Sports Photography

I've always had dreams of becoming a sports photographer. Over the past couple of years I've experimented with photographing various sports such as MLB Baseball, Aussie Rules Football, Ice Hockey, Horse Racing and athletics. 

Each sports has its own unique challenges and techniques. Today Im posting a couple of my MLB Baseball photos I took while in the USA. I've recently started a flickr page for my sports photography, click here for the link.

Enjoy and I'll see you next week!

Boston

Today my blog is about one of the most amazing cities in the USA is Boston. 

When I first visited Boston a couple of years ago I had no idea what to expect and by the end of my stay I was completely blown away. It's got so much history and things to see and do! 

Boston has the most amazing history and the freedom trail is not to be missed. There are so many magnificent old building to photograph. I've posted a couple of photos today however I'll be posting more photos of Boston in upcoming posts.

The Paramount Centre

Old State House

Massachusetts State House

The historic Quincy Market

Enjoy and I'll see you next week!

Pet Photos

Pet photography is big business nowadays and a highly specialised area. I have a mate who specialises in just pets and he is always working. I had no idea of how much of a demand there is for this sort of photography. This leads me into todays blog.

I'm posting a coupe of photos of our very naughty pet cat, Alice. The first was shot in color and converted into Black & white and tweaked in Photoshop CS6 to get her eyes to stand out. I think the Black & white gives the photo a bit more of a dramtic effect rather than a boring old photo of a cat on its back.

Enjoy and I'll see you next week!

The Great Ocean Road

A couple of months ago I headed down the amazing Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay. I hadn't done the drive along the Road for years and forgot how stunning it is.

Today I'm posting a couple of photos of the ocean I took along the way. The first one was taken at dusk and the second was taken during the day.

Twilight along the Great Ocean Road

The Beach at Skenes Creek 

Enjoy & I'll see you next week!

Baseball Stadiums

Today I'm posting a couple more of my MLB Stadium Panoramas. 

These Panoramas are for Wrigley Field in Chicago, CitiField in New York and Petco Park in San Diego.

Baseball Stadiums are great fun to photograph as Panoramas and once I have finshed running them throught photoshop I get them printed and framed with a couple of team patches and my ticket and they look amazing!

When my new studio/mancave is complete these will look great up on the wall!

Wrigley Field, Chicago

CitiField, New York

Petco Park, San Diego

Enjoy & I'll see you next week!

Macro Photography-Praying Mantis

Today I'm posting a photo of a hungry Praying Mantis that was sitting on a branch right outside my backdoor. I had to take the opportunity to get the shot! 

This shot was taken using my Canon 5D Mk2 and a Canon 100mm Macro lens with a Canon 2x extender.

Enjoy and I'll see you next week!

American Museum of Natural History NYC

One of the great Museums to visit is the American Museum Of Natural History in New York city. This museum is massive as you expect for something located in New York city and would take a couple of days to see everything. 

Aside from the amazing Dinosaur area another fascinating area to visit is the Hall of African Mammals. The hall boasts over 28 dioramas of African Life and onthe floor below is the Hall of North American mammmals, which is just as impressive. 

Below are some of my photos from the Museum.

Feeding Time (Africa Mammals)

Alaska Brown Bear (North America Mammals)

Ostrichs (Africa Mammals)

Enjoy and I'll see you next week!