Storm over Ballarat

January 31, 2010

I was lucky enough to spend a little time in Ballarat today. Nearly 2 hours melted away in the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery as I wandered from room to room, soaking it all in. At one point I found myself in the James Oddie room, standing centimeters away from the dramatic and moody 19th Century Maritime painting A bore on the Hooghli (By Norwegian Johan Jakob Bennetter) which really put things into perspective… apart from it being a powerful and emotive image… its sheer size, measuring more than 2.2m across was quite daunting. And also made the average 20×30″ sized photographic print seem like a bit of a joke by comparison to be honest !!

I emerged from the Gallery a little troubled. On the surface, a strange sense of joy, peace and dare I say enlightenment… But I couldn’t quite shake the feeling that deep down in side I had just been put firmly in my place by Artists that have not drawn breath in a hundred years… Humbled. It is true, I did still have a lot to learn.

Just before unlocking my car door I caught a flash of lightning to the north and standing there on the footpath with more than an hour until my next “engagement” (to photograph another engagement session for one of my awesome Ballarat couples) I decided to open my mind and be inspired.

Soon I was surrounded by paddocks and heading East, the city was behind me somewhere and just I kept driving… turning South as heavy rain began to fall… Looking for that one perfect place…  The clouds building to the North-East as I made one last turn to face them… Driving down a narrow gravel road… with very passing second the scene got better and better…

Thats exactly what I was looking for. (And to be honest, the 750pixel wide version above does the image an injustice!!)

Captured by Canon 5DII & Canon 24mm/1.4 IIL – ISO 100 – 1/160 second @ f/8.0

So there you have it and like I always say, please feel free to comment… Especially those of you viewing this via Facebook !!!

© 2010 Robb Duncan

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Too cool for school…?

January 30, 2010

So, I spent this morning checking my web stats and realised I actually had an image featured on the West Aussie Wedding blog in December, how cool is that?

Here is the image

The actual blog post can be seen here

Long time readers might recognise Mel and Sam from their wedding way back in Mid 2008. As a matter of fact, another image from their wedding was the first image I ever blogged on here!!

So there you have it and like I always say, please feel free to comment… Especially those of you viewing this via Facebook !!!

And for the Camera/foto geeks: -

Image captured by Canon 30D & 17-55mm/2.8 IS – ISO 200 – 1/60 second @ f/3.2

© Robb Duncan

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Ocean Grove – beach engagement session

January 29, 2010

A quick sneak peek of Jaz & Dave’s e-session down the beach at Ocean Grove.

I dont want to give too much of this one away just yet, because I am good like that!!

But what I will say is that they are real cute together !!

So there you have it and like I always say, please feel free to comment… Especially those of you viewing this via Facebook !!!

And for the Camera/foto geeks: -

Image captured by Canon 5DII & 24mm/1.4 L II – ISO 100 – 1/3200 second @ f/2.0

© Robb Duncan

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Cape Otway Wedding

January 28, 2010

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Sometimes an image says enough to not have to add much of anything else… so I wont… Except to say that it was captured at Cape Otway Lighthouse.

So there you have it and like I always say, please feel free to comment… Especially those of you viewing this via Facebook !!!

And for the Camera/foto geeks: -

Image captured by Canon 5DII & 50mm/1.4 – ISO 800 – 1/320 second @ f/2.2

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A Very Muddy Engagement – Land Rover Monthly Magazine

January 27, 2010

You all remember these images from the awesome e-session of Tanya and Angus right?!!

And you know how much they loved the session right? Almost as much as I did !!

Well, Tanya and Angus decided to share the session with the world by writing a little letter to Land Rover Monthly Magazine.

And they asked if they could include some images, which of course I was more than happy to supply !!

Anyhow, I just found out via facebook that the letter was published in this months Magazine, How awesome is that?!!

VERY AWESOME !!

Thanks Tanya and Angus for the mention and thanks for being the kinds of people I love to deal with!! And I can’t wait until MAY!!!!

So there you have it and like I always say, please feel free to comment… Especially those of you viewing this via Facebook !!!

© Robb Duncan

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Happy Australia Day!!

January 26, 2010

Just a quick little post to wish everyone a Happy Australia Day!!!

I hope you all had a good one !!

So there you have it and like I always say, please feel free to comment… Especially those of you viewing this via Facebook !!!

And for the Camera/foto geeks: -

Image captured by Canon 5DII & 24mm f/1.4 II L – ISO 100 – 1/160 second @ f/2.5

© Robb Duncan

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Melbourne Wedding – Image of the Week (28)

January 25, 2010

This is a little something from Annecherie’s wedding a week or so ago.  I just love it when a simple idea comes together and it all just works.

So there you have it and like I always say, please feel free to comment… Especially those of you viewing this via Facebook !!!

