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Finally back in the land of west oz
This was taken with my latest friend my iphone, a fabulous tool when short on time and hands ( 6 month old & 4 year old in tow)
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Sugarloaf Rock, originally uploaded by Australian Photography.
Well its been a while thats for sure. Been busy having babies, selling a house etc etc all that stuff. We are still here in the NT amazing really…but we thought we might as well wait until our little one was born before making the big move west. Selling didn’t go so well with the market changing dramatically just as we decided to list SIGH but its all for the best and we will rent our property out now.
I had a little boy Archy Arnhem, well I say little but he is 5 months old now and not so little, I seem to have these beautiful budda babies 
Elsey is going to school and every one its growing up much too fast I have to say!
We still plan to move and hopefully now within the next two months. My Mum is very ill now and we have to get down there asap. I went to WA for a 10 day visit last week and am really looking forward to living down there again.
Anyways until the next post which will hopefully be sooner rather than later, take care,
Cheers Jules
Well still here in the Territory as you can see by the attire and not long before things are about to get alot busier! Yep baby number 2 on the way with one very excited little sister waiting, waiting.
I have been doing my usual photography work but due to being down to just a laptop I haven’t bothered to do much editing as I find the colours vary so much. So basically all I’m doing is filling up an external harddrive with loads of images that I will one day go through.
Nearly 38 weeks pregnant now so things are slowing down somewhat, but the pool is getting a work out thats for sure. Its really hot here this time of year, build up time erhhh. Plans to move to WA are still all happening we just thought we better have the baby first..then sell the house.
My mum has been very ill and is now out of intensive care and has been tranferred to her local hospital at Margaret River. It was a scary couple of weeks but things look to be improving, yet another reminder we need to be down that way asap.
So wish me luck hopefully back soon to post some newborn baby pics!
Cheers Jules
Outback Shed.
Above is an image taken from one of my favourite spots to photograph, Marrakai just a few clicks down the road from us here in the Northern Territory of Australia. I have finished a Photoshop course and have am happy to try out a few new tricks I learnt along the way, infact it was a reassuring course just letting me know I am already on the right track. This image has just been processed with the channel mixer and a texture added, too easy! Now I am up with all the tricks of CS4 I’ll have to start brushing up with CS5 soon enough!
Well been busy getting the house ready for sale, painting for the last 4 months non stop and finally all is ready! Meanwhile I have signed up to do an advanced Photoshop course here in Darwin. Its been 10 long years since I was in a formal photoshop class so I figured I was well overdue and with a little one at home it’s alot harder to study online.I have been thinking (not surprisingly) alot about real estate photography recently…and with all the market research I have done the images that go with most house sales are really crap! Anyways before I buy my dream camera when we finally get to WA I thought a good travel camera for the family would be good so I bought a Panasonic LX3 and gosh I am impressed for a little point n shoot! I love the fact that it can be used fully manual and it has a superb Leica lens. To tell the truth I also got it for the real estate pictures as it has a wonderful wide angle lens and was cheaper to get than a wide angle for a DSLR. I wouldn’t have thought twice about getting a L series Canon wide angle lens but with the possibility of upgrading to a medium format camera I thought this the best option. Logic in the madness well thats what i tell my other half!
So below is one of the first images I took with the Lumix not a remarkable image by any means but not too bad either! My daughter and I watched these two crows smooching and preening each other at Fogg Dam. We don’t see too many crows up close so it was nice to watch. The second image is the Fogg Dam road a road I have seen many a tourist and local stand in the water to take photos which is super SUPER scary as there are crocs everywhere!!! Infact if they look around they’d see the very large croc trap set in the lillies trying to catch a fairly decent sized scaly handbag. Infact if you look closely at the last image (bottom left hand corner) you will see a little croc just sitting there, a freshie but a croc no less! Every tourist car drove straight past it oh how easy it really is to get eaten up here!!
Late afternoon light on the backfence of our property. Looking rather overgrown from all the wet season rain.
So I braved my fear and agreed to go out in the boat, its been nearly 10 years since I was last in a boat of any kind and thankfully it was uneventful! It was when I worked for Paspaley Pearls in my twenties (some time ago) that I was thrown out of a boat at high speed. I had been working out at sea as a deckhand for over two weeks during a pearl harvest when I was tranferred to Kuri Bay to work. There was a few of us in the boat with our belongings (clothes, doonas, pillows etc) and I remember being so excited at the prospect of walking on land again as I had been at sea nearly three weeks.
