oldschool69#2 295 Report post Posted August 9, 2018 NOw I’ve never been a photographer at all but I do like looking at photos that interest me Mainly ocean shots and old school shots from where I grew up , last night I saw some photos that a local girl took from out the front of our place and thought they where pretty cool so I thought I start a page for people to post photos that they like any way enjoy Croobyar rd by night 2 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A2K 896 Report post Posted August 9, 2018 Saw this pic the other day. I've been swimming with whale sharks and it was awesome. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter 2,767 Report post Posted August 9, 2018 9 hours ago, A2K said: Where was this? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A2K 896 Report post Posted August 9, 2018 I assume it's Cebu in the Philippines, same place that I did it. That little boat looks the same style. Beautiful animals up close. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A2K 896 Report post Posted August 9, 2018 That's me on the left 8 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KieranR 1,302 Report post Posted August 9, 2018 they are just amazing creatures, I've had the pleasure of diving with them several times over here in Exmouth and coral bay. Awesome experience for you A2K 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A2K 896 Report post Posted August 10, 2018 I recently swam with Manta Rays in Bali which was also awesome. Add to that swimming with turtles and sea snakes off Apo Island in the Philippines. And last but not least swimming inside a bait ball off Moalboal also in the Philippines. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XCOM! 287 Report post Posted August 10, 2018 22 hours ago, oldschool69#2 said: Croobyar rd by night The milky-way is always spectacular and awe-inspiring. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toolex 41 Report post Posted August 10, 2018 Since we're posting photos of whale sharks... This was on Nigaloo Reef just off Exmouth in WA. Definitely one of the best places I've been in Australia. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goughy 3,195 Report post Posted August 10, 2018 This is still my favourite photo my wife took. She's a bit of a Photoshop genius these days. But this was old old school. Taken with a semi manual Canon A1. Rolled her own black and white film, developed at home in the toilet I converted to a dark room. Printed with her own enlarger with all the burning and dodging done with hand tools. Anyone from Brissie wanna guess where this is? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldschool69#2 295 Report post Posted August 11, 2018 Magic moutntain 😂 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComfortablyNumb 637 Report post Posted August 11, 2018 Hogwarts? Seriously though, it is a bloody good...and somewhat creepy pic. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goughy 3,195 Report post Posted August 12, 2018 It's some old church up on Jubilee terrace (I think that's the road), near the Hale St bypass, though I don't think the bypass was there then. She had a friend that lived near there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 6,478 Report post Posted August 12, 2018 32 minutes ago, goughy said: It's some old church up on Jubilee terrace (I think that's the road), near the Hale St bypass, though I don't think the bypass was there then. She had a friend that lived near there. Do you mean the Catholic church on Musgrave Rd. I should have known that one. I used to ride past it every day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goughy 3,195 Report post Posted August 12, 2018 That must be it. I know it's up that way somewhere or other. I wasn't there when she took the pics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 6,478 Report post Posted August 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, goughy said: That must be it. I know it's up that way somewhere or other. I wasn't there when she took the pics. It's on the left heading west up the hill from the Normanby. I think it's actually the Jubilee Parish church. That's probably where you got Jubilee Tce from. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyno 1,950 Report post Posted August 12, 2018 I knew cos one brother got married there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Turts 2,728 Report post Posted August 14, 2018 I took this with my phone in my way to a run one morning. No filters, no nuffink. 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory-dognz 481 Report post Posted August 29, 2018 Here are a couple that were taken at Cardrona ski fields on iphone 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roxii 5,610 Report post Posted August 29, 2018 Trying to snap and not fall in. Friday arvo paddle. 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prince 376 Report post Posted August 29, 2018 29 minutes ago, roxii said: Trying to snap and not fall in. Friday arvo paddle. wow. surely not a iPhone pic? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shrek 283 Report post Posted August 29, 2018 Friday night balcony view from partners house in Blue mountains gets some cracking sunsets....! 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roxii 5,610 Report post Posted August 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Prince said: wow. surely not a iPhone pic? Yeah surprisingly. iPhone 7 in a waterproof case in a wobbly surf ski. #nofilter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory-dognz 481 Report post Posted August 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, roxii said: Yeah surprisingly. iPhone 7 in a waterproof case in a wobbly surf ski. #nofilter Hope you have a float attached to the phone😁 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roxii 5,610 Report post Posted August 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, rory-dognz said: Hope you have a float attached to the phone😁 It’s on a lanyard attached to my PFD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prince 376 Report post Posted August 29, 2018 1 hour ago, roxii said: Yeah surprisingly. iPhone 7 in a waterproof case in a wobbly surf ski. #nofilter thats an amazing pic. I think its this weeks winner.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roxii 5,610 Report post Posted August 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Prince said: thats an amazing pic. I think its this weeks winner.... Thanks mate. I can’t take too much credit it was just a quick snap before I fell off the ski. Lucky the subject was pretty good Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pete 357 Report post Posted August 30, 2018 Beautiful Altona... 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shrek 283 Report post Posted September 12, 2018 Another cracking sunset 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldschool69#2 295 Report post Posted September 29, 2018 My young fella went out diving and fishing last week with his mate and dad and a couple of others he did ok . 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beginnergirl 126 Report post Posted September 30, 2018 I took these in Kings Park.... 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
