Travelling Lens

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Technocolour: Three Sisters in the Blue Mountains, Sydney

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This is a sneak peak into the upcoming Blue Mountains photo essay. I’m kicking it off with a HDR of the iconic Three Sisters. This was taken from the Three Sisters Lookout at Echo Point in Katoomba. It’s probably the most famous landmark in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. Each rock formation or “sister” is over 900 metres tall.

The unusual rock formation that is seen here represents the three sisters who turned into stone according to one of the Aboriginal legends. According to the legend, the three sisters, Meehni, Wimlah and Gunnedoo lived in Jamison Valley as members of the Katoomba tribe. Each sister fell in love with brothers of another tribe whom they are forbidden from marrying. The brothers sparked a tribal war as they wanted to use force to capture the sisters. To protect the three sisters, a witchdoctor turned the sisters into stone to protect them from harm. Unfortunately the witchdoctor could not reverse the spell as intended after the war as he was killed.

The day we visited the Blue Mountains was insanely windy. It was very challenging to hold the camera still when photographing. I managed to capture a couple of frames of bracketed shots which has been post-processed in Photomatix Pro. Thanks for stopping by today.

J.

Viewing the sunset at Mount Ainslie lookout, Canberra

Mount Ainslie in Canberra was our last tourist stop on our day trip to Canberra. After experiencing the Last Post ceremony at the War Memorial, we drove up to Mount Ainslie lookout and ended out day in Canberra watching the sunset and the golden light falling across Canberra. It was a very chilly and windy day at the lookout. I was glad I had my wind breaker jacket with me, but that didn’t stop my hands from freezing up while trying to photograph the sunset and Canberra city. From the lookout we had a great view of Anzac Parade, the top of the War Memorial and Parliament House. The mountains in the background framed the scene perfectly

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Technocolour: Canberra War Memorial, Australia

I’m starting a new photo series call the Technocolour Series, showcasing my high dynamic range (HDR) photo edits. It is mostly an experimental series and will differ somewhat to my usual blog photos. My previous post was a photo essay on the Australian War Memorial. Due to the time of day I was at the War Memorial, there were lots of highlights and shadows in the scene, especially in this particular scene. I decided to bracket my shots by taking three shots of the same scene at different exposures, +1, 0 and -1 (The Fujifilm X-T10 has a bracketing function) and post-process this in Photomatix Pro. It was only the second time I played around in Photomatix Pro, I’m not sure if I’m entirely happy with the end result but it was definitely fun to play around with the different effects.

This is part of the technocolour series, thanks for stopping by today.

J.

Australian War Memorial, Canberra

I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed visiting the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. The memorial is impressive and really honours those who have sacrificed. It’s comprised of a few different parts. The commemorative area is probably the most iconic, which includes the Hall of Memory with the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier. The second part is the galleries and museum section, which focuses on Australia’s ward time history. Lastly (the area I didn’t visit) is the research Centre containing important records.

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Australia’s Parliament House, Canberra

The highest office of the country is located in Canberra, Australia. My previous post showcased the Old Parliament House, which has since been turned into a living museum. This post contains images of the new Parliament House. It has been in use since 1988. While I knew Australia’s parliament house is more modest than many around the world (America’s Capitol and United Kingdom’s Palace of Westminster come to mind), I was still impressed by the building and design. It is simple, elegant and symbolic.

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