snowgum dreaming

Tony Middleton

snowgum dreaming

From the high plains to the deserts – the Eucalyptus is botanically iconic to Australia. With over 700 species ranging from stunted shrubs in the arid regions to the tallest flowering plant on the planet, their diversity is as grand as their stature. Most species are not frost or cold tolerant (temps down to -5C) though there is one species that lives in the alps of the mainland affectionately known as the ’snow gum’. (Eucalyptus pauciflora ). Whilst three other cold tolerant species exist in the highlands of central Tasmania. Growing as woodlands or open woodlands from 1300m-1800m ASL in Tasmania,Victoria and New South Wales where they form the altitudinal limit of the tree line.

The ’snow gum’ can become a gnarled old warrior as it eeks out an existance in poor soil with short growing seasons in harsh climates. Sometimes shedding bark revealing bright green,yellow or even orange-red under bark. It certainly makes for a brilliant dash of colour particularly in the snow. When in these alpine regions I often find it hard not to get ‘lost’ in their beauty and character and always find myself searching for those special individuals. Specimans with so much character that they speak for themselves.

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Alpine Australia, Australian Bush ☼ (aspects of Landscapes - ie No Macros please!), Fine Art of Landscape Photography, Gippsland, Victoria, Green!, Landscape and Abstract Photography, Landscape Photography, Medium and Large Format Film Photography, Melbourne & Victoria, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Mother Nature's Finest, Mountains and Mountain Light, Nature's Wonders, Shots in the Fog, The Fine Art of Photography, Trees - 2 images per day with trees as the focal point and Victorian Viewfinders
snowgum dreaming by Tony Middleton
snowgum dreaming by Tony Middleton
  • Matt Lauder

    Matt Lauder

    Wow.. fantastic shot Tony… now that one has to be printed big and hanging on your wall.

  • Tony Middleton replied

    Thanks Matt – just need to find some time and money :)

  • Christine Wilson

    Christine Wilson

    wow really love this looks like a painting

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks for stopping by Christine :)

  • Jared Revell

    Jared Revell

    beautiful Tony…and a wonderful description about the eucalyptus.

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Jared – it’s good to hear you appreciate it.

  • MattTworkowski

    MattTworkowski

    What a great image Tone,love everything about it

  • Tony Middleton replied

    cheers Matt – I’m glad you like it !

  • Denis Molodkin

    Denis Molodkin

    Wonderful work

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Denis !

  • louise

    louise

    Glorious depth of tone in this image Tony

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Louise – your comments are always highly respected :)

  • adgray

    adgray

    In the hush of the mist
    nothing seems to stir
    the low of a calf
    but hooves cannot be heard
    and who will live here now
    once the greenies have their word
    passed as the law of the land

    and the tiny alpine plants
    no longer see the sky
    strangled from their land
    as the bracken multiply
    note the underbrush
    is crunching tinder dry
    and there isn’t any rain for weeks

    then someone comes along
    with the view to walk the peaks
    he knows the way to go
    from the way he speaks
    but he’s been missing now
    for the best part of two weeks
    and the chopper has to circle all day long

    but then they see the smoke
    as it filters through the trees
    the rescue team’s alert
    his longed salvation he sees
    but the campfire’s not put out
    fanned by the summer breeze
    and suddenly the mountains are ablaze

    so you have to wonder why
    the mountains have been left
    after a centuries of care
    they now seem quite bereft
    victim to the fires
    engulfing field and cleft
    and leaving nothing precious to regrow

    I don’t think I’m the one
    to say the way to go
    I’m caught in the romance
    of living in the snow
    and living in the way
    that was done so long ago
    like the mountain men who cared for life up top

    ☼

    Pictures of our high country will always bring romantic poetic words to my mind! Perhaps I am Banjo reincarnated.
    Thank you! X♥X

  • Travis Easton

    Travis Easton

    the simple yet captivating beauty of trees

  • Tony Middleton replied

    cheers Trav – Trees might be simple yet so hard to photograph well IMO.

  • adgray

    adgray

    Pictures of our high country will always bring romantic poetic words to my mind! Perhaps I am Banjo reincarnated.

