The Ararat Insane Asylum has quite a history first built in 1861 as a prison, then for criminally insane then as a lunatic asylum with ‘J ward’ for the most dangerous mentally ill men in Victoria, the men were placed in here for murder or violent crimes. It was a cold, unwelcoming place and highly… Read More Ararat Insane Asylum
Another year another exhibition, I was fortunate enough to pick a cool, overcast day with a little rain to view the sculptures with my photography friend JS. Starting the day with a fortifying coffee and chocolate doughnut we explored the foreshore and beach along with many other viewers all equipped with iphones. Here are some… Read More Brighton Sculptures 2017
Each year Magpie Springs Winery puts on a photographic competition and I have been involved from it’s conception and have become friends with the owner Avril Thomas who is a fantastic portrait painter http://magpiesprings.com.au/#about All images entered in the competition have to be taken on the property and this year I thought I would try… Read More Magpie Springs Photographic Competition
The other day I went for a drive with nothing greatly in mind but these photos I did take shouted at me black and white and that’s why I took them. Moss and rocks Bench
‘Moon amongst the Branches’ was a print I entered into the Magpie Springs Winery Photographic Exhibition at Willunga in the Adelaide Hills. It was taken at the winery just as the sun was setting and I was being driven up a steep hill in a four wheel drive, I asked the driver to inch up… Read More Magpie Springs Exhibition
Moonta, within the Copper Triangle, is a small South Australian town steeped in copper mining history. There are many old buildings still standing that were used in the mining and smelting of ore in the 19th century. Huge slag heaps overlook the old mining shafts and the surrounding land poisoned by the mining process and… Read More Old mining town Moonta
It is amazing what you find if you just look. I was out walking Dhugal, my greyhound, a few weeks ago and we were wandering around one of the gardens that overlook the River Murray. The path edge is lined with large sandstone rocks that on closer inspection contain fossils of shells and sea creatures.… Read More It is amazing what you find if you just look….
Brighton Jetty Classic Sculptures was inspired by Brighton Surf Life Saving Club members after experiencing Sculptures by the Sea at Cottesloe Beach WA. The day I went it was very busy with visitors strolling along the sea front viewing the sculptures while others spent time sailing or swimming with their dogs. I met two lovely… Read More Brighton Jetty Classic Sculptures, SA
Converting RAW My Canon 600D with a Tamron 18-270 zoom lens is a pretty heavy thing, something I cannot always carry around with me, I have tried compacts but was always disappointed with the quality, small sensors. So, after reading many rave reviews from some of my favourite magazines and photographers I purchased a Fujifilm… Read More Raw Conversion Software
BARBARA MARTIN 