Traps

Mel Brackstone

Traps

These tank traps were placed along the length of Stockton Bight during WW II. I shot this in Oct 2004, a week after I received my first DSLR….I believe they’re mostly all buried now…

Canon 20D, 15mm fisheye, f/14, 1/800”, iso 400…..oops

OTHER TANK TRAPS

BEACH
SPAM
PANORAMAS
LANDSCAPES
INDUSTRIAL
NEW ZEALAND
FROGS
LENSBABY
INFRARED

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Traps by Mel Brackstone
Traps by Mel Brackstone
  • David Geoffrey Gosling

    David Geoffrey...

    Nice capture!

  • Colleen Milburn

    Colleen Milburn

    Wow – this is stunning, Mel – I’m so glad you were there to capture it before it disappeared for good – good for you!! :)

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    wow fabulous;

  • Mick Davson

    Mick Davson

    Excellent composition

  • Rosemary Scott

    Rosemary Scott

    These are so bizarre….I can’t stop looking at them…. it’s strangely compelling.
    Have I seen this shot before? The people aren’t familiar…..

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Rosemary, I have a few shots of these tank traps

  • Irene  Burdell

    Irene Burdell

    Excellent shot Mel.

  • Matt Penfold

    Matt Penfold

    Nice work Mel, you really do have a thing about repetitive patterns don’t you?

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    You noticed!!!

  • Rose Moxon

    Rose Moxon

    unusual… shame they are almost buried.

  • Rosemary Scott

    Rosemary Scott

    Ahhhh!! Just a few heh??

  • chijude

    chijude

    Goes to show you have been producing excellent work for some time!!! This is great work! Love the composition. Shapes and shadows work so well.

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA

    There’s heaps of these still in the Nelson Bay area in NSW – haven’t managed to get one quite as well composed as yours! Excellent processing and love the figures which help to give it a sense of scale. You’ve created a real ‘desert’ scene out of this!

  • Alf Caruana

    Alf Caruana

    incredible composition…this is an image to be proud of…Mel you are an amazing photographer

  • simonesphotos

    simonesphotos

    Great comp and amazing depth Mel!

  • ~ Ademac

    ~ Ademac

    Excellent….................love the perspective and the tiny figures, has a sci fi feel.

  • Danielle Knight

    Danielle Knight

    This sure is amazing, my 6yr old just saw this on my monitor and said “wow mum, thats is hell wicked…how did you do that” lol I let him know that it wasnt my photo, but thought I would pass on the “hell wicked” comment from Luke. :o)

  • Thordis

    Thordis

    Great shot, love the composition!

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond

    Yes, very sci-fi. The people are an added bonus

  • Tracey Mac

    Tracey Mac

    Stunning Mel….glad you got it out of the vaults….Love the symmetry of this so much!

  • betha

    betha

    Great pic, glad you dug it out of the archives!

  • John Pitman

    John Pitman

    Lovely detail Mel. Your first dslr was a 20D and a fisheye! Nice one. like the iso too. lol. John

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    I’d been using a Canon G2, but watching the work of a lady who made a fisheye sing…..so I ordered the 20D with a 15mm fisheye and the 28-135mm…..without having a clue how to use any of it! Loved that fisheye on the 20D though :) ISO was because I’d been shooting inside the tourist information centre….and forgot to change it back..

  • lightsmith

    lightsmith

    love it. is there anything you can’t turn into stunning beauty?

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    yeah, me….

  • lightsmith

    lightsmith

    That’s because you’re already one :)

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    ppppfffffttttt

  • RumPunk

    RumPunk

    a re-upload?...or a slightly different version?...i still love them.

    and what do these have to do with atheism my dear?

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    I may have uploaded this in another life…and atheism is as relevant as any other cult ;)

  • Lance Leopold

    Lance Leopold

    A stunning surreal image!!!!!

  • dominiquelandau

    dominiquelandau

    Wonderful!!!!!!!!

  • JimFilmer

    JimFilmer

    great perspective…but come to expect that from you Mel

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Such an interesting shot Mel, nicely framed and the people give a sense of scale …

  • Travis Easton

    Travis Easton

    Would never have guessed this was a fisheye shot. Love the imperminance of some landscapes, great stuff mate

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    WHAT an incredibly surreal image Mel… this has it all for me!!!! wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • AndyGii

    AndyGii

    An unusual situation beautifully captured. Agree with Paul Very surreal

  • meRalph

    meRalph

    A well captured shot of a fast disappearing piece of history. Was there mid last year, and only 16 remain out of 10,000. By now the last two might be lost as only about 3 inches were showing when I was there.