Well anyway, the idiot skipper decided to have some fun with the boat next to us and with some serious high speeds and a few water boat donuts thrown in for good measure about 3 of us were thrown clean out of the boat. Unfortunately I was carrying my doona at the time, so first thing I remember was being underwater not knowing which way was up and completely entangled in my doona. What felt like ages I finally made my way to the surface to be nearly hit by the other boat!
I still have an area on the back of my leg where the muscle was pushed & mishaped from the impact of hitting the water, I had a purple leg for about two weeks from the bruise arhh, a reminder of my time with Paspaley. But dispute being thrown into croc and shark infested waters I am not overly worried about the crocs up here, so it was a pleasure to come across this old man croc on the bank.
I got out an old lens that is covered in mould esp for the journey, so don’t look too closely but you’ll get the idea. We saw quite a few crocs swimming about but this guy got our attention, laying on the bank as if he didn’t have a care in the world…well he doesn’t really does he? By the shape of his tail we suggest he would be about 60- 70 years old and no sooner had i finished taking the pics when he turned quickly to disappear into the murly waters, I didn’t catch this action as I was holding my daughter a little too tight by this stage.
Still thinking about what camera to get when we sell the house, CF is certainly making it difficult by showing the best of nearly ever camera brand out there!!
Lately its been all too much, feel like I’ll never finish painting the interior of this 60 year old house and who’s silly idea was it to paint before we sold the house anyways? Oh crap that’ right, my idea! Bugger !! Still waiting is paying off as house prices are still climbing here in Darwin, people that have been here 30 odd years or more are now selling up and moving to a saner climate somewhere else. Still I have 2 rooms to finish and touch ups here and there are we’ll be ready to go to market. Thoughts are turning to the journey down to WA , oh can’t wait as its been a while since I’ve driven NT to WA or vice versa last time I drove my Mum up here from Margaret River, my mum and my trusty ole dog, it was the best trip, camping roadside and I have to give my Mum points for roughing it. The trip before that was just me in my old 1965 Ford Falcon XP, now that was a journey to remember, even did parts of the Gibb River Road. Arhhh those were the days !!
Image above is a recreation of The Quarries Cape Natraliste. -Draging out old stuff now since the untimely death of my apple mac and alas Photoshop!
This used to be covered in natural bush land and is an area I used to visit to watch wondering wild Buffalo, the place I spotted my first antilopine walleroo (which I thought was a ‘big red’ at first) and to watch various finches in the tall grasses (wishing for that 400mm canon lens). It is government land that is used to collect dirt for the new bridge that is currently being built in Palmerston. When I spoke to the guy that is in charge of the area (-as i asked to drive in to take images of dump track tyres for some ttv work) he reassured me that the land is fully regenerated and no one would even know they were there. Little does he know that I have been visiting the area for long enough to watch these 2-3 square kilometre areas get wiped clean of all nature and no, years later they do not look the same.Granted though, there is enough land available here in the NT to take what you want from it without any fuss but it makes me SAD as its MY area, less than 10 kms from my home and a where I can go to see everything the territory has to offer from wandering emus to wetlands to rocky outcrops.It is where most of my ‘Through the Viewfinder’ images have been taken that appear on this blog. Anyways I said my bit…good on you if you’ve read this far as i really just wanted to rant outloud. Oh and the pano is a 6 image stitch with PTGui with no colour manipulation just a little burning and dodging. Don’t care about pano correctness in this one-I know I’ve got alot to learn re panos:)Cheers Jules
The underwater camera…Little toys create such BIG fun..this is my beautiful 12 year old stumpy tail cattle dog having a drink from our saltwater pool. As she comes from Broome I think she misses the taste of Cable Beach water lol !
Well phew thank-you Mr Fletcher for the link!!
Okay so the latest gallery pics posted are from the same day, same time ..two using my ‘through the viewfinder’ technique and one straight photograph. Don’t get me wrong I love straight images (when I say straight I am referring to very little post process) as most of my square images only have colour adjustments.
Oh don’t worry I am working on getting on the pano bandwagon for sure even thinking of doing a Christian Fletcher workshop! woohoo But because I am an honest poor artist I make do with my crappy 400D (but a CANON none the less) and my $5 1966 Kodak Duaflex from ebay and CS3.
