HRA Open Day – Informal Talk Demo

Friesian Horse

Hello,

I  would like to share a few photos I took at the Horse Rescue’s Open Day on the 28th of October 2012. Horse Rescue was celebrating their 25th anniversary and I had the pleasure to be a part of this great day. I didn’t get to take many photos, as I was raising money that day, but I watched one demonstration at 2pm from a natural equestrian instructor Suzanne Bellette with here gorgeous liberty horses.

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Sydney After Dark

Sydney-At-Dusk

There are many beautiful spots to explore in Sydney. The opportunities for photography and compositions are truly endless. Here is one location I have only discovered recently by watching an amazing time lapse video made around Sydney. My 1st and last shot was taken from  a pathway above Circular Quay, next to the busy Cahill Expressway. My middle photo is of Archibald fountain located in Hyde Park in Central Sydney.

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Three Sisters | Blue Mountains National Park

Federal Falls-Blue-Mountains-photo

I have visited the Blue Mountains on several occasions yet it was never the right time to stay and shoot the Blue Mountain’s famous 3 Sisters. This beautiful and interesting rock formation made out of fine sandstone were formed by erosion over time by wind, rain and rivers and eventually, but sadly they will erode completely.

The Three Sisters are dominating the landscape above Jamison Valley and they can be viewed clearly from an Echo Point lookout which offers an astonishing panoramic views of Blue Mountains National Park.

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Horse Rescue Photoshoot 2012

Horse-Header

Hello everyone,

Thanks for stopping by, this post is from my October shoot for Horse Rescue Australia a non-profit organisation and registered charity. This is my 3rd time in 2 years I have been photographing these horses, this time I was going for something different, you could say more “arty”.

It was quite challenging, as I waited quite a while for the light to get better and better but at the same time it was vanishing in front of my eyes at rapid speed. You can not tell from the pictures bellow, but I was also surrounded by a mob of other horses, trying to sabotage my shots (hehehe). I love a good challenge! ;) .

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Port Stephens Photography Getaway

Port Stephens, Australia

Hello,

A few days ago I got back from a small photography trip to Port Stephens which is located 3hours north-east from New South Wales capital city, Sydney. The plan was to relax, eat, explore and to take photos and I ticked all boxes successfully (wink*). Those of you who have not visited this place, you must do it, its a beautiful part of the world.

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Offering Beautiful Acrylic Block Products For My Pet & Equine Session Packages

Sonia-M-Photography-Product-Block

I thought I’d just quickly post some images of my brand new product I am offering to my pet & equine photography clients.

This product is a  free-standing 30mm clear acrylic block. It comes in smaller sizes, designed to look beautiful up on your coffee table, mantelpiece, dresser or a desk. Apart from its stylish looks it’s also very robust, durable and adds an incredible depth and sparkle to the image. It’s 30mm thickness gives it the ability to stand freely by itself, keeping the design clean and smart.

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Landscape & Seascape Photography | July 2012

Brighton Le Sands Dusk

Hello

I have been busy for a while now, so this time I will do less writing and more showing :)
Here are some photos I took in the past three weeks at various locations around New South Wales:

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Comparison between time and filters

Bronte Baths

I thought I would share these pictures from a sunrise at Bronte Ocean Baths in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs.

I took 2 exactly the same photos with 2 different filters, 30 minutes apart from each other.

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Minnamurra Sunrise | The Stack Island

Minnamurra-Sunrise-Island

This location was on my list to photograph for months and finally I did it! Of course I have done my homework and scouted this place a few days earlier, as in the morning the time is very limited due to the light and the actual sun rise and its also very hard to see a good spot for composition in darkness even with a torch.

I pretty much knew I wanted to be up high on top of the headland looking towards the island with the cliffs and some kind of flowery bush in my foreground. I am pretty happy with this shot below, the only thing could be better is the bush in front of me, I wish it would be more colourful.

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Labrador Retriever – Portrait Session In The Park

Labrador Retriever Dog

I hate not doing my blog posts regularly, I fell behind once again, but its mainly because of my recent trip to Europe. I was visiting my home town back in Slovakia and a few friends and family back in England for a month. I had a really great time, but now I am back in the reality and oh’boy I don’t like how cold it is here in Sydney!

Anyhow, whilst in Slovakia I had a chance to see one of my childhood friends and had the pleasure to photograph her beautiful chocolate Labrador Retriever. Apart from being extremely photogenic she is also the biggest softie and we had a great session together.

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