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John Olsen

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 54 mm, 10 sec at f/8, ISO 64

Vale John Olsen who passed away, age 95, on the night of April 11 2023 before he was able to see some of his creations come to life on the sails of the Opera House. He was a giant of Australian art and his work will live on for generations to come

Here are a few of my favourite long exposure beam shots with Olsen’s projections on the sails

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 54 mm, 30 sec at f/8, ISO 64

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 54 mm, 15 sec at f/8, ISO 64

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 54 mm, 30 sec at f/8, ISO 64

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 54 mm, 10 sec at f/8, ISO 64

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 54 mm, 15 sec at f/8, ISO 64

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.

Narrow Neck

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 27.5 mm, 1/8 sec at f/9, ISO 64 x 4 Frames

I joined a small group of Focus Photographers for a long weekend away in the cool Blue Mountains

First stop was a sunset shoot at Cahill’s Lookout at Katoomba

My very first exposures were for a four (vertical) frame stitched panorama of the view with late afternoon light streaking through some gaps in the cloud on the right

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.

Da House

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 57 mm, 30 sec at f/9, ISO 64

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 57 mm, 30 sec at f/9, ISO 64 x 35 Frames

More Opera House goodness at Vivid Sydney 2023

The full set of 35 of our selected frames shot as beautiful clean long exposures (low base ISO and stopped down to f/9). The highly compressed animated gif really doesn’t do it justice. See some higher res captures on my blog

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.

House of Naturalia

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 24 mm, 1/15 sec at f/5.6, ISO 2000

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 24 mm, 1/15 sec at f/5.6, ISO 2000 x 16 Frames

Another of the new projection locations at this years Vivid Sydney 2023 is Barangaroo House which has transformed into the “House of Naturalia”

Barangaroo House transformed into an oasis. Projected tendrils of moss intertwine with the building’s cascading plants, forming a luscious flowering garden. As we’re led to a cascading waterfall and dive into a colourful underwater world, we’re reminded of both nature’s tranquillity and power

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.

Voiture 21

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/25 sec at f/8, ISO 2000

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/25 sec at f/8, ISO 2000 x 32 Frames

In chatting with the creator of this artwork (Milosh Luczynski) from France. I discovered that he’s been shooting these 360˚ video’s during his travels around the world for over 15 years

These days we have the super easy consumer cameras like the Insta360 range. Which make taking and producing full spherical 360˚ videos easy and automatic. However in the early days Milosh was creating his own 360 camera hardware from scratch!

Voiture 21 is projected on the walls of the abandoned tunnel at the end of The Goods Line (in UTS near the Central Station end of The Goods Line)

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.