I’ve entitled this image ‘Generation Gap’ as there is a spacial separation between the young people on the left and the more senior couple on the right hand side. This shot is another one taken in Cavill Mall.
I know, there is some over-exposure of the image - it was a very hard light - I could have reduced that when doing the RAW file conversion but I left it exposed to the right to convey the feeling of the dazzling southern hemisphere sun.Just a stone’s throw away is Surfers Paradise Beach but here in the Cavill Mall there are lots of colorful people enjoying leisure time in a wonderful summer playground.
The sky was clear and blue on this day and so a good hard light made for high contrast pictures. It wasn’t all that difficult to do some street photography in this location as it is normal for tourists to be taking photos here. Therefore, cameras are commonplace and people don’t pay much attention to photographers.
I still haven’t posted any seascape or landscape images for a little while now - I’m giving you all a break from those - but I might sneak a couple with in which show a glimpse of the sea a bit later. For those who do like landscapes and seascapes, I will run some more of those series down the track a little.Well, I didn’t expect to come across any more mannequins but was again surprised to see these ones watching the traffic along the Gold Coast Highway. Unlike the previous mannequin shot I posted, at least these are not naked but they are bold to be out of their shop standing in full sun alongside a main road. I think the tall one could do with a bit of lipstick to match that red thing she is wearing and she ought to straighten her sunglasses. The flowers are a nice touch but I’m sorry to see she’s hurt her shoulder.
It’s been about a week since I have been able to do any photo blogging. I had to do some long days at work, a couple of 12 hour shifts and the rest were 9 hours each so I was just too tired to post pictures or visit anyone else’s sites.
I’m still wanting to do some film stuff - these models might have made a good subject - so I did make time to order a ‘Holga’ camera and some rolls of film. I expect it will take about a week or so for them to come through the postal system.Pavilions on 5th is a 125 million dollar development right in the center of Palm Beach on Queensland’s Gold Coast consisting of beachside apartment blocks with retail and dining space below. Its part of urban renewal in the area.
I didn’t get up early today to catch the morning light but the afternoon sun looked pretty good to me glancing on this construction. I used the Photoshop channel mixer for the monochrome conversion of this shot and I subtracted some blue to darken the sky and give a slight infrared appearance to the image.Out on foot again and pointing my camera this way and that ever searching for a special capture. You can’t get photos sitting at home - you have to go walking for street photography.
This alfresco lunch is really an afternoon snack - just look at the shadows on the pavement. However in a seaside town, with the beach just a hundred meters away, life is free and easy and eating can be at any time one feels like doing it.These mannequins were a bit of a surprise! I was walking around the streets in an urban commercial / light industrial area looking for things to point my camera at when this vista came into view.
Ooow, I thought, what am I to do? … I’m looking for captures for my photo blog … this would be quite a departure from my usual staid seascapes and landscapes I reasoned. However, a wicked little voice inside said, ‘go on! get it!’Having posted many seascapes and landscapes in recent times. I wish now to run a series of photos of an urban theme. These shots are of the kind seen when out on foot exploring back streets, industrial areas and commercial precincts.
I really would have liked to have got some of these images on film as some of the subject matter is from the retro era and 35 mm would have been a very apt medium for such scenes. However until I can find a replacement for my aged Pentax SV I will have to be content to do them with my D70 DSLR.
Today’s subject was just something that caught my eye as I strolled along a back street sidewalk. I liked the patina of age portrayed by the deteriorated condition of this side door.I’m finishing this Numinbah Valley series here with a closer view of this conical shaped rock which looks so impressive rising from the valley floor. I hope to do another series from this location at a later date.
By the way, I shot a roll of black and white film down at the beach this morning with a 1960’s vintage Asahi Pentax SV 35 mm SLR camera which belonged to my father. Sadly, it transpired that there was a problem with the shutter. It must have been catching slightly causing very uneven exposure and severe shading across frames. I’d gone to some trouble to repair the clip-on exposure meter too.The light was falling nicely on this paddock and a cloud shadow was darkening the trees behind it, catching my eye and presenting me with a photo opportunity.
As can be seen, there are thousands of gum trees on the steep sides of the Numinbah Valley; only relatively small areas on the valley floor are cleared for pasture.Continuing on with this series of Numinbah Valley landscape postings, here’s a view looking up a hillside on the eastern side of the valley at a couple of the better maintained farmhouses in the area.
By the way, Australia has vast areas of wooded land covered with what are commonly referred to as ‘gum trees’. The leaves when crushed with your fingers give off a strong scent of eucalyptus. There are times when the atmosphere in such areas assumes a bluish haze which is attributed to the presence of eucalyptus vapor in the air.
There are numerous varieties of these trees; iron bark, stringy bark, spotted gum, red gum to name just a few. Australia lays claim to the second tallest tree in the world with a giant swamp gum recently found in the state of Tasmania. It is 101 meters in height - that’s 331 feet! Of course the gum trees in this scene are only midgets by comparison.
