Let It Go - Original Song (720p HD)

Because of Youtube's great HD support, I decided to recut this time-lapse video footage with a song I recently recorded again from one of my old demos. The clouds and seascapes are from Tahiti, and the music was written and recorded in Australia. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO

Note : This video footage represents over 5,000 photos taken over a month period, about 21 hours of photography!

Ballina Bay

Another post processing experiment. Here a greatly exaggerated film effect that gives the image a dream like quality. I like the dappled light under the big tree that overlooks this small shore along Ballina's Richmond River.

Forest Glade

This is more an exercise in post processing than a particularly good photo or interesting subject. By adjusting the exposure, saturation and adding grain to an image you can get a very authentic "film" quality to a photo that can add to it's dramatic depth.

Solider Crabs - Mictyris longicarpus

Unique to tidal sand-flats and mangroves, Solider Crabs are well known for being seen in huge numbers and look very much like an "army" moving across the dunes in search of plants and scraps to eat. Interestingly, they have evolved to walk forwards unlike many of their other crab relatives. I snapped lots of photos but wanted to show the scale of their groups, which at times appeared to stretch for as far as I could see. Their group sound is a "clicky-clacky" cacophony that almost sounds like white noise.

Royal Spoonbill - Platalea regia

A predominantly Australian bird, the Royal Spoonbill is also observed in the countries and islands around the region. It's unique "spoon" shaped bill allows it to dig deep into the soft, muddy earth in wetlands and mangroves to sweep out insects, crustaceans and even fish. I love watching them move along the banks slowly searching for food, or relaxing in the swampy trees as this one pictured is doing.

Lennox Head Double Rainbow (Panorama)

After a week of intensely wet weather along Northern NSW, the sun has been shining for the last few days. A double rainbow briefly formed over Lennox Head on Sunday connecting beautifully with the headland. I couldn't fit it all into frame so had to stitch (photomerge) 5 photos to create this image.

The secondary rainbow always has reversed colours to the main bow's red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

Piano Keys

I took this photo for the iPhone application "Note Trainer" that I developed recently. I had to shoot it twice, because the first time I didn't duly consider having the octave from C to C visible in the shot. Also, the perspective had to be corrected in post processing, as the focal distance and lens distortion curved the keys quite dramatically. I'm posting it here in my public domain library as I think this kind of image would be quite useful for others to use though it's more of a "stock" shot than anything particularly artistic.

Self Portrait

This is a technique I developed in photoshop using custom "splatter" brushes. This image is based on a photo I took a couple of years ago. I'd like to do more of this style or work and really like the natural abstract quality despite it being a completely digital artwork.

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