I’m a long way from the cold and greyness of Melbourne … but this image takes me back there.

I’m a long way from the cold and greyness of Melbourne … but this image takes me back there.

A sunny afternoon, albeit a cold one.
A trip to Port Melbourne.
A shot across three lanes of traffic.

This image speaks of mystery: the rocks close in, the sky darkens, the figure leans in, searching the light.
There is story here: what is he searching for? What is left that he could find? What questions plague him, all these years later?
He searches, then turns and simply walks away.

I bought these (beautiful) roses last week at the local florist. I thought they looked good with my morning cuppa.

Another beautiful flower to brighten up this miserable Melbourne day.

If you can’t eat them, you may as well shoot them!

As I’ve mentioned a few times I’ve been playing with light lately, specifically speedlights (otherwise known as flashes).
This is one image from a dozen or so that I took of water pouring over a light bulb. There are a few tricky elements to this shot, and if you want to try this at home I highly recommend you have lots of baking paper (for the backdrop) and someone to hold it still!

You can see another version of this shot on our 52 Week Project blog – along with my collaborators’ fabulous images.