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Monday, September 7th, 2009
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A couple of months back, when I first started this site, I posted about Strickland Falls. What I had not realised was that I had not truly seen them, and they were further upstream. I have been there half a dozen times since, and every time been stymied but the water being too high to successfully cross the creek with camera gear to shoot the falls proper. This all changed this weekend and armed with gumboots and back camera kit, I finally got the photos I was seeking. More photos after the break.
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Tags: Long Exposure, Strickland Falls, Ultrawide, Waterfall
Sunday, August 30th, 2009
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Making an impulsive decision to go and see the Clarke Dam spilling for the first time in a long time, I jumped in the car this morning with camera and started driving to Butlers Gorge. What I had not counted on was the snow. While the above picture has the nice effect of making the forest look wonderful with snow, it does nothing for the ability to drive on snow without snowchains. Not long after taking this photo, it got too dangerous and I was forced to abandon the trip. I did however get quite a lot of photos & video of the Derwent Valley in flood, and I will share these over the course of the next week or two. Please continue reading to see the conditions I was driving in..
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Tags: Butlers Gorge, Ferns, Landscape, Panorama, Tarraleah, Tasmania
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
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Marriot Falls was the ultimate destination of my trip that went via Lake Meadowbank. The track to get there was a little different to what was advertised on other websites. The falls themselves are quite spectacular, and I believe moreso than the Russell Falls nearby. Unfortunately due to the higher than normal water flow due to recent rains, I was unable to get as close as I would have liked, and as a result the photo has been obscured by trees.
Track notes for those interested can be found here.
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Tags: Marriot, Mt, Mt Field, Tasmania, Ultrawide, Water, Waterfall, Wilderness
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
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Lake Meadowbank is formed by the Meadowbank Hydro development, and is the most downstream of all the power stations on the Derwent scheme. The upper reaches of the lake is quite shallow, and the area photographed has been known to be dry under exceptional summer conditions. Just out of picture is a causeway and single lane bridge, which makes a spectacular crossing on the way to Ellendale & National Park. Grad ND8 + CPF Filters used.
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Tags: Derwent River, Lake, Landscape, Meadowbank, Morning, ND Filter, Ultrawide, Water, Waterscape, Wilderness
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
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Here’s a photo from the vault, one of Salamanca place at night. I particularly like this one as the halogen lighting only serves to enhance the colours of the sandstone buildings. Salamanca Place is perhaps the most historic precinct in Hobart, with roots going back to the early days of the settlement of Tasmania.
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Tags: Hobart, Night, Point and Shoot, Salamanca Place
Monday, July 20th, 2009
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Even though the walk started mid-morning, wherever the sun had not been able to get into was thick frost and ice. This gave everyone an opportunity to try and capture the crystal-like formations the frost made.
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Tags: Close-up, Green, Hobart, Macro, Photo Walk 2009, Tasmania, World-Wide
Sunday, July 19th, 2009
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These Poplar Trees have taken on a silver colour during the winter months after shedding their leaves. It will only be a few short weeks before they start shooting new growth. This photo was taken nearly opposite the the Willow in the picture below. A CPF was used to bring the colour out in the sky. In fact, no post-processing has been done at all, save the framing.
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Tags: Hobart, Hobart Rivulet, Landscape, Photo Walk 2009, Sky Poplar, Trees, World-Wide
Saturday, July 18th, 2009
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Today was the World Wide Photo Walk. It’s Hobart’s first time being involved, with this being the second year for the event. Led by Nigel Honey, a group of 18 met at the Molle St car park, where the entrace of Linear Park is, and walked from there to the Cascade Brewery along the Hobart Rivulet track.
It proved to be a challenging day for photography as even though were were graced with the first fine weather on a Saturday for many weeks, much of the rivulet was heavily shaded by weeping willows and other large shrubs growing along steep embankments.
There’s a lot to be said for carrying a circular polarising filter. Picture says it all really.
After reaching the Brewery, we walked back along Macquarie St and retired to the Cascade Hotel, where we were served Super Schnitzels (Think a 22cm plate covered entirely by schnitzel) and 600g rib eye steaks.
I think everyone who was there can agree that it was a great day out.
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Tags: CPL, Hobart, Hobart Rivulet, Landscape, Linear Park, Photo Walk 2009, Polariser, Tasmania, Willow Tree
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
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Trial Harbour is located on the west coat of Tasmania, and as such is subjected to the full force of the Southern Ocean. As the name suggests, this was once considered a safe haven for visiting ships, though by the photo above I could never understand how.
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Tags: Trial Harbour, Water, Waves
