Wollemi National Park, Mountain Lagoon, NSW, Australia

Jeremy Harrington

Wollemi National Park, Mountain Lagoon, NSW, Australia

I ventured up to Mountain Lagoon in the Blue Mountains of NSW today to head into the exquisite Wollemi National Park to check out the sights..
The national park is the 2nd largest national park in NSW and is home to the famous Wollemi Pine that has existed since prehistoric times. The Wollemi National Park is located about 129km northwest of Sydney..
The blue tinge to the mountains in the distance comes from the gases given off by the eucalyptus trees and is what gives the mountain ranges their name.

This particular shot is an HDR comprised of 7 shots taken from the top of a cliff looking west over the mountain ranges towards an oncoming storm.

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Settings
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Nikon 18-55mm Nikkor Kit Lens
Date: 24/03/2007
Time: 4:45pm
Focal Length: 18mm
Shutter Range: 1/800 to 1/13
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 200

Wollemi National Park, Mountain Lagoon, NSW, Australia belongs to the following groups:

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Wollemi National Park, Mountain Lagoon, NSW, Australia by Jeremy Harrington
  • Bones

    Bones

    Holy shit, this is amazing, excuse the language but thats what I said aloud when I saw it.

  • Matthew Stewart

    Matthew Stewart

    Oh wow, nice HDR there Jeremy. 7 Shots you say? Fantastic, might have to try this myself.

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Cheers Matthew! Yep 7 shots in total, 3 either side of the automatically generated shutter speed at my chosen aperture..

  • Gaurav Dhup

    Gaurav Dhup

    Beautiful!

  • Craig Goldsmith

    Craig Goldsmith

    Awesome shot, love the use of HDR, the sky is gorgeous. And the hills really pop.

  • Michelle Legg

    Michelle Legg

    WOW – what a stunning photo. I really love the beams of light, the clouds and the rolling green hills. You must have had a great day out.
    Nice work Jeremy

  • Irene Burdell

    Irene Burdell

    Stunning scenery and a fabulous shot Jeremy.

  • Ciska

    Ciska

    wow, what a breathtaking view, well captured

  • David Iori

    David Iori

    Great Shot Jeremy

  • Marilyn Harris

    Marilyn Harris

    Stunning capture Jeremy. Wonderful country, The Wollemi!

  • Tina Hogg

    Tina Hogg

    Glorious! I didn’t understand a word about 7 shots, but whatever you did it worked!
    Stunning! It reminds me of the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe looking over to Mozambique – presumably a little safer though!

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Thanks very much Tambala, the thing with 7 shots is that it is an HDR (high dynamic range) image, which means you take a series of photographs of the same scene at different exposures and merge them into one single image, this gives more detail and more shades of lighting to the image..

  • Matt Halls

    Matt Halls

    Great result there Jeremy with those extra hdr shots. Well exposed sky and excellent viewpoint.

  • Tina Hogg

    Tina Hogg

    Thanks for the explanation! If and when the grey weather lifts, I will try this out!

  • LindaR

    LindaR

    lovely work ~ so cool to read your description of the blue tinge is the eucalyptus trees

  • SharonAHenson

    SharonAHenson

    Amazing shot…well done in HDR….simply beautiful !

  • odarkeone

    odarkeone

    Great shot
    HDR you say 7 shots total I assume using a tripod ??
    How do you set the exposer ??

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Thanks mate.. Yeh I used a tripod and after autofocusing i switch to manual focus to prevent wandering, then to set the exposure, because i dont have auto exposure bracketing, i go to manual mode and change the shutter speed by 3 clicks for each photo.. so for example, take the base photo, then adjust the shutter speed up by 3 clicks, take the next photo, go up 3 clicks, take another shot, and so on until i get the 3 shots with a quicker shutter speed, and 3 with a slower shutter speed..

  • Magee

    Magee

    A wonderful result Jeremy. Well done!

  • eltotton

    eltotton

    Oh, Jeremy this is fabulous. What a grand landscape. A wonderful capture. Truly beautiful. Wow!!!

  • eltotton

    eltotton

    As I look at this again it has a 3C quality. What you did was fantastic. I love it.

  • hilarydougill

    hilarydougill

    Absolutely fantastic capture, wondrous imagery, great perspective, wondrous natural colours and into my favourites it goes.

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    breathtaking

  • umauma

    umauma

    No place like the Blue Mountains and you’ve captured this scene beautifully…Gods’ own country, mate!

  • Robin Webster

    Robin Webster

    What a gorgeous landscape Jeremy! Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • wonka001

    wonka001

    What an excelent landscape photo, nice colors and very dramatic sky. nice work.

  • Walter Colvin

    Walter Colvin

    Fantastic photo, great work Jermy,

  • Curtiss Simpson

    Curtiss Simpson

    Beautiful light and color love the view leading into the dramatic sky !

  • mikeloughlin

    mikeloughlin

    Awesome capture.

  • Tony Fallon

    Tony Fallon

    Lovely HDR. It really draws out the detail and colours in the foreground too.

  • zfollweiler

    zfollweiler

    Amazing shot! The mountain ranges are so majestic!

  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso

    nice work Jeremy

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

  • michaelfromoz

    michaelfromoz

    Great reward for all the effort you have put in

  • tjmimagery

    tjmimagery

    Fantastic result, very well done.

  • Tara Brownett

    Tara Brownett

    oooo stunning!!

  • odarkeone

    odarkeone

    Thanks Jeremy for that info I will try some shots to morrow
    regards
    Gary

  • Catherine Davis

    Catherine Davis

    Great photo. You must be happy with that!

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    It’s such a beautiful, colorful landscape, nice shot !

  • masterpiececreations

    masterpiececre...

    Got to love the HDR, beautiful image, well done!

  • cherokee

    cherokee

    you certainly took a fab shot here,wonderful

  • Beth Mills

    Beth Mills

    I thought I’d never get to the comment box!! Three dimensional, like those old glasses you could buy!! Clever manipulation of camera and prints. Did ypu use photo shop?

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Thanks a lot! I used Photomatix Pro to merge the images to HDR and then tone map the final image

  • Steven Sandner

    Steven Sandner

    Stunning shot, love the framing and the processing! great work!

  • Paul Henderson Smith

    Paul Henderso...

    Brilliant lighting and detail. Nice shot!

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    perfect…

  • Steven Sandner

    Steven Sandner

    Subtle and masterful, amazingly done. Just brilliant work!

  • kcranmer

    kcranmer

    Gorgeous landscape and wonderful treatment!

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Wow this is stunning!

  • incredibleting

    incredibleting

    Epic shot, I’ve been bugging my parents about taking me to Australia. It’s so beautiful.

  • jerry alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    amazing shot mate!

  • coffeebean

    coffeebean

    Beautifully composed scene, great textures in this beautiful photo.

  • Tracey-Anne Pryke

    Tracey-Anne Pryke

    all the above and stunning

  • Tracey-Anne Pryke

    Tracey-Anne Pryke

    nature at it’s best…well captured

  • TIMKIELY

    TIMKIELY

    YOU HAVENT LOST YOUR TOUCH JEREMY. WELL DONE

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    this is so wonderful – love the clouds!

  • Mui-Ling Teh

    Mui-Ling Teh

    Very stunning view. Love the colors and subtle sunrays.

  • Dennis Rubin IPA

    Dennis Rubin IPA

    beautiful lighting, Jeremy!

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