Australian_Photography_-_March_2016_

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PHOTOGRAPHER

Glenn Gilligan

EDITOR’S COMMENT

I was intrigued by this shot from Glenn

Gilligan as a subtle but original take on

the topic of heat. Glen was camping at

Copeton Dam near Inverell, NSW, on a

hot day when he saw these Noisy Miner

birds gathered around a tap.

“They were sticking their beaks up the

spout to try to get a few drops of water,”

he says. “I couldn’t understand why they

didn’t go down to the dam for a drink but I

guess they didn’t want to leave the shade

of the trees.”

I think the story behind this photo

Glenn, which takes a different approach

to the theme. You say the birds were

“sticking their beaks up the spout”,

and I think the image would have been

stronger if you had been able to capture

that moment. I like the out-of-focus

background and the simple neutral colour

palette. Good job.

DETAILS

Nikon D800E, 150-600mm lens @

600mm, 1/500s @ f/8, ISO 400, hand

held. Photoshop CS6 for brightness,

vignette, sharpness and cropping.

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Tim Bruton

HOW I DID IT

I placed a box of matches on

a black hoodie draped over

an outdoor chair. The photo

was taken at twilight while

shining a small torch at the

box of matches. I lit the first

match with a lighter and used

continual shooting mode and a

wireless trigger.

DETAILS

Canon EOS 6D, 24-105mm f/

lens @ 50mm, 1/1600s @ f/4,

ISO 1600, tripod. Photoshop

for cropping, sharpen and

noise reduction.