My collection of beautiful places captured with beautiful photography
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I took a solo trip to the port of Bengkulu (Pulau Baii) to hunt for some photos while waiting for the sun to set and solo camped overnight for the full experience. It was an incredible sunset in the afternoon sitting by the bay watching the fishing boats go past. The colors went from gold through to all the hues into the blue hour.
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I just love the way this black and white of Bona prints on the Canon ImageProGraf Pro 500(1000). On beautiful glossy lustre paper it truly shines. There is never anyhting more enjoyable as a photographer than watching your work come to life rolling out of the printer. I hope you can find a place on your wall for BONA! Buy Now
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I love the feeling of printing your very own photos. The feeling of the work you have created from essentially nothing and having that print in your hands is always a great sense of achievement. Especially when you can create something in book form as a collection.
As a small “lockdown” project I am creating a series of smaller print square form books called Beautiful Bengkulu to celebrate my local area. The first book in the series is called “Land of the Rafflesia” and celebrates the natural beauty and landscapes that I have captured over the last 9 years. Below are a few sample photos I have selected for the book.
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I have decided to join the creative wave that is currently trending and get onto the NFT Community. It is a bit of a gamble and a long shot for a creative like me but I feel you have to give this atleast a fair go. I mean there is not much other option out there for creatives in this economy. Besides if NFTs are here to stay it is a whole new wave and another door for creatives to make potential income. I have two NFT communities I have signed up for.
A ship awaits it’s load at a coal terminal in Pulau Baii, Bengkulu. Using the sony a7III and the nisi natural night filter with the Sony 70-200 F4. I camped out at the exit of the bay to hunt for some photos. The sunset light was very interesting but I felt I liked this shot more with the interesting reflections across the bay.
Back in the day (circa 2015) DJI was just becoming the big brand it is today. My first purchase for drone photography was the Phantom 2, but I chose the “naked” version as I wanted to add the GoPro to mine and not use the provided camera with the other version. This was an interesting hodge bodge of drone, controller and camera. Using the GoPro in conjunction with the phantom required a few extra parts, such as an additional video screen, receiver and bits and bobs to make sure the captured video was usable. It was very much a learning experience for me as I was such a newbie to this area of photography but had dreamt about doing it for years. Thankfully using the DJI drone made the transition into this space a little less daunting. The steep learning curve came from installing the GoPro and the required pieces to get the transmission right. It made for a hell of a package to carry around, but I took this drone everywhere I went in 2015.
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Another short video showing the Canon ImageProGraf Pro 500 printing a panoramic image. This one is of a vibrant rice fields panorama shot at sunset. I am displaying all my images in our restaurant Aloha Resto in Bengkulu, Indonesia.
[video width="720" height="1280" mp4="http://www.brucelevick.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bengkulu-Rice-Fields-Print.mp4" autoplay="true"][/video]The new firmware for the Canon ImageProGraf Pro 500(1000) allowing to print panoramic images up to 120cm in length is my new favorite feature. I also admit I use Inkowl 3rd party inks imported from America as the original canon inks are impossible to come by in Indonesia and when you do find them they are almost $100 per 80ml cartridge. This is incredibly inconvenient and even after import tax the 3rd party inks the cost per cartridge is about 1/3 of the cost of the original inks. There is a small colour discrepancy with the third party inkowl inks where the yellow is slightly less vibrant than the original inks. It’s a small issue that I can live with considering the cost difference.
[video width="720" height="1280" mp4="http://www.brucelevick.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bengkulu-City-Print.mp4" autoplay="true"][/video]I have been experimenting with the new firmware for the Canon ImageProGraf Pro 500(1000). The new firmware allows for panorama prints now to a length of 120cm. I have a few prints which fit perfectly in the panorama category which I printed for my restaurant (Aloha Resto) in Sumatra, Indonesia. The results have just blown my mind. This print is a panoramic taken from a drone of an active volcano called Bukit Kaba in the village of Curup.
[video width="720" height="1280" mp4="http://www.brucelevick.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/print-bukit-kaba.mp4" autoplay="true"][/video]For those who have not heard of El Nido, Palawan in the Philippines, you need to put this on your list of places to visit before you die. I made the destination of the Philippines a priority to photograph and El Nido was a must see location for some aerial and landscape photography. El Nido truly is one of the most spectacular places on earth to visit. But I want to give you a tip if you want to photograph these spectacular islands. Tourism in El Nido is always growing and in my experience if you want to beat the tourist crowds and line up that ends up at each location you are best to follow two simple rules.
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