Exposure: Boris Poznovia

As a project architect of the residential "Islands" apartments in Fremantle, I kept noticing the view and the juxtaposition of the window frame against the horizon. When the job was completed, I had the opportunity to take this shot. This was taken handheld while aligning the horizon with the window frame. I really like the Mondrian-like composition of the photo.

Exposure: 1/90, f/5.6, ISO 100, 18mm

Following an unsuccessful fishing expedition at the Busselton Jetty, I grabbed my camera and took some shots during the golden hour. There was beautiful light with the sun below the horizon. I had only minutes to get this shot right with a six-second exposure when the sea calmed to produce this peaceful image.

Exposure: 6 seconds, f/22, ISO 100, 40mm

I found the weathered look of the timber and the curve that guides your eye towards the last pier hard to resist. While setting up for the photo, a seagull landed and flew away. I liked the composition with the seagull, so I waited until another one landed.

Exposure: 1/125, f/6.7, ISO 100, 55mm

On a cold frosty morning while on holidays in Dunsborough, WA, I stopped at one of the vineyards to take some vineyard shots and noticed the dew on spider web. After a quick set-up and swapping lenses, this photo was taken. I like the depth of field and still-recognisable background.

Exposure: 1/400, f/4.5, ISO 100, 38mm

This shot was taken on a very windy and cold afternoon. I had an idea of the composition I wanted, and just had to wait for the right light and colour of the sunset to offset the object. I used fill flash to increase contact between the foreground and sunset.

Exposure: 1/250, f/8, ISO 400, 70mm

This is a self portrait with the contrast between nature, the man-made road that cuts through it and the single shadow of a person. It adds a different dimension to this photo.

Exposure: 1/180, f/8, ISO 100, 26mm

While driving back to Perth through a storm, a short sunny break appeared and I saw this rainbow appear in my rear-view mirror. I quickly stopped and set up my tripod to take this stitched photo. I stitched it up in Photoshop with minimal cropping and no post-production.

Exposure: 1/180, f/9.5, ISO 100, 24mm

I can't go past weathered and sculptural objects such as these without taking few photos. This was a quick hand-held shot, an HDR (high dynamic range) image, which I made in Photomatix.

Exposure: 1/60, f/5.6, ISO 400, 24mm

On my way to work I walk past this building every morning, and, as an architect, I noticed that it was an entry at some point in time. I waited for the right light, and took this HDR handheld shot. Images were combined in Photmatix.

Exposure: 1/30, f/4, ISO 100, 24mm

This was shot in the late afternoon while walking on the beach. I noticed the rocky outcrop and quickly set up my camera gear and lay down on the ground for the shot. I took several shots with varying depths of field until I was happy with the composition and depth of field. To further enhance the foreground, I used Photoshop for post-production and desaturated the background. I love the abstract nature of this shot, and the process of making an everyday object come into focus in a very different light.

Exposure: 1/4, f/5.6, ISO 100, 24mm

While working on the "Islands" apartments, I noticed the intricate play of shadows in the stairwell that were repeating themselves. I made a mental note to take a photo when the building was completed. It took several tries to get the sun at just the right time without cloud cover to get the image looking like I envisioned it. As an architect, I really enjoy the play of the forms and shadows, producing more than the sum of its parts.

Exposure: 1/180, f/8, ISO 100, 18mm

I had an image of the lighthouse and the light beam at night that I wanted to take, but, due to clouds, that didn't pan out. While at the car park, I set up my camera to experiment with shadows cast by the lighthouse, and after few long exposures I was happy with the result.

Exposure: 30 seconds, f/5.6, ISO 100, 72mm

After I took the series of photos "After the storm", I noticed how the rainbow was aligned with this tree. I walked back until I had it aligned so that the rainbow was touching the tree. This was shot handheld — I raised saturation in Photoshop to enhance the rainbow.

Exposure: 1/500, f/5.6, ISO 100, 189mm