Light from the Gaze
Gulaga National Park - part 2
Posted by Stephen (Canberra, Australia) on 23 February 2012 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
The trail to the summit of Gulaga - passing one of the giant granite boulders that are a feature of the mountain side.
There are several types of rainforest on the mountain. Here, on the drier slopes, we are working our way along the path between stands of tall eucalypt forest. Around the many little streams, we also pass groves of lush tree ferns.
The trail follows an old mining track. There was a gold rush on the mountain in the late 1800s when miners extracted alluvial gold.
Nikon D5000 1/320 second F/8.0 ISO 400 16 mm (35mm equiv.) |
Bettina from Los Angeles, United States
I remember seeing endless ferns in New Zealand. This is a beautiful spot to walk!
23 Feb 2012 5:27am
Nicou from Sion, Switzerland
L'immense rocher couvert de mousse avec le petit personnage, quel effet et cadrage, super.
belle journée
23 Feb 2012 6:11am
Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Nice pov, or were you leaning to catch your breath !
23 Feb 2012 7:55am
@Doug: Thanks, Doug. Yes, a good leaning spot. Stopping for a photo was a good excuse for a rest!
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
I like this composition with the rock in the front ground
23 Feb 2012 8:01am
Sebastien from Geneva, Switzerland
Nice composition! The walker seems smaller along this big rock.
23 Feb 2012 8:30am
jpla from St Barthélémy d, France
l'emploi du grand angle est judicieux ! je te souhaite une agréable journée
JP
23 Feb 2012 8:39am
peter.K from blue mountains, Australia
nice starting image for your trek, all the best...
23 Feb 2012 9:56am
kiwisa from North Shore, New Zealand
Is there still gold in them hills? I heard on the news today that a very large pink diamond was found in western Australia. One can just dream of such a find.
23 Feb 2012 10:12am
@kiwisa: Alas, no more gold. A trip out West in search of diamonds might be more worthwhile!
Tede from Aubenas 07, France
Magnificent place for the ride. Splendid shot. Good day.
23 Feb 2012 10:16am
Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain
Yours friend wonderful country! Lush vegetation in a desert place and the other ... A pending trip for me! A photograph gives me the desire to travel to Australia! Best regards, Adela
23 Feb 2012 12:58pm
Laur from Clermont-Ferrand, France
Bel endroit pour la randonnée et les chasseurs d'image !
23 Feb 2012 1:01pm
Phil David Morris, 2012 from Saskatoon, New York, Canada
Such a beautiful trail and the boulder is just magnificent bringing all the magnificent
art of nature through to your photo !~
23 Feb 2012 1:54pm
Jason Politte from Conway, AR, United States
Excellent framing and DOF, Stephen - love the inclusion of the hiker!
23 Feb 2012 1:58pm
Karen Politte from Conway, United States
great framing here, Stephen! Well done!!
23 Feb 2012 3:01pm
Sam from Chennai, India
Beautiful frame. Wonderful composition. Love the rock in the foreground. :)
23 Feb 2012 3:40pm
Mariana M. from Waterloo, Canada
wonderful compo with super rendering of the foreground !
23 Feb 2012 4:13pm
Slackwater Don from Spokane, United States
A fine shot of this unusual rock formation. I like the hiker in the shot of scale and interest.
23 Feb 2012 5:38pm
Scene by Sharon Photography from Kingston, Ontario, Canada
lovely textures!
You have certainly posted some wonderful shots while I have been absent. I look forward to catching up soon. :)
23 Feb 2012 5:59pm
Mhelene from Paris, France
Very beautiful composition . It must smell very good witk eucalypt !
23 Feb 2012 6:01pm
Rick from Toronto, Canada
Excellent framing and a beautiful location that has me wanting to hike it NOW. I'm looking forward to this climb and series, Stephen.
23 Feb 2012 6:13pm
RBL from Oxford, United States
Nice frame and details in the textures, especially the moss. Nice to see you are travelling with others up the mountain. Thank you for you kind comment on my blog today.
23 Feb 2012 6:26pm
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
A wonderful primal feel to the shot Stephen! Nicely captured! ;-)
23 Feb 2012 7:14pm
Dokmateo from Madrid, Spain
Excellent framing...great perspective! Such a beautiful place I guess for treking!
23 Feb 2012 7:40pm
franz from Baden, Austria
fantastic dof and details - the moss, the texture of the rock, the leaves in the distance ... just great !!
23 Feb 2012 7:59pm
Williams from East LaHave, Nova Scotia, Canada
Bold & beautiful. The hiker looks dwarfed by the surroundings. I love how this frame asks "what's around the next bend?"
23 Feb 2012 8:27pm
@Williams: Thanks, Paul, Yes - a sense of 'what's around the next bend' is exactly what I was seeking to create with this framing.
thami from Fès, Morocco
Magnifique endroit qui se prête bien à la balade et à la découverte! J'aime bien ton premier plan, sa ligne courbe et sa matière!
23 Feb 2012 9:12pm
Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States
Beautiful detail of the boulder, the colors and the moss. Those ferns are amazing. They are just beautiful! Great shot!
23 Feb 2012 9:18pm
London Caller from United Kingdom
We have lots of monkeys in our tropical rainforest in Malaysia?
So what can you find in yours?
Koalas? Maybe?
Did you get any koala shots?
23 Feb 2012 9:43pm
@London Caller: Birds rule the mountain, LC. Hundreds of species of birds. I saw a swamp wallaby. Although they are shy animals, you might also see snakes or lizards, wombats, possums, platypus and echidnas. And yes – maybe even a koala!
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Beautifully composed with this PoV! I love the detail and texture captured in the lichen on the boulder and the yellow flowers that stand out nicely along the trail.
23 Feb 2012 10:27pm
janina from Melbourne, Australia
...man and his walking stick...the lichen tells me something! ;OD
24 Feb 2012 12:55am
Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom
great frame and I love the texture of the lichen and moss on the rock
24 Feb 2012 2:59am
JMS* from CHONBURI, Thailand
Excellent cadrage qui donne envie de suivre son effort!
24 Feb 2012 3:07am
Don Levesque from Saint John, Canada
Love the angle! Beautiful colours and textures!
Well done Stephen!
25 Feb 2012 1:16pm