Contour Lines explained
Contours can be thought of as like a stack of irregular pancakes, with each contour line representing the edge of the pancake. If the contour interval is 1 metre, each ‘pancake’ would be… Continue reading
Category Archive: Advice
In the Top 1% of TripAdvisor
This nice little email was in my inbox this morning – great to see that people like reading my reviews 🙂 You can check out my reviews of activities, accommodation and food on… Continue reading
Thanks Tripadvisor – in the top 2 percent!
Just got this email from Tripadvisor and couldn’t resist sharing 🙂 I was pretty excited to be in the top 2 percent of Canberra reviewers! You can read all of my reviews on… Continue reading
The Culturally Aware Traveller
Over the years, I have been fortunate to travel to a number of countries whose culture and lifestyle is dramatically different from our relaxed lifestyle in Australia. Many of these counties have strong… Continue reading
Photo Basics
Text: © Garry Benson 2014 Images: © Garry Benson 2014 Here are some simple tips and rules that can help you to create better pictures. Use them to lead you to create that… Continue reading
Black and White Photography
Images: Garry Benson and David Bailey Text: Garry Benson In our glorious world of 80 centimetre 3D LCD TV’s etc, the concept of Black and White photographs may seem perverse – but there… Continue reading
Photographic Composition
Techniques to Alter Perspective *Most images taken on the Boardwalk at Caloundra on a morning walk. Photos: © Garry Benson 2013 Walking down the tracks allowed a classic ‘leading lines’ composition. A lot… Continue reading
A Day in the Life of Kathmandu
An Exotic mix of Hindu and Buddhist Images Images: Garry Benson © 2014 Story: Garry Benson Editor: Tracey Benson ‘There’s a one-eyed yellow idol to the north of Kathmandu, There’s a little… Continue reading
10 Things We Learned From Years of Travel
Originally posted on GALLIVANCE:
As always, our travels have taught us countless lessons. And since we love learning … here are our favorite “Aha! Moments.” 1. Carry very little stuff. Really, it’s true.…
Five Fabulous Foto Hints
Text: ©2014 Garry Benson Images: ©2014 Garry Benson 1. Experiment with digital camera settings Don’t be intimidated by the options – experiment with shutter speed, aperture & white balance settings to get better… Continue reading