I'll be honest, until Raymond Island, I had kinda lost my passion for taking photos. However being here really helped me bring it back.
This was the first time I ever really experimented with Manual Mode. I had done Shutter Priority until now, which would allow me to input the shutter speed I was after, then the camera would sort out the rest. But this was good for me. Forced me to actually use the concepts I had learnt at uni, and I really liked some of the outcomes. That and my phone absolutely s*** itself, so for the first two days, I had no phone and ended up using my camera a lot.
One thing Raymond Island is known for is the large amount of Koalas living there. Something I like about this shot is the wideness. I have spent heaps of time looking into zoom but not much on wide-angle. I intend on getting a better wide angle lens eventually.
This evening, we walked to the ferry and caught that to the mainland for dinner. As we walked out, we found the sunset like this, so we took a few minutes to get photos.
Then it was like this on the Island a little while later. I wish I had my tripod with me so I could have gotten a better shot. Because I couldn't hold the camera steady, I had to light it up with ISO instead of a slow shutter speed, which made it look really grainy.
This is BJ, one of the other families dogs. If I remember correctly, he is about 14, and stone deaf. I snapped this shot as he was walking around, looking for food to steal. I wasn't quick enough to focus it manually and the autofocus was just that tiny bit off.
This... This could get us in trouble... This is a sparkler bomb. Over the weekend we bought about $80 worth of sparklers and many explosions were made...
And this is my brother. I know, we look nothing alike. The first two nights, we were there by ourselves. Our parents weren't coming until the 29th so I had to look after him. I went out the second day to the nearest town to try and get my phone replaced by my carrier. Came back and he was burnt to a crisp...
This shot, though I like it, didn't meet my expectations. Granted it is my fault. My idea for the shot was to try and get the horizon, the water and the seat. I even looked up when the Golden Hour started and got there early to set up. Unfortunately, I could only have in the shot well lit and focused either the seat and the water or the horizon and the water. I got a new lens when I got home which might make the plan a bit more possible. I'll find out next year.
Then the fireworks. There are two lots. The 9:30pm ones to show the kids so you can put them to bed, and then the midnight ones. These were the 9:30 ones, as by midnight, there was no way I was sober enough to get a decent shot...
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