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A view of Tasmania's famous Cradle Mountain from a walking track near Dove Lake, Spring 2016.
This was one of the few dry moments when I was there - the temperature wasn't far above freezing the entire time, despite Summer only being a month away.
Long Exposure of Cradle Mountain while we could still see it.
Cradle Mountain is a mountain in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. The mountain is situated in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.
At 1,545 metres (5,069 ft) above sea level, it is the fifth highest mountain in Tasmania,[1] and is one of the principal tourist sites in Tasmania, owing to its natural beauty. The Cradle Mountain is composed of dolerite columns, similar to many of the other mountains in the area.
Not much of a shot, but I thought some of you might be interested in the lighting (which is not subtle, but my first attempt with off camera light in near total darkness). The mid ground is lit with a Manfrotto Lumimuse 6. I sat it on the ground at an angle of about 60 degrees. The foreground is lit with my LED headlight (which I forgot I'd left on). The colour temperature and power differences are obvious.
The rustling leaves reminded me of the beauty in change, inviting me to pause and reflect on the simple joys of life.
Veltrusy Chateau, Czech Republic. October 2024
A little Fuller's Teasel bud in the warm, Summer rain last week. I'm running out the door but will catch up with your wonderful streams later this afternoon. :)
This squash is a bit of a free spirit and started growing on the wire fence and now looks like it has built it's own cradle.
Cradle Mountain is one of Tasmania's most visited places, but it wasn't that popular on the day I visited last week as it was 4 degrees Celsius with hail, very light snow and low cloud cover keeping people away.
I made it out between hail storms to try and at least capture something interesting, with most of the mountain visible along with the boat shed on Dove Lake.
Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake, Central Highlands of Tasmania. A popular destination for walkers, photographers and nature lovers, but still a place of wild and rugged beauty.
Dove Lake and Cradle Mountain, Tasmania. We arrived quite late in the afternoon, but took advantage of the good weather. Just as well, because it rained for the next couple of days!
In going through some old files I decided to give one of my shots from this fabulous location an edit.
Third time lucky - after 2 previous visits to this beautiful part of Tasmania, I finally got a dawn shot with no clouds and a very still Dove Lake. It was however -2C at dawn but worth it for the shot.
Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake in Tasmania taken during the winter of 1997.
If you are interested in seeing more of this stunning place, the Google Maps street-view feature will actually take you right around the whole Dove Lake walk. Well worth a look.
Original shot was taken with a Pentax Z-70 SLR. Lens was a Sigma 28-80mm zoom. Film was possibly Fuji Sensia 100.
This colour slide was scanned with a Canon R10, Canon RF 24-240 zoom lens with Nisi close up attachment. Cool white LED backlighting.
Last couple of images from Sundays impromptu sunrise over Windang Island...
Pentax K1 w Tamron AF Di LD 28-300
ISO100 f/22 0.0ev 300mm
Single frame raw developed in ON1 PhotoRaw 2023.5, colour graded in Nik 6 Color Efex, tweaked in Topaz AI and finished off back in PhotoLab.
If you use the word cradle as a verb, it means to hold something carefully showing you value it and want to protect it. Instead of "captured" or "trapped" or "caught", "cradled" is the word that came to my mind when I saw this leaf held in the long fingers of a yew.
Kofi Annan did not use the word cradle here but it would have fit.
"the Earth is not ours, but a treasure we hold in trust for future generations.”
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Edited in Topaz Studio
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An image from autumn in the southern hemisphere, anticipating autumn in the far north of the globe. If you want to come heli hiking in the Yukon this September, see details in the first comment below.
This image was taken using Haida filters ( circular polariser and ND), multiple images focus stacked and stitched into this panorama.
Nikon D810, Nikkor 14-24mm 17mm
ISO 64, f/8.0, Shutter speeds between 0.5 and 2.0s.
Haida CPL and ND.
Hope you enjoy it.
This image is dedicated to Mohamed Sharaf, for a shared love of the natural world.
Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake,
Tasmania.