Here’s a selection of images that I took from the SAUVic cruise that ended up in Newport yesterday. Lots of nice cars and was good to have a chat with the owners.

Had a bit of a play with some lights as well, was an interesting challenge as the sun went down, exposures changed..Didn’t do to badly in the end.

The light setup I had going for these pretty much stayed static, I just moved cars in and out again. CBF’d being overly creative, just wanted to give the owners some photos of their rides..Didn’t matter to me that they were all in a similar style

430EX 1/16th @ 28mm pointing at the rear quarter panel
SB-26 1/16 @ 24mm pointing at the front quarter panel
SB-26 1/64 @ 85mm pointing at the front grill..This one was a bitch, depending on the car colour would either look shit or need to be dialed in again.

Black cars at night, are a particular challenge. Next time, it’d be easier to just paint it with a softbox I think.

Fred’s dead baby… Fred’s dead.

Thanks for everyone’s comments/support/critique! Been fun so far, no sign of slowing down yet!

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A fairly wet, humid and uninspiring Saturday in Melbourne.

Our bedside table. Simple is best!

To think that star is millions of light years away.. Wonder if anything interesting is going on over there.

Skyline, Some houses..Went out to a hill with a good vantage point and snapped off some pics on the tripod. Minor HDR processing with Photomatrix Pro.

Headed out to the city tonight due to boredom. I actually spent a fair whack of time trying to recover images from my CF card after I accidently shift-deleted a whole set accidently (Sandisk RescuePRO is my savior). Here is a quick shot of a friend at Treasury Place on the top of Collins St in Melbourne. A bit of a Dustin Diaz inspiration here with the Bokeh.

Strobist:
430EX camera left 1/8th @ 80mm, triggered by cybersyncs. Placed about 45 degrees and 2m from subject. Camera to subject is about another 3m.

Lunchtime today was a little different. Went down to the Albert Park Driving Range and smacked some balls..Needless to say, I am hopeless and am hoping to improve with some hints and tips from my colleague shown mid swing here in this shot.