Feb 19, 2006, 11:23
I often found myself exploring the relationships between man-made and natural things on this trip to Tassie, especially with regard to my landscape shots. This wasn't always the case, but it seemed to pop its head up time and time again.
1. Building on a Jetty, Lake St Claire, Central Highlands. Lake St Claire is Australia's deepest lake, and this building was one of only a very few signs of civilisation amongst the wilderness. Taken with a 450mm equiv focal length (200mm x1.4 teleconverter x1.6 crop factor) and then cropped down a bit.
2. Road to Cradle Mountain, Central Highlands. There aren't enough telephoto landscapes in the world I've decided.. so here's another one to add in the mix!
3. Dove Lake and Cradle Mountain, Central Highlands. Ok so this is the type of landscape shot the tourism people will want to show you to try to get you to go visit the state. Except their photo will be taken on one of the very few sunny warm days at Lake Dove. This lake is about 1km above sea level, and the freezing wind sweeps down the mountain and whips across the lake and chills you to the bone. I bought a new tripod on this trip (Manfrotto 055 Pro with Giottos MH-1001 Ball Head) and in conditions like this (1-4 second exposures in very strong wind) I was so glad I had it. It worked a treat.
1. Building on a Jetty, Lake St Claire, Central Highlands. Lake St Claire is Australia's deepest lake, and this building was one of only a very few signs of civilisation amongst the wilderness. Taken with a 450mm equiv focal length (200mm x1.4 teleconverter x1.6 crop factor) and then cropped down a bit.
2. Road to Cradle Mountain, Central Highlands. There aren't enough telephoto landscapes in the world I've decided.. so here's another one to add in the mix!
3. Dove Lake and Cradle Mountain, Central Highlands. Ok so this is the type of landscape shot the tourism people will want to show you to try to get you to go visit the state. Except their photo will be taken on one of the very few sunny warm days at Lake Dove. This lake is about 1km above sea level, and the freezing wind sweeps down the mountain and whips across the lake and chills you to the bone. I bought a new tripod on this trip (Manfrotto 055 Pro with Giottos MH-1001 Ball Head) and in conditions like this (1-4 second exposures in very strong wind) I was so glad I had it. It worked a treat.