SIMages's PhotoBlog

Tested Patriotism

2008-10-02T10:28:07Z

I came across this wall along one of the streets of Sydney last year, plastered with torn posters, reflecting someone trying to rid it of all the bills posted there. Apparently, the person who did the stripping must have felt a pang of disloyalty, which prevented her/him from tearing off that little corner showing the Australian flag. So easy to miss this little act of patriotism. camera: canon 20D lens: 28mm - 200mm

Weston Park

2008-09-30T22:50:56Z

This is a hand-stitched vertical panorama made up of 16 images. Tried stitching it with a few different panoramic stitching softwares, but it only ended up distorting the whole image. Took me a while to figure out how to make it work especially where those straight tree trunks were concerned. This was shot soon after the rain with the sun breaking through. camera: canon 5D

long shadows

2008-08-29T12:16:03Z

Shot at Federation Square, Melbourne, during last summer. It was nice just sitting there & watching the play of light & shadow on the paved surface of the square which was simmering with the golden light of the setting sun. camera: canon 20D lens: canon 28mm - 200mm

You are invited...

2008-08-26T22:35:27Z

webbed tombstone

2008-05-07T13:15:26Z

This was shot at the Boorowa Catholic Cemetery. Boorowa is a small country town with a population of around 2,500. Wheat & sheep are the town's main economy. That spider & its web was huge, but i braved it for a quick shot from down below, hoping that the spider wouldn't suddenly drop on me by some unexplained chance!! camera: canon 20D lens: zoom 28mm - 200mm aperture: f5.6

Night Folks 2

2008-05-01T18:12:08Z

Night Folks 1

2008-05-01T18:05:39Z

These were shot during the National Folk Festival 2008 at night. Couldn't really remember the shutter speed, but it's definitely set slow at maybe 1/30th or slower. camera: canon 20D lens: 28mm - 200mm

Holga Landscape

2008-05-01T18:17:33Z

These were shot with the Holga, color film & cross-processed with E-6.

Captains Flat

2008-05-01T18:23:18Z

Shot at this tiny town called Captains Flat with just a few hundred residents. Quiet & peaceful, but just about an hour away from the capital of Australia, Canberra. camera: Holga Film: Fuji 120 color film ISO 100 Processed: E-6

The Mandolin Player

2008-04-26T01:02:28Z

During the National Folk Festival 2008, I came to know Mike Compton the mandolin player & love his music. Didn't realise then that he's a multi Grammy Award winner & is famous for his song 'Man of Constant Sorrow' in the film 'Oh Brother Where Art Thou?' The shots were taken under very low red stage lighting, so i had to set my Canon 20D with 28mm-200mm zoom lens at a slow shutter speed of 1/40th, while the ISO was pushed to 1600 - no flash.