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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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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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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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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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If it’s one thing about Hobart in Autumn, it’s that it can put on a great sunset. A few days prior to this photo I made the mistake of not travelling with my photo gear and missed out on a great photo. This particular day I did have my gear with me, on my way home nearing dusk, and this time decided that no, I would set up my gear and wait around for the shot. This was the best shot out of the several dozen taken.