I’m very excited to be traveling to South America for the first time in May. Sydney to Peru via Santiago, Chile. Continue reading
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Tasmania part 3 – Landscapes, Landscapes everywhere!
Driving through Tasmania we couldn’t help but Ooh! and Aah! at least once or twice every day at the scenery in front of us. To say Tasmania is beautiful is an understatement. The Tasmanian environment is stunning, a real landscape photography paradise. Continue reading
Tasmania Part 2. Climbing Mountains
Driving around the whole of Tasmania in 7 days doesnt leave much time for long hikes, so we decided on two different mountains – Mount Amos (3hrs | 4km | 422m) and Cradle Mountain (8hrs | 13km | 1550m) Continue reading
Tasmania part 1 – A diverse ecological showcase in photos.
Mount Wellington sunrise
Driving up to Mount Wellington lookout I keep thinking to myself “Why haven’t I been here before?” This place is beautiful. On par with Canada, Nepal and any other stunning place I’ve visited. Continue reading
My photography gear bag for a week in Tasmania
I fly out to Tasmania for 7 days of driving, hiking and overdosing on photography. The plan is to do a LOT of night/landscape//timelapse photography around the Island with the various bits of gear available to me. Continue reading
Ben & Ben – Roadtrip through Tasmania November 2012
My love letter to Cambodia and our Intrepid Travel tour group
Traveling through Cambodia with a Contax G2 and Black and White Film
I finally bit the bullet and had a go at developing black and white film. Unfortunately my first try resulted in every mistake possible. Thankfully I was able to recover some of the ruined frames and on the whole I am super pleased with the results. I managed to get a Contax G2 Rangefinder camera just a few days before I left for the trip so I was shooting completely blind to the end result but credit to the mighty reputation this camera has – Every frame came out beautifully. Continue reading
Packing my camera bag for Cambodia – So much for traveling light!
As with past trips, I was planning to travel light. Just some clothes and camera gear in a backpack and I’m gold. But once I sit down and start to pack, I realise I’ll need more stuff if I plan to make the most of the places I visit and to capture everything on my to-do list.
It’s a balancing act where bringing certain gear means I also need to bring the peripherals for it too; If I bring the Speedlite, I also need to bring batteries, battery charger, wireless triggers and light meter. If I bring a film camera then I also need the film. But if I leave something behind, will there be a situation where I’m kicking myself for not bringing something? Continue reading
Bangkok, Cambodia and Vietnam Hotel List – August 2012
In the interests of accuracy and for future reference, here is the list of hotels we’ll be staying at on our trip from Bangkok to Vietnam via Cambodia with links to Trip Advisor. I’ll update the list with the organised tour hotels as I learn about them.
