An amateur photographer loose in the Blue Mountains
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New Zealand 2026 – Day 2
Day 2 saw us wake in the town of Tekapo – a very popular tourist haunt. Our sunrise shoot was at the iconic Church of the Good Shepherd – an active church built on the edge of lake Tekapo.We moved mid morning about 20ks up on the east side of the lake. Day Two –…
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Landscapes | Places | Sunrise | Sunset
New Zealand 2026 – Day 1
In April 2026 I took part in a 6 day landscape photography workshop in the South Island of New Zealand. What a remarkable place! We could have spent many more days there and not run out of fabulous, dramatic landscapes to shoot! I was part of a small group of five, plus the leader of…
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Abstract | Coast | Landscapes | Places
Sculpture By The Sea – 2025
Sculpture by the sea happens every year and is a display of around 100 sculptures set into the landscape on the south headland of Bondi Beach and stretching around to Tamarama Beach. This was my second visit, and again, done at sunrise to capture the changing light conditions. The event wasn’t quite as impressive as…
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Penrith Weir
Having never tried photographing birds before, I went with a group of people from the Blue Mountains Photography Group to Penrith Weir in June. Not the best spot for nice compositions – too much flood debris still in place, but most of the river walk is lovely and well worth doing. I didn’t expect to…
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Coast | Landscapes | Places | Structures
Sculpture By The Sea – October 2024
Sculpture by the sea happens every year and is a display of around 100 sculptures set into the landscape on the south headland of Bondi Beach and stretching around to Tamarama Beach. This is the first time I’ve visited it and decided to go with a friend for a mid-week sunrise shoot. This was partly…
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Landscapes | Lookouts | Places | Sunrise
Govetts Leap – August 2024
Govetts Leap at the top of the Blue Mountains is a favourite spot of mine. This is a dawn shoot and was blessed some interesting cloud, but also mist in the valley below. This was shot from a lower vantage point that the car park area at the top, and I think it gave me…
