Lush by Alistair Wilson
Alistair Wilson

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This morning was my first visit to Cement Creek which I had seen many photos of before and I hope I did it some justice with my version. I took a few different angles of certain spots along the creek including one instance where I climbed a tree to get a good vantage point although that was obviously not this image! Was so glad this area didn’t get touched by the Black Saturday bushfires, after a breakfast stop at Warbuton I drove back up the mountain and took Acheron Way to Marysville and it was clear that the impact from the fires touched many areas close to this spot.

As a result of the fires that started on Saturday the 7th of February 2009 38% of the Yarra Ranges National Park was destroyed and slowly but surely many of the scenic spots in the park are starting to be rebuilt with new tracks and are being opened again to the public. Taken near Mount Donna Buang, Victoria, Australia

  1. Featured in the Atmospheric Land and Seascapes Group June 2010
  1. Featured in the Beauty of Nature Group June 2010
  1. Featured in the For the love of Canon Group June 2010
  1. Featured in the Canon DSLR Group June 2010
  1. Featured in the Landscape Photography Group June 2010

Settings

  1. Canon 40D, 10-22mm EFS. FL: 12 mm
  2. 25 seconds @ f11, ISO 100
  3. Cokin circular Polariser
  4. Adobe Lightroom 2

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About Alistair Wilson

Photography for me is an outlet, a way I can express myself through images rather than words. I look at the subjects I shoot from every possible angle that I can imagine and with the right light, the vision in my head becomes a reality. My passion for it began after high school and over the past several years it has become my release, my way of seeing from a different perspective..

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Tags

buang, cement, creek, donna, mount, rainforest, ranges, temperate, water, yarra

Comments

  • Shelley Warbrooke
    Shelley Warbrookealmost 2 years ago

    Wow Alistair this is one amazing shot mate!

  • Thanks Shelley, I quite liked this spot :)

    – Alistair Wilson

  • orchidrain
    orchidrainalmost 2 years ago

    beautiful shot, certainly did it justice!

  • Thanks Briarlee, too kind

    – Alistair Wilson

  • Petehamilton
    Petehamiltonalmost 2 years ago

    Justice served, WELL and truly young man :-))) I am going to dub you ‘Young Jedi’, it you dont mind? I’ve cracked 40, so I’m allowed to call you young LOL :-) Always look forward to seeing your work Alistair, very inspiring Mate :-)))

  • Thanks Pete, that’s find with me although I wish I was as wise as a Jedi and had a cool lightsaber to go with that wisdom! Thanks for the comment

    – Alistair Wilson

  • DubPhoto
    DubPhotoalmost 2 years ago

    looks like a beautiful spot, you captured it well

  • Thanks man

    – Alistair Wilson

  • Phil Thomson IPA
    Phil Thomson IPAalmost 2 years ago

    Sheer paradise, superbly photographed, Alistair! An outstanding image!!!!

  • Thanks very much Phil, I was happy with this one. Reminded me a lot of Marysville before Black Saturday so I felt very much at home, was quite emotional

    – Alistair Wilson

  • JimSanders
    JimSandersalmost 2 years ago

    Well done!
    I really appreciate you sharing your settings, these ones are hard to light like this.

  • Thanks mate, yeah it’s always difficult when one little white patch is so bright and the surrounding area so dark! Manual exposure is the only choice especially in these conditions where sometimes av at f8 will shoot for 5 seconds and then the next shot 20 seconds! It’s quite easy for the camera to get fooled and it finds it very hard to meter properly

    – Alistair Wilson

  • Glenn Stephenson
    Glenn Stephensonalmost 2 years ago

    You certainly did this justice Al, well done. You’re giving me a tour of my own back yard- I’m going to have to get out there more.

  • Cheers mate, can’t believe how close these spots are to Melbourne. It’s fantastic

    – Alistair Wilson

  • Elaine Short
    Elaine Shortalmost 2 years ago

    Absolutely beautiful :)

  • Thankyou Elaine

    – Alistair Wilson

  • Garth Smith
    Garth Smithalmost 2 years ago

    Great shot Alistair, its nearly too perfect, almost looks like a TV set.

  • Thanks Garth, I was astonished by the clarity of the little rock in the river when I processed the photo it, almost looks like I put it there in photoshop or something..

    – Alistair Wilson

  • cameron meggs
    cameron meggsalmost 2 years ago

    Magnificent!!

  • Thanks Cameron

    – Alistair Wilson