    This inspired my poem Up Top
    Thank you! ♥

  • Tony Middleton replied

    Thanks Alyssa – I’m speechless that it has inspired you to write such a piece ! :)

  • Andrew Bosman

    Andrew Bosman

    Well this is a bit special Tony!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    cheers, Bos – thanks for stopping by :)

  • Kelly J

    Kelly J

    Beautiful Tony!!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Kelly :)

  • helmutk

    helmutk

    Great shot Tony !

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks helmutk !

  • Stephen Williams

    Stephen Williams

    yeah man I still love it!! :-)

  • Tony Middleton replied

    cheers Stephen – they look better on my blog than here… :)

  • Travis Easton

    Travis Easton

    so true

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    Amazing view

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Antanas

  • aabzimaging

    aabzimaging

    Incredible image – looks like a painting!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    Thanks – you have plenty fantastic work in your own portfolio as well.

  • Ben Messina

    Ben Messina

    Nice one Tony! Great mood. Needs to be a 1.5metre print!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    Thanks Ben – I’ll have to get one upto you for printing ! :)

  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso

    fantastic work Tony

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Anthony – much appreciated !

  • Raquel Bourne

    Raquel Bourne

    Beautiful work!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thank you Raquel !

  • Jessica Tremp

    Jessica Tremp

    hauntingly beautiful

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Jess – it’s great to see you here :)

  • Geoff Coleman - Landscapes

    Geoff Coleman...

    What a beautiful dreamy quality to this amazing landscape you’ve caught Tony, and that crop is inspired.

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Geoff – the 6×17 may be limiting to some but the natural 3:1 is just awesome !

  • Elana Bailey

    Elana Bailey

    Beautiful capture. Love it. Well done. An instant fav.

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Elana and extra thanks for the fav ! :)

  • Craig Mitchell

    Craig Mitchell

    The colour here is just magnificent. A wonderful panorama.

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Craig – I’m stoked you like it !

  • STEPHEN GEORGIOU

    STEPHEN GEORGIOU

    Well Tony I often wonder how you get to these places in the fog and make it back!.
    I appreciate the effort that went into getting such an amazing image with such a spookie feel!
    outstanding work well done mate!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks for a great comment Stephen ! Certainly lugging the 6×17 gear on mountains,cliffs,trackless forests, deserts and 20km hikes can be grueling to say the least ! But if I ‘do things correctly’ and then get to hold that HUGE transperancy in my hands as hard evidence of what I have created in representation of nature and my experience – there is reward ! But yes, I do wonder myself sometimes as well !

  • Donovan wilson

    Donovan wilson

    nice one tony as a fellow tree lover i like this photo and its mood . its raining its geting foggy and photos are on my mind..cheers

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Don – yes so very true mate ! :)

  • Lenka

    Lenka

    Fantastic dreamy place! I’d love to see this with my own eyes though I’m not sure if I wouldn’t be scared a bit :) Great in panoramic format, lovely composition; you’ve really showed a lot of their character!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks for such an indepth comment Lenka !

  • Chetan Raghuram

    Chetan Raghuram

    yeh, it does look like a painting, it takes some time to realise that its a photo.

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thank you chetan.

  • DavidMark

    DavidMark

    Beautiful shot Tony. Glad I discovered you on RB! Your work is sensational. =)

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks David – I’m glad you like it and my work !

  • JKKimball

    JKKimball

    Fantastic images all around Tony!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks JKK !

  • jayview

    jayview

    Wonderful photograph – and it was great to get all the information too. Where were these ones?

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Jayview – glad you like it and them. :)

  • Stuart Rose

    Stuart Rose

    this is just great tony

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Stuart.

  • Rhonda Barrett

    Rhonda Barrett

    This is just stunning! It feels like you could just step right into the picture!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thank you Rhonda – it would make a great 1.5m print as Ben mentioned up above…imagine viewing that !

  • James Godber

    James Godber

    Tony, this is a great piece. If you do decide to get it printed, I’m sure you won’t regret it!

  • David Lade

    David Lade

    Lovely rich tones. Nice work!

  • Anthony Cornelius

    Anthony Cornelius

    Just beautiful…absolutely beautiful!

  • Steven Pearce

    Steven Pearce

    amazing shot excellent mood

  • linda858100

    linda858100

    fabulous

  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu

    brilliant/love the way you have cropped this image

  • Tony Middleton replied

    Thanks shanghaiwu ! No cropping here though, this is full frame from a medium format 6×17 camera. :)

  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu

    oh wow

    even better/brilliant

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