Dougal Topping Photography

Name: Dougal Topping Photography
Address: Fossil Bluff, Wynyard, TAS, AU
Telephone: +61419175918

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01/08/2023

Haven't been out much since moving back to Tassie, but did manage a quick drive down to my old stomping ground which is Boat Harbour.
The light didn't happen as I would've liked but it was good to be out again.

05/12/2022

Tassie doesn't get many storms, so when a few small cells rolled through last night it was a mad dash to grab the gear and see what I could capture.
Taken at Fossil Bluff on the NW Coast
These cells Hit Flinders Island with a bang which is a tad to hard to get to on short notice.
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11/12/2021

3.30am and a little storm cell rolls through Albany.
Sunrise and sunset storms are the best storms to capture.

23/11/2021

First chase for the season was a bit sketchy as there were bolts dropping all around me, so I had to set up the camera on the passenger seat which limits where you shoot.

10/03/2021

I was woken with the sounds of thunder this morning so rushed a coffee in to me & headed out locally to see what was happening.
In my haste I forgot my lightning trigger so had to resort to shooting in continuous mode which is a hassle as you end up chucking 99.9% of the images away.
This was taken looking out over King George Sound & Michaelmas & Breaksea islands with one of the ships waiting to come into port.
Taken with the
Pentax K1 with the Pentax 28-105 lens & the Leofoto ranger tripod
Pentax Australia
Leofoto
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20/02/2021

It's been ages since I've done any coastal sunset shots, so I thought I'd head out to a spot called Anvil Beach about 45kl out of Albany for a look.
I've been hear a couple of times & it has a really good rock shelf that the waves break into, creating cascades over the shelf. With the surf pumping & the tide to high I couldn't safely get onto the shelf so settled for the relative safety of some nice rock formations just inside.
Pentax Australia
Haida Filter
Leofoto
Pentax K1
Pentax D FA 15-30
Haida 6 stop filter
Leofoto Ranger tripod

22/01/2021

Albany doesn't get that many storms during summer. So when one is forecast & the modelling looks good I get a tad excited as it means I don't have to travel for hours to chase one.
This is a selection of 3 from Wednesday morning.
It was all quiet except for some high level cloud to cloud flashing going on & then it started to rain down with bolts all around me.
These were taken at what we call the Spark Plug (aptly named) which is only 5 minutes from home & has 360 views.
K1
28- 105 lens
tripod
lightning trigger

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20/01/2021

Finally some storms for Albany!
This shot was taken at the end of a rather long, wet & windy night.
With all my batteries pretty much depleted I had just enough charge to capture this one last shot over the marina & shipping port before heading home.

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06/01/2021

It's been a quiet 12 months for Aurora activity, so with the Aurora alerts showing the likelihood of some decent activity last night I decided to head out to see if anything eventuated.
The clouds were not playing fair & the South East wind that just wont stop was blowing fairly hard. I headed to the Gap once again mainly for some shelter from the wind. Once I noticed colour showing up on the camera I found this composition on the walkway to the viewing platform & stared to shoot hoping the clouds would disperse.
A soft headlamp was used to light the foreground & this is the best shot I managed with the least amount of cloud.
Cheers
Dougal 🙏
Pentax K1
Pentax 15-30
Leofoto Tripod

03/01/2021

Happy 2021 everyone.
With Western Australia's storm season kicking off finally, when I saw that the Wheatbelt was in for some development, I got my gear ready for what I thought would be a 3 hour drive. So after leaving home at 11pm the 3 hour drive turned into a 5 hour drive as the roos kept interfering with my plans, I arrive with no time to kick back & find a prime vantage point as the storms kicked off like clockwork.
I chased this cell for around 2 hours before another one formed behind me.
I didn't get home till mid afternoon & finally flaked it on the couch at around 10pm, so making it a 36 hour adventure.
Was it worth it you may ask & my reply would be dam straight it was worth it.
I have plans to become more active with this site over the coming year, hopefully posting at least 2 images aweek with a small back story behind each image.
thanks guys & stay safe out there
Dougal 🙏
Taken with the Pentax K1 with the Pentax 15_30 lens sitting securely on top of the Leofoto Ranger series of tripods & using the Strikefinder lightning trigger.

05/12/2020

One from the archives while waiting for the 2020/21 storm season to kick off.
StrikeFinder
Pentax Australia

23/10/2020

The Epson International Pano Awards results are out and all the winning images are spectacular as always.
With all that's happening in the world atm & not shooting very much ( issues with my mental health, yep even I suffer from the trusty Black Dawg from time to time), and chronic back pain,
I managed to pick up a Silver with an image from The Stirling Range & a Bronze with an image of a roll cloud at sunset with a bolt of lightning as it was heading for Albany.
So all in all I'm actually pretty amazed with any result at all.
Stay safe & thanks for checking out my page.

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Fossil Bluff
Wynyard, TAS

Telephone

+61419175918

Website

https://www.dougaltoppingphotography.com/

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