Central Coast Archives - Esther Beaton

How to carry out an assignment for a geographic magazine – Part 2 – Being in the moment

I started shooting the story on pearl faming in New South Wales before I’d even signed the contract with the magazine. That was because a key event was happening immediately – an event that could not be rescheduled or wait for the convenience of a photographer — seeding the oysters. On one beautiful warm […]

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Australian Geographic, Behind the Scenes, Bird Images, Environment, Habitats, Nature and Wildlife, Nature Photography, New South Wales, On the Beaton Track, People Photography, Photography Techniques, Professional Photographybirds, Central Coast, environment, estuary, lagoon, Nature photography, outdoor photography, photo assignment, wildlife

28 Best Reasons to do Bird Photography

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (subspecies coromandus) at nesting site, in willow tree, farm dam, Dooralong, Central Coast, New South Wales

Bird photography is the most challenging, difficult, expensive and time-consuming of all the areas of nature photography. Why on earth would anyone want to go to all that trouble? But something’s going on, because not only is there a rapid rise in bird watching, but also in nature and wildlife photography. If you’re not already

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Bird Images, Photography Techniques, Photography Workshops, Wildlife Photographybird photography, Central Coast, photography workshop

Art Show Prizewinner!

Did you know this artwork won a prize? “Ragged Red” which is on the wall at Shorethyme Gallery Restaurant right now, won the People’s Choice award at the Central Coast Art Society exhibition, Kariong, New South Wales. I was never more surprised in my life. Dumbfounded. You see, I had entered the competition on a

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Buying, using art, Fine Art, In The Media, What they're sayingart show, Central Coast, in the news, media, press, prize, winner

Orchid Fly – New to Science?

I ran into some orchid hunters on the weekend and instead of doing what I was “supposed” to do, I played hooky and went out into the fields to play with my new friends. It was well worth the effort (fun?) because we may have stumbled on to something new to science. Orchids are some

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Did You Know?, Macro Photographybehavioral ecology, Central Coast, fly pollination, insect photography, macro photography, midge orchid, orchid fly