Alpha Photography Blog

Photographing your dinner may seem like a strange activity for a Saturday night, but I loved the colours and textures in a new recipe I tested out!

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Fireworks are a visual spectacular.  They’re a photographers dream subject, but they’re not a dream to photograph.

A few weeks ago was a festival in Brisbane, and the fireworks are an annual event.  Each year I watch them, and this was my second attempt to photograph them.  So, tripod and shutter release cable in hand, here are the results…

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When I started taking photography classes, one of the first assignments was to photograph texture. It’s an interesting ’subject’, as texture is usually associated with touch. There are all sorts of great texture photos out there. One of my favourites is a photo of rippling sand in the desert at sunset. I’m not sure who the photographer is, but it’s a great photo.

I haven’t consciously photographed texture in years, but was recently inspired. Here is one of a ceiling in a hotel - I loved the way the light came through the design - it’s almost enough to hypnotise…

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In a previous post I wrote about a recent visit to Melbourne. On that same trip I visited a place called Williamstown – about 30 minutes by train from the city, and a 40 minute ferry ride. It’s a seaside town, and if you’re familiar with Australian television, it’s the place the TV show ‘Blue Heelers’ used to be filmed. It’s only about 15 minutes by car from the city (apparently, I’ve never tried driving it), and feels like the world has stood still.

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