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Well, not really a landlubber... I like boats. Just got my better results for the weekend on solid ground!


You've probably had your fill of AW Ferry Hop shots, so hopefully these are a bit different.


#1 AMP



#2 Leaf at Old Cremorne. Macro with the 28-70/2.8



#3 Coffee Highlights Explorer



#4 Flotilla, the Boat Show armada at anchor.


Comments and critique welcome!

i'm liking #2... was extension tubes used with the 28-70...

I like what you've done with the skies in #1. The left macro is unreal too.

The first is very cool, has a very stylistic feel to it. The second is amazing, I assume its the leaf you were taking a photo of when I took the photo of you ?

You have an awesome eye for what you do

#2 is fantastic, love the colour, detail and texture.

Love the looksof the sky in #1.
Would be really interested to know how you achieved that?

Nice pics Daniel. Like the close-up - worked out cool.

#2 & #3 are alos really cool.

I used to work in one of the buildings in the first shot and now I work in the other. Not that that detracts from the shot though

Well done.

Cheers, Mick

Thanks for the comments everyone! I appreciate the feedback.


Here's the detail on the photos for those who are interested:

#1 - 1/1250s @ f/11 ISO 200. Matrix Metering. Exposure Comp of -0.7
As the guys would have noticed on the day by the constant shutter chatter, I always shoot a 3 Frame exposure bracket at -0.7/0/+0.7 on the D2H (4MP RAW Filesize vs 8FPS vs 4GB CF cards = no worries).

This frame was the -0.7 ev comp shot. The bright reflection from the glass on the building threw the metering out.Combined with the negative ev comp, I ended up with the dark sky (no polariser). I then dodged and burnt some areas of the image, followed by some saturation channel changes.

#2 - 1/125s @ f/5.6, ISO 200 60mm. No extention tubes used - the Nikon 28-70/2.8 has a 'M' focal distance marked on it (supposedly implying its magical macro capabilities). I cropped the original frame by about 25%. Lucky shot
Craig - yes, this is the shot from when I was in the garden