  • Kevin Whiting

    Kevin Whiting

    Great composition.

  • alexkess

    alexkess

    I agree with Paul. How about Moonscape… Excellent

  • antonio

    antonio

    Wooow wonderful photo it looks like in egipt…...fantastic first photo with your DSLR.

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Such a unique find and capture! Love the repitition of the pattern, great DOF to the image, and the addition of the figures adds great perspective!

  • drjones

    drjones

    wow…stunning…your choice of framing and composition give a fantastic depth of field!!

  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso

    absolutely superb Mel, what a great image!!

  • fauselr

    fauselr

    cool

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    I can’t get enough of these, love these shapes and shadows ! this one is really cool because it looks like a planet er something LOL

  • Katagram

    Katagram

    Awesome shot..had to re show, so many comments..need to see it again ! !

  • Vanessa Anderberg

    Vanessa Anderberg

    Love this capture

  • KcranmerArt

    KcranmerArt

    Oh wow Mel…great find and great that you captured them before they dissappeared into the sand!!!!

  • Project365

    Project365

    Oh me, oh my- what a fantabulous shot, bloody fantastic work.

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    beats the Valley of Kings Mel, .......... you’d have to shrink the folks though … :))

  • Jacqueline Barreto

    Jacqueline Bar...

    wow – that’s amazing. it’s good that you were able to get to see it all before it disappeared :o)

  • Geoff  Coleman - Landscapes

    Geoff Coleman...

    So right from the outset you were taking brilliant shots – just look at how good that composition and exposure control is!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    It shows how brilliant the camera is….I was shooting on P in those days :)

  • Wendi Donaldson

    Wendi Donaldson

    This is amazing…. to see it, to capture it the way you have ….. wonder what other ‘treasures’ are buried in the desert after all these years. Wonderful documentation, Mel.

  • Geoff  Coleman - Landscapes

    Geoff Coleman...

    Yeah its amazing these days just how well P setting can actually compose the shot :-)

  • AnaCBStudio

    AnaCBStudio

    You have good Mel…beautiful image

  • Steven  Sandner

    Steven Sandner

    Stunning, lovely creation!

    =)

  • luis ferreiro

    luis ferreiro

    Awesome Mel, i thought they where tents at first??

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    they do look a little like tents, at first…..heh

  • Kostas Petrakis

    Kostas Petrakis

    Fantastic Mel, simple but yet so strong! :)

  • CinB

    CinB

    great capture feels like a different planet, great comp Mel!

  • Megan Martin

    Megan Martin

    What an amazing shot! They look like mini pyramids! Love it Mel!

  • Heather  Rivet  IPA

    Heather Rivet...

    amazing perfect..never seen that before great shot Mel

  • Michelle Boyer

    Michelle Boyer

    Fantastic image- love the composition

  • Patricia L. Ballard

    Patricia L. Ba...

    It’s a shame. Lovely work.

  • Catherine Hadler

    Catherine Hadler

    wow, fascinating shot, well done ;o)

  • mimi yoon

    mimi yoon

    amazing sight and great great capture, mel…
    i thought they were not real until i read the description…
    still not sure what they are or how big…
    looks amazing~ : )

  • Judith Oppenheimer

    Judith Oppenhe...

    wonderful image!

  • rightasrain

    rightasrain

    How weird and kind of freaky! Great photo!

  • niggle

    niggle

    very nicely captured

  • LinaJ

    LinaJ

    amazing!

  • Larry Varley

    Larry Varley

    Beautifully framed and shot!

  • Maria  Moro

    Maria Moro

    suitable for a new group Shapes & Patterns

  • Denis Molodkin

    Denis Molodkin

    Superb!

  • Olga Zvereva

    Olga Zvereva

    Awesome capture!

  • chrisdade

    chrisdade

    Wow! what a wonderful and surreal image.

  • Wayne  Pearson

    Wayne Pearson

    Brilliant Mel, love the shadows too.

  • Bruce  Dickson

    Bruce Dickson

    Stunning image!

  • anne reeskamp

    anne reeskamp

    beautiful capture, Mel !!!

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