You can just make out the red “curtains” or ribbons above the green glow. It has been quite a while since I have seen one this good.
2012 is predicted to be a big year for sun spots. It will be interesting to see if there are any good Auroras next year.
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Recently while away for work I had the pleasure of visiting a few new country’s, and I’d just like to encourage any readers of this Blog to always take the time to incorporate some photography into their trip, not just the tourist shots, but taking time to return to a nice spot or setting aside some time to shoot a particular event or location in detail.
Schedules are always tight when traveling, but I have found some of the better shots I’ve taken while away, like most good shots are the planned ones. Shots where preparation and time has been taken with a clear goal in mind, not just a shot from a moving tour bus.
Take the time, even if your exhausted, looking back you won’t regret it.
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Melbourne @ Night, originally uploaded by Brendan Davey.
I think one of the important things that has worked for me in the past in capturing interesting pictures is the location and sometimes risk I’ve had to place my camera in to get them.
For example the above shot was taken while sitting my camera on the curb (in a bicycle Lane) alongside busy traffic in the middle of Melbourne. In the same outing I also lost a lens hood into the river while precariously balancing my Camera on the edge of a bridge to capture a Melbourne Night Scene.
It can probably be said that a good picture involves risk, something new, something different. So why not use the same philosophy when capturing the picture.
Stick your tripod in the water, use the fact that your camera has weatherproof seals. See your camera as a tool, built to do a job. Your camera is most likely depreciating at a huge rate, so you mite as well get some good use out of it.
Sure don’t take unnecessary risks, but don’t be scared to get a scratch on your camera, after all why do you have your camera?
P.S. Don’t worry Paul, I’m taking real good care of your baby 
