How much difference does a 2x teleconverter make?
To two or not to two…
Shooting through glass with the sun at a low angle in the sky
Kulinda the cheetah, prowling in the early sunshine. She helps me demonstrate one of the problems with shooting into morning sunshine through glass. No, she wasn’t being showered in rays of light by Hollywood SFX – that’s flare compounded by shooting through thick glass.
You can see where the sun was, and how low it was, by looking at her shadow.
This isn’t a great photo, but I thought it was a good example of the problems we can face when the sun is low in the sky and we’re forced to shoot through glass into it. At the same time, I was quite happy with how sharp the image came out, and I rather like rim lighting.
This image was shot at ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/1000 on the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM II at 72mm.
Hippos playing follow-the-leader
Three hippos leave their night quarters, plunge into cold water, and head out for a spot of quiet grazing. Given that it’s before breakfast, two of them are not particularly interested in thinking about where they are going, so they just follow in single file. You can see the shine of their wet hides.
This image was shot at ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/1000 on the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM II at 200mm.
Vivid 2022: contact
Internationally celebrated light artist Sam Whiteside will take over the entrance of Carriageworks with his immersive lighting installation titled ‘contact’.
Vivid 2022: Wild Lights
Wild Lights features a set of light installations and projection at Taronga Zoo.
Vivid 2022: Resonance
Resonance is created by Studio John Fish from Australia and feature an array of convex mirrors.
Vivid 2022: Bump in the Night
Bump in the Night is created by James Dive from Australia and feature a peaceful campsite, or is it?
Vivid 2022: A Mirrored City
A Mirrored City is created by WITCH+GHOST from Australia and feature a set of illuminated sculptures depicting various aspects of Sydney.
Vivid 2022: Chronoharp
Chronoharp is created by Amigo & Amigo in collaboration with Otis Studios from Australia.
Vivid 2022: Celestial
Celestial is created by Studio John Fish from Australia. It resembles a planet with rings around it.
Vivid 2022: Ephemeral Oceanic
Ephemeral Oceanic is created by Atelier Sisu from Australia and feature a set of illuminated spheres floating on Walsh Bay between Piers 1 and 2/3.
Vivid 2022 at Circular Quay
2022 will see both sides of Sydney Harbour Bridge emblazoned with hundreds of colour changing lights. In a ribbon of light, colours pulse from the northern end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge across its world-famous span, through The Rocks, around Circular Quay and onto the Sydney Opera House forecourt.
Series: Vivid 2022
Vivid Sydney is an annual festival that celebrated its 12th year in 2022, Vivid Sydney fuses art, innovation and technology and features a set of light installations scattered around the city.
