Dog Rocks
Dog Rocks is located at Batesford near Geelong in Victoria, Australia.
WINNER of the 2008 Henry Lawson Festival of Arts photography bronze statuette for BEST PHOTOGRAPH OF THE EXHIBITION. Also WINNER of the OPEN COLOUR section.
Available for sale as Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

Sharon Hammond, 11 months ago
This is fabulous. Love the light – love the mood – love the pic
Christine Wilson, 11 months ago
love the light in this photo Dareen just stunning
DawsonImages, 11 months ago
gorgeous light
Craig Shillington, 11 months ago
YUM!!!! LOL WOW I could eat this eh ;) Seriously Darren, the colours in the sunset are amazing!! And it goes without saying what a wonderful tree you caught there too!! Awesome!!! Love the shadow play too :) VBS
Andy73, 11 months ago
This is amazing. Love the comp, lighting, colours, and everything else about it. Beautiful shot!
Helene Kippert, 11 months ago
Lovely light Darren
jodenecarlyle, 11 months ago
Geelong not only has a winning football club, but beautiful scenery to capture at nightfall.
Love the rock formation, looks like natures Japanese garden.
Beautiful colours Darren.
Neil Boucher, 11 months ago
Very nice Darren!
Carlo Cesar Ro..., 11 months ago
Picture perfect Darren! Congrats!
Samantha Cole-..., 11 months ago
This is lovely Darren… Great capture!
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11 months ago
Beautiful shot Darren!! The lighting and colours are fantastic, Well done!
Karen Cougan, 11 months ago
Darren that is stunning
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Steven Agius, 11 months ago
Stunning image, colour and compostion perfect.
Halcyon007, 11 months ago
Gorgeous Darren. The colours, the tree, the light – all gorgeous
googa, 11 months ago
Nice capture, well done.
KathyT, 11 months ago
Stunning capture of that famous tree Darren – the lighting is wonderful.
Gustav Nordlund, 11 months ago
Wonderful colors, great shot.
Antoine Dagobert, 11 months ago
Beautiful colors and composition!Fantastic shot Darren!
sherryn pitt, 11 months ago
fantastic shot, love the colours
lance leopold, 11 months ago
Magic place,love this shot,Darren!!
Rich Gale, 11 months ago
Beautiful light great composition well done.
Rich.
justlinda, 11 months ago
A beautiful landscape, stunningn colours and compositon!.
Damiend, 11 months ago
Superb landscape. Colour and light is awesome – well done
Andrew Edgar, 11 months ago
Beautiful colours, wonderful shot
Rivergirl, 11 months ago
Wow this is awesome Darren, just love it!
Torfinn Johann..., 11 months ago
WOW! Excellent shot. Lovely colours, and composition.
Heather Rivet..., 11 months ago
well done
Emma Anderson, 11 months ago
fantastic colours.
Crokus Label, 11 months ago
You really love trees… and I really love this shot… :)
Hiroko, 11 months ago
Awesome colours…
nick board, 11 months ago
Perfect, light and sky, tree and feel
hugo, 11 months ago
beaut photo Darren taken in great light conditions, lovely!!!
leapyearbrian, 11 months ago
Excellent comp wonderful lighting and sunset colours,super work.
velveteagle, 11 months ago
Darren this work of yours is fantastic.. great eye..
Jessica Tremp, 11 months ago
beautiful, the tree is almost dancing
rikkipaul, 11 months ago
When it comes to photographing trees, you’re on a branch of your own.
stunning.
regina, 11 months ago
GAWD#@*#%^!!!
I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT!!!!!!
>:(
Rosalie Dale IPA, 11 months ago
Yep – a winner!!!
aphoto4you, 10 months ago
great lanscape great DOF great exposure…
Roboftheland, 10 months ago
hey darren, how skilled in photoshop are you? I can never get my colours to “pop” like this. your photos are beautiful
KevinH, 10 months ago
wow! beautiful colours darren !
Antanas, 10 months ago
Great work …
Jennib, 10 months ago
Excellent, I love this, the composition , everything, very painterely.
nicolette, 10 months ago
extremely awsome work! I love the sky!
Halcyon007, 10 months ago
Deserved winner Darren. Will look good on our front page
CONGRATULATIONS
Kathie Nichols, 10 months ago
Congratulations Darren, a truly breathtaking capture!
Mark Tisdale, 10 months ago
OUTSTANDING!
Dakolina, 10 months ago
this is beautiful
itsallgoodamanda, 10 months ago
congrats to you job well done and a worthy winner
Cindy Perrinj..., 10 months ago
Congratulations Darren…Stunning image, well done!!!
Darren Stones, 10 months ago
Thanks folks. Think I owe that tree a hug.
Naomi Frost, 10 months ago
Congrats on the win.
Andy Harris, 10 months ago
congrats on the competition win… great photo, creates a true feeling of isolation, just that one tree and all the barren landscape behind… Lovely!
