When you really start to “feel” your subject, and you get close enough to appreciate the tiny, absurd details, that’s when magic happens.
Flowering moss growing on the inside of a car door, recently burnt in the northern Grampians fires.
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How often have you driven past a pile of long-fallen rubble and marvelled at the chimney, the only feature of a house still standing? That will never happen to this chimney, the only structure in this house that didn’t fall under the roaring wave of recent bushfire, as it will soon be demolished and the whole site cleaned up by the local council.
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This is the sad driveway to the property where the previously posted car photos were taken. It’s all changed in a blinding, roaring wave of fire.
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Burnt out Holden sedan.
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This was a fascinating sight: the orange plastic indicator light had melted in the bushfire’s heat like a jelly in the sun.
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Out for a walk with the dogs, I was drawn to this craggy, dead gum tree. Challenged to take a photo with the words “surely you can do something with that!”, I took this upward shot.
Looking at it later, it reminded me of the Statue of Liberty.
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A friend took me to see his collection of old Holdens which were burnt out in the recent bushfires in the northern Grampians. With a growing sense of wonder and appreciation for this photographic opportunity, I got closer to the wreckage to see details, such as charred paintwork and melted plastics.
This photo was shot on my smartphone. Watch this space for photos taken on my Olympus.
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Filled to overflowing with a surprising number of Valiants (mainly R and S series, given variety with a Charger, a Safari wagon, and a couple of Dodge Lancers), Feasts car museum at Pt Macdonnell was a great place to explore on a rainy weekend.
The most interesting vehicle was the yellow Ambulance, which had been converted back to a family wagon.
There are plenty of other things to see, as there are many displayed vintage objects, including bicycles and powered bikes, scooters, sewing machines, old tools, and much more.
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Following the previous project, I decided to elaborate by switching back to using my PEN, while sticking to the square format, then importing the images to my phone so I could process the shots using the Vignette app, as before.
Unsurprisingly, the images we’re generally sharper and better exposed.
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precious ruthless captures 