F Stop Lounge Photowalk - Melbourne

I'll start by saying that this post is a massive one in terms of images from my trip down to Melbourne for a photowalk that started at The Boatbuilders Yard at South Wharf hosted by F Stop Lounge. This was my first official photowalk and it was a great day hanging out with fellow photographers as I am usually shooting alone also great to see the results and see how other photographers get their shots sure made me feel comfortable sitting/laying down anywhere to get a photo.

All photos but the first which was taken, edit and posted on my Sony Xperia Z1 Compact phone were shot with the m.Zuiko 9-18mm f/4-5.6 wide angle lens on an OM-D EM-5 and it only took me around 4-5 hours to go through the photos and process them into what you see below, I've put them into chronological order to make it easier to follow my trip to Melbourne.

The photowalk started at 4:30pm and I had a two hour train trip to do before hand, the latest train I could catch to make it in time (and that allowed some time before the photowalk for some of my own street photography) was the 12:30pm service which was delayed by 40min due to signaling faults down the line.

It was a photo day so I figured I'd start early with a shot of the Bendigo train platform during the 40 min delay.

Colour Me Rad - Deakin University

Over the weekend I was at the recent Colour Me Rad that was held at Deakin University in Waurn Ponds, Geelong. 

Health Bank Cricket Challenge 2

The second annual charity cricket match between Bendigo Bank and Bendigo Health was on last Friday night and I was the official photographer again. The charity cricket event is to support Asha (Asha means hope in Hindi. Asha give people living in slum areas of India hope by allowing them to realise their potential, regardless of background, caste or religious beliefs.)

Lightning Storm

This photo is available for purchase via my RedBubble shop.

After the huge response I got from my lightning photos from last night and some questions about camera settings and how I blended 5 photos to get the one above I thought I'd write down how I did it.

Billy Connolly - High Horse Tour 2015 Melbourne

Last night I got to see Billy Connolly live in Melbourne at Hamer Hall, something I 've wanted to do for some time and regretted not seeing him on his last visit to Australia. Amazing night complete with enough laughter to cause tears!

Melville Caves

Last weekend I visited Melville Caves in the in the Kooyoora State Park not far from Inglewood in Victoria. Hadn't been to the area for quite a few years and was great to visit again and this time with a camera to get some great shots. All photos below are taken with an Olympus OM-D EM-5 with the 12-50mm kit lens and the 17mm f/1.8 prime. Some are HDR and I used a Gorilla Pod for stability.