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The Black Swan: Animals Make Great Photo Subjects

Sire — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:21:54 +0000

I’ve always found that animals make great subjects for a good photo, especially when they stand fairly still for you. I took these shots whilst waling down the River Torrens as it flowed quietly passed Adelaide.

There were quite a few ducks around as well but for this post I want to show you a couple of photos that I took of some swans and their ducklings. Speaking of ducklings I don’t know how the Ugly Duckling story ever came about because I found them quite cute.

This first shot is where they’re strolling calmly along the grassy virtues of the river bank. I must admit that the adult swan is really quite graceful, while the duckling while not as beautiful is certainly not what you would call ugly. Still makes for a good story I suppose.

This next one is of a pair swimming in the River Torrens. I rather like this one better than the previous one. Reckon the water provides a nice background.

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Flowers Make For Great Photos

Sire — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:24:58 +0000

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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Koala Silhouette Giving The Photo Some Umph!

Sire — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:15:15 +0000

This photo shows that you do not always have to get close to your subject, which is really pretty good as there are times when all you have is a point and shoot camera and that telephoto is just nowhere to be found.

I reckon that a silhouette of the koala and the tree itself is actually more powerful than if I was to show the subject in more detail. I don’t actually recall where the photo was taken other than it was some National Park on kangaroo Island.

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Zak The K-9 Hulk From Down-Under

Sire — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:39:25 +0000

There are many reasons why people take photos and I would say that the most important one is for recording memories. People take photos of memorable occasions such as weddings, the birth of a new baby, christenings, birthday parties or when their daughter’s dog does something unbelievably funny.

This is a photo of my daughter’s dog Zak, but I reckon we should call him The Hulk because of the green complexion he got after rolling in the freshly cut lawn. I almost killed myself running down the steps in my rush to get the camera. There was absolutely no way I was going to let this moment slip by.

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