My Lee Filters and a Canon prime 400mm and PT Gui are still on a wish list oh and of course the mkii….sigh BUT I must be realistic!
A little about me …I am a former WA girl now living in the wilds of the Northern Territory amongst beer swilling, fish mongering blokes in singlets and thongs oh and did I mention beards and motorbikes!
I love it here but I also miss my childhood town of Dunsborough but fear that perhaps the only thing I really miss is the memory of it. I try to visit often as I still have my folks and brothers down that way.
I have been doing photography to my budget’s limit for well over 15 years and once had a job with The SouthWest Times taking photos for $5 each which makes you think “well no wonder she is poor!” I am quite new to digital really which pees me off because I’d just mastered film…its all live n learn. Digital is pretty dam exciting I gotta say!!!
And I tend to hang out at redbubble alot !! actually too much but its ok – I have alot of images there…
Thanks again Christian for the heads up ..as I now feel less like I am talking to myself! Cheers Jules
After reading Christian Fletcher’s post and call for nominations for ‘Australia’s Top Photographer’s‘ I thought about where I’m at…as I don’t often take stock of what I do and what I have been doing for over 10 years now.So I’m also going to ask for nominations in the ‘art’ category ..not much time I know (close 30th Jan) but I’d appreciate it immensely! Because its kinda dawned on me that that’s what I do and what a nice revelation to have on the eve of the news that I am now ‘represented’ by an art gallery in melbourne (more info soon) yippeeee
Here’s a list of exhibitions I have been in over the years (ones that I remember) oops typical bloody lazy artist!
Exhibitions
2008 Art Auction for Charity Exhibition Guildford Lane Gallery
2008 My Humble Laundrette Inner Northern’s Exhibition
2008 Territory Landscapes Art Warehouse
2008 Precious Pix Exhibition C.I. Studios Sydney
2007 Rural Reflections Palmerston City Library
2006 Rights on Show Human Right’s Art Exhibition
2005 Darwin Vision Arts Association Member’s Show
2005 Rights on Show Human Right’s Art Exhibition
2005 24HR Art Members Show
2004 Rights on Show Human Right’s Art Exhibition
2004 24HR Art Members Show
2003 In Honor of Emma Graduate Show CDU
2003 Rights on Show Human Right’s Art Exhibition
2003 Glass Elephant Darwin Vision Arts Association Member’s show
2003 Ardour Arbour Photographic Exhibition Darwin Vision Arts Association
2003 Visions Northern Territory University Upstairs Gallery
2003 Chrysalis Northern Territory University Gallery
2003 The Device Show Northern Territory University Upstairs Gallery
2002 Exchange Canberra School of Art Exchange Show
2001 On Northern Territory University Graduation Group Show
2000 No Opening Roma Bar Gallery Darwin Group Show
I also had a baby in between there somewhere too I guess sometimes it pays to sit back and take stock every now and then.
Cheers Jules x
So you just need this link to nomination form here
Go to the arty farty category and my name…Jules Campbell and my website if you wish to add it but not necessary. www.australianphotography.net.au
Yesterday is History,
‘Tis so far away —
Yesterday is Poetry —
‘Tis Philosophy —
Yesterday is mystery —
Where it is Today
While we shrewdly speculate
Flutter both away
by Emily Dickinson
Well here it is my first magazine interview with the fabulous Disco Underworld
You can read all about it online and in several different just check the homepage out.You can also vote for the best article (ie me) in the mag and I might even some win some cold hard cash!! So don’t forget to vote for me:)
Here’s the link to go straight to voting;
VOTE FOR ME HERE
Sooo many options sooo little time…..
Admittedly the blue wash ones don’t look too hot pressed up against the black ~ they really deserve their own space but I just knocked this up to show the differences. Sometimes I play with colour so much I can have a dozen different versions which I usually put on the back burner till the next couple of days then I come back and decide. Its strange how a day or so can make such a difference in editing choices..does anyone else do that ? or have or tips/tricks to the final cut edition?
I miss those old old postcards….
PS As you can see I’ve changed my blog theme again..its only temporary till I make the one I really want, could be days, weeks or months lol
Hi all ..am having a break for a bit from photos. My daughter had a nasty fall and needed stitches on her chin -poor little thing, so I’m happy to take a break from normal web stuff.
