Category Archives: Australia

Brush turkey

Australia, birds, coastal, Coffs Harbour, Landscape, NSW, Wildlife

Some images of the brush turkey. Not the best looking Australian bird, but he was busy tearing up the garden mulch trying to get it to nearby bushland to make a mound.

Destroying the gardens at Smugglers on the Beach at Coffs Harbour, where I am staying for a few days.

The Doc’s work was featured on the Atlas of Living Australia

Australia, flowers, macro, Plant, trees

As you know The Doc have been doing macro works involving mostly barks, leaves and seeds. The work has been uploaded to the Atlas of Living Australia run by the CSIRO.

The Doc’s work was noticed and The Doc was one of three people featured in an ALA Blog article a little while ago. Look under Stunning close ups, here.

Still around

Australia, macro, Mt Annan, NSW, Plant, trees, Uncategorised

The Doc is still around. He is just back from Mount Zero Taravale an AWC Sanctuary near Townsville Far North Queensland. Report to follow.

The Doc has been working on macro images, plus some long neglected domestic chores, like updating the laundry and replacing the air con.

There were some technical problems with the Blog which he fixed today allowing him to post once again.

Textures – backlit leaves

Australia, NSW, other, Plant, Textures,

The Doc has been working on his macro technique. This time Post Focus has been brought indoor to create backlit leaves. A cheap LED panel is used to backlit the leaves from the bottom. Samples of recent images are below, enjoy. Click on images to see full size.

PS The Doc working on a further update to the last trip through Channel Country which is now in flood.

Textures – Ballina barks

Australia, Ballina, bark, coastal, Landscape, landscape, macro, moss & lichen, mosses/lichens, NSW, ocean, Plant, Textures, trees

Not much time for photography on this trip, more like painting, pressure cleaning and gardening. The Doc did manage some trips, around Ballina and Broadwater National Park. Some barks and perhaps a Coral Lichen. Enjoy. You must click on the images to see then at full size (the thumbnails look soft).

Textures – barks again

Australia, bark, forest, Landscape, moss & lichen, NSW, Plant, Textures, trees

Previously The Doc missed some shots but today everything went as expected, confirming he now has good in field technique when using the Post Focus feature  on the Panasonic G9, even the hand-held shots worked today. The images are between 30 and 75 frames stacked into one image. Click on the images to see full size.

Textures: focus stacking in the field

Australia, bark, forest, Landscape, macro, NSW, Plant, Textures, trees

The Doc has been working on a new way to image stack in the field. He is using the Post focus feature on a Panasonic G9. Here are some of the sample images from recent field testing. Most images have somewhere between 17 and 50 images stacked together. The images are so sharp, that they look fake. The Doc is trying to soften the images in post-processing to make them look more realistic. Click on the images to see full size.