Yeah, I know some of you are going to call me a big girl because I love taking photos of flowers, but what can I say, flowers are really pretty, and can make for some really stunning photos.  The fact that no two flower is really alike means that there is always a huge scope for the amateur photographer to show his stuff.

Roses always make a popular photographic subject. You may pick a pinkish one;

A red one, whose petals look almost velvety;

Then again, perhaps one with a yellowish tinge to it.

Perhaps we should take a shot of a single tulip;

Or a bed of tulips;

Whatever you choose you can be sure that the lighting you choose can make all the difference;

They can be a delicate simple flower;

Or and intricate busy one complete with bugs.

Whatever flower you choose, you can be sure that photo options they can provide is almost endless.

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Although I have always enjoyed taking photos, it wasn’t until the advent of digital photography that I really started appreciating photography as a whole. I believe the main difference is two fold. Firstly it has to do with the cost. Previously I had to take great care with the photos I would take, because it wasn’t until after processing them that I found a lot of photos didn’t work out, resulting in lost opportunities and a waste of paper and money. Digital photography on the other hand allows me opportunities to try different techniques, exposures, framing and gives me instant results to see how they turn out. I can now take as many shots as I want without worrying about whether or not they will turn out as the LCD image shows me exactly what I’ve taken.

The second aspect is that I can now download all the photos on my computer, and using software such as PhotoShop I can crop, remove red eye, adjust the colors, hues and even add digital effects. I would have never attempted doing this with normal photos but with digital photos everything is possible.

Digital photos opens so many doors for the average Joe and professionals alike. There are places available on the net that enable you to upload your favorite photo and then use it for printing a whole range of projects, from personal calendars, which are a great gift idea, to postcard printing! Postcard printing is a fantastic idea. Imagine being on holiday and taking some fantastic shots; Instead of going to a store and buying your mundane postcard, all you  do is upload your favorite shots and have them printed out ready for you to fill in your details and post to family and friends. Honestly this is as simple as you can get and the beauty of it is that you can use any photo that you’ve taken with your digital camera. You can even edit it to give it that extra personal touch. If you were into marketing you can even have them printed and then offer them for sale as postcards in gift and tourist shops in all your tourist hot spots. Man, if your lucky you can even get discovered and be offered a job as a professional photographer. Heck, I can dream can’t I?

Digital photos also offers opportunities for the businessman. You can use photos of your choice as part of your letterhead or even as the basis of your business cards. Imagine, having your own photos on your business stationary means that it’s 100% unique and nobody else can possibly have one like it.

Digital photos are certainly a great boon as far as I am concerned and I’m sure I’m not the only one that feels this way. It’s so obvious by the amount of people sporting digital cameras from your compact point and shoot to your professional Digital SLR’s.

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I found that the best time for finding subjects to photo was while the family was asleep, as this let me roam around Sydney a bit without any complaints from the wife and kids. I found that Hyde Parke offered a few opportunities and the centerpiece had to be the Archibald Fountain, of which you will find several photos below. It was designed by François Sicard and donated by J.F. Archibald in 1932 to honor Australia’s contribution to World War I in France. When you consider the size and beauty of the fountain you would agree this was quite a sizable donation.

The fountain featured many mythical subjects. This one is of a Theseus slaying a minotaur.

A naked bloke with a couple of goats. Not sure who he is, but probably, to keep with the theme, he is some Greek god or other.

Next is Dianna the goddess of purity who appears topless revealing that a woman’s bare chest was quite acceptable in the 30’s as long as it was art related.

Apollo, the centerpiece of the fountain.

A shot of the fountain with St. Mary’s Cathedral in the background. More photos of this stunning cathedral will be posted soon.

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When framing or composing your photo it is sometimes a good idea to look deeper into your subject. One of the things that you notice a lot of in Sydney is it’s tall buildings and a lot of people try to take a photo with some sort of skyline in the background. With this shot I zoomed in and focused on a portion of the windows of the building as I thought this would make a good photo.

I’m pretty pleased with the result as it gives it a look of a painting that some modern artist painted.

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