This was last Friday morning – it was an amazing light show with the rays of light sweeping across the landscape from left to right. When I saw this, it was a quick grab of the camera, so taken handheld.
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Uphill battle?
Pyalong, Central Victoria. These trees seemed to have done battle (and maybe lost?) against the elements…
Before the rain came…
My favourite ridge, my favourite time of day….
Hanging Rock.
Some people may know this site from the book Picnic At Hanging Rock written by Joan Lindsay which was later made into a film directed by Peter Weir in 1975. It is a place full of atmosphere in the Macedon Ranges in Central Victoria and was created about 6 million years ago as a result of magma setting at a vent of the volcano. It is located in the Aboriginal Wurundjeri territory and was used as a site for male initiation until the indigenous people were forced out by colonial settlers in 1844. The last initiation ceremony took place around 1851 (Wikipedia). I am lucky enough to pass the site on my way to and from work and sometimes due to the local weather patterns, it can look highly dramatic in some lights. I have been waiting for the ‘right’ moment – this isn’t quite it, so be warned there will be more!!
Reflections on a sunrise…
I seem to be doing a lot of sunrises, apologies….so here is another one!! I hadn’t anticipated the temperature to fall as low last night (-2 C), so had a shock when everything was frozen this morning and with no wind. The dam at work is rarely this still. Handheld 😦
Moody morning….
As I have mentioned in a previous post, this vista is one I see everyday at work. The constantly changing light fascinates me. I watched it just after sunrise today and caught this light just before the ridge completely vanished behind clouds of heavy drizzle. I liked the light through the distant tree line and the brooding clouds.
The bare bones…
This dead tree struck me by its elegance. I liked the simplicity of the scene from the sky through to the surroundings.
Emu and the hill…
Yesterday we went looking for a waterfall I’d read about at Sailors Falls near Daylesford. When we arrived there was no water, doh!! We decided to keep going and spotted this hill at Newlyn in the Shire of Hepburn. The landscape is reasonably flat with these occasional beautiful curves. Another day of dramatic clouds and contrasts with a few surprises including a very curious (and tall) Emu!
A sunrise and ‘Skippy’!
It’s been a week of freezing cold overnight temperatures and the most amazing sunrises. This sunrise was taken on Thursday with a 70-300 mm lens, I believe the temperature was about -4 C. The distant ridge is one I see almost everyday and am fascinated by its varying silhouettes in different lights – Thursday was perfect if not a little surreal! I went back today (you can view my other images on my recently created Facebook page – Lisa Kimmorley Photography) and found another individual waiting for the warmth of the sunrise!
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