Archive for November, 2008

Nov 27 2008

Circus is in Town!

Published by Alpha Murgev under Travel Photography

On a recent trip, I arrived and found a beautiful view from my hotel room - overlooking a large park and a lake.  Arriving back to my room after a day out wandering, I saw the circus had arrived!

Circus Set Up

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Nov 20 2008

Storms

Published by Alpha Murgev under General

Living in Queensland Australia, storms are pretty much a given at the end of summer.  At the moment though, a family of storms are living in my home town of Brisbane.  This is only the beginning of summer, so hopefully this isn’t a sign of the season to come.

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Nov 13 2008

Searching for Great Beach Sunset Photographs

Published by Alpha Murgev under Travel Photography

A sunset is a thing of beauty.  Not always that easy to photograph - for me anyway.  In Australia, especially on the East Coast, sunsets are fleeting.  There’s a window of about 5 seconds where the colours are just right.  Even then, the colours aren’t all that vibrant.  Here is a recent attempt - taken on the beach at Seacliff in Adelaide:

Beach Sunset Photograph with Palm Tree

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Nov 06 2008

Help with Lightening Photographs!

Published by Alpha Murgev under Photography Basics

Coming into summer (in the Southern Hemisphere), we’re up for some pretty fabulous storms.

We’ve already had a few and I’ve always wanted to take one of those great photos with multiple bolts of lightening.

I’ve been trying for years, and no go.  Can anyone give me some advice?  Also, sending some photos would be great!

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