the perfect dusk

May 13, 2013 by [ayu]

What I feel when standing in a beautiful place that is gleaming with golden hour light can be likened to a kid who stands in the middle of a candy shop. Wide eyed and excited, we like everything we see and we want to take it home. And there is A LOT of things we like. However, unlike the colourful candies that a kid can buy and take home, I can only take the beautiful view I see and capture it […]

Categories: going places, telling stories • Tags: autumn, dusk, friendship, Golden Hour, Lanyon Homestead

Day 284 #Project365

October 10, 2012 by [ayu]

This shot was about compromises. I had the delicious late afternoon light, a bee, and the lovely lavender, but I couldn’t get rid of the step on the foreground. Cropping the step out was not an acceptable option. When I sat back and moved a bit, I lost the step, but lost the bee as well, as it was already busy buzzing elsewhere. And the angle of the light in the step-less image looked somewhat different. So I picked this […]

Categories: Everyday Things, Learning Photography, Nature, nature & creatures, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: bee, delicious light, Golden Hour, Lavender, natural light, nature, Project 365 - 2012, spring

Day 220 #Project365

August 7, 2012 by [ayu]

The park was totally deserted this late afternoon. Not at all surprising considering what time  of the day it was and how cold and windy the day had been.  My gal was there for the playground, while I was there to work on my photography homework, which was to do portrait photography with her as my model. It was a challenging session as my child was constantly moving, and when she stopped running around, she decided to hop on the […]

Categories: Everyday Things, forever faces, Learning Photography, Nikon D90, People, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: Golden Hour, kids, park, portrait, Project 365 - 2012, swing, winter

Day 120 #Project365

April 29, 2012 by [ayu]

Today was the last day of school holiday in Canberra. It’s a typical Sunday in the suburb. We drove around a nearby suburb looking for a fast food restaurant for a quick take-away. Too tired to cook, and couldn’t be bothered with more nutritious choice. Good thing I bothered to look up to see this sunset sky, otherwise we will suffer another book cover pattern shot.

Categories: Everyday Things, iPhonegraphy, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: Australiana, Canberra, city landscape, Golden Hour, Project 365 - 2012, suburban, sunset, sunset sky

Day 104 #Project365

April 13, 2012 by [ayu]

I read an article about shooting with aperture wide open this week. The shots were amazing (you can see them here). Dreamy, as the writer suggested. And it is true that if you get it right you can have brilliant shot, but it is easy to get it wrong, especially if you use the auto focus. Well, that’s my biggest problem anyway. I find it tricky sometimes to “lock in” a focus point, because then just a slight movement to […]

Categories: Animals & Pets, Learning Photography, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: aperture wide, dog, Golden Hour, Nikkor 50mm 1.4G, Project 365 - 2012, shallow depth

Day 95 #Project365

April 4, 2012 by [ayu]

I had a lot of fun taking photos for today’s post, even though it started late. Late afternoon. It seemed that I only needed to look up and snapped away, because that’s where the ‘action’ was today.  I took this one on our way back home, even before I knew how pretty the color of the sky around my house was. I wanted to see whether I could manage to capture the sunset behind me along with its lovely hues. The […]

Categories: Everyday Things, iPhonegraphy, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: Golden Hour, mirror reflection, Project 365 - 2012, sunset, traffic

Day 89 #Project365

March 29, 2012 by [ayu]

A mad dash just before dinner brought me to this corner. My kids were playing outside as the sun was about to set that’s how I noticed the beautiful color in the sky. Well, only a glimpse of it, because the houses across the street were completely blocking the view. So I grabbed the car keys and driving westward just to find a bit of field/empty space so I could see my orange clouds properly. One suburb down they I […]

Categories: iPhonegraphy, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: dark clouds, Golden Hour, Project 365 - 2012, suburban, sunset, water reflection

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February 11, 2012 by [ayu]

I have been living in Canberra for over 5 years, but this was the first sunset shot I’ve ever taken here, and I’m still not quite sure why I haven’t done it before. We were on our way home, taking a different route through the Coppins Crossing Rd from Belconnen. We took the first little turn off  left, parked, and this view was just right in front of us. This kind of beauty so close to home I have to […]

Categories: iPhonegraphy, Nature, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: Canberra, Coppin Crossing, Golden Hour, grass, Project 365 - 2012, sunset

Day 9 #Project365

January 9, 2012 by [ayu]

The golden hour.

Categories: iPhonegraphy, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: Agapanthus, Floral, flower, Golden Hour, landscape, Project 365 - 2012