Sparkle in the Sunshine. iPhone 4

Sparkle in the Sunshine. EXPLORE DEC 25 (Ho Ho Ho), originally uploaded by Kimb0lene.

I’ve posted a lot of pictures taken with my Olympus E-PL3 recently, but I still take pics with my iPhone 4

This one was taken along the cliffs near Coogee Beach, using Hipstamatic. I cropped out the border and ran it through Snapseed.

The end result was a bit sparkly and different from my other pictures of these grasses. This one made it to the 50′s in Flickr Explore on 25th December – by far my best ever result in Explore (I’ve only had about 7 anyway).

Tags: Australia, Coogee, Grasses, Hipstamatic, iPhone4, iphoneography

Sydney Harbour Bridge. Olympus E-PL3

Night Bridge. Olympus E-PL3, originally uploaded by Kimb0lene.

Another one of my favourite night shots from last week. Taken at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, with Olympus E-PL3

Tags: Australia, epl3, Olympus, Olympus E-PL3, Sydney, Sydney Harbour Bridge

Opera House at Night. Olympus E-PL3

Opera House at Night. Olympus E-PL3, originally uploaded by Kimb0lene.

Very pleased with this one, it’s probably one of my best night time shots. It’s got the twinkly lights, the reflection on the water. Yep. Quite pleased

Taken with Olympus E-PL3

Tags: "Sydney Harbour", "Sydney Opera House", E-PL3, Night, Olympus, Olympus E-PL3, Sydney

House Guest. Olympus E-PL3

House Guest. Olympus E-PL3, originally uploaded by Kimb0lene.

Taken at Mt Tomah Gardens, Blue Mountains, NSW, with Olympus E-PL3 and 35MM Macro Lens

Tags: Australia, E-PL3, Flower, Insect, Macro, Mt Tomah, NSW, Olympus, Olympus E-PL3

Eye Spy. Olympus E-PL3

Eye Spy. Olympus E-PL3, originally uploaded by Kimb0lene.

Took this one at Featherdale Wildlife Park, just outside of Sydney. I didn’t plan to capture only half and Emu but quite like the way it turned out.

Taken with Olympus E-PL3

Tags: Australia, E-PL3, Emu, Featherdale Wildlife Park, Nature, Olympus, Olympus E-PL3

Living Daisy. Olympus E-PL3

Living Daisy. Olympus E-PL3, originally uploaded by Kimb0lene.

My new Olympus 35MM Macro Lens arrived on Friday and I found some time to test it out yesterday.

I absolutely love this lens. I’ve always been interested in Macro photography, and this lens lets me get so much closer than anything else I’ve ever used. Not that I’ve used much – this is the most camera equipment I’ve ever owned

I still have a lot to learn about this lens, particularly with the focusing. I was using the auto setting yesterday, just to get the feel of the camera and lens. I need to branch out into the Aperture zone soon.

Posted this picture to show how close I could get to a flower.

Tags: 35MM Macro Lens, Coogee, daisy, E-PL3, Flower, Macro, Macro Lens, Macro Photography, Olympus

Sydney Opera House – World Aids Day 2011

Sydney Opera House – World Aids Day 2011, originally uploaded by Kimb0lene.

For two nights this week the Sydney Opera House was lit up in red in support of World Aids Day. I popped down to Circular Quay one night to have a look and take a few pictures.

I wasn’t expecting the patterned display on the sails – it looked great.

I took this photo with my Olympus E-PL3, using the Aperture setting. Yes, I stepped away from those Auto pre-set options The photo isn’t as sharp as it could be but I am not very experienced in night photography so it was all a bit of hit and miss!

Tags: "Sydney Opera House", Australia, E-PL3, Olympus, Opera House, Sydney, World Aids Day 2011

Seaside Grasses. Olympus E-PL3

Seaside Grasses. Olympus E-PL3, originally uploaded by Kimb0lene.

Took this one along the rocks near Coogee, using my new 40-150mm lens. Previously i couldn’t zoom up this close to the grasses and flowers right at the edge – this time I could and that’s ocean in the background.

Taken with Olympus E-PL3

Tags: Coogee, E-PL3, Grasses, Nature, Olympus

Outback Sunset. Olympus E-PL3

Outback Sunset. Olympus E-PL3, originally uploaded by Kimb0lene.

Last weekend I went to the middle of nowhere to visit my parents. It’s not my favourite place in the world but the desolate landscape makes for some interesting pictures.

A beautiful red sunset appeared on the last night and I used it as a backdrop against a few bits and pieces in the back yard.

Yes. This is the backyard of my parents house. I guess I should be thankful that I didn’t grow up there and only have to go visit every now and then.

Tags: Andamooka, E-PL3, Olympus, Outback, South Australia, Sunset

City Fence. Olympus E-PL3

City Fence. Olympus E-PL3, originally uploaded by Kimb0lene.

A bit of a cliche picture but I’m still practicing and learning with the Olympus E-PL3. Took this one in central Sydney.

Tags: Australia, E-PL3, Fence, Olympus, Sydney