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Sovereign Hill, Ballarat Photo Trip

by Victor Augusteo on March 28, 2009

Here are some pics i took from sovereign hill trip yesterday. Just let me know if you want to know how i post process them.

1/200 f4 20mm

Should've used wider angle to capture the horse's feet too

1/640 f5 52mm

I especially love the texture of the wood and paper

Right place at the right time at the right angle

Right place at the right time at the right angle

playing with lighting, strong shadow and highlight

playing with lighting, strong shadow and highlight

The pubs in 1850s, pretty classy

The pubs in 1850s, pretty classy

I love the contrast in this photo

I love the contrast in this photo

Does anyone know what the hell is that?

Does anyone know what the hell is that?

The gold mine? or ore refinery?

The gold mine? or ore refinery?

The building was dark, had to use gorillapod to get this

The building was dark, had to use gorillapod to get this

Rusty rust

Rusty rust

Love the texture

Love the texture

Again, texture of the wood is captivating

Again, texture of the wood is captivating

This was taken during a show

This was taken during a show

I reckon they use the this pole to tie the horses, maybe.

I reckon they use the this pole to tie the horses, maybe.

Pile of wood! ready for winter!

Pile of wood! ready for winter!

I have a weird fetish for paper and wood texture, haha

I have a weird fetish for paper and wood texture, haha

Hey Michael!

Hey Michael!

The gold smith demonstrate the way to melt and shape gold

The gold smith demonstrate the way to melt and shape gold

A worn out road, they push gold carts along this road everyday since 1850

A worn out road, they push gold carts along this road everyday since 1850

Was teaching my friend how to use selected focus and depth of field

Was teaching my friend how to use selected focus and depth of field

Hey, rope texture!

Hey, rope texture!

Its the gold office! you can sell your gold here!

Its the gold office! you can sell your gold here!

In front of the chinese temple! man i love my horse stance :p

In front of the chinese temple! man i love my horse stance :p

I took 600-ish pictures from that day trip, only got around 98 of the ones i like. So lesson of the day, shoot as many as you can, pick out later in your computer.

For reference, this is the Sovereign Hill website