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Michael Boniwell
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Australian Landscape Photography
www.chockstonephotos.com
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Australian Landscape Photography: NSW Mountains to Coast
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In this highlights video Australian landscape photographer Michael Boniwell travels to several locations in New South Wales looking for images. The epoxide starts with a crazy steep hike up The Castle in the Budawangs area of Morton National Park. Rough camping on the summit allows for photographing both sunset and dawn, resulting in some amazing views.
From there we head into Kosciuszko National Park and journey to the picturesque Cascade Hut by mountain bike. Camping the night we capture a nice sunset image before making another trek, this time into Whites River Hut, also in Kosciuszko. Michael is joined by his son, and the two of them walk into Pockets Hut, spending the night in tents, before walking out with a great image in the bag. Still within Kosciuszko, we explore Daveys Hut, and watch some colourful clouds deliver a glorious sunset.
On another Kosciuszko hiking adventure Michael walks into Blue Lake and manages to capture some great shots. On the way, out he's unexpectedly met with some beautiful streaming light over rolling hills. From here we head into the Blue Mountains and explore mountain views and waterfalls. A hidden scene in the Narrow Neck region yields a spectacular sunrise and a steep walk into Victoria Falls proves rewarding.
Next we drive to the coast, creating an nice image at Hawks Nest, before being lured back to the ever popular Zenith Beach at Shoal Bay, where Michael manages to capture a couple of grand dawn images, with lots of wave action. Tacking Point Lighthouse in Port Macquarie is our next stopping point, where an epic sunrise delivers the goods. The lads then travel to Dorrigo National Park, and focus their cameras on Crystal Shower Falls before spending time in wet and foggy woodland within New England National Park where Michael creates photos of waterfalls and misty trees.
Throughout the video Michael explains his compositional choices and indicates when advanced techniques such as focus stacking are required. If you are interested in landscape photography in Australia, this video and the others on this channel might just be the ticket.
www.chockstonephotos.com
In this highlights video Australian landscape photographer Michael Boniwell travels to several locations in New South Wales looking for images. The epoxide starts with a crazy steep hike up The Castle in the Budawangs area of Morton National Park. Rough camping on the summit allows for photographing both sunset and dawn, resulting in some amazing views.
From there we head into Kosciuszko National Park and journey to the picturesque Cascade Hut by mountain bike. Camping the night we capture a nice sunset image before making another trek, this time into Whites River Hut, also in Kosciuszko. Michael is joined by his son, and the two of them walk into Pockets Hut, spending the night in tents, before walking out with a great image in the bag. Still within Kosciuszko, we explore Daveys Hut, and watch some colourful clouds deliver a glorious sunset.
On another Kosciuszko hiking adventure Michael walks into Blue Lake and manages to capture some great shots. On the way, out he's unexpectedly met with some beautiful streaming light over rolling hills. From here we head into the Blue Mountains and explore mountain views and waterfalls. A hidden scene in the Narrow Neck region yields a spectacular sunrise and a steep walk into Victoria Falls proves rewarding.
Next we drive to the coast, creating an nice image at Hawks Nest, before being lured back to the ever popular Zenith Beach at Shoal Bay, where Michael manages to capture a couple of grand dawn images, with lots of wave action. Tacking Point Lighthouse in Port Macquarie is our next stopping point, where an epic sunrise delivers the goods. The lads then travel to Dorrigo National Park, and focus their cameras on Crystal Shower Falls before spending time in wet and foggy woodland within New England National Park where Michael creates photos of waterfalls and misty trees.
Throughout the video Michael explains his compositional choices and indicates when advanced techniques such as focus stacking are required. If you are interested in landscape photography in Australia, this video and the others on this channel might just be the ticket.
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Australian Landscape Photography: VIC & NSW South Coast 2023
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For more Australian Landscape Photography visit: www.chockstonephotos.com In this video Australian landscape photographer Michael Boniwell travels along the Victorian and New South Wales south coast in search of images. Starting at Mornington Peninsula south of Melbourne he captures a couple of photos of Bushranger Bay at dawn, before heading into Wilsons Promontory for more hiking and landscap...
Australian Landscape Photography: VIC 2023 Mt Bogong Winter Hike
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For more Australian Landscape Photography visit: www.chockstonephotos.com In this video Australian landscape photographer Michael Boniwell travels to Mount Bogong in Victoria in an attempt to capture some mid-winter landscape images whilst battling near whiteout conditions and gale force winds. Join Michael as he explores the area, finding a high country mountain hut to photograph and explainin...
