Tag Archives: DSLR

Top 10 Photography Books on Amazon.com

With the end of financial year sales (EOFYS) looming, I decided that it would be a good idea to do a “bestseller” search of photography on the Amazon Kindle store. I figured that there’s no point looking at it and not … Continue reading

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Ditch Auto and Get Into Manual Mode – Exposure: The Basics

If you’re thinking about taking the next step in your photography and getting out of “Auto Mode”, the first thing you need to learn is how to get the right exposure in your shot. The relationship between shutter speed, aperture … Continue reading

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Castle Head

On 12th February I set out for a nice bushwalk to Castle Head, Katoomba. It was the first proper hike I’d been on since my accident in June 2015. I drove out along Glenraphael Drive as far as I could (the Rd … Continue reading

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Mt Portal Lookout

On Sunday 17th January I went on my first bushwalk since finally being cleared to do so from my Physiotherapist. I decided to go and do a walk that I hadn’t done before, a walk that wouldn’t be too difficult … Continue reading

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Festive Season Holiday 2015

Like many other people, I spent the festive season with family. This time however, I spent it with family in Queensland instead of with my family where I live in New South Wales. My grandparents (whom I stayed with throughout … Continue reading

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My 5 Favourite Aussie Bushwalking Bloggers

There are a few factors that contributed to me deciding to start this blog; my love for the bush, my being injured, and inspiration from other blogs. Before I started writing, I really only followed one blog; Lotsafreshair. Since I took … Continue reading

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The results are in!

As you are probably aware, I suffered a pretty significant injury whilst mountain biking in late July. I managed to fracture and compress my L1 vertebrae. I have been restricted from doing anything physical and advised to wear a back-brace … Continue reading

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My Favourite Short Walking Tracks – Part 1

Since living in the Blue Mountains I have completed a number of tracks. I am still exploring and finding new walks, but there are a few that I just keep going back to. The walks I do keep going back … Continue reading

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I’m Itching to Get Out There!

Well, it’s now been about 10 weeks since my accident and my last real outdoors activity. Since my accident I have been unable to do any real outdoors activity. In about 2 weeks I will hopefully at least get my brace off … Continue reading

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My Recent Photography Trip Into Sydney

I recently completed a fantastic basic photography course which is run by the multiple award-winning Renato Cillero, principal photographer of Celebrate Photography. The last session of the course was a practical component; the class chose to go out into Sydney … Continue reading

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