Towards the end of the year the opportunity arose for a photographic journey through Western Australia. Ordinarily travelling right across the other side of the country would be an extravagance, but this was something I’d been dreaming about for decades. With family in Perth offering a base, it all suddenly came together and before I quite knew what was happening the plane was taking off.
With winter upon us once more I decided to try and manage at least one snow trip and hopefully add to my High Country Mountain Huts collection. First up was Mount Buller. Having scouted the mountain a few times over the years, I decided to brave the conditions and the fees once more and this time to attempt a dawn shoot. By 3am I was in the lower carpark having been directed to a nice slot by a friendly attendant. (Do these guys ever sleep? Now that’s dedication).
This series of images is the result of two trips. The first was a dip into South Australia. Our boy (aged eight) had become interested in caves, so we hatched a plan to find some that boasted stalactites and stalagmites. Only a few hours drive away we came across Princess Margret Rose Cave right on the Victorian border, but photographically speaking had considerably more luck at Tantanoola Cave in South Australia. He loved the place and didn’t want to leave.
It’s been a couple of months since my last blog because it’s taken that long to find enough time to work on the images in this series. Being detail oriented, and probably obsessive, I can easily spend two days solid processing a single photograph to bring it up to a standard that is ready for huge prints.
Firstly let me wish everyone a Happy New Year. I hope you got through the holiday period and emerged unscathed into the bright new world of 2019. It’s been a bit of whirlwind of activity here, but I find myself with a moment of peace just now to catch up on this blog. As usual I’ll try to describe, at least briefly, the trips that lead to these images.
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