On Saturday 7th of Febuary 2009, Melbourne temperatures hit a record high of 46.4 °C (115.5 °F) the hottest temperature ever recorded in an Australian capital city, humidity was as low as 6% and winds in excess of 100km were recorded. At 11:20 the first fires were spotted by the time they were extinguished over a month and a half later 173 people had died, 3,500 buildings were destroyed and 4500 km² 450,000 ha (1,100,000 acres) were burnt. The amount of energy released during the firestorm in the Kinglake-Marysville area was equivalent to the amount of energy released by 1,500 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs. Six months on I visited the forests above Marysville and disturbing as it is thought I would share a few before and after shots of some waterfalls I visited. Cumberland Falls / Before After Upper Cumberland Falls / Before After (note that even the moss next to a water course has been burnt off the rocks) Cora Lynn Falls / Before After The scale of this disaster on a human and natural level is hard to comprehend. Hopefully one day I’ll get to re-shoot these locations after they have fully regenerated. Trav
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Lightning over the Yarra Valley just before sunrise, Victoria, Australia. / © Ern Mainka
Healesville-Yarra Glen Road, Varra Valley. Canon 5Dii / Canon 24-105 f4L USM / Cokin ND8 soft grad Yep. Colour version of the previous image.
Took this shot today (25/6/09) at Cement Creek is about 10 minutes outside of Warburton in the Yarra Valley. Beautiful little spot which is very popular with photographers but hopefully I’ve found a new angle on it here. Camera: Canon EOS 5D mkII / Lens: EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM @ 16mm / Filter: UV / ISO: 100 / Shutter Speed: 30sec / Aperture: f/22 / WB: Auto / Exposure Compensation: – 1/3rd of a stop / When: 4:50pm on 25/6/09 To check out other shots from this area see my Yarra Ranges gallery. For more waterfall shots check out my Waterfalls gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
i love the colour of the sand in this shot and the big green rocks. The Toorongo River
Kangaroo Ground looking toward Mount St Leonard, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia. © Ern Mainka
I was getting in the car to leave, when this showed up… Mt Toolebewong, Yarra Valley
The air tastes so good on a day like this.. I was lucky to get airborne in another balloon on this spectacular morning. Our flight path took us over the beautiful Yarra Valley in Victoria, dawn’s golden fingers spread out to warm the valley below as the mist was rising from the chilly lowlands. Our craft drifted in suspended dreaminess through the perfect magic of the morning..
Another in the series on Straw Bales. I promise this is the last ( for now anyway). This is out by Kangaroo Ground.
early Holden as a taxi. Taken at Gembrook.
A selection of lovely old Holdens including a 1969 Monaro (middle) and an LH Torana. / Taken at Gembrook with a Nikon d40X.
A rare foray for me into the World of editing “panos”. / Shot at Maroondah Dam, Yarra Valley. VIC. A day in the valley with fun fellow bubbler Harra / Canon 400D w/w Sigma 10-20mm lens.
Tesselaar Tulip Festival Silvan, Oct 2009 / As Is / Canon 40D / Canon EF 70-300mm / f/5.6; 1/640 sec; ISO 125; FL 300mm Featured in The Woman Photographer
1949 FJ Holden with a lovely little caravanette attached. / Taken at Gembrook, Victoria.
A tribute to a lovely friend ‘o’ mine who took me to this special place, so I thought I’d let everyone see how beautiful it is!
Taken somewhere at the Yarra Valley, on a Nikon D200, with a sigma 70-300 mm lens. I hope to get back to this place soon if I am able to and get some more of these shots.
lovely restored caravan hooked up to a Chev. / Seen at the Gembrook Community hall.
This tunnel was put in place to divert the Yarra River for gold mining activities that were going on around the area in the late 1800’s. Taken on a Nikon D200, ISO 100, Sigma 10-20 @ 14mm
Regeneration side by side with a less fortunate grass tree. / Healesville, Victoria – 11/11/09. Remembrance Day. / It may seem odd to some that I’m posting work like this – but going to locations like these, documenting what I see, is a timely reminder (for myself) to be prepared & vigilant this summer. / Proceeds from all sales of this images will be donated to the CFA.
a 3 shot, 1 stop, HDR Taken on a Nikon D200 with Nikkor 70-300 @ 95mm, in the Yarra Valley region
Taken at the Maroondah Spillway on a Nikon D200 with a Nikkor 18-200 lens
A place to display natural photographic art taken in the Yarra Valley and Ranges.
the idea of our group is to share the beauty of the forests,
streams, nature and wildlife as well rustic bridges and buildings within the Yarra Valley and Ranges.
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