softy 177 Report post Posted October 4, 2018 On 29/09/2018 at 2:30 PM, oldschool69#2 said: My young fella went out diving and fishing last week with his mate and dad and a couple of others he did ok . Nice bag of mixed seafood there. I hope you're not in NSW, as I thought Blue Groper have been illegal to spear since I was your lads age. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldschool69#2 295 Report post Posted October 4, 2018 22 minutes ago, softy said: Nice bag of mixed seafood there. I hope you're not in NSW, as I thought Blue Groper have been illegal to spear since I was your lads age. Yes illegal to spear they actually caught them on line , apparently they made him pull it in with no net etc the dad said it was so funny watching him try getting it into the boat then when they caught the other One the net came out the look on his face was priceless. i was a bit iffy on eating it but the mother in law cooked it up (used to own a seafood restaurant) bloody beautiful Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
softy 177 Report post Posted October 4, 2018 Excellent eating, very 'chunky' flesh and similar to big wrasse. The green bones are a bit weird though. Fight like buggery on the line. Getting back into the water spearing fish is on the top of the list when I'm home. The problem for adults is the bag limits set on crays and ab. Hardly worth putting the wetsuit on in winter for 2 of each, you can get that in 1 breath! No need to pillage the reef but 2 ab and 2 crays doesn't feed my family. 3 crays and 6 ab would do the trick. Enjoy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldschool69#2 295 Report post Posted October 4, 2018 Yer I’m just learning I’m f ing useless at it get more erchins in my fingers then crays 😂 different fitness that’s for sure , yep two crays doesn’t do us either ! The guy teaching me is a freak ! He has a big frezzer box goes all the time always has 4 in it to feed his family and trades for veggies eggs etc dropping my young bloke of in the morning with his nipper pump rods and mtb and mate ahhhh to be young and on school holidays again !!!😂 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skel 451 Report post Posted October 8, 2018 Does this count as a good photo......My photo made the ABC Far North FaceBook banner for the next month 😁😁😁 4 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pete 357 Report post Posted October 8, 2018 Yes it is a good photo - how/where did you take it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skel 451 Report post Posted October 9, 2018 Taken around late July on the 3:15pm flight out of Cooktown. Only a 16 seat plane, so flies a bit lower and I made sure was first on to get a right hand seat. Took other photos but for some reason that was just super clear. Seriously was taken on my (at the time my new) Samsung J7! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FFF1077 1,925 Report post Posted October 9, 2018 This is just out of Deans Marsh in Victoria where I've been for a family reunion last weekend. Bloody beautiful and peaceful. Right next to the Otways. 👌 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
more 161 Report post Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) I’ll get in on this thread-I used to love getting away from it all and taking pics. This was out in the middle of no where Mungo National Park Edited October 9, 2018 by more 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
more 161 Report post Posted October 9, 2018 One more-Torquay at sunrise, nothing better than having a coffee before going for a dip! 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldschool69#2 295 Report post Posted October 9, 2018 This one popped up today on FB from 2007 trip with the boys as a memory By far the best session I ever had 2 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComfortablyNumb 637 Report post Posted October 9, 2018 9 hours ago, more said: That is a beaut. Is it post-edited in any way? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
more 161 Report post Posted October 9, 2018 8 minutes ago, ComfortablyNumb said: That is a beaut. Is it post-edited in any way? Thanks. I shoot in raw which is basically a digital negative-there is no in camera editing done as opposed to say pics taken with an iPhone or point and shoot where the editing is largely done in camera. Raw files are huge-around 80mg each. But what this allows you to do is pull a lot of data from them that is otherwise lost in a pic from a point and shoot. So with raw you generally need to process them in a program like Lightroom to adjust for exposure, contrast, sharpness etc. but it’s really handy for pics like this of the milky way where you can pull out all the fine details of the stars. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComfortablyNumb 637 Report post Posted October 10, 2018 5 hours ago, more said: Thanks. I shoot in raw which is basically a digital negative-there is no in camera editing done as opposed to say pics taken with an iPhone or point and shoot where the editing is largely done in camera. Raw files are huge-around 80mg each. But what this allows you to do is pull a lot of data from them that is otherwise lost in a pic from a point and shoot. So with raw you generally need to process them in a program like Lightroom to adjust for exposure, contrast, sharpness etc. but it’s really handy for pics like this of the milky way where you can pull out all the fine details of the stars. Right. My photography skills are limited to video or pics on either my Samsung S9 phone, or an old Hero2 GoPro. Whenever I do a guided fly-fishing trip, I take some video & stills, then put them together in a little video of the clients day using GoPro Studio, which is extremely limited editing software, but does the job. The video quality off my phone is much better than the GoPro, but I can get underwater footage with the GoPro. Here is a little highlights clip from the trips I've done over the years which the farmstay I guide for put on their website. Very basic, but many of my clients are given a days guiding as a present, so are able to show their family what they got for their $'s. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gregb 131 Report post Posted October 10, 2018 It's not all catch and release is it? Those fish looked like they would be delicious. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComfortablyNumb 637 Report post Posted October 10, 2018 2 hours ago, gregb said: It's not all catch and release is it? Those fish looked like they would be delicious. 100% catch & release. Trout are pretty boring to eat unless smoked or cooked in a nice sauce IMO. Saltwater fish however are yum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 6,478 Report post Posted October 11, 2018 Some of these are great shots. I wish I had more talent with a camera. I've taken the occasional good photo, but a lot of mediocre. I have a lot to work with here, so I suppose i just have to practice, and read up a little (and maybe buy a camera instead of just a phone). My favourite subject lately has been the flowers in the garden. These were this morning before work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pete 357 Report post Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) On 09/10/2018 at 5:30 PM, more said: One more-Torquay at sunrise, nothing better than having a coffee before going for a dip! I did a shot a bit like this albeit in the not-so-exotic location of Altona. It's a bit of a bs photo, lead-in lines (the pier) rule of thirds (end of pier) long exposure (creamy smooth water) ND filter (to lower the exposure on a sunny day) and HDR (to get a surreal view of the character of the wood. It all kinda works, but kinda doesn't.... You can't beat the sun and the sky in your pic! Edited October 11, 2018 by Pete 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
