Norah Head Lighthouse – Fotoman 624

Your typical clear morning sunrise shot on the Fotoman 624. Out teaching on this morning showing Tim Wrate the ropes of shooting slide film with his Fuji GX617 (105mm lens). He has been getting some cracking stuff recently as well, I just scanned it and will be sending it back to him on Monday. Tim’s got some really nice stuff on digital as well. He will be a photographer to keep your eye on thats for sure to enjoy his future work, especially with a 617 in his hands.

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Classic Sydney – Aerial Photography

A classic aerial view over Sydney in the morning light as a ferry heads towards Circular Quay.

Shot on the Fuji G617.

This image can be found in our Sydney City Gallery section of our site.

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Woy Woy – The Film Version – Fuji GX617 – Velvia 50 Slide Film

A few posts ago I showed you all a shot from this location on sunrise shot as a panoramic stitch shot on the 5D MkII. I even did a video tutorial for Rubbing Pixels on the post production involved to get the shot to it print ready status. Well this shot is the film version from the Fuji GX617 on Velvia 50.

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Northern Beaches Aerial Photography, Manly to Palm Beach

I am currently populating my main gallery with a recent aerial shoot over the Northern Beaches and Sydney. The images will cover pretty much all the beaches that lay along the Northern Beaches coastline from Balmoral to Palm Beach.

I opted to shoot in the morning for the warmth of light on the beach. All images in the gallery are shot on slide film.

Avalon Beach Photo’s, Northern Beaches, NSW

I don’t know why but for some reason this image has always appealed to me. Is it the orange sand, the mix of colours, the morning light on the pine trees, who knows. It certainly hasn’t sold like other images of mine, but I find quite often it is the slow achieving photos in your collection that can be some of your personal favorites.

This shot was taken on the Fuji G617 | Velvia 50 slide film

F16 | 1 Sec | Center Filter | ND Grad

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Magical Narrabeen Sunset, Northern Beaches, Sydney

Since my last post of “Fire Sky” with a crazy sunset over Sydney City I though I would show you the best sunset I have seen and shot. It’s been on my site for quite a few years now and again it was taken on a day when a massive weather cell just sat over Sydney all day like a UFO but the horizon where the sun was going to set had a perfect gap.

The light came on so quickly that it took me by surprise and I had to grab my gear and run down to the beach from my unit. I set up and was able to get of four shots and this was one of them. I remember saying to a fisherman nearby how amazing the light was, his reply was “You should have been here 5 minutes ago”, not what you want to hear.

The colours in this image are 100% natural, the drum scan has only been spot cleaned and a contrast curve added. The rest is just mother nature. Right place, Right time ….. with Velvia 50 !!

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Avoca Dawn on the Fotoman 624 ( Fotoman 6×24 )

Seeing I showed you guys the Fuji 617 shot from this sunrise I thought I would put up the Fotoman 624 shot. You should see the tranny this thing makes bloody incredible, especially when it is from a sunrise like this.

This camera is with me all the time now so I will be adding more shots I take with this beast.

Fotoman 624 | 110mm Symmar Lens | Center Filter | Velvia 50 | Lee 2 stop soft grad hand held | F22 for 10 sec

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Avoca Beach Dawn on the GX617

There has been some nice sunrises getting around of late and this is one from last week. The light was so amazing you just didnt know what direction to point your camera. I think I made the right choice.

Fuji GX617 | Velvia 50.

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Oh sweet baby…. the Hasselblad 6×6

My new Hasselblad 6×6 is now home and I headed out to shoot a test roll. It is in better condition than what was described on ebay which is always a bonus. It’s been a while since shooting with one of these so I had to work a few things out, Hasselblad owners will know what I mean. Going to change the viewfinder as it is the wrong one for what I want and it’s replacement should be here this week.

Just listening to the sound of the gates opening and the shutter counting down is awesome, no battery’s, no histogram, no long exposure noise, no sensor dust, no real focusing involved… just find a composition, select an fstop and set your exposure time… thats it. !!

Hasselbald 500CM 40mm lens V’s Fuji G617 105mm lens.

Before the new beast arrives here is a comparison shot between the blad and the Fuji G617. Hasselblald 6×6 with the 40mm lens on the left and Fuji G617 with the 105mm on the right. Set up side by side at the time.

Now all I need is another three tripods for my Fotoman 6×24 (110mm lens), Fuji GX617 (90mm lens) and the 5D Mk II. Can be quite a circus when I am out shooting some times

Both images shot on Velvia 50 of course with the lee 2 stop soft grad. Filter hand held for the 40mm lens.

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