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Bel and I have been away in beautiful Port Douglas for the last week - had a blast and no doubt you'll all see some of the images we got in the coming days.
We stumbled across the gallery of a 'local' photographer Peter Lik, who had some very nice images.

If you're keen to look, his website is here:

http://www.peterlik.com/home.php

Port Douglas is a top place

I've been into Peter's gallery as well...some pretty good stuff there!

Underload wrote:Port Douglas is a top place

I've been into Peter's gallery as well...some pretty good stuff there!

Port Douglas is indeed tops!!
We got to the Barrier Reef, the Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation. We also went Hot Air Ballooning and visited the biggest Butterfly Farm in Australia - awesome place for a relaxing get away!

Geoff wrote:Port Douglas is indeed tops!!
We got to the Barrier Reef, the Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation. We also went Hot Air Ballooning and visited the biggest Butterfly Farm in Australia - awesome place for a relaxing get away!

Man, even hearing about it brings back memories

We got out to the Reef on one of the Quicksilver tours...absolutely amazing.
The Daintree we did a small boat cruise on, with a guide. Fascinating to learn all about it...

My one regret is that we went before I got interested in photography. I have a "few" pics, but nothing that capitalises on, or does justice to, the area.

Craig and I actually have a Coffee Table Book / Glossy Magazine of his work, and it's gorgeous stuff, just beautiful, very rich saturated colours.

I hired a Mini from Palm Cove (got to stay there for a conference a few years ago) and visited PD. your right a lovely place and reminds me of Robe not far from here...

I remember I spent a bit of time looking through his gallery... my other memory is walking out onto the beach to be presented with some 'white pointers' sunbaking Its usually to cold down here for that

Katie - he (according to the lady in the gallery/shop) is 'famous' for using absolutely NO PP at all. I wondered about this but have no reason not to believe this.

I got the impression he used special film and filters extensively to get the affects he's after. Certainly the book has him pictured using filters, and I've been into another gallery in Sydney (not sure who the photographer was). I believe it was with Paul, and we questioned what the photographers process was, and the lady their said, oh no Post Processing was peformed.. I guess it comes down to what you count as PP, they were obviously developed so they were processed on some way, be they seem to suggestion the colours just come out that way themselves, without any encouragement..

Geoff

He also has a gallery in the QVB, near the clock, if you want to do a revisit of his images. It's pretty inspiring!

Peter Lik has been on the scene now for several years, and I believe he now resides in Las Vegas where he also has a very large store at Caesar's Palace casino complex, as well as his Australian stores. And yes, I also have a coffee table book of his.

Peter Lik does some great photography. Whenever we pop up to Noosa for a cuppa we like to have a browse in his gallery.

cheers

Dymocks usually sell his posters, framed and unframed in most of their larger stores.

Geoff wrote:Port Douglas is indeed tops!!

Geoff,

I will be there, again, at the end of May. I won't have long as I will be boarding a liveaboard dive boat that evening, but I will check out the Gallery.

What I think is funny about the people in Port Douglas is their sense of temperature is different to ours. I have some friends that live their now but they were originally from Sydney. Every time I'm up there I have dinner with Louise and she invariably rugs up while I'm straining with the heat in a T-shirt and shorts.

I have seen Peter's work in his Cairns Gallery. Top class. Not cheap but very nice.