Australia for photography?

Hands up if you love a telegraph station!

Martin.au said:

namatet said:

photobob1950 said:

Sounds like you don't want to go. I wouldn't want to move there either. They have tropical cyclones and snakes in Oz. I thought most of your lot wanted to come to NZ? More and better photo ops in NZ.

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snakes ...lol, there are more snakes here on dpr. I can right now grab ten of us and ask them when was the last snake they saw, they would all shrug their shoulders and talk about the beer instead. Besides I just saw a video of a duck served with flies in Auckland, lovely place but I'd prefer to eat a snake anyday.

Have you seen the video Colin? just a few days ago Auckland BBQ Duck Palace ...enjoy

Tell you what mate, you can keep Russell Crowe if it makes you feel better and we will keep Phar Lap.

Anyone interested in good film though should look at Film NZ

Only problem OP in Oz will have is the blood draining to his head, it takes a while to adjust to being uʍopǝpısdn

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Last snake I saw?

This brown snake out the front of the university in Adelaide's CBD, about a month ago.

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Don't try to mislead the poor guy,

That's an EASTERN Brownie, surely -- it would never make it across the desert to Perth in WESTERN Australia.

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Down and out in Rabaul in the South Pacific

Gnocchi said:

Plenty of cloud storage in NZ.

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True -- and it is only a couple of hours away by pedal plane.

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Down and out in Rabaul in the South Pacific

MinAZ said:

There is a 50% chance I might be moving to Australia (and probably Perth) within a year. Can anyone tell me about the country as pertains to photography? Specifically, I realize that I will be missing many things that I take for granted in America, but are there replacements?

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You will, of course, miss Americans. However, if you take a bunch of assorted Hawaiian shirts along, you will find that local people can be persuaded with a small tip to put them on and pose as Americans for your snaps. They won't be like real Americans though -- they will be stiff and formal, unsmiling, not welcoming. You'll get used to it.

MinAZ said:

- is there any equivalent of Amazon Prime or B&H Photo Video (a large on-line photography store that sells almost any imaginable photography or video equipment) in Australia?

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Not really. The internet is at a very low stage of development and mail services are pretty much manual. As for photography stores -- hmmm, there was a store (they call them "shops" -- quaint, hey?) that sold a camera once, but it has been pretty much out of stock since. How many cameras do you want? Might be an idea to stock up before you move there. Video??? HUh?

MinAZ said:

- are automated cloud backup services available? I am used to using CrashPlan, which automatically synchronizes am unlimited amount of any form of data (not just photos) for a fixed low price a year. I hear that Internet is more limited in Australia, that's a shame, but will CrashPlan still work? If not, is there a local cloud sync service that can sync photos, videos, and other types of files for a fixed price (i.e. unlimited plans)?

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Automatic cloud backup? Thunderstorms just happen sometimes.

MinAZ said:

- what are the laws regarding photography in Australia? In particular, is street photography common, popular, legal, and accepted? How do intellectual property rights work, and are there any other laws such as drone laws I should be aware of?

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Intellectual property? Not necessary. Australians don't do "intellectual" so there is no need for laws about intellectual property. There have been moves to ban intellectual property, but at the end of the day, it was concluded bans would be more trouble than they were worth, given the paucity of it.

Drone laws? Australians don't like drones generally; they think everyone should earn their keep so they can afford to shout (give free) their mates (friends, not biological mates, i.e. sheilas) a beer or three in the bar in the arvo (afternoon) after work. Not somuch drone laws as social conventions about drones.

MinAZ said:

If anybody has ever moved to Australia from America, what was the transition like? Homesickness, culture shock? Any pluses?

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Homesickness? Culture shock? Yes and no. You have your golden arches, your McDonalds, which is reassuring, but you'll be shocked to hear them talk about "Maccas", to see they have beetroot in the salad, and to see the cheese is a pale imitation of real orange cheese. That should give you an idea on both homesickness and culture.

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Down and out in Rabaul in the South Pacific
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photobob1950 said:

I went to Australia once and took a photo. Here is my photo of Australia.

Cloud storage? No way - as you can see there are very few clouds in Australia, I doubt you would be able to store more than 100 low res jpegs in that.

Street photography? Forget it mate - as you can see, there are no streets.

A photo of Australia.

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Our lawnmowers, however, are clearly fantastic.

Folks

I really like this thread, is so refreshing...

I read and I laugh

keep going, just don't stop posting

I'm in Adelaide. It's already halfway there.

MinAZ said:

There is a 50% chance I might be moving to Australia (and probably Perth) within a year. Can anyone tell me about the country as pertains to photography? Specifically, I realize that I will be missing many things that I take for granted in America, but are there replacements?

- is there any equivalent of Amazon Prime or B&H Photo Video (a large on-line photography store that sells almost any imaginable photography or video equipment) in Australia?

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You can order from B&H and Adorama from Australia. Not sure of photography shops in Perth. I'm from Melbourne. Lots of Amazon products can't be shipped here but Amazon is opening an Australian operation at the end of the year.

MinAZ said:

- are automated cloud backup services available? I am used to using CrashPlan, which automatically synchronizes am unlimited amount of any form of data (not just photos) for a fixed low price a year. I hear that Internet is more limited in Australia, that's a shame, but will CrashPlan still work? If not, is there a local cloud sync service that can sync photos, videos, and other types of files for a fixed price (i.e. unlimited plans)?

