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28 January 2010 by Chris

Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House

What could be more iconic when you think of Australia than a view of the Sydney harbour overlooking the opera house framed by the world famous bridge. This was a some what worrying image to take, this view is well photographed and so I knew only perfection would do.

I spent a great amount of time picking the light and location but it was all worth. This image shows us the bridge and opera house in fantastic detail. I love the strong colours from the reds of the opera hose to the soft blues in the buildings behind. The soft colours really make this a great image to look at and enjoy.




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12 January 2010 by Chris

A new image from Byron Bay Australia

This image is a shot of the pacific ocean as the waves break on rocks on the edge of the main beach in Byron Bay, Australia. Here I shot with a high shutter speed to catch the waves in motion as they broke so dramatically on the rocks before me. The thing I really like about this one is the way the action of the waves have been caught in such detail, I have to say it was unnerving getting my camera so close to all that water with no cover on. But at least it paid off this time, at least I didn’t fall in!.


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6 January 2010 by Chris

Black and White Photo Print of Sydney Opera House

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Sydney Opera House Print Image in Black and White. The Sydney Opera House at Bennelong Point on the Sydney Harbour in New South Wales Australia. The building is perhaps the most iconic symbol of Australia attracting tourists and sight seers, few trips down under are complete without a visit to the famous building. It is also the cultural centre for opera and performing arts in the city and the national focus of opera in Australia. The opera house was formally completed in 1973 running ten years over schedule but many agree it was worth the wait. Our images are available as a download for commercial and personal use and or Canvas Framed and Photo Prints can be ordered as a perfect peace of Photo Art custom built and printed to order either as an unframed print, framed print or stretched canvas print to add a gallery feel to any home or business.

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4 January 2010 by Chris

New Image Sydney at Sunset available as print or download

Very exciting times, I’m working my way through the images from my recent trip down under and have my first image of Sydney ready to view. This great shot shows the Sydney Tower in the distance on the left across to main city centre area with its tall office and hotel skyscrapers down to the harbour. All this under a fantastic purple and pink sky as the sun sets on an amazing summers evening in the southern hemisphere.


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15 December 2009 by Chris

Loads of New Images Coming Soon, Just starting on Oz & Dubai


All good things must come to an end, I am now back in England after one the best trips of my life. As you may know I’ve globe trotting around Australia and had a quick stop over in Dubai on the return leg for good measure.

Australia was simply amazing, one of the best countries I’ve ever seen and I feel very lucky to have been there. The people are wonderful, much more relaxed and open than I’m used to back home. It was great living the good life with them for a while. on my trip I went first to Sydney, had a really great time meeting up with my friend Helen, seeing the sights and a few beers thrown in to top it all of. Sydney is a fairly large modern city with loads of bars and restaurants but a little pricey (as all major cities are). A good tip is to stay in Haymarket for a good deal on your hotel and take a day trip out to Manley for a more relaxed atmosphere.

After Sydney I flew up to a place called Byron Bay, which has now become one of my favourite places. It has stunning golden beaches, a relaxed hippie-ish vibe with lots of bars, shops and most importantly of all no high rises. Whilst I was there I met up with my mate Si, who’s been living over there for the best part of a year and is a dive master at the local dive centre. This came in handy as we managed to get a few dives, I went out twice and saw a grey nurse shark (which was fun!), a sting ray and a few other fish. In the evenings relaxed with some beers and in the days wondered around photographing everything in site. I stayed at the Bamboo Cottage guest house (the last genuine beach house in Byron) which I would recomened to anyone, it’s a great little B&B, very comfortable and the manager Ange is very friendly making it a great place to stay.

Before long it was time to head off and with regret I had to leave, I caught the bus up to Brisbane and welcomed back the city life. Brisbane is great place to be, it has all you expect from a major city but is still relaxed and friendly. The city centre is clean and in the evening I got the chance to photograph the city lights against the setting sun. All in all a great place to be and I will have the images up on www.framingtheplanet.com very soon so keep checking back to see them as soon as they’re released.

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13 December 2009 by Chris

New Download Services, Percsonal Use Downloads from £5


I’ve launched a load of new services at framingtheplanet.com, you can now download most of our images under a personal use license for £5 for a small, £10 for a medium or £20 for a large size image. This is fantastic, it gives you the opportunity to own professional high resolution images at a very low price.

The small size is perfect for Mobile & Cell Phone Backgrounds, Small Images for Blog & Social Networks, on your personal website or any other personal use you can think of.

Large gives you the opportunity to use the image for Small Print at Home images (up to an 8×10 inch print), Social Network & Blog Themes, Desktop Background, & more.

Original size (varies slightly from image to image) but is the maximum size available and is the size we use to produce our canvas and framed prints. It gives you the best resolution possible and allows you to use the image to print at any size or use the image in any way that you may wish provided it is for personal and not commercial use.

Take a look now and see which your favourite image is and begin downloading and we will be launching a competition very soon to be in with a chance of winning some free prizes, stay tuned for more information.

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1 November 2009 by Chris

A quick update and a few more tips

It’s been a hectic few weeks here, I’ve been busy setting up some brand new services for Framing The Planet, those of you with keen eyes will have noticed some changes including a simplified ordering process and now framed, photo and canvas prints are all in one place with an order button next to the image. We’ve also introduced downloads for printing, mobile & cell phones, blog themes and any personal use you can think of starting at just $10, take a look now to check it out, Framing The Planets Downloads, Prints, Frames and Canvases.

Ever wondered how to add movement to an image, the answers simple, add a little blurring. There are many ways to do this, both in camera and in Photoshop. My latest image bellow is a fine example, this vibrant scene was captured on a floating bridge in Geneva. This caused a problem, the bridge moved up and down with the flow of the water and so made a sharp picture of the buildings in the distance impossible. The solution was simple, go with the blur. As I was using a long exposure due to the low light conditions this meant the buildings were already slightly blurred in the image, the bridge was sharp as the camera moved up and down with on its tripod. In post production I then used the magic selection tool to highlight around the area outside the bridge which showed the already slightly blurry buildings. I then used the motion blur filter to add more blur to complete the image. Give it a try, each situation is different so experiment around with the sliders and filters and remember to try and capture as much as you can in camera through the use of the aperture and shutter speed.


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20 October 2009 by Chris

New Travel Photo Agency & Stock Image Site www.circlestockimages.com

I’ve teamed up with eight other photographers to bring you an even bigger variety of stock images, we now have a library of over 45,000 travel images which we are continuously growing. Our photographers are located in Estonia, Germany, England, Thailand, Canada and the United States.

We’re not a static bunch however, as we are primarily travel photographers we are always on the go. Should you have any destinations in mind that you require images from please feel free to let us know as we may be able to arrange for one of our photographers to visit the location you wish to have photographed. Planned up and coming trips include China, South America, Australia, Hong Kong and Europe, as well as specific U.S. and Canadian regions. Contact Circle Stock Images to determine approximate dates and times should you wish to commission an image from any of these locations.

Our images cover a vast range of travel topics including nature, people, children, documentary, cultural, rural, agricultural, food & many more ensuring we have the image you’re looking for. Just visit our new website at www.circlestockimages.com to see this amazing collection.

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