Ocean Sky

 

There's something about the eternal southwesterly change of southern Australia that never fails to create pictures in the sky worth capturing. These feathery clouds rose over the Gulf St Vincent in the hot weather, promising some relief. I took this image from the O'Sullivan's Beach overlook on March 3^rd, 2023, framing the skyscape directly over the boat launching area. No post-processing was needed, other than a little contrast and sharpness. Fuji FinePix S5600, automatic. Image by Mike.

Angles and Reflections

 My sense of composition can't resist the effects created by a built environment. Here are reflections in modern plate-glass architecture on a clear sunny day—taken downtown in Adelaide, South Australia on February 23^rd, 2011. I remember being on some errand or other, having the camera with me and being captivated by the angles and lighting conditions the day and structures presented. Cities are sterile places in comparison to the natural world, but filled with the abstraction of human inventiveness and notions of aesthetic appeal, and the engineer and futurist in me can appreciate these things as a form of, yes, abstract art. Fuji FinePix S5600, automatic. Image by Mike.

Angry Eye of Day

The old Fuji chip handles harsh contrast in some interesting ways. One thing it's always excelled at is looking into the sun and adjusting exposure to very dramatic effect. I got this shot on April 11^th, 2023, in the main street of Clarendon, South Australia, a closer angle than the previous pic which included some roof or treetop. The shortened exposure emphasises the contrast so the sun through a merely overcast sky becomes the ominous black of some fantastical storm, one of the ways nature puts on a show if you're quick on the shutter. Fuji FinePix S5600, automatic. Image by Mike.