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The nights are drawing in now that autumn is here meaning that I rarely get the chance to go out with my camera during daylight hours!
I came to Stanley Ferry Marina because I wanted to try and capture some of the lovely reflections on the clear, still water. I have struggled with the lighting though because the lights from the pub and the street lamps were very bright so, in order to avoid blowing them out completely, I have ended up with the rest of it quite dark. I know I could use hdr but I don't really like the effect. Anyway, I have the whole of autumn and winter to practise!
The nights are drawing in now that autumn is here meaning that I rarely get the chance to go out with my camera during daylight hours!
I came to Stanley Ferry Marina because I wanted to try and capture some of the lovely reflections on the clear, still water. I loved the colour cast here from the street lights on the nearby road and the almost perfect, mirror-like reflection in the water. I also liked the moon's reflection as it peaked out from behind the clouds; this is why I chose not to crop in a letterbox shape and why there is some empty sky at the other side of the image.
To complete our visit to Stanley we return to where we began with those dawn shots of The Nut. Here it is in the late afternoon. Everything is so green because of all the recent rain. It's hard to imagine what this scene might have looked like millions of years ago when the volcano was still active.
Standing on the fresh pastures at Highfield provides the best view of Stanley. Here we can see how The Nut at 143 metres high protects the town from the prevailing weather conditions and high seas of Bass Strait. In the distance at the far left is Table Cape (also an extinct volcano). On the right is the town's water supply. At the centre of everything (especially in the warm summer months) Stanley's magnificent beach draws holiday makers to swell the permanent population of 550.
First light on the Sawtooths Mt. McGown reflected in Stanley Lake. Who needs sleep when one can enjoy such beauty as this with their morning coffee? Even the coffee tastes better.
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Enjoy a wonderful Wednesday!
This view from The Nut allows us to see part of the Stanley fishing fleet. If you enlarge and look closely you'll spot the red lobster on the Hursey's Seafood building. In the marine park is a dedication to Patrick Hursey who was lost at sea trying to rescue a kayaker in huge seas in 1973. www.flickr.com/photos/luminosity7/51394380430/in/album-72...
Beauty Creek flows through a canyon with eight waterfalls and Stanley Falls is the highest one. Despite being such a short hike from the highway few people visit here, which makes it extra special.
The picturesque town of Stanley (population 553), sits below the amazing prominence known as "The Nut". This is in fact the plug of an extinct volcano that rises 143 metres above sea level. Stanley is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Tasmania (when tourism is operating!). In the distance at the far right you can make out the huge jetty of Port Latta and the smelter, with the hills of Rocky Cape. In 2016 Stanley was converted to a film set for the historic movie, "Light Between Oceans".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley,_Tasmania
We'll return to Stanley in a week or so.
The town of Stanley in Tasmania's picturesque north west is just beginning to wake up. It has a regular population of 550, but this swells in summer holiday periods. Stanley's economy is dependent on farming (particularly cattle and sheep) and tourism.
Unfortunately the tourist sector has been decimated by border closures in the pandemic. There are no international tourists and very few coming from the Australian mainland at the moment. And that is unlikely to change even through 2022. Such a pity since this part of Tasmania (like most of regional Australia) has never had a single case.
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