Heather Loster, 10 months ago
beautiful. this is so beautiful. i can’t get over it. great job.
Charlotte Ekelöf, 10 months ago
Congratulation for winning the tree contest ! Nice pic! Wonderful shadows and colours!
lareejc, 10 months ago
wow! Darren I see now why this was the winner! Very pretty colors, and just plain BEAUTIFUL!
Alexia Wardell, 10 months ago
Beautiful light, great color, I love the clouds.. it makes the photograph feel like it is moving. Great job.
Holly Werner, 10 months ago
Stunning!!
Christophe Testi, 10 months ago
Wow! Fantastic light.
GabrielK, 10 months ago
awesome shot Darren, love the sky and the way you included the tree and the rocks
Steve Bulford, 10 months ago
Wow…great shot! Great colours! Great composition!
Zigga, 10 months ago
Congrats Darren. Stunning Image.
Tony Elieh, 10 months ago
Superb photo
Sean Monaghan, 10 months ago
Fantastic an inspiration
Andrew Robertson, 10 months ago
Absolutely magical – beautiful lighting, colour and composition. Fantastic Darren.
Darren Stones, 9 months ago
Thanks everyone.
Feisty, 9 months ago
What an incredible shot! It is just superb!
Craig Hender, 9 months ago
Beautiful shot Darren, love the colours.
John Conway, 9 months ago
congrats on your win elsewhere with this Daz ( and happy birthday too) :-)
Momlee Bhattac..., 9 months ago
A visual feast! Awesome work. Love the interplay between the light and the shadows. Stunning work!
ELENNE BOOTHE, 9 months ago
SOME PLACE YOU CAN REALLY SIT AND THINK.
Min-Woo Bang, 9 months ago
beautiful!
Jeremy Harrington, 9 months ago
another brilliant shot.. you have a great portfolio
Michelle Boyer, 9 months ago
Great image- well done!
Jennifer Resemius, 9 months ago
stunning. the lighting and color are just breathtaking.
Jan Cartwright, 8 months ago
There aren’t enough superlatives to describe the beauty of the light in this image – guess that’s why a picture is worth a thousand of them. Fantastic immortalization of a gorgeous spot.
Yves Rubin, 8 months ago
Gorgeous light and tones, a beautiful tree scene!
Arzu, 8 months ago
stunning landscape, great light and shade…... Excellent work
GerryMac, 8 months ago
fantastic capture darren!
zeke7, 8 months ago
Awesome capture. Love the colors.
piclex, 8 months ago
Absolutely magic.
Daniel J. McCa..., 8 months ago
Simply beautiful. Fantastic lighting. Excellent capture.
Paul Gana, 8 months ago
oooohhhh what lighting
Helen Bascom, 8 months ago
Your work is always outstanding. This is just too beautiful to look at. Wow.
wanda lechene, 8 months ago
wow very beautiful i love it great work
checkma8, 8 months ago
nice work ….......
robert murray, 8 months ago
very nice shot Darren
studiofascino, 7 months ago
stunning shot!
David Iori, 7 months ago
Great work
Darren Stones, 7 months ago
Appreciate your comments folks.
Thank you to the buyer who purchased this image as a card on Jan 11 ‘08. Enjoy.
Deri Dority, 7 months ago
Simply stunning. A big wow from me.
StressieCat, 7 months ago
Absolutely stunning image!!!
Addie Cyrus, 7 months ago
STUNNING!
The tree is Spectacular in this photo and the light shows off it’s beauty….
Great Job and congrats on the sale….:-}
kcranmer, 7 months ago
Absolutely gorgeous and immediate fave!
Quigi, 7 months ago
Man, you’ve got some pretty fantastic work here!!
Steve Taylor, 7 months ago
Beautiful image
jlynn, 7 months ago
Fantastic sky, amazing tree, great composition,, Beautiful
Darren Stones, 7 months ago
Appreciate your comments folks.
coffeebean, 7 months ago
As everyone else thinks too and I agree wholeheartedly this is absolutely breathtakingly excellent.
ByrneFoto, 7 months ago
Stunning image Darren, perfection!
Peter Sharpe, 6 months ago
This is beautiful, have you not used anything artificial to get that result? looks beaut either way!
Irish, 6 months ago
WOW
Helen Bascom, 6 months ago
Beautiful work Darren. I love the golden tones on the left. Just gorgeous
Rosina Lamberti, 6 months ago
This is amazing.
Adam Cohen, 6 months ago
fantastic shot! vivid colors and stunning light
Meiko Janke, 6 months ago
He Darren,
I love your work and miss Melbourne so much. Now I’m back home and when I see a picture like that I wanna come back to Australia one day. Greetings from Berlin. Meiko
Lindsay Knowles, 6 months ago
Out of all your fantastic images. This is the best.
