My cat photo obsession
I won't say that I'm exactly the world's biggest cat-lover, but I did grow up with cats around all the time and I do find them the most...
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Mark Thomson
Jun 181 min read
Autumn colours along the Hobart Rivulet walk
As I write this, we are well and truly into winter, but I have been going through the many folders of photos I accumulated through the...
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Mark Thomson
Apr 242 min read
Recent road trips around Tassie - Sunsets and sunrises
For me, autumn is the most beautiful time of year in Tasmania. Even though the days are getting shorter, the weather is still pretty mild...
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Mark Thomson
Sep 29, 20235 min read
Experimenting with Photoshop Generative AI Fill - useful tool or just a gimmick ?
A few months ago I became aware that Adobe was trialing some new AI features in a Beta version of Photoshop. Numerous YouTube videos...
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Mark Thomson
Aug 17, 20231 min read
Winter night photography
It has been an incredibly mild winter in Hobart in 2023, though I don't think anything will ever stop people complaining about "how cold...
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Mark Thomson
Aug 9, 20233 min read
The benefits of using a professional photographer
Turn Your Event Into An Unforgettable Experience with Professional Photography Hosting an event can be a fun but stressful experience for...
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Mark Thomson
May 23, 20232 min read
Discovering some of the hidden laneways of inner city Hobart
On the surface of it, the CBD of Hobart can be a bit of an uninspiring zone, replete with drab, mediocre modern architecture and a few...
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Mark Thomson
Apr 5, 20232 min read
Pianos in the air and other fun projects
I am not exactly a morning person, and normally the prospect of having to get up at 6am on a Sunday morning and do some filming at the...
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Mark Thomson
Feb 12, 20231 min read
Road trips through the Tasmanian Midlands
So far this year, I've had a couple of trips up north to Launceston and Burnie, primarily for work reasons. Fortunately they coincided...
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Mark Thomson
Feb 2, 20231 min read
Photography in the summertime and trying to avoid clichees.
The first few weeks of "summer" in Tasmania were the usual story really - unsettled, moody and generally marked by a lack of sunny...
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Mark Thomson
Dec 27, 20222 min read
New drone - more drone photography
Almost two months ago now, at the height of spring, I purchased a new drone - the DJI Mini 3 Pro, which has been a considerable upgrade...
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Mark Thomson
Nov 29, 20221 min read
Sailing season at Bellerive and Hobart's ever-changing spring weather - a photo story
On Wednesday afternoons on the Derwent River, yachts take off from Bellerive Quay and engage in some racing along and across the river. ...
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Mark Thomson
Aug 24, 20224 min read
More adventures with A Piano of Tasmania, in north-east Tasmania
For those who don't know, "A Piano of Tasmania" is a project started by Kelvin Smith in 2020 to bring music to people in lockdowns in...
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Mark Thomson
Jun 19, 20222 min read
Sometimes you can get the best shots close to home...
One of the challenges of drone photography in Tasmania, which I've mentioned before, is the changeability of conditions, which can happen...
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Mark Thomson
Jun 19, 20222 min read
An excursion down to Arm End to fly the drone and capture some dramatic clouds
A few weeks ago it was a lovely clear afternoon, with barely a breath of wind, and I had a spare few hours, so I took a drive down to Arm...
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Mark Thomson
May 4, 20222 min read
Photo and video projects in 2022 so far
For a while in 2022 I sort of took a break from photography and just stopped doing my usual "photo walks" or anything much beyond...
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Mark Thomson
Jan 25, 20224 min read
COVID, mental health and taking pictures
To see some, the connection between these three things may seem unclear, but there will be others who will probably relate straight away....
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Mark Thomson
Jan 14, 20222 min read
More adventures with "A Piano of Tasmania"
Some of you may have seen my blog about A Piano of Tasmania in 2020, and how it blew up into a story on national TV. It really all...
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Mark Thomson
Dec 16, 20211 min read
Drone photography on beautiful Hobart summer evenings
As we who live in Tasmania know, Hobart's weather, even in summer can be highly variable. Though December can bring some beautiful...
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Mark Thomson
Nov 13, 20212 min read
Photo walk - Detritus and decay on the foreshore : "Things that don't belong"
You know, we can't all be out every night shooting spectacular photos of the Aurora Australis, as many were just over a week ago. I will...
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