Feathertop

Artist: Travis Easton
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Feathertop

Mt Feathertop (1922m) is the second highest peak in Victoria, Australia. Some hard core skiiers make the arduous journey there to ski it in winter and in summer it’s a very popular hiking destination. Most mountains in Australia are high points on alpine plains and are therefore not very precipitious. Feathertop is an exception to this rule standing by itself and is therefore one of the most picturesque and photographed mountains in Australia. This particular shot was taken from the Niggerhead Range on a three day snowshoe trip I did in June 2007.

To check out other mountain photographs see my Mountains gallery.

10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society

Feathertop belongs to the following groups:

Art for Conservation, Australian Landmarks and Icons, Everything Winter, Icy Cold, Landscape Photography, National Parks of the World, Rocks and Bones and Simply White

Robert Elliott, 2 months ago

A truly stupendous image Travis, love the diamond like effect of the icy foreground
Travis Easton in reply to Robert Elliott’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks for noticing that Robert it took me ages to sprinkle them around like that ;-)
drec, 2 months ago

nicely exposed. well done
John Pitman, 2 months ago

Nice composition Travis. Like the swirl area around the rock too. John
dinghysailor1, 2 months ago

wow! an amazing place and stunning capture!
lianne, 2 months ago

Beautiful capture – the sparkle of diamonds in the snow – just perfect. Stunning view!
Tony Middleton, 2 months ago

wonderful crisp image Travis !
Geoff Coleman, 2 months ago

How magnificent is this!! Those diamond sprinkles are just amazing. So beautiful.
John Barratt, 2 months ago

Wonderful. That is a view that not too many people see in person, particularly in the winter! Feathertop indeed has to be about the most photogenic mountain in Australia, and it is nice to see a different angle to the shots you normally see taken from along the Great Alpine Road & The Razorback.
Marcus Grant IPA, 2 months ago

Great caputure Travis,, love the perspective in this one.
Di Jenkins, 2 months ago

amazing texture – diamonds are a photographer’s best friend? gorgeous!
stephaniek, 2 months ago

Awesome! Looks so untouched!
Travis Easton in reply to John Barratt’s comment, 2 months ago

Hi John, thanks for the comment, I agree that classic Hotham view of Feathertop is almost as cliched as the 12 apostles at sunset. I certainly was blessed to get here in such fantastic weather. I’ve submitted a story I wrote to wild magazine so hopefully that’ll get published eventually. Thanks for dropping by. Love your snow shots too and read your how to snow calendar thing the other day too. Had to laugh when I read James’ comment about anything more summery. Funny snow shots, people love em but it’s rare for them to sell, second last one I sold the woman bought back later on to trade in on a more ‘summery’ one…?
Travis Easton in reply to stephaniek’s comment, 2 months ago

That’s the beauty of winter all is born anew and considering this area was devestated by bushfires 6 months before and has a few tracks and roads close by, its pristine winter state is even more poignant. Thanks for droppin by again Stephanie.
Caroline Gorka, 2 months ago

Beautiful snow …something I miss – not seen any since I got here.
Good exposure and composition …great work yet again Travis :)
BluAlien, 2 months ago

WOW!! This is perfect I find it really hard to capture snow that well … I love how you captured the sparkle and the texture of the snow so well!
Travis Easton in reply to BluAlien’s comment, 2 months ago

The secret is to get up before dawn so the sun is still low enough in the sky to sparkle off the snow. My original plan was to camp on this ridge line but I woosed out and camped in a nearby cattlemens hut thinking I could get up before dawn and still be on the ridge line by first light. I did so but still missed the first golden rays but the light was still good enough for this one to work.
Lindsay Knowles, 2 months ago

Fantastic shot Travis.I am hoping to do a snow shoot sometime this year.
This shot justs need Frank standing on the rock to top it off.LOL
Neophytos, 2 months ago

Beautiful composition ,and the sparkle of those diamond in foreground ,makes it even more so ..!!!
Carmen Mandel-..., 2 months ago

Glittering snow is one of my beloved winter subjects. Precious capture, Travis.