The cirrus clouds today were amazing, and yes, quite surreal – the scale was huge! I’m not sure this works due to the smoke haze still on the mountain horizon but the sky screamed out black and white so here it is….
Cirrus(ly) surreal…
Category: summer
Through the haze…
Many of you will have seen on the news the big fires here in Victoria this week. This one has come a bit too close for comfort and people have lost their homes, property and livestock, so thoughts to them. They say the fires will continue for maybe up to another 6 weeks and we have to be vigilant with wind changes. This shot, taken at the rear of Hanging Rock (see previous post), was winging it – handheld as no time to set up a tripod and the sun more or less already set, but it shows the heavy smoke layer around….
Shadow and cloud…
…and another tree!
Nulla Vale shortly after sunrise a few weeks ago. Today has been a horrible day (with night to come) here in Victoria – fires all around, watching the wind and warning app on the phone, radio is on and fingers crossed. Thoughts to those impacted already.
Wind swept…
In my experience the weather in this part of Australia (Victoria) can be sometimes incredible. Often after a period of very hot days we get a ‘southerly change’. This is in reality quite a shock – it can go from 40 C to 20 C (104 F to 68 F) in literally 30 minutes…the wind changes from a hot northerly to a cool southerly and the winds are often very strong. This happened on Monday and flattened the long grass in this paddock. The prevailing winds are north/south as you can see from the way this tree has grown, bent from south winds.
First steps into the Milky Way….
I haven’t done any night time photography since my days in film (a LONG time ago) and have never attempted stars, so here is the first up. The new moon has presented a few nights of breathtaking displays of the Milky Way, so last night I attempted to capture it..what a steep learning curve, and all exposures too long and hence the start of star trails but can’t wait to have another go. I decided to share this as the image still portrays what a tiny, minuscule spot we are in the beautiful grand scheme of things…
Emu Flat School…
I found this old building on my way back from Nulla Vale on Sunday. After a bit of Google search, I discovered that it was a school originally built in 1875 by George Wines on 5 acres. It was moved to this location by a team of 22 horses in 1902, becoming full time in 1911 until it closed in 1943. It is sad, but this is a heritage listed building that I somehow don’t think will survive much longer.
Split personality….
Being Australia Day today I went out to one of my favourite places – Nulla Vale, very early this morning. At best it is a harsh landscape but in early morning facing east it seemed even more so. This is a cleaved rock in which I saw the outline of two faces…Processed using a red filter.
Sunburst…
Last week there were thunderstorms at the end of most of the hot days. This was taken early evening as a storm was building – the sunburst was amazing as you could almost reach out and touch it such was the texture of the light.
Lines and light…
Something a bit different to my general posts – some architecture! Taken at Werribee Park Mansion a week ago, this covered walkway was beautifully lit in the strong afternoon sun. Built between 1874 and 1877, I could imagine these walkways providing relief from the Australian summer afternoons.
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