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Surfers as artisans
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Dick Van Straalen aka Classic Waterman
"All my inspirations for surfboards come from nature, the ocean, wind, how rocks are formed by the wind and waves and things like that. You know I am really interested in the arts and music but it’s just something that fills your life, it’s a colour that’s in your life. But I walk along the beach every day looking at waves and sand formations and there’s a curve out there that’s very commom in everything, it’s called a slalom curve – the curve of acceleration and de-acceleration. You look at headlands and they are all sort of curved, the curve of the wave is doing the same thing, which is the common curve of nature in general. Because what you have gotta do is match the curve that you are surfing through on a wave". - The Blackmail |
Greg Webber
Describe yourself in 3 words: A human paradox
I’m as equally planned and ordered, with an aim and vision, as I am randomly andthemelessly spontaneous
What is your life motto?
Understand identity, yet be driven by the experience.
Describe yourself in 3 words: A human paradox
I’m as equally planned and ordered, with an aim and vision, as I am randomly andthemelessly spontaneous
What is your life motto?
Understand identity, yet be driven by the experience.
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Automobiles
Waynes world
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An interest in cars and travel resulted in years of editorial photography for 4WD magazine Overlander and then Motor Magazine. Also a passion of collectors has resulted in shooting collectables such as the series of a Ford enthusiast on the Northern Beaches. Auto imagery is best captured in soft light, such as dawn and dusk, when contrast and reflection are at a minimum. The intensity of Australias sun often plays havoc. medium to longer tele lens are best to isolate the vehicle, along with a shallow depth of field.
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Clouds
the art of
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Its hard to seperate clouds from the landscape, however they are like the seas and oceans in that they are forever moving and reflecting light. Storm fronts are an obvious target for image capture and require a learning of weather systems. Modern radar and satellite internet reporting are a great tool. Dawn and dusk are the other great times for clouds when light is bent sideways across the surface of the planet.
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iPhone
images
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All the images here ere shot on the iPhone. My choice for this, rather than upgrading to a phone with higher resolution, was the image had a certain grain and patina somewhat like some old color film stock. The advantages of phone capture are obvious, because it is nearly always with you. I have since upgraded as this phone has passed away and the new model has a full range of lens attachments...so perhaps the gap between a DSLR and an iPhone has narrowed
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Waves
an eternal fascination
A study of wave forms in many situations. Shot with a combination of cameras and lens. The water pics are shot with the Nikon AW1 which has its heritage in the famous Nikonos underwater film camera.As a rule most wave magic is generated in backlit situations.
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