Mitchell Imaging & Photography

A selection of shots from around Queen Victoria Market, and Melbourne CBD. It's been ages since I've spent some time taking some street photographs around the CBD. I used a similar technique here as I have done in the past in SE Asia. Shot from the hip with high ISO and shutter speed on a fairly wide lens (28mm here) and cropped where necessary.

As gross as flies are I still find them really interesting close up. And of course, Bees rule. 🪰🐝

Not long ago I built a stand for scanning film using my mirrorless camera. It works wonderfully well, and also turns out it does a decent job photographing microscope slides. These images are at approx 7-7.5x magnification. The slides were borrowed from histology at work, and are stained cross sections of river reeds. Most of the shots here are white balanced with some contrast adjustment and sharpening. The black image has the colours inverted for a bit of fun!

I've been a little obsessed and on a bit of a rainforest mission of late. It's a phase I'm sure.
I have taken photographs here before but must have been at least 15 years ago. Possibly one of my favourite locations in the Otway National Park - Lower Kalimna falls. Only a short drive from Lorne, and an easy 6.5km return walk. I highly recommend checking it out if you haven't been!

Here's a selection of photographs from my recent trip to the top end. Most of these pics are from Kakadu, and Nitmiluk national parks. I spent a couple of mornings at sunrise around the Yellow Water Billabong and tributaries of the South Alligator River. The first morning onboard one of the cruises, and I decided I had to head back the following morning to explore on foot.

There's a few photos here from a helicopter around Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge), and some from a hike I did around the gorge that nearly killed me!

With ever evolving imaging editing software and AI noise reduction algorithms, it's fun to sometimes re-edit old photographs. Modern software now does an amazing job with non-destructive editing to bring more out of the original file than ever before. This photo was taken in 2015 when visiting Wilsons Promontory. With the naked eye the Aurora Australis appeared as light pollution might over a city in the distance. It wasn't until you took a long exposure that you could see all the vivid colour coming through. This was taken over approximately 20 mins.

Meet the Kea, the playful and intelligent parrot of New Zealand's alpine regions. These curious birds are known for their mischievous behavior and their ability to solve problems. In this photo, you can see the striking colours of the Kea's feathers. Keep an eye out for these fascinating and naughty guys if venturing into New Zealand's mountains!

Back to regular scheduling with some more Piopiotahi / Milford Sound.

Just a few snaps today at Wirrawilla Forest.

Taken on one of the paths around Piopiotahi / Milford Sound, New Zealand. The rain subsided every now and then for a some quick snaps.

The winding road into Piopiotahi / Milford Sound in New Zealand is just as stunning as the place itself. It's a little tricky to keep your eyes on the road at times. If you look closely you can see a tour bus in the lower right of the image. It's the best I could do to show some scale. The towering mountains were truly mind bending.

A bit of a drab and rainy day, but it sure made for some dramatic scenery all the same. Plenty of streaming waterfalls cascading down the towering mountains, and wonderful clouds!

Piopiotahi / Milford Sound - New Zealand

Badminton on the streets of Hanoi, just near the Metropole hotel... and what a stunning hotel it is. I highly recommend it if you're looking forward to a Vietnam adventure post covid.

This was one of the first photographs I took in Vietnam. Somewhere in Hanoi... anyone know what lake / river this is?

I've been going through various photographs from my trip to Vietnam and Cambodia, and editing some photos that were overlooked... or for whatever reason not up to scratch. There's still some decent photos amongst them though I think. This one was taken in Hanoi.

Here's a 439 megapixel image I've created - stitched from 14 photographs while traveling through the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Best viewed on a large screen and look for that full screen button.

http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/c7c58ee62d13bd2ee314ec492a809f78

The Quiraing A landslip on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. The whole of the Trotternish Ridge escarpment was formed by a great series of landslips; the Quiraing is the only part of the slip still moving – the road at its base, ne...

Here's a 131 megapixel image I have created using a combination of Camera Raw up-scaling, and stitching from multiple photographs.

It's best to view this on a screen rather than mobile device if possible - and look for the full screen button.

http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/ded87a647f186eb15748d0fd2c07309c

Noojee La La Falls walk near Noojee