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04/11/2026

"Lightning And Mozzies"

I'm not sure about all of you but me personally...I'll take the lightning over the mozzies any day of the week lol..
Unfortunately just one of the sacrifices we as photographers make to capture images such as this one and many more.
Instead of sharing one post at a time..this is a collection of the lightning images I captured just last week out at Grosmont rd..looking towards Taroom.. enjoy and remember to keep sharing these posts as it keeps me in your newsfeed and will be updated when new content has been shared...

31/10/2026

"The Night The Sky Decided To Burn"

Well what a start to storm season..I knew I was going to be in for a show as I watched eagerly on the radar seeing a storm cell tracking from Mitchell then joined with another cell out Roma way. It was heading for us, so grabbing the camera and tripod I quickly headed off out towards Grosmont way in the hopes of intercepting it..I wasn't dissapointed.

I pulled up just outside this property, set up the camera on the tripod, getting my focus nailed and waited for this storm to come towards me. As I was waiting the owner drove towards me and asked "you right mate? I replied with "yeah I'm just hoping to capture images of this storm coming our way, is it ok if I stay here?"
He said "no worries mate"

No longer had he left this storm started to intensify with lots of cgs(cloud to ground lightning) and it was coming closer...
This image is a series of 4 images stacked in photoshop and it was my first time attempting this.. I wanted to show you all how serious this lightning was..it meant business..I decided to jump back in the 4wd as it started to rain on me and headed back home..

I absolutely love this image in black and white it portrays just how dramatic this storm was..
If you're interested in purchasing this image or any others feel free to pm me for prices and sizes..I myself will be getting this printed and have it hanging on our wall..
Feel free to like and share this post with all your friends and family..

29/10/2026

I can't really think of a caption for this image..so please feel free to give me some suggestions...I kinda like this image, and now storm season is now upon us..I was stoked the other night as I was able to finally capture some lightning images...unfortunately I've been picking up some cleaning work lately so I haven't had any chance of even looking at those images to edit..least I've picked up some work though lol..anyhoo feel free to like and share this image...

25/10/2026

Who else loves a sunset..I captured this image a while back after a failed storm chase with Martyc Carr who's officially my storm chasing offsider.
He asked me so what do I do in this position?..I said simply if I get struck with lightning you've gotta be the one that drives lol
Still have storm images to share with you all from yesterday...unfortunately still haven't captured the elusive shelf cloud with lots of lightning... we'll get it eventually..but I've made a decision due to how expensive fuel is.

I will no longer be doing any chasing until November/December, also it's too frustrating coming back home with sfa..I'm hoping and praying storms in our area will be severe..not damaging to people's property but photogenic.
Feel free to share this post with all your friends and family..over the next few days I'll be sharing the images I captured yesterday

24/10/2026

"Cloud Chasing "

So I'm starting to think the other day was just a practice day for something alot better..lol..today's chase definitely didn't dissapoint, but before I share the storm images I captured today allow me to share all these with you instead of a single one at a time..please feel free to like and share this post with all your friends and family and remember all images are available for sale, as now I'm getting quite alot of interest in purchasing images..thankyou to you all..

Ok I'm buggered..been driving all day around our beautiful area intercepting different storm cells..you'll have to wait for those ones..I was hoping to capture a sexy gust front..but unfortunately that didn't happen and no lightning either..it'll happen one day soon though lol..Enjoy your weekend and these images...

23/10/2026

Going through all the images today from storm chasing yesterday..was a long day. Didn't get back home til 7pm..We've finally had storms lol..when I've sorted through them..I'll pick the ones worthy enough to edit and share..hope everyone has had a good week so far and looking forward to the weekend. Thankyou everyone for your support..I'm truly grateful 🙏

20/10/2026

"Last Light, Final Night"
This is going to be a long post as I explain my photography settings...

Hi everyone well it's not final forever, just for this milkyway season..
This is a composite image..the details as follows:

I captured the foreground image of the beautiful iconic bottle tree during blue hour. As I wanted that tree to be a silhouette against the milkyway galaxy.
I shot it at iso 50 white balance was 6000
And aperture was f/11 and shutter speed was 1/10 shot at 28mm.

Then I returned later that night to capture the milkyway by itself..settings as follows..
Iso 6400 aperture f/3.5 white balance was 5500 and shutter speed 10seconds.. I took 20 light frames, then 10 dark frames all at 28mm , put that into sequator to clean up the image.
After that...the fun stuff...NOT LOL..

I had to blend both images in photoshop, which btw was a nightmare as the blue hour image had clouds..but after alot of swearing giving up a few times and almost throwing my laptop out the window..I managed to create this final image for you all to enjoy.. disclaimer..the phone camera shot doesn't do the print justice..looks better in person..

As you can see I've already got this one printed..remember all images are available for sale upon request..just another quick note..I'm thinking of starting up astrophotography lessons next year if anyone is keen at all?

17/10/2026

"The Thirsty Land"

Hi everyone yesterday I decided to go for a drive after seeing the radar in the hopes of capturing an image of this rain event.
I didn't have far to go til I saw this system looking towards Taroom from Grosmount.
I loved seeing that rain shaft as it fell from the sky..I guess I'm having storm chasing withdrawals lol...who else is loving this cool change with this much needed rain..

I don't know about you but there's nothing like falling asleep listening to the rain, and if you're lucky enough to have a tin roof..that's top tier right there.
Thankyou everyone for your support and likes and shares..I really appreciate it..remember all images you see shared on here are available for sale upon request..

17/10/2026

"Appreciation Post"

A huge shout out to Samantha Appleby as she was the first lady to purchase 2 images that I had printed. These two images are ones I haven't even shared to the page yet..so guess you could say they're limited editions lol..
Anyway I'm so glad she and her family loves them and they look stunning framed and hanging on their wall.
If anyone else would be interested in purchasing a print don't hesitate to contact us direct or even through our page.
Could make a nice birthday gift or as Christmas is just around the corner a Chrissy present.
Also like to give Wandoan Surf Club a mention as the young lady did an awesome job printing them for me.

16/10/2026

"Billabong Paradise"

I still have a few milkyway images still to share with you all but thought I'd break it up with this image..

Yesterday I attempted a storm chase out Taroom way, um didn't turn out too well as all the storms decided to head south-east.
But in photography I've learned you always have to have a plan b incase the other target doesn't work out.
I did exactly that as I was driving towards Theodore I spotted this place called chain lagoons, it's a natural billabong.

I instantly was captivated by the scenery as this billabong had palm trees and big beautiful gum trees lining it's banks.
Was definitely worth stopping for that's for sure..if you like this image feel free to leave a comment or emoji to keep me in your newsfeed, and share share share❤️ and remember images are available for sale upon request..let's hope we start seeing some decent photogenic storms and some good rainfall totals 🤞..

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