Exposure: Daniel Reitsma

Photographer: Daniel Reitsma

Shooting subject: Cityscapes

Equipment: Canon EOS 350D , Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS lens

A carpenter by trade, Daniel has had a love for photography for many years. In 2003 he started doing a series of photos based in cities around the world, where he spends an entire 24-hour period in the chosen city taking photos of people and places.

"The cities I've done so far are London, Paris, Sydney and Melbourne. I hope to be doing New York later this year, but we'll see what happens.

"I love doing the photo shoots in the city, as you get to witness things most people never get to see, like the harbour empty except for one boat, hot air balloons over the MCG at sunrise, a tired chef taking a break...

"I pack really light and have always used Canon SLRs. At the moment, I have a Canon EOS 350D which I use with the Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens and a small tripod fixed to the camera. I find the small tripod gives you lots of different angles. With the running around, limited equipment and tiredness building, a lot of my photos have movement in them and are sometimes blurry, but I think this helps to portray the city with all of its busy and often tired people!"

This CNET.com.au Exposure gallery highlights shots from his photo series "24 Hours Sydney" and "24 Hours Melbourne". Check out more of Daniel's work at www.timeboundphotography.com.

Busker — 24 Hours Sydney
I love the movement of the busker in this photo.

Taken 9/12/05 10:12pm
Shutter speed 15.0sec, f/5.0, ISO 100

Opera House — 24 Hours Sydney
I like the way the lights of the ferry blur as it passes the Opera House.

Taken 9/12/05 10:37pm
Shutter speed 25.0sec, f/11.0, ISO 100

Harbour Bridge — 24 Hours Sydney
I think the lights on the harbour look great and how you can see the underside of the bridge as well as the lights on it.

Taken 9/12/05 10:50pm
Shutter speed 15.0sec, f/5.0, ISO 100

City Stairs — 24 Hours Sydney
These stairs remind me of Europe because, with the slow shutter speed, it almost looks like it was shot during the day time, not 4:00 in the morning!

Taken 10/12/05 4:22am
Shutter speed 20.0sec, f/3.5, ISO 100

Sunrise — 24 Hours Sydney
The colours look great in this shot, it's got a fresh feeling to the picture.

Taken 10/12/05 5:01am
Shutter speed 0.8sec, f/6.3, ISO 100

Boat 1 — 24 Hours Sydney
I love the next three shots, seeing the harbour empty except for this single boat and its wake.

Taken 10/12/05 5:18am
Shutter speed 1.0sec, f/14, ISO 100

Boat 2 — 24 Hours Sydney

Taken 10/12/05 5:18am
Shutter speed 1/8sec, f/5.0, ISO 100

Boat 3 — 24 Hours Sydney

Taken 10/12/05 5:19am
Shutter speed 1/8sec, f/5.6, ISO 100

Bondi Beach — 24 Hours Sydney
A typical Sydney summer day!

Taken 10/12/05 7:55am
Shutter speed 1/125sec, f/20, ISO 200

Love is in the air — 24 Hours Sydney
This is definitely one of my favourites; a lot of my friends remember seeing this message on the same day.

Taken 10/12/05 1:52pm
Shutter speed 1/50sec, f/22, ISO 200

Building Reflections — 24 Hours Sydney
It's great what you see when you stop and look up.

Taken 10/12/05 5:08pm
Shutter speed 1/8sec, f/20, ISO 200

Opera House close up — 24 Hours Sydney
The Opera House is such a photogenic building, no matter what angle.

Taken 10/12/05 6:31pm
Shutter speed 1/30sec, f/22, ISO 200

Big Ferris Wheel — 24 Hours Sydney
I love the lights of the Ferris wheel and the silhouettes of the people watching.

Taken 13/4/07 11:47pm
Shutter speed 1.3sec, f/8, ISO 100

Sandridge Bridge — 24 Hours Melbourne
There's a lot in this picture, but I love the colours.

Taken 14/4/07 3:02am
Shutter speed 8.0sec, f/4.5, ISO 100

Flower Stall — 24 Hours Melbourne
I hope this guy has a good day! To me it looks like he enjoys his job.

Taken 14/4/07 6:05am
Shutter speed 15.0sec, f/5.0, ISO 100

Hot Air Balloons — 24 Hours Melbourne
What a way to watch the sunrise.

Taken 14/4/07 6:56am
Shutter speed 1/30sec, f/22, ISO 100

AFL Fans — 24 Hours Melbourne
Got to be Melbourne! The roar of the crowd near the end of the game was deafening.

Taken 14/4/07 5:03pm
Shutter speed 1/60sec, f/3.5, ISO 100

St Jeromes — 24 Hours Melbourne
Melbourne graffiti is some of the best around. I really like the stencil stuff.

Taken 14/4/07 9:05pm
Shutter speed 1.3sec, f/5.0, ISO 100