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Whipper Snapper Distillery Workshop Tour, Perth

Whipper Snapper Distillery Perth

A couple of weekends ago, we checked out a local Perth urban whiskey distillery called Whipper Snapper. It’s Australia’s first urban distillery and with a cool start up vibe, having only been around for 4 years. I’m not much of a whiskey drinker but it was interesting to do the workshop tour. Taste the 3 whiskeys on offer. Learn about the whiskey making process. I have a greater appreciation of whiskey and the art and science of whiskey making. I now understand how and why not all whiskey taste the same and the art and experimentation behind it. I had a fun time drinking and snapping photos during the tour. I enjoyed taking product and still life shots, not something I do often. The lighting in the distillery wasn’t amazing, but I think my little Fujifilm XT10 and 27mm f2.8 lens did a great job. p.s. you’re notice a Star Wars reference in one of the photos since the owner is a big star wars fan.

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Chinese New Year lights at Kek Lok Si Temple

Kek Lok Si Temple lights

Visiting Kek Lok Si when I’m in Penang for Chinese New Year has become a bit of a tradition. This is a short and sweet throwback to my 1 week holiday in Malaysia back in February. Being the Chinese New Year period, the city was lined with a heap of red lanterns. The colour red being a lucky colour in Chinese culture. Since the road up to the temple was pretty packed, we decided to walk along the streets until we got to a good vantage point to take in all the colourful lights of the temple. Over the years, the temple grounds have grown. Construction for the giant Guan Yin statue is finally done. The fujifilm XT10 and 27mm f2.8 kit did a great job taking fairly sharp photos given the low lighting conditions. Combined with some Lightroom magic, I think the shots turned out quite nicely.

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Photographing icebergs at Black Diamond Beach, Iceland

Black Diamond Beach

While we were waiting for the Zodiac boat tour, we spent the morning exploring Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon and Black Diamond Beach. The beach is known for the washed up icebergs. Some of which are larger and taller than human beings. The photo above is one of my favourite shots at the beach. I had a lot of fun experimenting and shooting long exposure photography. The weather was pretty poor and rainy. I thought processing the image in black and white gives it an fine art quality to it. Colour didn’t add much to the photograph. As the icebergs were floating and moving in the water, it was challenging to get a completely still photo of the iceberg(s). We ended our day in Hofn, a quiet fishing town further north of the glacier lagoon. The town is known for it’s Icelandic lobster. It was one of the few hot meals we had at a local restaurant. The lobster roll was delicious. A great way to end the day after a harrowing boat ride exploring Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon

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Photographing Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, Iceland

Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon was one of my favourite places to photograph in Iceland. In fact we can back twice, somewhat unintentionally. The first afternoon we arrived at the lagoon it was too late to do the Zodiac boat tour of the lagoon. However the afternoon was far from wasted. We had the most brilliant afternoon light. I absolutely loved the photos taken that afternoon. One of the shots was my favourite of 2017 and is currently my desktop wall paper. A frequent reminder of the beautiful light we experienced that afternoon in Iceland. This was also one of the few spots where we took a group photo to mark out journey through Iceland.

We came back the next morning and spent the morning exploring the Lagoon and Black Diamond Beach. The light the next morning while we waiting around for our Zodiac tour was not as good as the day before. It didn’t help that the it rained for most of the morning while we were there. Still, I think I managed to get some shots that I liked. Be prepared for an onslaught of floating iceberg photos

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Panorama of Svínafellsjökull Glacier Lake, Iceland

Svínafellsjökull Glacier lagoon

In my previous post I shared photos from my walk to Svínafellsjökull glacier tongue. It’s hard to capture the vastness of the lake and the glacier at Svínafellsjökull. I decided at the time it might be a good idea to take several overlapping photos and stitching it into a panorama to show the vastness of the area. This was all done in-house in Lightroom. It was a simple process and I think it turned out pretty well. The clouds were clearing a little bit and the sun was peaking out behind the clouds. I really like the orange tinge that reflected into the lake.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Janice

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