazine! So keep your eyes out.















































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Germany | Füssen | A fairy tale Castle.

Coming from Istanbul, anywhere one goes in Germany is going to be culturally shocking. My first stop was Füssen which is in Barvaria (for those keeping note!) A very nicely situated town at the foot of the Alps and home to the famous castle of Neuschwanstein (one of King Ludwigs - he had a few).

Füssen is stunning. It had snowed the day before I arrived and then the sun came out and gave off five days of winter warmth which unlike Estonia didn't cause transit nightmares. I mean there is a reason why this place is nick-named the Fairy Tale town, it is like a hidden oasis for a winter get away -  there a few places that one can be as relaxed as here.

These days made for some great (no, un real) photography, which is exactly what I wanted after the busy streets and grey skies of Istanbul. Crisp light, bright bright whites and ridiculous blues that my glass just ate up. There are a couple of shots in here that might need explaining - the one of myself was taken by expert amateur photographer Christina Klüber and the half toned shot was taken through a pair of sun glasses, just for something a little different. Aside from these it was business as usual at camp Canon; big exposures, crazy fish eye, lots of light, some dreamy black and whites and a little snow writing - just the way I like it!

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