It happens to the best of us. You’re out and about, possibly even a long way from home and suddenly the unthinkable happens. Absolute heartbreak. The trials while traveling … Let me tell you about my woes. 19 more words Trials while traveling — Photofocus
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Working with frozen berries — Photofocus
When it comes to working with food photography, there is a real trend with frozen berries. And why not? They look amazing — there is something special when they achieve that ‘frosty’ look. 23 more words Working with frozen berries — Photofocus
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Tropical Getaway – Part 5
Our first full day in Cairns dawn hot and sunny and humid. We headed off for Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures. We had such a wonderful day here on our last visit way back when. Perhaps 9 years ago now. Reptiles, Croc attacked, birds of prey, snakes, creepy crawleys and more. We did a cruise and watched…
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Tropical Getaway – Part 4
After our trip to the Butterfly Sanctuary at Kuranda, we stopped to visit Bird World, a paradise of tropical birds, parrots, cockatoos, macaws and more. The birds seemed to be quite taken with my youngest daughter, to the point she needed rescue from a very cheeky macaw…lol Then there was the incident with Hubby’s hat…possibly…
Read MoreHow to photograph silky smooth waterfalls — Photofocus
When I first picked up a digital SLR back in 2014, all I wanted to learn was how to photograph waterfalls. You know the ones, where the water is all smooth and milky. 23 more words How to photograph silky smooth waterfalls — Photofocus
Read MoreTropical getaway – Part 3
Still on Day 1, after lunch we spent some time at the Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary. Such a varied selection of Butterflies, more than 1500 are housed there. Such a lovely little sanctuary for them too, so pretty. We watched and photographed and visited the hatchery area. I really wanted to catch the Ulysses Butterfly, but…
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Share your world – 27th July 2021
We have endured another week of Covid lockdowns, no real end in sight. They are easing restrictions slightly, but still can’t really work or visit family and friends. This is like lockdown 5.2…NSW is a mess and thanks to them spreading it back down to VIC we are dealing with it all again. It’s hard.…
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Monday’s Musings…
A bit of a mixed bag this week. A weeks or so back, we managed to finally escape Victoria and meet with our daughters in far north Queensland. I have already started sharing some images last week already, will sharing some more this week. To be able to see my youngest daughter for the first…
Read MoreWhat are you listening to? — Photofocus
Have you ever thought about how your style or choice of music changes, depending on what you are doing? It has been thought for a while now that mood and music are closely related. For instance, listening to a sad song while you’re sad, or a happy song when you’re feeling happy. But listening to… What…
Read MoreMake your portraits pop with Portrait BokehAI tool in Luminar AI — Photofocus
How to really make your portraits pop by using the new Portrait BokehAI tool in LuminarAI? It’s been a little while in coming, but the new Portrait BokehAI tool is here (in Australia) and it’s pretty cool. I found it particularly useful in having your main subject stand out from the background. The below image… Make…
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Julie Powell - Photographer & Graphic Artist 