Travelling Lens

A Travel, Photography and Points Blog

Viewing the sunset at Mount Ainslie lookout, Canberra

Mount Ainslie in Canberra was our last tourist stop on our day trip to Canberra. After experiencing the Last Post ceremony at the War Memorial, we drove up to Mount Ainslie lookout and ended out day in Canberra watching the sunset and the golden light falling across Canberra. It was a very chilly and windy day at the lookout. I was glad I had my wind breaker jacket with me, but that didn’t stop my hands from freezing up while trying to photograph the sunset and Canberra city. From the lookout we had a great view of Anzac Parade, the top of the War Memorial and Parliament House. The mountains in the background framed the scene perfectly

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Technocolour: Canberra War Memorial, Australia

I’m starting a new photo series call the Technocolour Series, showcasing my high dynamic range (HDR) photo edits. It is mostly an experimental series and will differ somewhat to my usual blog photos. My previous post was a photo essay on the Australian War Memorial. Due to the time of day I was at the War Memorial, there were lots of highlights and shadows in the scene, especially in this particular scene. I decided to bracket my shots by taking three shots of the same scene at different exposures, +1, 0 and -1 (The Fujifilm X-T10 has a bracketing function) and post-process this in Photomatix Pro. It was only the second time I played around in Photomatix Pro, I’m not sure if I’m entirely happy with the end result but it was definitely fun to play around with the different effects.

This is part of the technocolour series, thanks for stopping by today.

J.

Words on Fujifilm X-Thusiast Program

This is a quick update. A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by the Fujifilm team here in Australia to ask if I had any words to share with other budding photographers regarding the X-Thusiast program, having been a featured photographer last year. I was happy to share my thoughts on the matter. Recently Fujifilm Australia published a blog post promoting the X-Thusiast program and shared a few of my comments in the post. Check it out if you’re interested.

I was also informed by Fujifilm Australia that they will be publishing a short eBook featuring all 12 X-Thusiast photographers from 2016, which I got a sneak peak into and am excited about! So subscribe to their blog if you’re interested in that.

J.

Australian War Memorial, Canberra

I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed visiting the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. The memorial is impressive and really honours those who have sacrificed. It’s comprised of a few different parts. The commemorative area is probably the most iconic, which includes the Hall of Memory with the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier. The second part is the galleries and museum section, which focuses on Australia’s ward time history. Lastly (the area I didn’t visit) is the research Centre containing important records.

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Australia’s Parliament House, Canberra

The highest office of the country is located in Canberra, Australia. My previous post showcased the Old Parliament House, which has since been turned into a living museum. This post contains images of the new Parliament House. It has been in use since 1988. While I knew Australia’s parliament house is more modest than many around the world (America’s Capitol and United Kingdom’s Palace of Westminster come to mind), I was still impressed by the building and design. It is simple, elegant and symbolic.

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