Posted by Andrew on May 14th 2012
The longest shutter speed available on an EOS camera is 30 seconds. But sometimes that’s not enough – there are times when you need a longer shutter speed. That’s where the Bulb setting comes in.
Posted by Andrew on January 04th 2012
2011 was an eventful year for me – it started off in New Zealand and finished in China. It was also my first full year working as a freelance writer. January is a natural time to reflect on the achievements and disappointments of the previous 12 months; to celebrate successes, learn from mistakes and make plans for the year to come. Part of that process is evaluating how I’ve developed as a writer and photographer. At the end of last year I chose my ten favourite photos. This year I’ve done it again. Comparing the two sets of images shows how my focus has changed; and hints at future projects and images to come.
Posted by Andrew on January 06th 2011
Inspired by Michael Frye’s post (and Jim Goldstein’s blog project), I’ve put together my ten favourite photos from 2010. A couple of themes have emerged, one that I didn’t take as many photos as I normally do during a year, and the other is that I’ve started taking a lot more landscape photos (mainly seascapes).
Posted by Andrew on December 20th 2010
How do you take a photo of a sunset? I’d just finished taking some photos of my girlfriend. A cloudy, unpromising afternoon had morphed into a spectacular and colourful sunset as the sun slipped through a gap between the clouds and the horizon. We were in the sand dunes, the sun heading towards the horizon so fast that I didn’t have time to get to the beach and set up my camera and tripod and take the photos that I’d originally planned (the sun sets faster the closer you get to the equator – in northern New Zealand landscape photography is more like action photography).
Posted by Andrew on December 08th 2010
I took this photo at Bethell’s Beach on the west coast of New Zealand near Auckland. After you leave the city the road winds up through the rainforest of the Waitakere Ranges and down to the wild beaches on the other side. The wind blows in off the Tasman Sea and huge waves pound against cliffs and rocks.
Bethell’s Beach is on the west coast so it’s ideally placed for sunset photos. There’s also a hut for lifeguards. I haven’t seen any lifeguards yet (maybe they are just there for the summer season?) but the ramshackle wooden building has pictorial potential.
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