Australian Landscape Photography: VIC 2023 Mt Buffalo & Great Ocean Road
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Australian Landscape Photography: NSW 2023 Hiking on Mt Kosciuszko
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Australian Landscape Photography: NSW 2023 Blue Mts, Pigeon House Mountain, Shoalhaven River & More
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Australian Landscape Photography: NSW 2023 Bermagui & Kiama
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Australian Landscape Photography: Hiking in the Grampians
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Australian Landscape Photography: Big Western Australia Road Trip
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Australian Landscape Photography: Bluff Hut in Winter, Alpine National Park, Victoria, Australia
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A snow shoe hike to Bluff Hut in Victoria's Alpine National Park leads to some interesting landscape photography opportunities. For more Australian Landscape Photography visit: www.chockstonephotos.com Full blog text and photographs shown in the video can be found here: www.chockstonephotos.com/Australian-Search.asp?KeyPhrase=2018-10-28 I approached by 4WD-ing through the night as close as I co...
Very nice, if you ride there in winter no one is around. Just the way I like it. 😀
Hi Michael. Any permit to camp at there? thank you
You’ll need a parks pass to leave your car. Other than that go for it. Just don’t camp near any water sources. The park office has a map of areas that are restricted.
@@michaelboniwell5389 Thanks Michael for the reply. It is good information from your video. Also a nice panoramic photos
amazing photos michael!
you like your panos are you using mostly 3:1 or>>? etc etc mt buffalo looks like a nice winter spot to shoot
Yep almost all my panos are 3:1. This ratio just feels very natural to me.
Great shots mate I just came across your channel as vloger landscapes photography my self I will gladly subscribe...
Thanks mate, appreciate it.
Nice pictures, Michael. But for the sake of clarity, turn down the music and tun up the voice-over.
Stunning scenery and images. Always nice to have family or friends along with you to share our amazing landscapes. 👍
Thanks for that.
Wow, beautiful images, a great vibe in the video plus open presentation. Not easy to do. THANKS.
Cheers for that. Appreciate your kind words.
Stunning images mate.
Wow, where have you been hiding, Michael?. Liked, subscribed and tickled the bell!
Not hiding exactly. Thanks, appreciate it.
Beautiful images. I'm a beginner photographer and also a youtube creator in a different genre, my dream is to create images and to inspire others. There are so many photographers in the UK and EU with great photography channels and so few in Aus. Please keep up the great work. I love your work and hope your channel gets the views it deserves. Subscribed and hoping for more great content.
Thanks mate. I’d love to have the time for more videos. Hope things work out for you.
Masterful storytelling, effortless presentation, beautiful photographs.
Glad you liked it. Thanks for your nice comments
Great videe, mood and photos 👍🙂
Many thanks!
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Just stunning!
Just found your channel, Michael. Absolutely stunning shots of our wonderful wild country!
So nice to hear you enjoyed it. Cheers.
Lovely images Michael! I appreciate your eye for compostion!
Thanks for sharing ,appreciate the amount of work you have to do to pull this off.May the photons be with you!
Beautiful rugged location and beautiful pictures. Your pictures of the spray all seem to have just the right amount of blur - what is your typical shutter speed?
Depends on the subject, conditions and so on, but half a second is often a nice balance between implied movement and texture for waves.
Check out the Samyang XP 14mm lens, on my 6DMKII its awesome for the wide angle photos
Micheal, I am really enjoying your videos. I particularly like your point of view around Mt Buffalo and the GORoad that I had visited many times. Please tell me what pano head are you using? Cheers.
No pano head, just a short rail on an RRS BH-40 combined with a L bracket. Thanks for your kind words. Michael.
@@michaelboniwell5389 how does that work? How do you keep the nodel point ?
For a single row pano a rail is all you need. A moderate focal length can help too. Software can even handle some tilt.
@@michaelboniwell5389 Clever, I like that. Do you find the quality of light (up in the high country) much different from Spring/Summer to Autumn/Winter ? I have to commend you on your determination visiting the high country so often, every time I try to get something worthwhile I am greeted with dull grey light. Looking at your Mt Buffalo pano I am reminded of a quote I heard from Ken Duncan (when he did a workshop in Melbourne 2019), that if the location is so good, keep coming back. There are many images he created in the outback that had to be re-photographed time and time again, (some locations he went back 12 times).
My favourite locations are probably the mountains and the coast both of which are hard to predict in terms of weather , so you’re right the trick is to return again and again. You can also use apps to help with forecasts. If the goal is a colourful sunset or sunrise then aim for lots of high and medium clouds and very little low cloud. Then just turn up and enjoy the journey regardless.
Thank you Michael! Beautiful. Roughly, what is your exposure time for your typical sunrise/sunset shots?
Pre dawn or twilight can be 30 secs to 2 minutes. After sunrise or before sunset can a fraction of a second. It depends on available light, focal length, aperture, ISO. If the question is handheld vs tripod then I’m firmly in the tripod camp. Hope that helps a little. Michael.
@@michaelboniwell5389 Thank you Michael, much appreciated.
Absolutely wonderful, awe inspiring 🧡 (Subbed!) Thank you
I love the Grand Canyon loop and Morton National Park
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Your photography is awesome. Love from INDIA
Great video! Hope to get out there and camp myself one day soon - just gorgeous.
