Mark ThomsonMay 42 minPhoto and video projects in 2022 so farFor a while in 2022 I sort of took a break from photography and just stopped doing my usual "photo walks" or anything much beyond...
Mark ThomsonJan 254 minCOVID, mental health and taking picturesTo see some, the connection between these three things may seem unclear, but there will be others who will probably relate straight away....
Mark ThomsonJan 142 minMore 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...
Mark ThomsonDec 16, 20211 minDrone photography on beautiful Hobart summer eveningsAs we who live in Tasmania know, Hobart's weather, even in summer can be highly variable. Though December can bring some beautiful...
Mark ThomsonNov 13, 20212 minPhoto 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...
Mark ThomsonNov 12, 20212 minStreet photography in the rain - being in the moment and looking for new perspectivesI would say that street photography is probably my favourite type of photography both to look at and to do. For me it's almost a kind of...
Mark ThomsonNov 9, 20211 minExposing Hobart's "glamorous" side at nightFor the handful of people who have followed my photography blog or looked a bit at my photos on her, you'll probably have noticed a...
Mark ThomsonNov 3, 20211 minThe hypnotic effect of moving waterLooking at a lot of my photography and video of the last month, it has been noticeably water-related - gushing streams, tumbling...
Mark ThomsonSep 28, 20213 minDiscovering more of South Arm, a treasure trove for photographySouth Arm, for those who don't know, is a peninsula that curls around to the south on Hobart's Eastern shore, as you can see below. DAY 1...
Mark ThomsonSep 24, 20211 minFinding serenity and the perfect drone flying areaI've moaned in other posts about all the impediments to flying a drone in the Hobart area. Not only the unpredictable weather with gusty...
Mark ThomsonSep 15, 20211 minWidening perspectives of Hobart and surroundsI was just recently browsing through some of the panorama shots I've put together with my drone camera over the last 6 months and...
Mark ThomsonAug 27, 20212 minBraving winter nights in Hobart trying to get eye-catching picturesWinter is the time for getting out at night in Hobart to try and get some of those eye-catching and often beautiful shots of city lights...
Mark ThomsonJul 25, 20212 minWinter fog and mist in the city - trying to find inspiration in the cold and wetRecently we had a week of really pretty cold nights, though for me they were the kind of cold I like - still and clear and though the...
Mark ThomsonJul 16, 20211 minMore photo roadtrips around TasmaniaThis winter has of late provided some magnificent conditions for capturing both video and photos with the drone. Not only has it been...
Mark ThomsonJul 1, 20214 minRoadtrips in the fog and sunshineI've made a few roadtrips lately, trying to take advantage of free time and some nice winter weather to get some footage with the drone...
Mark ThomsonJun 14, 20211 minStop with the winter hate and embrace the change of seasonsSo it's that time of year where Tasmanians start saying things like "It's so cold" and "Bring on summer"...as if they're surpised this...
Mark ThomsonMay 27, 20212 minGoing a bit crazy with the camera over a beautiful Tasmanian autumn weekend in both night and dayWe had a beautiful couple of days of very still, sunny weather, which seemed a perfect opportunity to get out and finding those great...
Mark ThomsonMay 19, 20212 minSome rare windless nights and an unexpected AuroraLast week we had a couple of amazingly still nights in Hobart. For those who know Hobart well, this is very rare indeed, and even rarer...
Mark ThomsonMay 8, 20212 minTasmania in autumn - so many photographic opportunitiesOf course autumn is great in Tasmania for a whole lot of reasons, not least of all for the amazing colours that start appearing in our...
Mark ThomsonApr 11, 20211 minWatching wavesI went down to Dodge's Ferry to catch up with family and as it was a nice day and thought I might be able to catch some nice drone...