In case you were concerned …………

Oban beach, Stewart Island

Some of my faithful readers, OH included, kindly picked up on my suggestion last post that I was stuck for a project.

Thank you to those who sent me advice. It was appreciated, and made me feel a little less alone with my dilemmas.  I had to admit to OH that I had used a bit of writer's licence, and that I was actually fine, if a little confused about the medley of randomness that is much of my collection from 'down under'.

As OH has now managed to find my blog and, worryingly, started reading it, I shall have to be very careful what I write in future.

So, just to reassure you, I have created a couple of new pages for my website, with some possible projects in the making. They are ridiculously abstract, fuzzy and really not helpful if you want to know what 'down under' actually looks like. Which is why I wanted to post some very ordinary images of the  very ordinary roads, post boxes and all the other stuff that goes to make up this wonderful place.

Just for you!


To see some new work just click here

"moonlight, but no dolphins" © caroline fraser (2am Curio Bay)

Rees River, Glenorchy © Caroline Fraser

OH = other half

back to chaos and expressing feelings

"I had a very cold walk and enjoyed the ice crystals" © caroline fraser 2012

sometimes a photo just represents a good time......

is an expression of mood,

and how a sunny blue sky and a very cold morning can make one feel.

there is no hidden meaning

at all

ice crystals

 stream

nature's chaos

cold

whatever the weather

Katia 2 © Caroline Fraser

The great thing about being a keen photographer is that nothing can stop one from making images. Hurricane Katia is beating around my house at the moment, and instead of feeling sad about the loss of the sunshine and warm weather I am eager to get down to the woods to see if I can get some more "wind" shots ( preferably without the aid of falling trees).

I found myself walking along the river Medway at the weekend, ostensibly to capture my man in his boat, but mainly because I fancied a walk along the river shore to see what I could see. Having been inspired by Struth's paradise series I was delighted to see grasses and trees blowing vigorously in the wind, creating a mini version of paradise; all in green. using a long lens, small aperture and hand holding for between 0.5 to 2 secs I experimented with capturing the movement.

Katia 1 © Caroline Fraser

As I strolled, dog moseyed around on the shore, wandering over to say hello to random passers by.

random passers-by © caroline fraser

As you can see I was having a fuzzy kind of day, preferring to keep the lens out of focus; thereby avoiding the need for a tripod on a windy day with a long lens.

The main key to success with the windy foliage shots seems to be to avoid having any chinks of sky that burn out on a long exposure; the deeper you get into the undergrowth, the better.

Katia 3 © Caroline Fraser

I did get some shots of my man in his boat, but to be honest, they are not very good; my lens not long enough, and too many blocks of flats in the background.

So as my man values his privacy, here is a photo of someone else's dinghy coming down stream against the tide

spinnaker © caroline fraser 2011

As you can see, I was attracted by the lovely red and white spinnaker ( sail).