A one second exposure captures the movement of the waves on this windy and stormy day earlier this month. The long exposure was possible due to the 10-stop ND filter I had screwed to the front of my Canon EF-S 10-22mm lens.

The 10-stop ND filter is really just an expensive piece of dark glass that only allows a small amount of light to get through, thus allowing longer exposure photos, even in broad daylight.
On this particular afternoon, the wind was really blowing (much too strong for my kite aerial photography rig), and the waves were crashing over the rocks. The longer exposure allowed me to capture some of the movement of the water and waves.

storm clouds over Sugarloaf Rock

Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @14mm (10-stop ND filter), 1 sec, f/8, ISO100

While on holidays in Yallingup recently (in the south west of Western Australia), I took the opportunity to get my GoPro Hero2 camera airborne with my kite. These photos are from a KAP session at Wyadup, located between Canal Rocks and Injidup Beach, just south of Yallingup.
These photos were taken in the late afternoon, while on our way to Injidup Beach to shoot the sunset.

Here is an aerial photo looking south from Wyadup, showing the fantastic Injidup Beach.

aerial view of Injidup Beach

Wyadup, Yallingup, Western Australia
GoPro HD Hero2 (suspended from a kite)

Looking almost straight down from the kite shows the rock formations at Wyadup. However, this angle doesn't give you any appreciation for the height of these rocks.

rock formations at Wyadup

Wyadup, Yallingup, Western Australia
GoPro HD Hero2 (suspended from a kite)

A sneak peek at a wedding I shot last month. We spent some time up on the hills in Jarrahdale, and in this photo, the bridal couple are taking it easy, leaning on a gate while enjoying the view.

enjoying the view

Jarrahdale, Western Australia

I recently started having focus issues with my most-frequently used lens, the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L. It would often rear-focus a lot, despite using only the centre focus point and single-shot focus mode. This rear-focusing behaviour didn't occur all the time, and it seemed to occur more frequently at wider focal lengths.

There was also some in/out movement in the lens barrel that I previously hadn't noticed, and I suspected that this movement was related to the focus issues.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L lens

Here's an example photo, showing the bad rear focussing behaviour. The photo was taken using the centre focus point only, and single-shot focus, focusing on the face of my oldest son.

photo straight out of the camera

While the rear-focusing isn't particularly obvious in the scaled-down photo above, the 100% crop below shows it much more clearly.