Sunday 10 August 2008

Winter


Canon 1ds III , 16-35mm f2.8 lens

Seems the winter slow down for photographers hasn't started yet. Two weeks ago we fitted new all terrain tyres to the Troopy, not knowing that we would in the nest couple of weeks test those tyres on a wide range of surfaces. Highways, freeways, sandy dirt trails, snow covered mountain tracks and muddy back roads we've been over them all.
Now I'm not suggesting for a moment that the outback photographer doesn't love variety, because I do. The problem is getting back to the studio and a huge backlog of work . Not to mention emails, boy do they mount up if you're not on top of your game.

The shot above is photographed on a mountain track in Southern Victoria, in an area that is generally below the snow line and was recently ravaged by bush fire. Talk about mother nature handing out punishment, many of the trees along this road had been burnt badly during summer and are just starting to make new growth only to be covered in snow and ice and buffeted by gale force winds.


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