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I attended the Opening of the Open House Hobart for the Australian Institute of Architects at the recently renovated (at least externally) iconic old University of Tasmania building. I finally photographed Domain House how I have wanted - at sunset and with the internal lights on. That photo is to follow. Here is one taken during the speeches. A 30 second exposure - and one lady stood completely still the whole time - right in the middle of the room. 30 Seconds @ f22 | 16 - 35mm | ISO 6400

Earlier in the week I spent a day in the north of Tasmania this week at Launceston. I have previously posted shots from the other end of the beautiful Cataract Gorge. This is the City end featuring the ornate King's Bridge on a misty morning under a Crescent Moon. Sony A7Rii | 70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM II | Lee 0.6 Soft Grad ND 0.5sec | f5.6 | 70mm | ISO 50 1/320th | f4.5 | 150mm | ISO 100 Meanwhile earlier today in Constitution Dock . . . Sony Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA 1/20th | f11 | 55mm | ISO 100 1/20th | f11 | 55mm | ISO 100

Wat Gu (also written Ku, but pronounced Gu), an old Thai temple located on the banks of the Chaophraya River in Nonthaburi, Thailand, has been here for about 250 years. In 1880, a tragedy happened right in front of the temple. One of the queens of the King of Siam - Rama V, Queen Sunandha, was in the royal barge going up river to the rural palace north of Bangkok. The barge tipped and she fell into the water with her 1 year old daughter. She was also pregnant at the time. Under the strict rules of that time, only royalty were allowed to physically touch royalty - on pain of death. So, no one in her retinue was able to jump in to save her. She drowned with her children. The King built a memorial at this temple near where she drowned. The temple is also famous for its old chapel built sometime in the 1700s by the Mon people who migrated to this area. As I was wandering around taking photos, a monk approached me and asked if I would like to see inside the ancient chapel. He kindly opened it up and left me to take as many photos as I wanted. Lucky I had my RRS tripod in the car because it was quite dark inside. The inner walls are covered with ancient murals, some in quite bad shape but some quite distinct. You can see some of the photos here: http://www.peterwalker.com/watgu2015.html Shot with A7Rii with either with the 55mm f1.8 prime lens or the 16-35mm f4 zoom.

Sony A7Rii, 70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM II and LA-EA3. Hoya Circ Polariser The Royal Australian Air Force Roulettes in action over Hobart today at a Defence Force Careers Fair. Using the A7Rii continuous focus tracking and the 399 focus points. Achieved about 75% in focus - although the 70 - 400 is a little soft at full length. 400mm | ISO 125 | 1/640th | f5.6 400mm | ISO 125 | 1/640th | f5.6 300mm | ISO 250 | 1/640th | f5.6 300mm | ISO 160 | 1/640th | f5.6 400mm | ISO 100 | 1/500th | f8 400mm | ISO 100 | 1/400th | f6.3

It's the beginning of a four day weekend in Hobart. Starting today with Hobart Show Day. I hope to get a chance to capture some new images and locations. I started today with two shots of a memorial at Franklin Wharf. This is the Louis Bernacchi Memorial. You can find out more about it here: http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/science/display/70392-louis-bernacchi Shot 1 - 9 images +- 1 ev processed with Photomatix natural setting. I little noise reduction and sharpening in Photoshop and Lightroom. ISO 500 | 29mm | f11 | 1/15th to 1/2000th \ Lee 0.6 Soft Grad ND Shot 2 is a single image ISO 500 | 1/160th | f11 | 17mm I am hoping to add more later this weekend :-)