South Point and Rodondo Island
Taken from South Point at Wilsons Promontory, Victoria. The most southerly piece of land on the Australian mainland looking out towards Rodondo Island which is in Tasmanian territory.
The island is a remnant of the land bridge that once connected Tasmania with the Australian mainland 6000 years ago when sea levels were much lower. It is 350m high and is so isolated that when it was first climbed in 1947 it was found to support a number of trees and shrubs that are found nowhere else on earth. In the 1840’s Rodondo along with forty-foot rocks were touted as alternative lighthouse location before South-east point was settled on due to its comparative ease of access. Rodondo Island was not officially protected until 1976 when it was declared a nature reserve by the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service.
Although Rodondo Island is just 12km off the Victorian coast it is in Tasmanian territory not Victorian. To me this seemed quite illogical until I stumbled across the fact that the border was established before the Colony of Victoria had even been created making it initially a NSW, Tasmania border which is quite sensible. Due to its height and distance offshore it is also the island that is visible from more places at Wilsons Promontory than any other. Clear views are available everywhere fromTongue Point on the west coast to Kersops Peak on the east coast.
For more shots from this area check out my Wilsons Promontory gallery.
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Marilyn Harris
Wonderful perspective Travis!! Love the orange colour of the rock!! Beautifully framed!! Thanks for that very interesting info too!! Must get down there one day!!!
lianne
Just amazing formations Travis – and this is just fantastic color!
drec
the blues and oranges are a great contrast
ElRobbo
Whoa! That’s some serious saturation happening there!
Well done for spotting the colour contrast, though Travis!
;)
Travis Easton replied
Hi Rob, edited this one ages ago when I was less subtle in my technique. I’ve redone it with no saturation at all so blame lies completely with velvia now. Hope you like it.
Steven Guy
Oh, wow. I was in Tassie last week for 2 days !
I want to go back but after looking at this I want to go back now !
Thanks for the view and the info
John Pitman
Like the way you have composed this Travis with the island in the distance. The touch of red adds to the shot. John
Cain Doherty
haha – is there any way we can claim it back?? (joking)
Michael Walters
What a great place, beautiful strong colours and composition! Go Tas!
Krys Bailey
Great perspective and depth! Amazing details and colour!
Marcus Grant
Wonderful textures and colors. well do ne on the perspective
Lesley Hill
Travis, Wonderful capture! Love the textures and forms in this !
LindaR
great shot ~ love the perspective ~ is that lichen on the rock? xx
Travis Easton replied
Sure is Linda, one of my favourite features of Prom granite is this wonderful red lichen, adds a wonderful bit of colour to scenes.
Donovan wilson
love to have bean ther in 1947 nice shot
Travis Easton replied
John Berchevaise and a number of his Geelong grammar students landed climbed and did a botanical survey of the island. Landing is not allowed accept for scientific research so I imagine the place wouldn’t have changed a bit since then.
ElRobbo
...aaaaaah..that’s better Travis :)!
I thought there was a typo in one of your latter comments, ‘Prom granites’, which I thought was ‘pomegranite.’
Dyslexia aside, I think that actually turns out to be a more appropriate name, given the colour scheme!!!
Pomegranites!
Travis Easton replied
Thanks for the constructive criticism Mr ElRobbo. Of course part of me hates it but the majority is more interested in growth and that comes through feedback so ta’ness muchness ElRobboness.
Yours fruitfully Trav
Globalphotos
Wonderful contrasts and texture, great shot Travis :)
dzf1z1
Travis – Thank you for taking the time for the write-up. I love the stories and descriptions!
I have a couple of questions to ask in an effort to make be a better photographer. What F/Stop was used and did you change the focus point for each picture of the panoramic? Thank you in advance.
Travis Easton
Hi dzf1z1,
The picture is a crop of one shot, not a stitch, and I used f22 with the huge dof required in this comp. Until recently I tended to use f22 almost exclusively but read some stuff that suggested that stopping down too much tends to submaximise the resolving power of the lens so these days I try not to go past f16 unless totally necessary (like in this shot). Hope this helps, thanks for droppin by again, love your work.
David DeWitt
the composition is nice and it doesn’t hurt that you have a wonderful dose of orange leichens balancing the blue water and sky. Nice shot!
Rany Lutz
Great textures and depth!!!!
gemlenz
beautiful scene… nicely done…
Carmen Mandel-...
Lovely landscape and narrative, Travis. Impressive mineral colours.
John Dekker
very nicely framed Travis, terrific shot
dinghysailor1
brilliant AND informative… thanks heaps!!
Stephen Thomas
Great photo! What planet is this?
amarica
Great shot, love it!
Alf Caruana
spectacular !