SugarLoaf Reservior

[yeocsa]

D70 + 18-70 kit lens. 1/60 f22. ISO 200 -0.3EV. Handheld

regards,

Arthur

[big pix]

a beautiful pix ..........but I have had to put a book under the right side of the monitor

cheers
big pix

[mudder]

Terrific shot Arthur very catching, I like shots of the water's edge with strong reflections and bold colour... Might dribble off the edge though

Like the way the image is framed and titled too, looks good without over-powering the image itself.

Cheers.

[stubbsy]

Sorry Arthur - I'm also a card carrying member of the straight line police

Otherwise this is one excellent shot.

[leek]

Like the way the image is framed and titled too, looks good without over-powering the image itself.

Hey mudder - did you mean framed and tilted???

Sorry Arthur - couldn't resist... Nice pic... Where is that???

[Nicole]

Nice pic Arthur. Showcasing the beautiful autumn weather in Melbourne! I am with the others on the rotating.

[kipper]

Put it on the staircase, it will look ok when walking up those stairs

[jethro]

arthur a tilt to the left and its a winning shot frame this one or sell it to allens calendars

[mic]

Nice shot Artie

Mic. Don't spill a drop

[phillipb]

I tend to disagree about the sloping, I think it's an optical illusion. There is a ree in the photo which is perfectly perpendicular which seems to suggest that the photo is straight as it is.
... Then again I do wear glasses.

[yeocsa]

Thanks everyone for the advice. I am new to landscape photography. Is it a must to always have straight lines? I thought that only applies to architecture photography?

Hi Mudder,
You went for the Landscape photo course at Great Ocean Road, didn't you. Can you share what was taught concerning this?

Sugarload Reserviour is north east Melbourne. It is water catchment area. Very nice place but no so easy to navigate to. It was my first visit there.

cheers,

Arthur

[PiroStitch]

You don't necessarily have to have a straight horizon in all landscape photography, it depends on what outcome you want out of your photo. Ideally you would have it (as majority of the landscape photos I've seen do it) but an ideal photo is in the eye of the beholder.

Truthfully at first I thought the photo was crooked and was about to mention about straightening photo, but then I realised it's not crooked...just the dumb natural shore

Technicalities aside, I like the photo alot because of the reflections. My only picky gripe would be to crop out the rocky shoreline(?) at the bottom right and see how that looks. Great colours!  PS. where are the birds

[yeocsa]

Like this one?



regards,

Arthur

[Glen]

Love the blue Arthur

[PiroStitch]

Nice one Arthur, but clone out those two leafy clumps at the bottom right...oh and the dust bunny around that same area as well

[sirhc55]

I like both pics Arthur but I would suggest you change ”Reservior” to Reservoir - to be correct

[stubbsy]

Arthur

I liked the first one, but the second pic is outstanding. Great use of reflection and a really good camera angle. I'd also clone the bottom right foreground stuff.

[yeocsa]

Thanks to all.

Opps... spelling error there. sorry.

regards,

Arthur

[boxerboy]

Nice shots Arthur. Good bright blues in the second one.

I worked there when the dam was being built in the early 80's.

Cheers
Peter

[yeocsa]

Nice shots Arthur. Good bright blues in the second one.

I worked there when the dam was being built in the early 80's.

Cheers
Peter

Wow. Have you visited the place again since? How long it took to build the dam. It's a huge dam. Very deep on the other side where the river "zigzag" through the valleys.

regards,

Arthur

[boxerboy]

Nice shots Arthur. Good bright blues in the second one.

I worked there when the dam was being built in the early 80's.

Cheers
Peter

Wow. Have you visited the place again since? How long it took to build the dam. It's a huge dam. Very deep on the other side where the river "zigzag" through the valleys.

regards,

Arthur

Hi Arthur,
I was there towards the end of construction, probably around 1983 from memory. I think about five years to construct the dam wall. There's a whole lot of other interesting infrastructure there, particularly the "clearwater reservoir" where the treated water is stored before it heads out through the main pipeline to Preston reservoir. The clearwater reservoir is an enclosed concrete structure and about the size of the MCG, all interior concrete surfaces are polished. I haven't been there since about 1985.
Cheers
Peter

[yeocsa]

I wonder if it is open to the public. I am planning to go back there in Summer. It's a very nice place for BBQ.

regards,

Arthur

[mudder]

...Hi Mudder, You went for the Landscape photo course at Great Ocean Road, didn't you. Can you share what was taught concerning this?

cheers,
Arthur

G'day Arthur,
I really like these images, prefer the first as there's something in the foreground to take me across the reflections of the water, maybe try placing the horizon either lower or higher to make the image portray what it is you're more interested in, in the first maybe raise the horizon so the foreground has more presence as the sky while a beatiful blue doesn't have many features or textures... Please take this as mere ramblings from someone who knows nought about how to make a good, emotive image... Compared to the stuff I see posted here I feel like a P&S shooter...

The landscape work-shop down at Port Campbell was great fun, I approached it as something fun to do more than an instructional course, but I think it was invaluable for me as I certainly don't have any photographic skill or creativity, and find it difficult to conceive what it is I'm trying to portray to the viewer... But it's fun to share a memory of a location or event with others

The main things discussed at the workshop were:
- Rule of thirds
- Foreground interest
- Don't be afraid to try and look from an alternative perspective
- Examine the entire frame (including the four corners) and only include what's necessary
- What is your point of interest in your image, does your image have points of interest that draws the viewer to your subject
- Leading lines, draw the viewer to your subject/focal point
- Horizon lines, is the subject the foreground or the sky etc.? generally devote (say) two thirds of the image to your interesting subject (eg: don't use the middle for a horizon unless you want to for a reason)
- Don't only go to a location once and then think I've been there so there's nothing new for me there, go back again at a different time of day or season and get a different image or perspective.

Probably the most interesting part was the evening critique of the day's shots and how each person viewed the same scene differently, and how the differences impacted upon the viewer.

Can't wait for the waterfall work-shop in the Otways end of July, the week-end before the D70 maxi-meet, that'll be a blast... I need to be more creative with the PP of my waterfall images though to give more emotion to the scene, rather than just a snapshot...

Cheers mate. PS: Sorry for the long post...

[stubbsy]

Andrew

Sometimes long posts are necessary when there's a lot to impart and this is a case in point. Thanks for sharing these tips.

[yeocsa]

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for sharing so freely. They are very helpful indeed. I have pen them down for my next landscape shootout.

cheers,

Arthur

[christiand]

Hi Andrew,

thanks a lot for sharing.
I found the point of going back and looking and shooting again very true.
The other points made are also very helpful.

Cheers
Christian