Low altitude aerial Lock 10 and weir at Wentworth.
Just added to the excitations stock archive. This low altitude aerial photo of Lock 10 on the Murray River at Wentworth. Situated just downstream of the Murray Darling Junction, Lock 10 and low level weir control river levels for the Wentworth and Curlwaa irrigation districts. Because it is close to the junction of the Murray [...]
Big blue skies of outback Australia.
Just how big are the blue skies of the Australian outback? The answer to that question is really easy…. BIG. If you haven’t stood on the edge of vast inland clay pan, on a hot summers day, you have no idea of just how much blue sky is out there. If you’re a landscape photographer [...]
To those “Diggers” out there today.
The team at excitations stock wish each and every service man and woman all the very best on this very special day. We hope you were able to participate in a march somewhere and that you are able to get together with mates later today to catch up. Thank you for your efforts on our [...]
Murray Darling Junction, low altitude aerials
Murray Darling Junction has been photographed from the air many times, just not this close. At Wentworth a small outback town in far western NSW. Australia’s two longest rivers join together, at the Murray Darling Junction. Together they form the Murray Darling Basin. A huge catchment area comprising 23 river systems. Combined the Murray Darling [...]
excitations stock archives down next Saturday into early Sunday. Upgrades.
Seems to be happening a lot but I guess as long as we’re getting some decent upgrade features to the site, and being a weekend shouldn’t inconvenience anyone to much. If it does I’m truly sorry.
Weather photographers dream.
Australia have been a dream for weather photographers. Most part of the country have had some grat photography weather. We would have liked to be out storm chasing, but alas this is our studio’s busy time. That magic date 25th December, means no rest and very little sleep for the excitations crew. Although I had [...]
Eucalyptus polyanthemos or Silver Dollar Gum in flower.
Eucalyptus polyanthemos Getting closer to Spring here in Southern Australia. Subsequently native plants are beginning to flower. Lots of Acacia and Eycalypt’s putting on their annual show. Yesterday in one of our rare expeditions away from the dreaded computer, we came across this beauty. Eucalyptus polyanthemos, or Red Box. An introduced species into California USA [...]
Photographers copyright creating buzz this week.
There’s been a bit of a buzz around photographers copyright on the internet. Stemming from an out of court settlement in America.
Mt Arapiles home to 14% of Victoria’s flora, and hundreds of rock climbers.
Situated about 10 Kilometres from Natimuk in the Wimmera region of Victoria. Mt Arapiles rise 369 Metres above the Wimmera Plains
Dreaming of the Oodnadatta Track.
Most people who choose to camp along the Oodnadatta Track usually do so in or beside one of the many dry creek beds
Amazing service, GT On Site Windscreens.
I can tell you that GT On Site Windscreens provide an amazing service, quick, do a great job and reasonably priced.
Number one reason for photographers leaving the industry.
I haven’t any figures to back this up. But I’m prepared to bet, most photographers who start out on the road to being “Professional Photographers” whatever that means these days leave the industry because they haven’t worked out the real cost of doing business. I meet so many newbies to the photographic industry who have [...]
Pumping water on an overheating Nuclear Reactor and you forgot WHAT!!!
I know if I was sitting beside a pump trying to cool a reactor which at any moment could go into catastrophic meltdown, I’d have my eye firmly attached to the fuel supply gage.
Junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers, Wentworth, New South Wales.
While photographing some aerial images near Wentworth recently, I decided to take a bit of a detour so that I could get some shots of the two rivers converging. I thought it was a good opportunity to highlight the totally different coloured waters from the Murray (black) and the Darling (muddy brown) rivers. Should have [...]
Keeping your digital sensor clean.
I’m pretty fussy about keeping my camera sensor clean. If I’m working in a dusty environment, I’ll often use a second camera body with alternate lens attached, just so that I don’t need to change lenses and increase the risk of getting dust and other nasties on my sensor. It’s not that I’m overly concerned [...]
Massive locust swarm headed into Victoria.
The Age Online is reporting a massive swarm of locust heading through NSW towards the Victorian towns of Swan Hill and Echuca, due to arrive about now. Reported to be about 25 kilometres across, it is one of the largest locust swarms to enter Victoria in years. A small group of locusts turning our studio [...]
Hills ablaze with wildflowers….
A traveler tells me that the outback of Western NSW, Northern South Australia are simple alive with a flurry of wildflowers in full bloom.
Good flows in the Murray River.
Murray River is running well at the moment, probably around ten years since we had a good flush like this, with more to come. Lower Murray Water are predicting futher increases to the flow over the next few days which could see another 25 – 30% increase in river flows.
Canon 1D IV up against Nikon D3s
I’m frankly a little disappointed that the Nikon D3s is so very good. Even more so when I see the files coming from the new f1.4 24mm Nikkor lens.
Getting ready to shoot some WET stuff on location in Melbourne.
Doesn’t matter, photographing in the rain is sometimes a lot of fun and you always get something a little different.
Time just keeps on flying by….
I’ve just heard that the smallest of the ankle biters next door turns 18 years old today. Seems like only yesterday that she was knee high to a very small grass hopper. Happy birthday Jackie. We arrive on this planet, touch a few peoples hearts and then in a blink of an eye we’ve all [...]
RIP Rights Managed Stock Photography,
Rumours abound about the big stock photography libraries considering ditching Rights Managed Stock
Getting excited, another week and then 3 days of non structured shooting.
Usually when I do this sort of stuff, I go in with a bit of an idea as to what I’m going to try and achieve. Not this time Ollie. Going in stone cold. Just walk up and shoot.