Baby you feel so close
I wish you could see my love
Baby you've changed my life
I'm trying to show you.....

A tiny stone that hides from me
Can't you see that I'm just outside?
A mountain stream that chills the sea
Can't you feel in your useless pride?

A Blend of 2 images from our shoot this morning at Coalcliff. 8 mins for the sky and sea, and 1/4 sec for the foreground. Nice to get out on a Sunday morning, and a great turnout from the South Crew to join me.
Hope you like "The Silent Sun"
Cheers, Mike

Going back through some of my shots from previous shoots today, and found this one. Went to shoot the inside of the Opera House a few weeks ago, and I arrived about an hour early, to see what I could come up with outside the OH. Usually us Landscape togs spend our lives revolved around depth of field and pin sharp (where possible) images from foreground to infinity. To do this, you generally have to shoot with a tripod.
This day, my intention was to shoot handheld, using intentional camera movement, whilst shooting with a slow shutter speed.
I knocked off a few, but, even though I was getting the intended effect, something still wasn't right.
I started over exposing and went up to 3 stops to get this image, whilst turning / twisting and moving the camera in and out from my body all at the same time.
I reckon the tourists this morning were giving this lunatic a wide berth, as Id say it looked like I was having some sort of a fit or seizure.
Anyhow, I eventually got the effect I wanted. Took me about 25 images and go's, so just like Landscape Photography, you just have to persevere, and keep trying.
Hope you like "Ghosts"
Cheers, Mike