Tips

Many photographers consider sunset shots an essential element in their photo albums. A few would add sunrise shots, although more effort is required to obtain them. Unfortunately, many shots taken at these times are disappointing. But they need not be if you take the right approach.

Well-defined, interesting cloud formations can turn otherwise run-of-the-mill photos into special pictures, so it’s worth the effort to seek them out. You may even wish to make the clouds the main focus of the shot.

We’re all familiar with panoramas shot with the camera held horizontally and created by stitching the short edges of each sequential picture together using a suitable software application. But have you ever considered what would happen if you turned the camera through 90 degrees and shot your panorama sequence in portrait format?

Day nine was designed to be relaxing. We had most of the morning free for exploring Kununurra township, while the afternoon was devoted to a cruise down the Ord River from the Argyle Dam. At the end of the cruise we were to enjoy view the sunset from the cruise boat as we travelled slowly across Lake Kununurra to the township, where we would stay the night.

It’s a long way from Sydney to the Flinders Ranges in South Australia – and the route isn’t necessarily direct. However, when we decided to join some friends who live just outside Adelaide on a camping holiday in one of their favourite ø¢â‚¬Ëœhaunts’, the only option was to take our car, a Subaru Forrester.

Day seven was given over to the El Questro ‘experience’, with an early start for those of us who wanted to walk into Emma Gorge and swim in the plunge pool beneath the cascade. The track, which was formerly a relatively easy stroll, was devastated in March 2005 when Tropical Cyclone Ingrid dumped 445 mm of rain on the area in less than 24 hours. El Questro’s Emma Gorge Resort was all but demolished by the cyclonic winds and rain but has been completely rebuilt and its tented villas – with en-suite bathrooms – complement the five-star facilities of the rest of the resort.