Haunted

Haunted Hotel.

Canon 600D
ISO 400
f/5.6
Exp. 1/1000s

This photo gives me an uneasy feeling. The building looks menacing and the angle makes it look powerful. The derelict nature of the building adds to that haunted feeling. I think I'm becoming slightly obsessed with post production... is this a good thing or a bad thing? It definitely increases the impact of my photos... but when is a photo perfect in itself? Perhaps I need to pick up that film camera again, go back to my roots!

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Wild Party

Wild House Party in Melbourne.

Canon 600D

ISO 400
f/4.0
0.3sec
Flash Fired

This was a photo from a crazy underground party in Melbourne, it was wild! Now my problem with this photo was do I like the one I did post production on (the one I've posted) or the original? I cant decide! I went for a grungy vibe with the post production and I feel it gives a better impression of what the party was like. The unedited version seems a bit too soft. Stronger contrast and harsher shadows makes this photo more underground/grunge/rock&roll. Very cool set up for the party, that's all cardboard on the walls with black market drawings on it. That skull is amazing!


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BMX Silhouette

BMX No-Hander Silhouette.

Canon 600D

ISO 800
F11.0
1/1250s
10 - 20mm lens

While i was taking photos at the skate park I got a photo wrongly exposed that gave an almost silhouette effect. After that I decided I wanted to replicate that properly. This is one of the planned silhouettes and the better one I think. Its the clouds and little bit of sunset that got me. And considering the slower frame rate on the 600D the timing was great any earlier or later the back wheel may have been touching the trees and this shot would not have been the same!

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