
Twenty twenty one (2021) has provided me different opportunities for exploring my photography.
I normally post my retrospectives between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, but this year I will be on a road trip when the so call post (this one) would happen. So, I decided to post it before Christmas this year.
It would have been difficult for 2021 to be a worse year than 2020. Having said that, has provided me different opportunities for exploring my photography, not necessarily the best for travelling. I was very photo opportunities hungry and leapt into those opportunities head one. I really enjoyed my photographic year of 2021. Here are the major events in 2021:
- Redwood Forest Trip
- The Joy of Plant Propagation
- Quick weekends at the Mornington Peninsula (for landscape photography)
- Trip to Phillip Island
- The Lights of Melbourne
- New customer
- Self-Portrait Project
- Black and White in 5 Movements Project
- Trip to Cronulla for New Year’s Eve (post to come in the new year)
Featured in 2021
My Top 3 Favorites of 2021
Filters Discussion
Posts from Projects Executed in 2021
(excludes Self-Portrait)
The Joy of Plant Propagation
Sunday, 28/03, I photographed the third session for my Joy project. I had the participation of Caroline. She has a great personality and is so much fun to be around. Her spontaneity and honesty are so delightful that you spend an afternoon with her without even noticing time flying by. Caroline’s Joy is Plant Propagation.…
The Royal Exhibition Building
Unexpected turn of events when going to photograph the Old Treasury Building.
The Old Treasury Building
I almost didn’t go take photos of the Old Treasury Building because of how cold it was. I had planned, albeit not announced it, to go yesterday to the Old Treasury Building at night to take photos for The Lights of Melbourne project, and I ended up going. I was happy that I would be…
Black and White in 5 Movements project
The problem with starting a project is that, at the start, there isn’t much to see. Projects start small and evolve into something big and beautiful. I wanted a very strong, bold photo to be the first photo for the Black and White in 5 Movements project and I found it. It is about my…
Self-Portrait
Trips
In 2021 I had very few trips, some were planned and others not. Here are the top 2 trips of 2021. (I am currently travelling to New South Wales. The photos of this trip will count for 2022).
Redwood Forest Trip
Redwood Forest Trip: The Photos
I know I haven’t really posted anything about the trip with the exception of the prep-work. I wanted to take photos of: The Redwood ForestThe Elizabeth or Stevenson waterfall (preferably Elizabeth)Night SkyRed Rock Scenic LookoutLake BeeacLake Colac Botanic GardensLake Colac/Foreshore From those, I can safely say I did only three. Here are the explanations of…
Phillip Island Trip
The Pinnacles
I do have to say that the Pinnacles are extraordinarily beautiful and despite all the harrowing trials of the day, I have to say it was worth it.
The making of a long weekend
So, my next trip is to Phillip Island, as I have mentioned in the post Dawn at the Peninsula. The trip started out by suggestion of a friend to photograph the Pinnacles. We had planned to drive down on Friday (21/05) morning scout the area, photograph (sunset, sunrise). Because it was going to be one…
Goals
Night Sky Composition
As of the date of publishing the Retrospective (27/12/2021), I have not been able to capture a Night Sky Composition. I am doing a trip to New South Wales for the Christmas period and if a good photo is taken on that trip (even if in the first days of January, but still on the trip), I will consider that I have successfully achieved the goal.
Executed Date: not executed
Planned Date: March/2021
Studio Session
As this year has been a financially difficult one and I did not have money to hire a studio, I have considered Week 19 as my studio session. I have set up, at home, all the required equipment for flash photography. Would have liked to have been behind the camera instead of trying to come up with good photos for the Self-Portrait project.

Executed Date: 07/11/2021
Planned Date: June-July/2021
The Lights of Melbourne – Old Treasury Building

Executed Date: 09/07/2021
Planned Date: April/2021
Parameters Exercise
Executed Date: /04/2021
Planned Date: October/2021