Derek Rak
Last Sunday a group of about 40 members of Not only Black and White Meetup group met in Mittagong and explored abandoned Toohey’s factory. Here are some of my photos (mixture of normal and infrared).
I’ve noticed that since moving to Sydney I haven’t done much shooting in infrared, despite being in one of the best places on Earth to do so (because it requires a lot of sun). So, in January I’ve decided to visit beautiful Waverley Cemetery located in Bronte, NSW (few km south of Bondi Beach). Usual processing of the color infrared photos involved Red/Blue channel swap and application of my custom Infrared Lightroom preset. Enjoy 🙂
In late April, Sydney experienced severe weather conditions, which left thousands without electricity and caused lots of damage to the surroundings. Here are some photos from my neighbourhood ..
A couple of days ago I’ve found myself at the Circular Quay in Sydney – it was late afternoon and the place was swarming with tourists and locals alike. I was participating in an Sydney Icons Night Photography event for which I RSVP for at Meetup.com. The idea behind the meeting was to take photos of Circular Quay, Harbour Bridge and Opera House in the evening & night light. I ended up taking photos well into the night mostly because […]
This year’s Mardi Gras Parade took place on March 7th – here are some photos from the event.
At the beginning of November I participated in an open day photo shoot organized by STUDIO 1A in Sydney. Here are some photos from the shoot. Model: Tanika de Alwis Model: Nikki Doan Model: Britney Williams Model: Jessica Garcia Model: Charlotte de Lucey Model: Tanika de Alwis Model: Amy Hill Model: Nikki Doan
I am often amazed by high-quality macro shots of flowers and insects – when most of the bug/flower is in focus. It takes careful planning (after all object can’t move too much) and later usage of a technique called focus stacking. Without it – only a part of the object would be in focus, while everything else would remain blurry. I’ve finally decided to play with focus stacking and here are some of my results (high-res photos available on request).
The day after Halloween zombies took over Hyde Park located in CBD Sydney. It was the place for the 5th annual Zombie Walk organized to raise awareness (and funds) for the Brain Foundation. Below are some photos .. I wish there were more, but the event got interrupted by a sudden thunderstorm (scattering people and zombies alike) and I had to take care of my two offsprings who aren’t too found of lightnings and thunders 🙂 Though they did […]