Steve Barnes Photography Services

31/08/2026

27/08/2026

These monitors are about 1.2m wide together. The image is getting used in a 3 metre wide splashback!
IT'S GOING TO LOOK AMAZING!
I have beautiful images of Tasmania, Ballarat and other east coast locations in Australia. If you want really beautiful and unique home decor, call me.

26/08/2026

'Tangerine Dream' is how I referred to a set of images I took with a glowing sunset at Lake Wendouree in Ballarat, Australia in 2021. Time flies, and it's easy to forget your have more images than your published... until someone comes with a specific need. Someone has asked for an image that's 3 metres wide and only 600mm high. This image is cropped to 3:1, so 3 metres by 1000mm. The client would need to crop it further, but I think there's room to do that. What do you think? Would you have an image like this featured in a living area?
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19/08/2026

Are you interested in having a nice portrait? Read on... yes, past the landscape shots!

These three photos are a few of my late sunset favourites. All three were of Lake Wendouree in Ballarat. All three were shot on the same camera and the same lens: my Pentax K1 mkii camera and Samyang 14mm f/2.8 lens. There is something about the way the Samyang glass renders colour and contrast that I really like. It's almost like a zest for life! The colours are deep and vibrant without being over-saturated. I have been using this lens for about twelve years now and it has not missed a beat. It does not bother me at all that it is a manual focus lens. I guess that using it primarily for landscapes makes the focussing issue *infinitely* more easy :-)

What lens do I want for portraits? I have considered a Zeiss 85mm, the Lensbaby Velvet 85mm, Pentax 85mm and 77mm Limited, Samyang 85mm f/1.4 and a couple more. Which one won?

I have selected the Samyang 85mm f/1.4 lens. It is again a fully manual lens with a wonderful sharpness and a lovely potential for shallow depth of field - meaning I can make only 10cm or so in focus to catch a face with beautiful detail and have the rest of the portrait softly blurred. There is no way any phone shot with AI filter can approach the kind of quality this lens on my full frame camera will produce.

I will be posting a few sample images once I have my portrait lighting and backdrop set up again so you can see the kind of image I can produce. I am really seeking to emulate an era of timeless classics, but with slightly sharper definition of the face than 100 years ago.

Follow me and see what eventuates!

Someone is going to ask: I have seven lenses. Three are absolute favourites. This wide angle Samyang, a Pentax 24-70 f/2.8 and Pentax 70-200 f/2.8. The Samyang 85mm will be another favourite and often used for portraits.

09/08/2026

"I ain't kidd'n ya, is an echidna"
Photographed on the walk down to Montana Falls in northern Tasmania yesterday.
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08/08/2026

This is a glimpse of the photos I took at Montana Falls in northern Tasmania today. It is a fabulous spot. This photograph is of the first set of falls. There is a broad and laterally punctured rapid downstream from there, which is very interesting viewing. If you are visiting Tassie, put this on your list. It's about 20 minutes in, 30 minutes out going uphill. We saw a beautiful little echidna there who was burying his head but I positioned quietly and waited to funds he looked worms briefly and 'snap!'. I'll share that later.
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22/07/2026

Chudleigh in Tasmania is situated in the centre of the beautiful Meander Valley. It has views of the Western Tiers because it is almost cradled by them. Driving through this region is a real treat, especially at this time of year when the fields are so beautifully green! I took this photo from a little road that ascends to the west from Chudleigh township. The reflection of the landscape in the water and the beautiful backdrop was too good to miss! Note the mist on the mountains :-).

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15/07/2026

Cronulla Beach is one of my favourite places!

Cronulla Beach has for decades been one of my favourite places! This goes back to taking my children there with my dad and step-mum starting when the children were quite young. The ice cream parlour was of course a great favourite, and in more recent times, Nun's Pool restaurant, which looks over th...

06/07/2026

We do love Tasmania!