The aim of Image of the week is to show you a little more of what I love to shoot, and most times its something a little different, sometimes its not!!

And for the Camera/foto geeks: -

Image captured by Canon 5DII & 50mm/1.4  - ISO 320 – 1/125 second @ f/2.2

And 2x Canon 580EX flashes. One on camera as “master/controller only” zoomed to 105mm, second one on a lightstand in the room (to the left of the doorway)  and set to bounce off the left hand wall.

Like I said, a simple idea. Perfect.

© 2010 Robb Duncan

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An Ocean Grove gul in flight

January 24, 2010

I was on the beach down at Ocean Grove on Tuesday evening shooting an e-session with Jaz and Dave, and while the weather was not the best, we had a great time!! (Lets just say it was more than a little chilly with a stiff sea breeze!!) More from that shoot in an up coming post.

Anyhow, like I said I was down at the beach, and as Jaz and Dave where being all cute and stuff, I happened to grab a quick shot of this Gul as he/she cruised on by…

Image Info – Captured by Canon 5D II & 135mm L f/2.0 – ISO 100 – 1/640second @ f/3.2

The camera nerds out there among you would know from the image info that the image was shot on my trusty 5DII & 135L lens… (which by the way is a sweet combo!!) Anyway… they would also know that to fill the frame with a gul on a 5D with a 135mm lens, the aforementioned gul has to be only a few meters away. Considering the speed of the gul, this image is most definitely a happy blend of good luck and good timing.

So there you have it, feel free to comment.
© 2010 Robb Duncan

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Melbourne Zoo Wedding – The Animals

January 23, 2010

One last post to round off Rachelle and Johns awesome Melbourne Zoo wedding!!

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200 posts and a quick thank you

January 23, 2010

This a quick note to announce that I just wrote my 200th blog post, yay. And with my goal of posting a lot more this year, I hope to hit 400 by years end, if not earlier!! So thanks to all of you for reading, and we can all look forward to some pretty exciting times ahead. And thanks to all the awesome couples who make this possible, I love you guys!!

Captured by Canon 5D & 60mm f/2.8 Macro + 12mm ext tube – ISO 800 – 1/125 second @ f/4.0

So there you have it and like I always say, please feel free to comment… Especially those of you viewing this via Facebook !!!

© Robb Duncan

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Melbourne Wedding – Image of the Week (27)

January 22, 2010

I saw this image unfolding before me, it took mere seconds for it to all to come together, the little girl just standing there, people in the foreground parted as the piper turned slowly to his left… “click”… and then it was gone…

I love my Job.

Captured by Canon 5D & 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS – ISO 200 – 1/1000 second @ f/2.8

So there you have it and like I always say, please feel free to comment… Especially those of you viewing this via Facebook !!!

The aim of Image of the week is to show you a little more of what I love to shoot, and most times its something a little different, sometimes its not!!

© 2010 Robb Duncan

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A Melbourne Zoo Wedding – Continued

January 21, 2010

One of the cool things about photographing a wedding at Melbourne Zoo is all the cool locations there are to shoot!! Like the Butterfly house where, among other things, its all hot and steamy.
So I just thought I would show you a few butterflies… I love butterflies and butterflies love wedding flowers, especially when they are as colourful and vibrant at Rachelle’s !!

Awesome!!

And there you have it, an awesome experience on their wedding day, and I loved it too!!

All images © Robb Duncan

Captured by: Canon 5DII and 24mm f/1.4 II L

So there you have it, feel free to comment.

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My Melbourne 14

January 20, 2010

I am going to be shooting a little more street photography type stuff over the next 6 months, its a little personal challenge I have set myself. So stay tuned for more, ok!

Image captured by :- Canon 5D II & 85mm f/1.8 – ISO 100 – 1/2000 second @ f/2.0

So there you have it and like I always say, please feel free to comment… Especially those of you viewing this via Facebook.

© 2010 Robb Duncan

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Elvis and a Melbourne Zoo Wedding

January 19, 2010

I just love it when people do things to really put a personal touch on their wedding, especially when its all about having fun!! And its not every day that you get to photograph Elvis at a wedding, especially since he has been “busy” for a number of years. So its obvious that while you dont want to make a fuss, because Elvis just ain’t into that, you still want to make the most of the opportunity…. right? And lets face it, we all love Elvis!!

All seriousness aside for a moment, as this was no ordinary Elvis!! Underneath the sequins and sideburns was Melissa Jacob, an awesome Melbourne Celebrant. And while she doesn’t normally dress as Elvis (at least she wont admit to it), she really enjoys going that little bit extra for her wedding couples.

Honestly, who could ask for more?

And there you have it, awesome !!

All images © Robb Duncan

Captured by:

Canon 5D and 70-200mm f/2.8 IS
or Canon 5DII and 24mm f/1.4 II L

So there you have it, feel free to comment.

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