Image taken on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House.

Photo Review Competitions

Image taken on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House.

By Rachel Kneubuhler. Although it was taken with a comparatively inexpensive Olympus compact camera, Rachel’s dramatic picture would, I suspect, be a prized result for most macro shooters – no matter how well outfitted.

A particular favourite of mine. The tree roots are stripped bare from the floods that charge through here and provide a wonderful contrast amongst the undergrowth and gloom. The trees looked to have gathered at the water’s edge for a “wee sip”, it could be a scene from The Lord of the Rings! This was a late afternoon shot and the last of the sun can be seen in the distance reflecting off the water.

The tumbler’s position in Saga Shiriskar’s On the beach has a fine, energetic quality and the juxtaposition with the group of background figures really transforms it from glanceworthy to something very distinctly in the “look again” category.

As subjects go, there aren’t many more open than the soaring vault of the sky. And yet, despite the fact that you just have to look up, it still takes a degree of skill and a measure of luck to make an interesting photograph of the wild blue yonder.

As subjects go, there aren’t many more open than the soaring vault of the sky.

[THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW ENDED – won by Catherine Deering from NSW.] For your chance to win a superb Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 compact system camera worth $2,999, simply complete the form and correctly answer the eligibility question below.

South Bank, Melbourne on a rainy day as people were heading home from work. (First winner for Image Review 2 Competition.)

This image is of Sea Cliff Bridge on the Illawarra coast of NSW. I was on a rock ledge at the Coal Cliff end of the bridge.

Susan Shanta’s amusingly balletic decisive moment is a classic example of the camera capturing what the eye simply can’t grasp.
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