Photography - - August 2007 Photo Assignment -- Discussion Thread

CJ Swartz · #1 07-31-2007, 04:26 AM

If you want to make a comment about someone's entry in this month's competitive Photo Assignment, "Sunrise", please post in this thread.

SwampDonkey, thanks for submitting another topic that allows us a wide range of subject.

Gary Richardson · #2 07-31-2007, 03:31 PM

You've gotta have some sun to get sunrise pics.

Weather we've been having over here lately "Rainfall" would have been an easier brief to fill.

Hope we have some sun in August, cos we sure didn't get any in June or July.

SwampDonkey · #3 08-01-2007, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Gary Richardson

Weather we've been having over here lately "Rainfall" would have been an easier brief to fill.

Exactly!! "Rainfall" would have been far too easy.

It's been pretty good here down south for the past couple of days and I hope it spreads up to you guys. Hope you enjoy the challenge.

Pete

Gary Richardson · #4 08-01-2007, 03:14 PM

Funnily enough we've just had a couple of bright days as well, now if I could only convince myself to get up early then maybe I'd get a shot or two.

CJ Swartz · #5 08-01-2007, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Gary Richardson

... now if I could only convince myself to get up early then maybe I'd get a shot or two.

Ahh, yes -- that's always been the hard part of "sunRISE" for me!

You have to get up early enough to get to your spot before sunrise, and that makes it pretty early during the summer months. I need to find a good spot really close to home

CJ Swartz · #6 08-02-2007, 12:15 AM

According to both ScubaMargie and MysticalOne, this is not the season for people in Tasmania to get up and photograph the sunrise either. Both of their images increase my desire to visit Tasmania -- but I'll try to avoid the wet/cold season.

Gary Richardson · #7 08-02-2007, 03:43 AM

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Both of their images increase my desire to visit Tasmania -- but I'll try to avoid the wet/cold season.

Once visited Hobart in the early 1970s, I seem to remember having had some success in the Casino there. Other than that I don't recall too much about Tasmania, other than it's mostly very sparsely populated, and the people you do meet all sound like Aussies

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I suppose it may have changed a bit since then.

SwampDonkey · #8 08-02-2007, 03:49 AM

I must apologise to our southern-hemisphere competitors. I'm afraid I didn't really take their winter into account when I chose the theme. Bad me.

But then again, "It's no fun if it's too easy", as they say. Probably

Pete

CJ Swartz · #9 08-02-2007, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Gary Richardson

... Other than that I don't recall too much about Tasmania, other than it's mostly very sparsely populated, and the people you do meet all sound like Aussies

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I suppose it may have changed a bit since then.

I hope it hasn't changed too much -- "sparsely populated" is an attraction, the landscape images I've seen are gorgeous, and since Tasmania is an Australian state, I'm sure the accents are still lovely also.

Add a visit to the casinos to all that, and it sounds like a fantastic place to visit.

Oh, I didn't get up before sunrise today either -- maybe over the weekend...

Mystical One · #10 08-04-2007, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Gary Richardson

Once visited Hobart in the early 1970s, I seem to remember having had some success in the Casino there. Other than that I don't recall too much about Tasmania, other than it's mostly very sparsely populated, and the people you do meet all sound like Aussies

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I suppose it may have changed a bit since then.

The inland and (especially) west coast are still very sparsely populated, which tends to ensure the survival of rugged and wild landscapes, beautiful lakes, big hills (we call them mountains), and simply spectacular scenery all around.

Winter is nice, with plenty of snow across the high country, but very chilly.

Stay out of the main cities, bring a camera, and you will never want to leave, nor have enough time to take all the different kinds of photo's you would like to... even after 20 years.

CJ Swartz · #11 08-05-2007, 01:43 AM

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Winter is nice, with plenty of snow across the high country, but very chilly.

All Gary would want to know is -- How's the skiing?

According to an internet page, here's an answer to that question -

Tasmania's major downhill ski resort is at Ben Lomond National Park some 60 kilometres southeast of Launceston. It is an hour's drive along the North Esk River Valley and is more than 1300 metres above sea level.

The Ben Lomond ski resort offers a full range of facilities for downhill skiing, snowboarding, and cross-country skiing.

The snow season is from the middle of July to the end of September.

Mystical One · #12 08-05-2007, 02:33 AM

Well researched Cj. Not the biggest ski resport region in the world, but very pretty, and currently about a 49cm coverage LOL

Gary Richardson · #13 08-05-2007, 05:36 AM

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Well researched Cj. Not the biggest ski resport region in the world, but very pretty, and currently about a 49cm coverage LOL

Not big enough, not enough snow, too far to travel.

Though I do remember the Northern coastline of the island was very beautiful. Saw it only from the sea, as we "looped round" Tasmania whilst heading from Hobart for Melbourne (I was an Officer working on a BP Tanker at the time).

SwampDonkey · #14 08-06-2007, 04:22 AM

Poor planning, this.

Got up at 4am yesterday to drive to a location I've had in mind for sunrise shots. Sunrise time was 5.35 and I got there at 5.36

Despite this, not a complete waste of my morning since the location included a hillside full of poppies. A quick check in Lightroom suggests that there were a few usable shots on the card so that's encouraging.

I'm most looking forward to playing with a 10 shot-wide panoramic, the shots for which were also bracketed. These 30 images will hopefully come together to create an HDR panorama.

A picnic breakfast on the riverbank of the Thames made it a worthwhile morning too

I'm gonna have to think again about the sunrise shot. I really don't want to have to dip into archives for this theme. It turns out that yesterdays location wouldn't have been that spectacular during sunrise anyway.

Pete

Mystical One · #15 08-06-2007, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Gary Richardson

Not big enough, not enough snow, too far to travel.

Though I do remember the Northern coastline of the island was very beautiful. Saw it only from the sea, as we "looped round" Tasmania whilst heading from Hobart for Melbourne (I was an Officer working on a BP Tanker at the time).

If you thought the northern coastline was nice... you really should see the rest. My partner and I think the northern coastline is the most boring and least interesting section of the island. LOL

Poor Swamp Donkey, but at least it was not a complete loss