Vanessa Lima d..., 5 months ago
That’s a fantastic shot! :)
JOSEPH VALCOUR..., 5 months ago
fabulous work
Jo Hoden, 5 months ago
hug that tree,its a beautiful shot.
mooonrocks, 5 months ago
sweet image!
Keegan Wong, 5 months ago
Beautifully done!
robert murray, 5 months ago
great shot well done Darren
conilouz, 5 months ago
wow,, what an amazing shot,, great job
Tony Middleton, 5 months ago
wonderful light and composition Darren !
Karri Klawiter, 5 months ago
Breathtaking!
Maya -, 5 months ago
Simply stunning!
STRINGER, 4 months ago
Ik vind dit mooi in het midden liggen, tussen de overdreven plaatjes van dames in allerlei ongemakkelijke houdingen en de foto’s van naturisten die volleyball spelen.
conilouz, 4 months ago
beautiful!! great shot
Darren Stones, 4 months ago
Thanks to the buyer who purchased this image as a matted print on 17/4/2008. Enjoy.
John Dekker, 4 months ago
brilliant composition, and the lighting is just superb
Katja Klages, 4 months ago
Too good to be true… Awesome !!!!
KBSImages, 4 months ago
Breathtaking!!!! Your work is Amazing!!!
Curtiss Simpson, 4 months ago
Wow awesome light and color, beautiful !!!
Miron Abramovici, 3 months ago
I am afraid of using any adjective now, so I will just favorite this!
darrylfowler, 3 months ago
great lighting and colours..
well done..
Matt Mawson, 3 months ago
Congratulations on the Henry Lawson prize, Darren. This is beautiful.
Anthony Mancuso, 3 months ago
congratulations Darren on your prestigious win. It’s a truely stunning image. So very well done!!
Darren Post, 3 months ago
Absolutely stunning work Darren.
Cheryl Ribeiro, 3 months ago
congratulations Darren on your win, love the light in this beautiful image.
Kristina Kitch..., 3 months ago
well one darren, you so deserve it, keep up the magnificent work.
Globalphotos, 3 months ago
Wonderful image, congrats on your success, they have great taste :))
Darren Stones, 3 months ago
Thanks everyone. Appreciate your comments. Cheers.
Kathryn Potempski, 3 months ago
I am yet to go to Dog Rock Darren,now I no I must get there asap.
this is amazing well done
funkyfacestudio, 3 months ago
Gorgeous light and colors…..just lovin that tree.
Mahjabeen Mankani, 3 months ago
breathtaking. beautiful.
jodenecarlyle, 2 months ago
Grenfell judges have good taste.
Congratulations Darren on winning the Bronze statuette at the
Henry Lawson Festival.
Dog Rocks will always be your signature photograph.
Holly Werner, 2 months ago
Excellent image.
Nancy Vice, 2 months ago
theres no denying its a wonner :) gorgeous. love the tree and the “fast moving” sky :)
Joey Visser, 2 months ago
excellent, love the vibrant colors!
Alf Caruana, 2 months ago
wow this is beautifull work and well deserved with winning the bronze
Larry Varley, 2 months ago
beautiful work
Tara Sheffer-A..., 2 months ago
Absolutely stunningly beautiful!!!!!!!!!
shanmclean, about 1 month ago
spectacular shot. well deserving winner
chasingsooz, about 1 month ago
Darren, our entire gallery is impressive. I must admit, I thought I already had you on my watchlist as I was aware of your talent.
This work is absolutely stunning.
SNAPPYDAVE, about 1 month ago
a stunning piece did you alter it in any way ?
David Firth, about 1 month ago
This is the best peice I’ve ever seen. Such magnificent mix of light, colour, and shadow.
Alan Findlater, about 1 month ago
Really good work well done
Cathy Cavolo, about 1 month ago
Lovely shot darren.
Crystal Zacharias, about 1 month ago
beautiful colors in this capture! Well done
jgmart, about 1 month ago
The blue and gold colors in this are amazing!
Jan Piller, about 1 month ago
Very beautiful image!
Stephen Chapple, about 1 month ago
Stunning, perfect in every way!
Squealia, about 1 month ago
Great image, lovely
Tara Sheffer-A..., about 1 month ago
I can clearly understand why this won! Excellent work!!!
Robin Robb, about 1 month ago
So beautiful. Can’t put into words. Wonderful.
GINGER BARRITT, about 1 month ago
No wonder it won! Beautiful.
Mitch85, 29 days ago
Very good. I love that sunset on the side of the photo.
Daniel Fitzgerald, 29 days ago
Well worthy of the win, sensational shot!
Laurie Puglia, 27 days ago
Really Awesome Picture Darrin! My husband Peter says he wants to move here :)
laurie
whitehorse, 16 days ago
Gorgeous – well done on the awards too
Geraldine Lefoe, 9 days ago
Just had to have another look at this stunning image Darren – congratulations on your well-deserved win, this is gorgeous