Ben Loveridge

Save Live Australia’s Music (S.L.A.M.) Rally

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:49:08 +0000

Thousands of live music supporters marched to the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne today protesting against liquor licensing laws that have impacted on the operation of many live music venues around the state. Here is my footage and stills captured on the day with the Canon 7D.

Fortunately, with a recent Live Music Accord being brokered behind the scenes just prior to the rally it looks like common sense will prevail. More information can be found on the SLAM website.

Blackrock Beach day/night

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:28:29 +0000

Shooting directly into the sun with a reduced exposure and aperture is a good way to simulate the ‘day for night’ effect often seen in movies. This photo has had the sun replaced with an image of the moon taken on a separate occasion.

This is the original shot after crushing the black levels a bit and setting the white balance at around 3900K. The exposure was f16, 1/8000, ISO 100.

This is a shot of the same scene straight out of the camera with no effects and an exposure somewhere toward the middle of the range (f11, 1/1000, ISO 100).

2009 Favourites

admin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:20:03 +0000

Some of my favourite shots for 2009…

Fish ‘n’ Chips at the beach

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:01:29 +0000

Summer always seems to bring out at least one clichéd beach trip but it’s always worth the effort. Here’s the view from Port Melbourne beach as the Spirit of Tasmania begins its trans-Tasman journey.

Meredith Music Festival 2009

admin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:37:31 +0000

For the first time in a few years the weather played nice and afforded everyone the opportunity for a pleasant Meredith experience. The festivities were of course helped along by the likes of Jarvis Cocker, Eddie Current Suppression Ring, Tumbleweed and many more.

Ladyhawke @ The Forum

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:22:36 +0000

Lightning

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:07:46 +0000

The Melbourne city skyline put on one of the longest lightning shows I’ve ever seen. These 20sec captures made during a display that went for nearly 1hr!

High Vibes Festival 2009

admin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:21:20 +0000

Lego revisited

admin — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:13:22 +0000

Gun Street Girls – Album Launch

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:12:08 +0000