The image above is a dragonfly in its last moments of life..kinda bizarre to photograph it as it was on its last breath and me knowing the image would be with me forever but the dragonfly itself would be long gone.A small homage to these amazing little flying machines.
Cheers Jules
Hello All,
Sorry its been a really long time since my last post. The image above is from the new wave pool in Darwin’s waterfront and is pretty nice. It doesn’t match any waves from WA but its a welcomed relief to swim where its safe and to not feel the need to do laps!
The waves are pretty small but if they were any bigger they’d take skin off when you get dumped..no big dumpers here. I managed to graze my knee body surfing and told myself it was a ‘pretend’ reef cut (arh the good ole days). Besides the odd report perverts stalking the place its really quite nice and free body board use!
As for me well …I’ve got loads going on. I’ve had to take a break from photography (which I never ever thought I could do without feeling like my arm has been cut off) and am currently having a few eye tests done. Among other things I can’t focus well out of my ‘viewfinder’ eye and am finding it hard to trust autofocus. I hate autofocus! If I was a sport photographer fair enough but not me…I am finding the time it takes to be able to see clearly with both eyes after using my camera is far too long and no I haven’t been having a few beers before hand. I thought it could be easily solved with glasses and perhaps it will but need to get a few things ruled out first.
There are a few other things going down which have made being on the net difficult but will elaborate on those things at a later date.For now take care all ..cheers jules
Its been a while I know things are starting to get back on track and with a short break from photography I am feeling more inspired than ever. Lately there have been a few misty mornings which has been quite strange, although we do get fog in the dry season on occasion its usually cold-ish (low 20C’s) but lately its been thick fog and 26 degrees or more.
I took this image above at a favourite spot of mine, I call “Milly’s Lookout” as I once released a Frilled Neck Lizard there after I nursed it back to health. It had been hit by a car, I stopped and picked it up before another car came and after a Vet visit a few stitches and nearly dying twice on the operating table she came back with me for months of re-hab as I often used to do volunteer wild life rescue and care. Anyways years on and I still enjoy the visiting the place I call Milly Lookout.
A recent fire had gone through leaving the place looking quite eerie in the fog, if it wasn’t for the extreme humidity and the temp I could have been in a winter wonderland somewhere- well I can dream can’t I ? I’ll be right we are having another cold snap I think tomorrow morning it might even get below 20 Degrees C! Cheers Jules
Well here is my daughter 3 years old taking in the scene at one of our favourite spots (as mentioned in previous post; Milly’s Rock ) she looks the part doesn’t she?, complete with gum boots! Looking about for future potential image gems, whats that they say? when photographing always look at the scene behind you esp at sunrise and sunset. lol Cheers Jules
Taking more pictures of trees I can’t help myself …sigh…Can’t wait to see what the ttv style comes up with in the big tree country in the SW of WA.Still haven’t moved, as I write I am sitting in the loungeroom surrounded by boxes.It’s a hot time of year and I’m holding off packing all my thousands of large prints and negatives as the 20ft packing container reaches 40+ degrees!
Good news is I’m flying to WA to attend a 20 year high school reunion at Busselton in Decemeber so I could probably take the most important negs and prints on the flight with me and store them with my folks in Margarets.Arhhh problem solved, blogging does have a reason! too sort out problems as you type! I still feel as though I’m talking to myself though…
Cheers for now Jules
Jules Campbell, originally uploaded by discounderworld.
Jules Campbell
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Well I’m excited, I have my highschool reunion to go to in Busselton this weekend so I’ll be doing a flying dash to WA from the very wet and rainy Northern Territory. I am hoping to get a swim in a Yallingup beach and even dare I say it maybe even a surf! Have missed the ocean so much! And of course will be catching up with family and old school buddies also. Certainly my first weekend away in well, a very long time! So if I miss all the bloging christams cheers and well wishes, forgive me as I will be busy running about here and there trying to squeeze in a million things in 4 days. The above pic is a shoot I did a few months ago, thought the red was in the xmas spirit. Take care all and have a safe and fun xmas and all the best wishes for 2010!!
A brief swim at Yallingup Beach while I was down there for the weekend.The water was freezing, it was about 9am and I didn’t pack a towel but it was worth it!! I was so so happy to see the beach again I probably looked a little insane running about jumping for joy. hehe can’t wait to move!! Images taken with a little point n shoot fuji and first time I’ve travelled without a SLR or DSLR it was strange!
