HUMAN TRAFFICING

This is an organisation we should all get behind and support.
http://www.thea21campaign.org/latest-news.php

How to use a Polarising Filter

Nic Rains, a well traveled Australian photographer has some handy hints on how to use this filter, likewise how you can acheive a similar effect in Lightroom.
http://www.nickrains.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60:reflections-on-polarisers&catid=15:shooting-techniques&Itemid=23

PHOTOGRAPHIC MECCA

Arles, in France for professional photographers worldwide, is the photographic Mecca to visit at least once in a liftime.
http://www.photographyopensalon.com/?page_id=147

The Ballarat Foto Bienille coming up in August-September will closely resemble this. It is a must visit for all photographers in Victoria, or even Australiia for that matter.

PHOTO COMPETITION

With $10,000 worth of prizes, this could be a great opportunity.

http://www.geniusprinting.com.au/puregenius/puregenius-exhibition.php

ANSELL ADAMS: HDR capture in chemical photography.

Long before Adobe Photoshop, Ansell Adams developed his Zone System after extensive testing. This video shows how the same principles apply in digital photography. Nothing has basically changed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xanb3J81EA

Our new energy source?

Colac and the Otways Ranges have some interesting photo opportunities other than landscapes.

Red tulips.

It will soon be spring, and Tesslars in the Dandenong Rangers will once again be open with a flush of blooms to photograph.