Mountain Storm
Well, I hope you have all been having better luck photographically than I have lately! It seems that on the rare occasions that I get out & about lately, conditions conspire against me!
Anyway, this is another one from my last trip to Tasmania. Generally I don’t bother shooting Mt Roland during the middle part of the day, the flat frontal lighting just doesn’t do it justice. On this particular day I had a couple of hours to kill so I tossed a coin to decide whether to sit in a café or see if I could scout out any new angles that I hadn’t noticed before. Scouting won. Driving down one of the backroads in the area I saw that it looked like a storm was brewing over the highlands which was looking kind of interesting.
The farming implement was about the only interesting foreground that I could find so I set up and waited to see what might happen.
The storm clouds added some interest and drama to the mountain that would not normally be there and they dissipated shortly after this image was taken. If I had been sitting in a café as I was thinking of doing, I would have missed it!
Hope you all have a safe & Happy Xmas and New Year!
Tasmanian Heritage
Tasmania has not only great opportunities for landscape photography but due to it’s well preserved heritage buildings, many towns have some brilliant old architecture to photograph!
I had seen photos of this church in Evandale and seeing as I was staying my last night in Tas. close by, I thought I would swing by and check it out. Luckily the late evening sun was at the right angle and bathed the church in some beautiful golden light. Perfect timing, as I wasn’t expecting to get this lucky!
After making the most of this opportunity I looked across the road and noticed another interesting looking church.
Although the light wasn’t particularly great I took a couple of shots anyway for a record. next time I am here I will definately visit this one again. In the right light, I can see a lot of potential with this church!
Home on The Range
I may have mentioned a few times before that Mt. Roland is probably my favourite mountain. So, I am always looking for a new angle to shoot the mountain from, hopefully without trespassing on the farmland that predominates in this area.
This involves driving up every backroad that looks interesting which I rather enjoy anyway. This particular afternoon I stopped at a farm gate of a property that looked like it may have seen better days,jumped a fence and came upon this little scene.
How cool would it be to live with a view like that every day!?
