Imagery and Photography

Last Updated: Thu Jul 14 11:51:52 UTC 2016


	Photography is a pursuit I have enjoyed for decades, but seldom find the time for, other than collecting technical imagery to support my academic or professional research work. Especially, I enjoy nature photography, and Australia's diverse habitats present many interesting opportunities for both wildlife and landscapes. I continue to use 6 x 4.5 medium format wet film cameras (645AFD, M645/1000S), as well as digital cameras (currently a Nikon D7100). I also frequently use manual focus Mamiya 645 medium format lenses on Nikon DSLR bodies, with exceptionally good results. The following webpages contain selected samples from my archive of imagery, and one collection of imagery by my colleague Chris Mills.

Technical Notes on Photography

Mamiya M645/1000S 6 x 4.5 Medium Format SLR / Mamiya Imagery Samples

Sigma AF 400mm f/5.6 APO (1988-1995) Imagery Samples

Nikon Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/4 AI-s (1981-1998) Imagery Samples

Some Observations on Digital vs Wet Film Photography / Telephoto Photography

Nature and Other Photography

Deception in Biology / Nature's Exploitation of Information to Win Survival Contests

Barrow Island Wildlife Imagery [1979-1980] / Western Australian Flora Imagery [2011]

Australian Wildlife Imagery [2011]

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Imagery [2012]

Australian Rainforest Imagery [1997]

Victorian Wildlife Imagery [2007 / Chris Mills]

Suburban Wildlife and Habitat Imagery

	Clayton Campus Wildlife Page I / Page II
	Suburban Wildlife Page I
	Common Brushtail Possum Page
	Rainbow Lorikeet Page
	Musk Lorikeet Page
	Australian Wattlebird Page
	White-backed Magpie Page
	Grey Butcherbird Page
	Little Raven Page
	Australian Crested Pidgeon Page
	Australian Wood Duck Page
	Eurasian Coot and Dusky Moorhen Page
	Australian White Ibis Page
	Australian Pied Cormorant Page
	Silver Gull Page
	“Native Bird Friendly” Backyards Page I
	Yarraman Creek Habitat and Bird Life Page I / Page II
	Spotted Dove (Dark Mutation) Page
	Suburban Felines Page I / Big Cats Page

Venus Transit / Solar Eclipse Melbourne [2012]

Antenna Imagery [2013]

Kite Surfing Imagery [2013]

Automobile Imagery [1979-2010]

General Aviation Imagery / General Aviation Imagery 2012 / Barrow Island Aviation Imagery

Professional Image Capture

APA Desktops [1981 - 1990]

Wedgetail AEW&C Apertures [2005 - 2011]

Yokota AFB PACAF/JASDF Photoessay [1984]

F-111 Photoessay [1983 - 2009]

CV-41 Photoessay [1981]

CV-63 Photoessay [1981]

A pair of Rainbow Lorikeets perched next to the former Arts and Crafts Building, at the Monash University Clayton Campus
(D90 / Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED / Aperture 3 © 2012 Carlo Kopp).


	These images have been produced using a range of different camera types and formats, over a 35+ year period. Analogue media have been digitised from negatives, slides and prints in some instances. Professional and semi-professional camera types I have used for this purpose include: Exacta VX500 135 SLR / Domiplan f2.8/50 mm / Soligor 2 x Teleconverter (Germany) Nikon F2 135 SLR / Nikkor C f4.5/80-200 mm Zoom [hired] (Japan) Praktica DTL-3 135 SLR / f2.8/50 mm (Germany) Pentax SF7 135 SLR/SMC f3.5-4.5/35-70 mm / Sigma f4.5-6.7/100-300 mm DL (Japan) Mamiya M645/1000S 6 x 4.5 MF SLR (Japan) Mamiya 645AFD 6 x 4.5 MF AF SLR (Japan) Nikon D90 12.3 MP DX (APS-C) Format DSLR (Japan) Nikon D7100 24.1 MP DX (APS-C) Format DSLR (Japan) Nikon D800 36.3 MP FX Format DSLR [borrowed] (Japan) Compact, superzoom and other categories I have used for this purpose include: Fuji S5600 5.1 MP eq. 38-380 mm Superzoom (Japan) Fuji S5800 8.0 MP eq. 38-380 mm Superzoom (Japan) Fuji HS10 10.3 MP eq. 25-762 mm Superzoom (Japan) Fuji HS20EXR 15.9 MP eq. 25-762 mm Superzoom (Japan) Nikon Coolpix L23 10.1 MP eq. 28-140 mm Compact (Japan) Fuji REAL 3D W3 2 x 10.0 MP eq. 35 - 105 mm Stereoscopic Compact (Japan)



	Australian Pied Cormorant basking in the sun at the northern lake, Monash University Clayton Campus (D90 / Sigma AF 400mm f/5.6 APO prime @ f/5.6 / SLIK LP III monopod / Aperture 3 © 2013 Carlo Kopp).


	Brush Wattlebird moving through the foliage of the Grevillia Banksii (D7100 / Sigma AF 100-300mm f/4 EX IF HSM APO / Aperture 3 © 2014 Carlo Kopp).


	Australian Crested Pidgeon (Ocyphaps lophotes) at Monash Clayton campus (D7100 / Sigma AF 100-300mm f/4 EX IF HSM APO / Aperture 3 © 2014 Carlo Kopp).


	Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) with joey on-board, perched in a Coast Banksia tree (D7100 / Sigma AF 100-300mm f/4 EX IF HSM APO / Aperture 3 © 2014 Carlo Kopp).


	Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi) butterfly on plum blossoms (D90 / Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED / Aperture 3 © 2013 Carlo Kopp).

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