{"id":148,"date":"2019-03-03T09:42:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T09:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chockstonephotos.com\/?p=148"},"modified":"2020-08-08T04:39:08","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T04:39:08","slug":"glass-house-mountains-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chockstonephotos.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/03\/glass-house-mountains-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Glass House Mountains & More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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It\u0393\u00c7\u00d6s been a couple of months since my last blog because it\u0393\u00c7\u00d6s\ntaken that long to find enough time to work on the images in this series. Being\ndetail oriented, and probably obsessive, I can easily spend two days solid\nprocessing a single photograph to bring it up to a standard that is ready for\nhuge prints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Knowing that I tend to be very selective, avoiding pulling\nthe camera out unless the scene really speaks to me and returning again and\nagain until the light is perfect. Even then I\u0393\u00c7\u00d6m ruthless with the delete button,\noften discarding work that took days and dollars to capture. So to come back\nfrom a ten day photography trip with this many keepers is quite satisfying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The inspiration for this 5000km drive came from the\nrealisation that I hadn\u0393\u00c7\u00d6t really explored the Glass House Mountains near\nBrisbane yet, despite their popularity. I\u0393\u00c7\u00d6d climbed there long ago as a young\nman, and returned for the odd hike, but what I wanted was a photograph that\nshowed off their grandeur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I finally arrived, after driving across three states, I\nknew in my mind that I wanted to shoot long and include the full mountain\nrange. I spent the first day scouting lookouts and walking up a couple of the\nmore accessible peaks, before narrowing my choices down to two compositions;\nOne Tree Hill and Wild House Mountain lookout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With limited time, I allowed myself one day on each, staying\nfrom dawn to dusk each time to maximise potential. I\u0393\u00c7\u00d6m a sucker for a good\n\u0393\u00c7\u00a3lone tree\u0393\u00c7\u00a5 image and I can see why this scene is popular with local wedding parties;\nhowever I was totally blown away by the majesty that presented itself on the\nnext day atop Wild House Mountain. The view towards the Glass House range is\nspectacular under normal conditions, but adding a dramatic storm and the\nsetting sun right on cue \u0393\u00c7\u00f4 well it\u0393\u00c7\u00d6s a recipe for landscape photography heaven.\nWhat a glorious sight, worth all the effort and expense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before leaving the Brisbane area and heading south again, I\nhad a chance to try to a mangrove tree image. I\u0393\u00c7\u00d6d explored the Moreton Bay area\non the way up and had already invested some precious dawns into it, but figured\nI had one last one to spare. As luck would have it, the effort paid off and I\ncame away with great light, but it\u0393\u00c7\u00d6s probably the fun dodging the tide that\nI\u0393\u00c7\u00d6ll remember the most. Living inland, the idea of wading out into the ocean\nwith a camera is something of a novelty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obviously the trip there and back took days, so I tried to\nplan each sunrise and sunset along the way. Driving at night and scouting in\nthe dark was a useful approach, and it was on one such adventure that I came\naway with the picture of Dunns Swamp overlooking the Cudgegong River in Wollemi\nNational Park, not far from Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scrambling up Pagoda rock formations in the dark might seem\na strange thing to do, but the moon was quite bright so that made it easier to\npick out potential compositions. The cicadas echoed loudly as I searched,\nexploring the river from low and high vantage points. There are several phone\napps (Photo Pills, TPE, etc.) that will tell you exactly where the sun will be\nat any location and point in time. Using these tools, I was setup ready and\nwaiting when the first light of a new day filled the valley with colour. Superb!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I should also mention my Mount Kaputar photo because the\nsummit view is remarkable taking in the Grattai Wilderness and Moree to the\nnorth, Liverpool Ranges and Boomi Creek to the east and the vast plains of\nNingadhun to the west. What’s more, you get all of this from a lookout you can\ndrive right up to. Be aware, however, the said drive, whilst sealed, isn’t for\nthe faint of heart. At least at the time of writing this there’s a few places\nwhere two cars cannot pass each other and something of a death plunge one side.\nTake it slow and turn your lights on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the final leg home I stopped, as many do, in Gundagai to\nrefuel and break up the journey. The hour was late already, so I did what I\u0393\u00c7\u00d6ve\ndone many times before, and tried to make something out of their railway\ntrestle bridge for sunset. It\u0393\u00c7\u00d6s one of those places that just says \u0393\u00c7\u00a3photograph\nme\u0393\u00c7\u00a5, and yet despite probably a dozen attempts I\u0393\u00c7\u00d6d nothing really to show for\nit. This time, however, I believe my luck changed, giving me one last keeper\nfor the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So that about wraps it up. I hope, as always, that you find\ntime in your own lives to steal some peace and maybe explore the outdoors. The\nexperience, however brief, is sure to provide contentment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good night, dear readers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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