More from the Coffs Holiday

[iceman]

Still chugging through them..

The first post are from the rainforest walk up at Dorrigo.

More to come..

[iceman]

These are from the big banana.. (in case you couldn't guess ;))

[RB]

You've got a beautiful family Mike.
They're adorable !

I love the sunrays and the leaves, great effect.
Gotta love the big banana shots too.

Absolutly love the old tractor.
Perfect composition and colour.
Any filters used on that one Mike?

[iceman]

Thanks Andrew.

No filters used on the tractor, I used the HDR technique to process it. When I took the shot, I took in Program mode (auto) and it overexposed the sky :( I'll post the examples in the other HDR discussion thread.

[fringe_dweller]

I see an entry for the australiana theme photo comp there :D

[RB]

Ah yes of course......:doh:

[RB]

Yep I agree fringy

[iceman]

I only just started using the HDR technique.. while going through these photos I almost threw the tractor shot away because of the sky, but RSP lets you adjust the settings so easily I could see there was still detail there, so that's when I started figuring out more about the blending.

Glad I kept it!

Nothing is as Australian as the first of the "big" things! :)

[spacezebra]

Excellent shots Mike

I used to live in Coffs - (so long ago now), loved the big banana (choc coated banana's.

Cheers Petra

[h0ughy]

Petra i was born there and lived there until i was 9, on the way through there to go to Qld I noted how much it has changed to what I remember - even the old drive in is an light industrial estate, my old house is now a plumbers showroom????!

[iceman]

A few more from coffs.

1. Cockatoo from the place we were staying
2&3. Lilypads in a pond at the place we were staying
4. Pond as above
5. Kate and Jacob on the toboggan ride at the big banana
6. Me and eliza as above.

[RB]

Nice photos Mike.
Love the detail in the cockatoo shot.

[h0ughy]

you know looking back on this and seeing the same place today you can notice the difference a few years on.

[iceman]

Woah houghy talk about a thread resurrection! :)

The kids look so young!

[h0ughy]

well i didnt mean that but i was in coffs just before astrofest and took my son there for a photo (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/attachment_browse.php?a=166287) - it looked so different to this shot of yours.

[iceman]

I wonder how long it'll last!

[h0ughy]

maybe a while - its now a marketing tool for Coffs harbour. the Big banana now has ice skating, toboggan run and a few other things, not many bananas now.