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Ha Ling Peak Ablaze

Luke Austin — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:59:19 +0000

Delving back into some images from my time in the Canadian Rockies.

The light show on this particular morning was extremely intense. The peaks lit up a and a small rainbow briefly appeared. It was a mad rush to get to this nearby location and find a composition I was pleased with before the show was over!

Ha Ling Peak, Albert. Canada

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Change in Season

Luke Austin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:18:51 +0000

With a change in weather last week it was great to get out with the camera. I absolutely love this time of the year. Perfect temperatures, still evenings and signs of an increase in swell.

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Denali National Park – Alaska

Luke Austin — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:10:46 +0000

In a recent post on the Luke Austin Photography facebook page I asked for peoples input as to which image I would post next. I requested that they state specific dates within a two year period. My challenge was to take the first responded date and find an image I had shot from that day.

I realised I had not yet posted the image to the blog. So here it is.. August 30 2010… Alaska, Incredible place.

Striking Distance

Luke Austin — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 08:33:10 +0000

Expansive Salt Flat in the South of Western Australia.

40 second exposure to create the movement in the clouds

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If you see a penny PICK IT UP! – lightning storm, Dunsborough

Luke Austin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:02:07 +0000

I am not a superstitious person. At least I try not to be. I even try to fight superstition with superstition by thinking that if I knowingly walk under a ladder that it will actually bring me good luck rather than bad luck. Take that superstition!

On the morning of the second day of my trip down south I was wandering some sand dunes looking for possible photo opportunities when I stumbled upon a 2 dollar coin. It sat there staring at me and I couldn’t help but pick it up and think to myself ‘see a penny pick it up, all day long you’ll have good luck!’. It is hard to ignore superstition in instances like these where the supposed outcome is actually beneficial.

After pocketing the coin I continued on about my day, scouting locations and keeping a keen eye on the weather. Up until this point the skies were blue and the light was harsh, (very uninspiring from a photography point of view) but over the coarse of the next hour or two clouds began to form on the horizon. As the clouds rolled in over the ocean things were starting to look good. There was a nice combination of low and high cloud with plenty of breathing room in between. The combination that often results in a spectacular sunset. As the sun finally began to approach the horizon and draw an end to the day things were looking really good. I scouted a location and composition I thought could make the most of the sunset and waited for the light show to unfold (see image in my previous post). After the light show died down I headed into Dunsborough got myself a feed and a couple of drinks and called it a day.

After a restless couple of hours sleep in the van I heard the unmistakable sound of rumbling thunder. I took a quick peek outside and could see lightning flashes over the ocean to the north-east and noticed the storm was headed in a easterly direction. With a quick time check (2:00am) I decided to head straight to Quindalup Boat Ramp in hope of capturing some lightning images before the storm passed. On arrival at the location I was stunned to see that the storm was currently straight out in front of the Jetty, exactly what I was hoping for. With the storm moving fast I quickly set up, set my exposure for 120 seconds, f8 iso100 and started shooting. I managed to only fire off 2 exposures before the storm had moved to the right of frame. By the end of the third exposure the storm had moved out of frame and the number of strikes dramatically decreased. The image you see here is from the second exposure.

Now it was only at this point that I remembered about the whole 2 dollar coin incident. I hadn’t thought of it from the time of picking it up until just after capturing this image. Did the great clouds and spectacular sunset occur because I picked up a 2 dollar coin? Not a chance! I had observed the weather radar before heading to the Yallingup / Dunsborough area and was expecting conditions to be favourable. I couldn’t help but think however after being woken by thunder, immediately heading straight to this location and immediately setting up and firing off a couple of shots that I could have luck on my side. Is it likely, probably not, but who knows!

Quindalup Jetty / Boat Ramp – Dunsborough, Western Australia

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Radiance

Luke Austin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:44:11 +0000

1. radiance - the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

2. radiance - an attractive combination of good health and happiness; “the radiance of her countenance”

The waves were continually rolling ashore and feeding into this naturally formed pool on the shoreline of one of the beautiful beaches in the South West of our state. There was just enough time in between waves for a perfect reflection to form on the surface, radiating the amazing colours and forms of an incredible sunset.

Yallingup, Western Australia

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One-on-One Workshops

Luke Austin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:11:04 +0000

For those interested, I am offering one-on-one sessions both on location and in the digital darkroom. Each session is customized to your skill level and what it is you would like to cover, whether it be equipment use, scouting for compositions, post processing or many other techniques. Session durations are from 2hrs to a full day.

For rates and further details please email me at info@lukeaustinphotography.com

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Seeking Solitude

Luke Austin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:50:02 +0000

I recently took of on a one week road trip covering some of the south of Western Australia. I had been surfing google earth and noticed this area from the satellite images. With a full moon due for January 9 I decided to head to this location as I thought the moon rising over the expansive area may make for a good image.

Salt Flats, Western Australia

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Somewhere to Ponder

Luke Austin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:31:01 +0000

A dead calm Lake Quinalt blanketed in the morning fog.

Olympic National Park, Washington.

Sunkissed – Yallingup, Western Australia

Luke Austin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:14:15 +0000

The South West Coastline captures the last light of the day.

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