Depending on how much an area is affected by a bushfire, the foliage takes on a variety of colours. This was taken several weeks after a fire went through part of the Blue Mountains. Some natural bush on the perimeter was less affected and took on some paler tones providing an interesting and varied colour palette.
Glen Davis
Quite an old black and white looking a lot like film (but not). A good representation of greys and sense of distance with faded escarpment in the background.
Benches
Some scenes on benches look like they were from movies. Actors memorising their parts maybe? Discretion is required to capture a natural look. I don’t really want people looking down the lens. The second image seems like ‘the day after’. Clouds reflecting in the window are an interesting touch. The third image is sheer luck. Not only to have an ‘extra’ in the scene but also that there were no other people to distract in the shot at such a busy place in Sydney (Circular Quay).
Standley chasm
As far as I remember this photo goes back to 2006. Central Australia can be a bit ‘samish’ in areas where there are not so many features. But there are plenty of pockets, especially where there is water that throws up some pretty spectacular images. Lots of reds and oranges and beautiful gums with white trunks to give that green accent. Day to day lighting is similar when its clear. One of my favourite spots.
Forgotten pics
Looking back through the ‘archives’ I’m finding plenty of images that I never posted or even processed. Some of them go back 20 years or maybe more. Nearly all of them would have been taken on a Canon 5D or 5DII. Some with a fisheye I had at the time. I expect most will be street photos with some landscape or still life shots. The first of these is an older model Citroen parked on a street in Glebe. I’m drawn now in particular to the reflections in the windows. Would have liked a close-up version.
GFX 100S plus Pentax 6x7 90mm f2.8
Of all the Pentax 67 lenses, the 105mm f2.4 is the most hyped. Can’t say it’s without reason, I just don’t have one. However, I came across a 90mm f2.8 for a very good price. I’m posting a couple of the first shots taken with that lens. Just had to cross the road at Manly to get these. I’ve only really seen it in use with portrait shoots where they excel. But I have to say, ignoring the half stop loss between the two (105 and 90mm) once it’s stopped down as you mostly do in landscape photography, I doubt the difference, if there were any, would be noticeable. The results speak for themselves. I kind of like the extra width in the shots anyway. Certainly no complaints about the sharpness.
Bench shot below is a jpg using ‘Nostalgic neg’ simulation. I particularly like the way this camera/lens combination renders the bench almost as if it were an illustration (shallow depth of field contributes to that). Again, as I mentioned in the previous post, the ease of editing these images makes this system well worth the investment. Final results shows how much software is otherwise used to make an image look good. Over editing then becomes another nightmare and source of frustration for photographers.
