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Sunrise at Point Walter a picnic spot on the Swan River near Fremantle in Western Australia.
On a recent bike ride past this popular picnic spot I saw this superb sunrise. As we rode close to the jetty I couldn’t resist grabbing my smartphone and capturing it.
The Swan River has some beautiful spots along it’s North and South Banks. Perth has such clear skies and bright light so it’s always best to capture these sort of scenes during the magic times of sunrise or sunset.
I’ve been playing around with Panoramas.
Last week I was in Margaret River and staying near the beautiful Gnarabup Beach.
So after a swim I took a panorama with the Samsung S21 Panorama mode and the above is what I got.
Over brekkie at the white elephant cafe down the beach I took a series of 3 photos and when I got home I used Luminar Neo’s Panorama Stitching (I did a quick video on how that works here) and here’s the result I got:
So, it’s pretty clear which one did a better job. But there’s more to it than that.
The middle image I took was soft, which it’s plain to see, thanks to a distraction whilst I was taking it.
Additionally the horizon line is wavy which I believe was due to me not taking enough care.
But it is a lot less distorted.
The moral of the story is that
1. Mobile phone cameras are already amazing and produce really good results overall and
2. If you don’t take care when taking images to stitch together you get disappointing results.
The Crawley Edge Boatshed is a 90 year old blue boathouse at the end of a pier popular with tourists in Crawley, Western Australia
Bristly Cottonhead wildflower in Kings Park, Perth Western Australia
Purple Tassel wildflower in Kings Park, Perth Western Australia
Yellow Flag wildflower in Kings Park, Perth Western Australia
Kangaroo Paws originate from the south west of Western Australia and features as the floral emblem of West Australia
The travel photography FAQ’s are on hold for now. But they will back in a new form on new site so watch this space! In the meantime more photos from around the globe.
Perth in Western Australia was once a sleepy city far from anywhere and where getting a good coffee was always a challenge. That’s all changed now and there are coffee places everywhere that all have good coffee. In my suburb, Subiaco, 3 km’s from the city centre there are around 20 different café’s or places to get a coffee along its main strip.
Anzac Day Perth
Gum Trees Perth
War memorial Perth
Beach at dusk Broome
Kings Park in my home town Perth, at over 400 hectares or 1000 acres, is the biggest inner city park in the world. Situated on Mount Eliza it overlooks the Perth CBD and is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Western Australia thanks to its diversity of attractions, beauty and activities. It’s also very popular with walkers, cyclists and joggers. This is one of the many joggers thrashing their hearts all in the name of health, that I snapped running past me in quite dim light just after a touch of rain.
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Lake Ballard is long way from nowhere. Head north from Kalgoorlie in Western Australia’s goldfields and turn left after 150 k’s and eventually you hit Lake Ballard, a mostly dry salt lake. For a salt lake it looks much less like salt and more like red dirt. These sculptures were created by Anthony Gormley and originally only put there for the Perth International arts festival in 2003 but somehow they have remained as a tourist attraction. How many of you have spotted the Kangaroo hopping across?
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Merry Xmas to all you out there! I hope to bring you some different images and info next year.
For all of you in the snowy and cold parts of the northern hemisphere I’ll be somewhere like this on xmas day morning (and as its going to 38C (100F) for the next 7 days) probably every day for the rest of the week!
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