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Darren Christie Photography

Art Photographer based in North East Victoria, Australia. I'm a 60-year-old fine art photographer living in Northeast Victoria, Australia.

I only recently decided that I wanted to become at fine art photographer, after years of loving photography but doing other things, feeling not good enough and feeling blocked by everything I didn't know. Turning 60 helped me realize that life's too short for me not to be doing the things I love. So, I'm taking long-service leave next year (2026) and will see what I can make of it.

15/11/2025

Leaf veins (again😁). Pushed in photoshop to make them stand out. I find them fascinating.

04/11/2025

Composite image of 3 different pics of the old dredge in Eldorado. I'm amazed by what you can create by combining images, either with an idea already in mind or through experimentation (like this one). The possibilities are literally endless.

Tech info: Created in Photoshop using various cropping, layering, blending and opacity settings, as well as the usual brightness, contrast, saturation/vibrance and sharpening, plus some masking.

28/10/2025

Abstract tree stump. Bali 2025. My objective with this edit was to make a pretty ordinary tree stump pic look more interesting by giving it a more abstract look. I really like the look of the cracks, so I've accentuated them in the edit.

Tech notes: Canon 90D, ef-s 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 is usm (at 35mm), 1/1250, f/6.3, ISO250. Edited in ON1 Photo RAW 2026.

27/10/2025

Abstract log with shadows. I was aiming for a slightly softer, more painted look in the edit, which I don't feel I've achieved, so this will have to be vs 1. Can you see the face?

Tech notes: Lumix GH4 (M4/3), 12-60 lens (), 1/640, f/10, ISO400, -1 comp. Edited in Lightroom Classic. The main starting point in this edit was dropping texture and clarity to zero and raising dehaze to bring back some detail.

24/10/2025

Golden Everlasting/Strawflower (Xerochrysum bracteatum). These lovely little native 'everlasting' daisies have re-emerged to spend springtime in Northeast Victoria near my front gate. After about half an hour of photographing these little beauties, it started to rain.

Tech notes: Canon 90D. Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1. 1/320, f/10, ISO640. Edited in Photoshop. For illumination I held a SmallRig Vibe P96L RGB video light next to the flower, at a 45 deg angle.

22/10/2025

Cacti. National Arboretum Canberra. 2025

Tech notes: Canon with EF-S 18-135 lens. Cropped square and edited in ON1 Photo RAW 2026.

20/10/2025

2 abstract leaf studies.
I always get excited when I find a backlit leaf to photograph...and I get excited again when a beautiful, delicate abstract play of light and pattern (and colour in many cases) emerges from the editing process. These are both B/W images. One has been re-coloured.

Tech notes: (1) Canon 90D EF-S 18-135 lens @ 135mm. 1/160 sec, f/8, ISO 1000, -1 compensation in camera. Converted to B/W then re-coloured/toned in Lightroom Classic. (2) Canon 90D EF-S 18-135 lens . 1/1250 sec, f/13, ISO 25600, -0.3 compensation in camera.

19/10/2025

Combination of 2 similar pics of the same leaf. The top layer is flipped then combined with the bottom layer using blend mode and opacity settings.

Tech notes: Canon 90D. EF-S 18-135 lens. Cropped and edited in Photoshop for a soft, warm, abstract feel.

17/10/2025

Composite, blue toned B/W image of 2 leaves.

Tech notes: Canon 90D, EF-S 18-135 lens. cropped and edited in Photoshop

14/10/2025

Eldorado Dredge. Abstract composite image. Oct.25. This became an experimental composite image after I decided I didn't particularly like any of pics I took of the dredge today on their own. Cropped, edited and layered in Photoshop. It's not in my normal style and I don't love it, but I've found experimenting is a great way to discover both new techniques and interesting new images.

12/10/2025

Cafe wall detail. Bali 2025. From glowing back-lit leaves to interesting, and in many cases beautiful, architecture, there are SO MANY great subjects to photograph in Bali. We had a few hours to kill the day we flew out, so I went for a walk with my camera. The rich colour, arched entry, sharp vertical white line and contrasting light/shade of the facade at the entry to this cafe caught my eye.

Tech notes: Canon 90D, 18-135mm (at 135mm), 1/500, f/6.3, ISO400. I've cropped the original 16x9 image at 1:1 and edited it in Lightroom Classic for an abstract feel.

11/10/2025

Dredge Study 4. Eldorado, N.E.Vic. Which version do you prefer: the Colour or B&W?

Tech notes: Canon 90D. Canon APS-C 18-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS STM. 85mm. 1/200 sec, f/8, ISO4000. Edited in Adobe Photoshop 2024 to within an inch of 'abstract'.

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Eldorado, VIC
3746

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http://www.darrenchristiephotography.com/

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