Journal of photographer Flemming Bo Jensen

Photographer, Time Traveler, Writer and Nomad

Posts from the “Hawk Dreaming” Category

The Unchosen Ones

Posted on Wednesday 25 March 2009

On a busy day at a world class location like Hawk Dreaming or Purnululu National Park I may end up with hundreds of different compositions and several hundreds RAW files. I then spend many hours in Adobe Lightroom in preview mode, marking my ‘picks’ simply by pressing P. I repeat this until I feel I have found and developed all my Chosen Ones. After a bit of time it can be a great eye opening exercise to filter out the picks and look at the rest with fresh eyes. Often there are subtle gems and future favourites hidden in these rejects; pictures that were left behind when all the obvious choices screamed “pick me! pick me!”. These are the stories of 3 photos that…

Categories: Australia, Hawk Dreaming, Kakadu, Outback, Panorama, Photo, Photography

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Perfect Moment

Posted on Friday 6 March 2009

Once in a blue moon I experience a perfect moment and I wish I could freeze time. A moment where it all clicks; all the elements come together and create a touch of magic. The real challenge is capturing this and creating an image that brings a viewer into this moment. It’s part of why I love landscape photography so much; I want to show people how magical and truly stunning nature can be. I want to capture these moments and have you experience them! This particular moment lasted at least an hour; from pre-dawn to full daylight at Hawk Dreaming in Kakadu National Park. I’ve blogged about this sunrise before, it was the most magical of mornings producing many wonderful images. I recently…

Categories: Australia, Hawk Dreaming, Kakadu, Outback, Panorama, Photo, Photography, Travel

Ubirr and Nourlangie Rock

Posted on Saturday 31 January 2009

“People need to come here and relax, sit on country, feel the spirits of this country and go home and feel the same way.” – Natasha Nadji, Bunidj clan One of my favourite spots in Australia to sit, relax and feel the spirit of the country is on top of Ubirr Rock looking out over the Nadab floodplains and taking in the 360 degree view. The feeling is exactly what Natasha Nadji, granddaughter of Bill Neidjie, is talking about. The landscape and view is breathtaking and the cultural heritage and history is humbling and incredible. I truly feel the spirit of the Gagudju country as I look out over this landscape. I feel a strange connection to Ubirr, 4 visits can attest to that.…

Categories: Australia, Hawk Dreaming, Kakadu, Outback, Panorama, Photo, Photography

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Hawk Dreaming Magic through Lightroom Magic

Posted on Saturday 17 January 2009

Hawk Dreaming is a magical sacred place so it is only fitting I use a Hawk Dreaming image to show a bit of Adobe Lightroom 2.0 magic. Hawk Dreaming Magic The image was photographed at my beloved Hawk Dreaming, home of Bill Neidjie and the Bunitj clan, in Kakadu National Park, Australia. Long time readers will be quite familiar with this, newcomers can read more by clicking here. It is one of the most magical places in Australia and I twice I have been fortunate to visit this incredible place with just me and a guide from Aussie Adventures (the area is sacred and closed off, you cannot visit without a guide)! I am standing alone at the East Alligator River feeling truly at…

Categories: Australia, Hawk Dreaming, Kakadu, Outback, Panorama, Photo, Photography, Travel

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Capturing Australian tropical sunrises

Posted on Wednesday 22 October 2008

As a follow up to Where Sunrises Rule The World I will take you back to Hawk Dreaming and the edge of the crocodile and mosquito rich river. I will share my sunrise shooting experience with two new panoramas from this morning. I am back in Hawk Dreaming on the edge of the river. I have arrived early to capture the dawn light and greet the mosquitoes. I have chosen my composition, setup my gear and applied a full can of mossie repellent. It is an astoundingly beautiful morning; it is already more than 25 degrees but the air still has a crisp and fresh morning feel and smell. As the very first dawn light appears I capture the first panorama while it is…

Categories: Australia, Hawk Dreaming, Kakadu, Outback, Panorama, Photo, Photography

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The Hawk Dreaming Aboriginal Art Experience

Posted on Sunday 19 October 2008

I wish to take you on a journey into one of the Hawk Dreaming rock art shelters and try and make you feel what it is like to travel back in time. It is a difficult task describing this in words (time travel is a bit hard too), but do come along on this illustrated trip as we explore a Hawk Dreaming aboriginal rock art shelter. I am often asked how large is Hawk Dreaming and I don’t actually know, it’s not marked on a map of course. We’re only allowed access to a small area anyway but it is a significant and beautiful area along the East Alligator River with around 15-20 art sites included Bill Neidjie’s cave and important sites like the…

Categories: Australia, Hawk Dreaming, Kakadu, Outback, Panorama, Photo, Photography, Travel

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What’s it all about? This is what it’s all about!

Posted on Monday 13 October 2008

Some moments feels like they should last forever, frozen in time. But they are over too fast and all that remains is the memory…and the photo. I can’t bottle these moments but at least I can shoot them. One of my favourite photos of the Hawk Dreaming raw files I have developed so far, is a simple against the light scene shot just after sunrise: Field of Hawk Dreams  © Flemming Bo Jensen Photography My eyes are always naturally attracted to against-the-light scenes; it must be my love of the sun. I love the light, the colours and the tall golden spinifex grass in this panorama. It is a personal favourite however because of the memory. The memory of standing here on this gorgeous…

Categories: Australia, Hawk Dreaming, Kakadu, Outback, Panorama, Photo, Photography, Travel

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Where Sunrises Rule the World

Posted on Saturday 11 October 2008

People who used to work with me when I did IT full time will testify I am not a morning person. I don’t function well in an office before I’ve had countless coffees and an hour of sulking. The solution? Change your job to shooting sunrises! I got up at 5am for about 3 weeks in Australia. Didn’t need an alarm clock as when you’re bush camping and dawn approaches, my internal “time to shoot” alarm simply goes off in sync with nature and I wake up. Well; you also wake up as it’s getting stinking hot and all the birds, mossies and flies wake you up as I was sleeping outside with no tent. It still feels so bloody early but as soon…

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Developing a Hawk Dreaming

Posted on Wednesday 8 October 2008

I am developing all the RAW files from Hawk Dreaming as no. 1 priority. I want to get all the landscape and aboriginal art shots to Dwane from the Djabulukgu Association Inc  as quickly as possible; to reassure him I am definitely a man of my words and honour my end of the agreement! You will hardly find any other photographers with photos from Hawk Dreaming and I am very happy and privileged to have been allowed to shoot there. Hawk Dreaming has some large open floodplains so it is possible to shoot some very isolated subjects with a horizon far far away. This is shot with just a bit of dusk light left and I like doing these sort of arty simple compositions.…

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In the footsteps of Bill Neidjie and the Bunitj Clan

Posted on Monday 22 September 2008

Imagine sitting in a shelter, a large natural rock cave 30 meters above ground. Look out over the floodplains and you have a timeless uninterrupted panoramic view. No roads, no power lines, no people. Look down and on the rock you sit on are grind holes from thousands of years of grinding paint and food. Turn around and study the rock walls close up. Aboriginal art in several styles from up to 40 to 60 thousand years old grace the walls. No signs, no fences, no people. No sounds. Just you and the power of Hawk Dreaming; country of the Bunitj clan in Kakadu National Park. Then the sun rises. The world awakens. Sounds of the wildlife of Hawk Dreaming fills your ears. I…

Categories: Australia, Hawk Dreaming, Kakadu, Kimberley, Outback, Panorama, Photo, Photography, Travel

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