My neck of the woods.  by George Petrovsky
George Petrovsky

My neck of the woods. by

When the sun came out the other day, I went for a drive to the Burragorang Valley Lookout. Where I currently live is shown by a small yellow dot above the word me in the central picture. I don’t how well you will be able to see it. The little yellow dot above that is where the Lookout is located. The top right picture is the view looking South-West from there, I’ll be posting my picture of it later.
Up in the top LH corner is the picture of the old Burragorang Guest house, with a little yellow dot showing the location of the “Flying Guest” I recently posted.

The pictures along the LH side of the display show some pictures of the Warragamba Dam under construction. This is highly significant to me, as my Dad was a worker in its construction when we came to Australia in 1949. I must go and revisit the Dam and get some updated pictures of it.

Nikon D80, Sigma 17-70mm OS lens @ 19mm, 1/60 sec @ f3.20, ISO 100 Pattern metering, Auto exposure and WB. Cropped and processed in PS Elements 3. Yes, you can see the distortion in the lens. I tried using a circular polarising filter to reduce the reflections, but without success.

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About George Petrovsky

An old photographer and his dog trying to come to grips with what turns an ordinary photograph into a worthwhile picture. (For whom?) Perhaps strive to take a worthwhile photograph in the first place? The digital darkroom is a creative, fascinating place. Now, if only I could learn to use it and the cameras I have properly……

Now, you know all my stuff is Copyright. If you try and pinch any of it, I’ll jump through your screen and rip your bloody arms off!

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australia, nsw, sydney, world heritage, water supply, burragorang valley, warragamba dam, george petrovsky

Comments

  • Warren. A. Williams
    Warren. A. Wil...4 months ago

    Interesting.

  • Thanks Warren – I don’t know how much detail can be seen. :)george

    – George Petrovsky

  • kamaljeet kaur
    kamaljeet kaur4 months ago

    Nice to read this George! Thanks for sharing !

  • Thank you Kamal, my pleasure to share. :)george

    – George Petrovsky

  • Kate Adams
    Kate Adams4 months ago

    Interesting reading George!

  • Thanks Kate, glad you dropped in for a look. :)george

    – George Petrovsky

  • SharonD
    SharonD4 months ago

    Well there should be no excuses for not getting some nice landscape pics then George,lol.

  • Thanks Sharon – I’ll see what I can do for you! :)george

    – George Petrovsky

  • Colleen2012
    Colleen20124 months ago

    Interesting and unusual idea. Very well done.
    Love Colleen2012

  • Thanks Colleen – I don’t know how well or how large this comes up on various screens, so I’m glad you like it! :) george

    – George Petrovsky

  • Phil Woodman
    Phil Woodman4 months ago

    George, we must go there (Burragorang Valley) one day soon.

  • Perhaps after you/ve recovered from Junee? Give me a hoy on b-mail when you do Phil, we could meet up if you want. :)george

    – George Petrovsky