I know, there is some over-exposure of the image - it was a very hard light - I could have reduced that when doing the RAW file conversion but I left it exposed to the right to convey the feeling of the dazzling southern hemisphere sun.Just a stone’s throw away is Surfers Paradise Beach but here in the Cavill Mall there are lots of colorful people enjoying leisure time in a wonderful summer playground.
The sky was clear and blue on this day and so a good hard light made for high contrast pictures. It wasn’t all that difficult to do some street photography in this location as it is normal for tourists to be taking photos here. Therefore, cameras are commonplace and people don’t pay much attention to photographers.
I still haven’t posted any seascape or landscape images for a little while now - I’m giving you all a break from those - but I might sneak a couple with in which show a glimpse of the sea a bit later. For those who do like landscapes and seascapes, I will run some more of those series down the track a little.Well, I didn’t expect to come across any more mannequins but was again surprised to see these ones watching the traffic along the Gold Coast Highway. Unlike the previous mannequin shot I posted, at least these are not naked but they are bold to be out of their shop standing in full sun alongside a main road. I think the tall one could do with a bit of lipstick to match that red thing she is wearing and she ought to straighten her sunglasses. The flowers are a nice touch but I’m sorry to see she’s hurt her shoulder.
It’s been about a week since I have been able to do any photo blogging. I had to do some long days at work, a couple of 12 hour shifts and the rest were 9 hours each so I was just too tired to post pictures or visit anyone else’s sites.
I’m still wanting to do some film stuff - these models might have made a good subject - so I did make time to order a ‘Holga’ camera and some rolls of film. I expect it will take about a week or so for them to come through the postal system.Pavilions on 5th is a 125 million dollar development right in the center of Palm Beach on Queensland’s Gold Coast consisting of beachside apartment blocks with retail and dining space below. Its part of urban renewal in the area.
I didn’t get up early today to catch the morning light but the afternoon sun looked pretty good to me glancing on this construction. I used the Photoshop channel mixer for the monochrome conversion of this shot and I subtracted some blue to darken the sky and give a slight infrared appearance to the image.Out on foot again and pointing my camera this way and that ever searching for a special capture. You can’t get photos sitting at home - you have to go walking for street photography.
This alfresco lunch is really an afternoon snack - just look at the shadows on the pavement. However in a seaside town, with the beach just a hundred meters away, life is free and easy and eating can be at any time one feels like doing it.These mannequins were a bit of a surprise! I was walking around the streets in an urban commercial / light industrial area looking for things to point my camera at when this vista came into view.
Ooow, I thought, what am I to do? … I’m looking for captures for my photo blog … this would be quite a departure from my usual staid seascapes and landscapes I reasoned. However, a wicked little voice inside said, ‘go on! get it!’Having posted many seascapes and landscapes in recent times. I wish now to run a series of photos of an urban theme. These shots are of the kind seen when out on foot exploring back streets, industrial areas and commercial precincts.
I really would have liked to have got some of these images on film as some of the subject matter is from the retro era and 35 mm would have been a very apt medium for such scenes. However until I can find a replacement for my aged Pentax SV I will have to be content to do them with my D70 DSLR.
Today’s subject was just something that caught my eye as I strolled along a back street sidewalk. I liked the patina of age portrayed by the deteriorated condition of this side door.I’m finishing this Numinbah Valley series here with a closer view of this conical shaped rock which looks so impressive rising from the valley floor. I hope to do another series from this location at a later date.
By the way, I shot a roll of black and white film down at the beach this morning with a 1960’s vintage Asahi Pentax SV 35 mm SLR camera which belonged to my father. Sadly, it transpired that there was a problem with the shutter. It must have been catching slightly causing very uneven exposure and severe shading across frames. I’d gone to some trouble to repair the clip-on exposure meter too.The light was falling nicely on this paddock and a cloud shadow was darkening the trees behind it, catching my eye and presenting me with a photo opportunity.
As can be seen, there are thousands of gum trees on the steep sides of the Numinbah Valley; only relatively small areas on the valley floor are cleared for pasture.Continuing on with this series of Numinbah Valley landscape postings, here’s a view looking up a hillside on the eastern side of the valley at a couple of the better maintained farmhouses in the area.
By the way, Australia has vast areas of wooded land covered with what are commonly referred to as ‘gum trees’. The leaves when crushed with your fingers give off a strong scent of eucalyptus. There are times when the atmosphere in such areas assumes a bluish haze which is attributed to the presence of eucalyptus vapor in the air.
There are numerous varieties of these trees; iron bark, stringy bark, spotted gum, red gum to name just a few. Australia lays claim to the second tallest tree in the world with a giant swamp gum recently found in the state of Tasmania. It is 101 meters in height - that’s 331 feet! Of course the gum trees in this scene are only midgets by comparison.
