I’d never been to the Stirling Ranges before this particular day. I knew all about Bluff Knoll, but what I didn’t know about was all the other peaks. It is a wonder place to drive through, and one I want to spend a lot more time exploring, especially in the fading or rising light.
Unfortunately, I was just eating it while out on this particular shoot. Hard. When I leave the camera alone for too long I feel like I’ve forgotten how to capture landscaped. It’s like I’m doing little more than just pointing the camera and clicking away to get enough shots to make a decent sized panorama. I can’t express how wrong it feels. This final shot is just a small section of one such larger panorama. I made stupid mistakes with the big shot, disappointing myself to no end. To deal with some of these, I had to crop it right down to the section you see, like a surgeon cutting away cancer.
From here, I started to play with the mood a bit. Standing out there, looking into the sun and over the view I remember one thing really clearly: the shadows. I just loved the way they were playing on the mountains to the left of the frame, and wanted to somehow capture them. Working it a bit at home helped bring back what I first saw when I picked the camera up to shoot the scene, and in the end, I really quite like the shot.
A return trip to the ranges is needed.
About Tim
I love landscapes and I love the mountains. Pretty simple really. I've always been interested in photography. My dad had an old camera that I wasn't allowed to play with for fear of breaking, but I'd often sneak it into my room anyway. I'd play with all the dials, look through the viewfinder, release the shutter, but I had no film. These days I don't need it.