Really enjoyed this. You’ve picked some great locations. Like your reflections and thoughts on composition. Well done.
When do you use the 5Dsr over the GFX100?
I prefer the 5DSR for panos which usually need moderate focal lengths. Most of my panos are between 35mm and 50mm. The DOF from the smaller sensor is easier to manage. The GFX system is amazing but generally requires focus stacking even with a wide lens stopped down.
Great video & images mate
Absolutely stunning - thanks
Nicely done. I'm from Melbourne but never been there. My next to do. Thank you for sharing.
Nice video Michael and really excellent pictures. Good you placed that icon at the beginning of the video about crampons. Actually ( in my humble opinion) it should be an ice axe and instep crampons. If you have a choice , take the ice axe, but the caveat is that one should know how to cut steps in ice walking uphill and downhill with a pack on. This is actually no easy feat on the upper reaches of the Staircase spur, bending over double on the decent with 25-30 kg on one's back hacking at the ice, and needs to be practised beforehand. Plus the other basic skill is a confident ability to self arrest with an ice axe. Instep crampons do the job well but need to combined with an ice axe. The steep slopes of the Victorian Alps are deceptively hazardous in a freeze combined with winds and zero visibility. Someone walking up with only snowshoes but no ability to descend safely in a freeze (cutting steps for example) is asking for trouble. These were the circumstances in which Cleve Cole died in 1936 as part of a party of experienced walkers who could not get off the mountaain in a winter blizzard freeze. Of course it is his name that is on the hut situated on the southern slopes of Bogong. I've actually slipped on the upper slopes of Feathertop in the past and self arrested with an ice axe: wearing snowshoes. The other thing I would suggest if solo hiking on Bogong is a safety line attaching your pack to you ( I have had a pack roll downhill, luckily it was clear and I could follow its route down to the gully between the Staircase and Eskdale Spurs). This can be a simple nylon cord, nothing fancy. But a length of 9 mm Kernmantle rope would be ideal. I'm probably telling you to suck eggs here Micheal, but leave this post for other folk who will navigate to your wonderful video and who may not be as experienced. Thanks again!
Good advice. An ice axe would be handy in places. I found myself kicking in steps approaching the summit ridgeline, very slow going. Coming back down that section was dodgy. Fortunately my snowshoes have excellent crampons, and with the trekking poles it felt safe for me on that particular day, but agreed, an axe would have been better. Being on belay with a partner would be even better, but I no longer know anyone silly enough for such endeavors. I've about 35 years of hiking and rock climbing experience including some ice climbing and have trained for self arrest with an axe. Had to do so once many years ago on another mad solo adventure. No axe, but all my weight on a tripod saved the day, wasn't fun and destroyed the tripod head. So yeah, safer the better, don't do what I do. Coming down is often harder than going up. A fall from the summit ridge of Bogong under snow, could easily send you all the way the trees below.
Cheers Michael, thanks for taking my post in the spirit it was written, much appreciated! OK...so you had the snow shoes with the built in teeth: good call! Best wishes RT@@michaelboniwell5389
Nice video and some great shots. I am wondering what month of the year you took this trip?
Would have been in March
Love your channel. Good to see videos that are about the place and getting there not just about photography or photographer.
Gorgeous views!
Love the lake with snow. What month did you visit? The photo of Crystal Brook Falls is gorgeous
Great video. Beautiful area
you doing awesome work mate!
Love your videos mate. Do you have a Insta for your work.
I've shied away from social media, but my website has all my work www.chockstonephotos.com
@@michaelboniwell5389Thanks mate. Love your adverntures. Do you take people along your adventures?
@@PraveenShankam Usually it's just our lad and I, or I'm by myself. (I might do one-to-one workshops one day).
Well done Michael. Thanks for posting this. I think I'll wait for Spring or summer. Thanks again mate.
I didn’t know mt bogong was higher than Hotham. Just curious why you walk at night? Isn’t that dangerous?
Bogong is Victoria's highest peak. Walking at night often allows for being on location at dawn when the light can be great for landscape photos. It can also mean carrying less gear, if you plan to be in and out in a single day. During hotter months it has the benefit of keeping you out of the sun longer. I actually like hiking at night and find it peaceful.
@@michaelboniwell5389 night hiking is thebest....beautiful sunrise si waiting for you, especially in summer time
great video man - a lot of dedication to do that - respect!
Thank you Michael for the enjoyable video. Better you than me up ther though.
Hi, Michael! Cool work! We'd like to collaborate, how can we get in touch? :)
Great video - helpful for me thanks - $55 is pretty extortionate for that lift though
Really enjoying your vlog...amazing photos!
Great shots Michael. I think some of them would also look stunning in B&W. Have you ever considered doing a series of converted images? Some of the scenery is almost Ansel Adams country.
Stunning images Michael and another excellent video. Great to see that you are still shooting with the 5DSR.
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