Pics from recent NT trip

[MickyD]

I have just returned from a trip to the red centre and thought I'd put up a few pics.

West MacDonnell Ranges




Ormiston Gorge


Kings Canyon





Uluru




Uluru at 2am


Uluru star trails (approx 300 images taken between 2am-5am stacked together)


Coober Pedy


Woomera


Mount Remarkable National Park

[dean]

Nice photos...thanks for sharing.
Dean

[Yugi]

makes me want to go on holidays

[Aussie_Dan]

Awesome pics. The NT is in incredible place....

[m_and_m]

Like.

Was there a year ago and your photos bring back great memories.
Very good shots.

[Tamworth]

Fantastioc Central Oz photos

Absolutely amazing 2AM photo of Uluru, I had no idea modern DSLRs ISO settings would "see" that much light.

I've walked the 230km Larapinta Trail in the West Macs, the photos I have of scenery at our camps at dusk/dawn are like nothing else I have captured on the east coast. With the exception of Ormiston Gorge and maybe Redbank you just can't get to those really special West Mac places by road. I could see why Albert Namajtira (spelling?) mauve or purple hues in his paintings, it really is there.

[MickyD]

Thanks everyone.

Absolutely amazing 2AM photo of Uluru, I had no idea modern DSLRs ISO settings would "see" that much light.

Take a look at this pic I took at 12:15am - a 9 minute exposure. This was lit by moonlight and some lights from near the jetty.

[NTX]

What an amazing country we live in! Beautifully captured in these photos, thank you for sharing them with us mate!

[grhyso]

Great pictures! What sort of gear are you using and do you do much post production work on the photos?

[MickyD]

What an amazing country we live in! Beautifully captured in these photos, thank you for sharing them with us mate!

Thanks!

Great pictures! What sort of gear are you using and do you do much post production work on the photos?

I have a Canon 5D Mark III and my two main lenses are the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L and Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L II. I process my pics in Lightroom. I don't do a lot to most pics - a little bit of contrast and saturation adjustments mostly (not a lot, though). I'll also often fix the exposure if I didn't get it right in camera. The other thing that I often adjust is the white balance - I shoot everything in raw and don't worry about the white balance until I'm post-processing.

[grhyso]

Thanks!



I have a Canon 5D Mark III and my two main lenses are the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L and Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L II. I process my pics in Lightroom. I don't do a lot to most pics - a little bit of contrast and saturation adjustments mostly (not a lot, though). I'll also often fix the exposure if I didn't get it right in camera. The other thing that I often adjust is the white balance - I shoot everything in raw and don't worry about the white balance until I'm post-processing.

Thanks Micky, we've owned a Canon 400D for about 3 years and only now really starting to get into it. Working on my composition, focus, aperture skills before I lash out for a newer unit. Also haven't signed up for Lightroom yet as the photography skills don't warrant the expense yet haha. Thanks.

[Rovingman]

Awesome pics Mike.

[MickyD]

Thanks Micky, we've owned a Canon 400D for about 3 years and only now really starting to get into it. Working on my composition, focus, aperture skills before I lash out for a newer unit. Also haven't signed up for Lightroom yet as the photography skills don't warrant the expense yet haha. Thanks.

I reckon the best thing you could do to learn would be to buy yourself a "nifty fifty" (the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 lens) and play around with apertures and learn how to isolate focus on what you want the viewer to focus their eye on. That's a really cheap lens that can produce great results for the price, and as it opens up to f/1.8 it allows you to experiment with aperture without needing to spend a fortune on something like the 70-200mm f/2.8.

Awesome pics Mike.

Thanks!

[grhyso]

Thanks for the advise! Keep up the good work, nothing like some inspiration to get me out there playing with the camera

[styran]

Beautiful Photos.