Rob's Mostly Digital Image blog
Various image resources and thoughts| I'm Rob, and I wrote these words and took these pics. Let me tell you a little about how I got into photography. First up, I'm a documenter - can't help it, just like to jot things down and take notes. Taking photographs fits in with that quite nicely. I'm also an observer, of everything, really. Putting that together with a hand-held device that captures images - well it's a natural fit, isn't it? My photographic experience is about 40 years long and several miles wide. I started with a Kodak Box Brownie and worked my way up to 35mm and larger formats before turning digital. I used to do all of my own developing - colour and black and white - but frankly I got quite sick of the late nights, wasted paper and messy, smelly chemicals. So whilst the old analog developer metaphor 'hangs in there', it's digital for me now. Hopefully I can share some images and thoughts with you. We do try to cover our costs by selling mugs, teeshirts, hats, bags, stickers and images... |
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Ripples in time and space
abstract_s2705c
Originally uploaded by gtveloce
Well, it works for me. It started as a simple photo of a wire mesh, then it was tortured to death by layers and filters in PS until it became... something quite different.
Monday, September 22, 2008
No, I don't know what is is either
DAR1042d
Originally uploaded by gtveloce
I simply played with Photoshop until I was relatively happy. It's an inorganic digital sculpture, if you like.
I've been Photoshopping again...
DA_105
Originally uploaded by gtveloce
A combination of mixed media, including pencil, digitised, worked over on a tablet, Photoshopped.... it took a while.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
You lookin' at me?
Butcher bird_0197
Originally uploaded by gtveloce
This is one confident native Australian bird. Not afraid of a human carrying a Nikon, anyway.
Butcher bird lives up to its name
Butcher bird_0187
Originally uploaded by gtveloce
A Butcher bird in action. I was wondering where the dead birds were coming from - but it had remained a weird, somewhat gruesome mystery, at least until the penny dropped and the local Butcher bird began demonstrating exactly why it is called a 'butcher' bird.
They may have a beautiful, melodic song, but they also possess a fearsome hooked bill and a liking for fresh meat. This one had killed a young bird, dragged it out of its nest and onto the ground; whereupon it set about spending several hours cutting up the body. It took short breaks to clean its beak and to (I presume) feed its own young; but was always back for the next session, full of enthusiasm. It didn't seem to mind me watching, but it did cast a rueful eye over me at times as I snapped away.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Grevillea
Grevillea_0142
Originally uploaded by gtveloce
Shot at night on my D50, this pic has a moody, almost painterly feel to it. I used flash and a bit of angle on a pane of glass to "dirty" the image. Shot square to the glass also looks good but in a stark, high-contrast way.
King parrots feeding
King parrots feeding_0152
Originally uploaded by gtveloce
A shot of the timid local King Parrots. One false step and they are out of there - pronto. The male is the brighter-coloured one on the right.
King parrot silhouette
King parrot silhouette_0169a
Originally uploaded by gtveloce
It's a King Parrot that was chased into a tree by a... crested pigeon. We have tough crested pigeons around here, and rather wimpy King Parrots. It was a minor skirmish, though. The Lorikeets and Corellas fight it out for "top dog", although a Yellow-crested Cockatoo intent on standing its ground will usually rule the roost.
Friday, September 05, 2008
purple mug_0418a
purple mug_0418a
Originally uploaded by gtveloce
Not sure why, but purple mug_0418a is getting some hits on Flickr. It's a purple plastic mug, folks, with a spoon. I took it with the Nikon and flash, then contrasted it up a bit. Not that great a shot but it's out there doing good work. Like temporarily holding coffee...
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
The beauty within glass
glass_s2740c
Originally uploaded by gtveloce
I've always liked photographing glass, especially with a flash on my camera. (The imperfections - bubbles of trapped air and stuff - really show up, and unexpectedly so. Try it on a mirror.)
And now I have Photoshop and the GIMP, life - and glass - is even better.
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