Ben Cairn
Ben Cairn is a small basalt cliff near Mt Donna Buang in the Yarra Valley to the east of Melbourne. I took this on the same day I took trees in the mist after teaching for the day at Upper Yarra Secondary College. Donna Buang is the closest peak to Melbourne to regularly see winter snows. I’d love to visit Ben Cairn in the white stuff one day. It would be a big trip however being a long way from the closest open road. In summer it is also one of the closest rock climbing areas to Melbourne and although mosses grow verdantly on its faces each winter a small group of hard core climbers return each year to clean them off and scale there medium height. I last climbed there in 1993, climbing seven routes including the imaginatively named ‘Frankenstein and the Wereturkeys’.
For more pics from this area check out my Yarra Valley gallery.
To view other work in this genre check out my Flora gallery.
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Ben Cairn belongs to the following groups:
Art for Conservation, Landscape Photography, Shots in the Fog and Yarra Valley & Ranges Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
Robert Mullner
Fantastic composition Trav…love that mossy rock.
Rosalie Dale IPA
The diagonal works well, the mist is magic, and the tree is certainly a great feature. Excellent all-round comp!!!
Jordan Miscamble
YUM!
great shot. Do you have one in B & W?
Travis Easton replied
I could do a conversion ans post it if you want me to NOOG.
Globalphotos
Wonderful comp and texture, great moss rock !
Christine Wilson
fantasti shot Travis and love your narratives
Lois Romer
wow, Travis I have so much to learn about the areas around this wonderful state of Victoria.. Think i need a tour guide. if anyone wants a guide to places like Werrimul and Karawina im it.
Travis Easton
Werrimul and Karrawinna have to be two of the most obscure places I’ve ever heard of in Victoria. I hadn’t even heard of them before and had to look up a map. Lois you are a tour guide guru. Did you grow up in the wimmera?
Matt Halls
Love the diagonal foreground and the misty background. Great tree subject too Travis..
Anthony Mancuso
awesome shot travis, lovely comp.
Christopher E...
great comp here, tough angles to shoot and get down, you did a great job
Jordan Miscamble
Hi again Travis. I would love to see a B&W version if you’re ok with that?
Cheers
Cassie Gannon
great composition and lovely soft colours. Well done.
Jay Ryser
Great FG and color
LindaR
Great shot, Travis ~ the color version is my pick ~ mostly for the love of moss & the driftwood like tree stands out with varied wet wood.
Carmen Mandel-...
Lovely perspective showing the beauty of the moss colour and texture. Pretty tree sretching out the arms as in salutation. Thank you, Travis, for adding this rich image along your interesting description and personal pledge to Art for Conservation.
Beth Lambert
fantastic angle
Antanas
beautiful capture
Maya -
Wonderful photo, but amazing how different it looks from the mono which I really loved.
Robert Hardy
Fantastic perspective and DOF, I love the mossy rock and that twisted tree!
WOLF
makes me want to go fo a hike i love this image
Elaine Stevenson
Love this one, especially the tree. Brings back so many wonderful memories.
Trudi's Images
Great colours and contrasts in this, lovely work :-))
Travis Easton replied
Thanks Trudi, hoping to visit this spot in the snow one day, tends to only get a few days a year though so you really have to time your run. Cheers
Trudi's Images
Would look amazing under snow,hope you catch it one day, would love to see the two images together !