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Wifi depends where you are. In some areas we have the NBN (new National Broadband Network) in place. In inner city areas, still without NBN. ADSL is workable although slow. Especially upload speeds. There's also cable but cable TV is nowhere near as popular here as US. You can get unlimited plans with all. Rural away from town and without NBN sucks big time. Crashplan should still work because internet is international! Cloud based back-up is however, under a cloud as server farms are vulnerable (any where in the world). Many argue that critical data is being store in too centralised locations. Traditional back up to disk is looking advisable at the moment.

MinAZ said:

- what are the laws regarding photography in Australia? In particular, is street photography common, popular, legal, and accepted? How do intellectual property rights work, and are there any other laws such as drone laws I should be aware of?

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Same as US. Street photography is legal but people might get annoyed. Intellectual property rights are similar. You take it, it's yours. Automatic copyright. Someone asks you to take it, it's theirs. Big difference legally in Australia is courts don't generally grant punitive damages so suing might not be worth your while. You can only sue for loss of income. US is very litigious because of potentially huge punitive damages granted by juries. We're a bit more sensible.

MinAZ said:

If anybody has ever moved to Australia from America, what was the transition like? Homesickness, culture shock? Any pluses?

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You get lots of jokes about how dangerous it is here. We like to yank yanks' chains. ) We're actually very urbanised. The closest many of us get to danger is sipping a latte that's too hot. We love tech because it brings us closer to the world!

Perth doesn't get cyclones. It's not tropical. It's a very big country and the weather varies enormously. Perth is hot, hot, hot in the summer. But dry hot, not humid, which is a lot more comfortable.

Everything costs more here. You might have to pay a lot for shipping. Buying photographic equipment in Australia is expensive. Lots of things are more expensive. We call it the "Australia Tax". Small population, large geographically. So distributors tend to charge more for products. Consumers think it's just price gouging.

MinAZ said:

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PS. You're from Arizona so you'll find Perth's climate very similar!

Thank you, that is very reassuring. I did expect that prices might be a bit higher, hopefully its not too much. Crashplan specifically states they don't support International backup so sometimes they will restrict based on IP but I was guessing as you suggested that they may not actually implement the restrictions (but then again they may...). I know there are lots of Australian stereotypes, hopefully I haven't checked off too many. I do realize aren't actually kangaroos on every street corner!

Ironically, I did hear about the Internet speeds in Australia from none other than Matt Granger (formerly "That Nikon Guy") who has moved to America recently from I believe somewhere in NSW?

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MinAZ said:

I know there are lots of Australian stereotypes, hopefully I haven't checked off too many. I do realize aren't actually kangaroos on every street corner!

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Correct, mine gather by the clothes line

dincz said:

Donald B said:

who douyou think took the America s cup from you

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Wasn't that Alan Bond the Pom?

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Forgive me - but its Alan Bond the rich pom, who made it real good having moved to in Fremantle, near Perth in 1950, aged 12.

what a funny thread

khunpapa said:

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I'd love to see it with my own eyes! It's so amazing.

Hen3ry said:

MinAZ said:

There is a 50% chance I might be moving to Australia (and probably Perth) within a year. Can anyone tell me about the country as pertains to photography? Specifically, I realize that I will be missing many things that I take for granted in America, but are there replacements?

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You will, of course, miss Americans. However, if you take a bunch of assorted Hawaiian shirts along, you will find that local people can be persuaded with a small tip to put them on and pose as Americans for your snaps. They won't be like real Americans though -- they will be stiff and formal, unsmiling, not welcoming. You'll get used to it.

Hen3ry said:

- is there any equivalent of Amazon Prime or B&H Photo Video (a large on-line photography store that sells almost any imaginable photography or video equipment) in Australia?

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Not really. The internet is at a very low stage of development and mail services are pretty much manual. As for photography stores -- hmmm, there was a store (they call them "shops" -- quaint, hey?) that sold a camera once, but it has been pretty much out of stock since. How many cameras do you want? Might be an idea to stock up before you move there. Video??? HUh?

Hen3ry said:

- are automated cloud backup services available? I am used to using CrashPlan, which automatically synchronizes am unlimited amount of any form of data (not just photos) for a fixed low price a year. I hear that Internet is more limited in Australia, that's a shame, but will CrashPlan still work? If not, is there a local cloud sync service that can sync photos, videos, and other types of files for a fixed price (i.e. unlimited plans)?

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Automatic cloud backup? Thunderstorms just happen sometimes.

Hen3ry said:

- what are the laws regarding photography in Australia? In particular, is street photography common, popular, legal, and accepted? How do intellectual property rights work, and are there any other laws such as drone laws I should be aware of?

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Intellectual property? Not necessary. Australians don't do "intellectual" so there is no need for laws about intellectual property. There have been moves to ban intellectual property, but at the end of the day, it was concluded bans would be more trouble than they were worth, given the paucity of it.

Drone laws? Australians don't like drones generally; they think everyone should earn their keep so they can afford to shout (give free) their mates (friends, not biological mates, i.e. sheilas) a beer or three in the bar in the arvo (afternoon) after work. Not somuch drone laws as social conventions about drones.

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Most drones are "poms"

Hen3ry said:

Hen3ry said:

If anybody has ever moved to Australia from America, what was the transition like? Homesickness, culture shock? Any pluses?

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Homesickness? Culture shock? Yes and no. You have your golden arches, your McDonalds, which is reassuring, but you'll be shocked to hear them talk about "Maccas", to see they have beetroot in the salad, and to see the cheese is a pale imitation of real orange cheese. That should give you an idea on both homesickness and culture.

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