Cape Liptrap Lighthouse, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Canvas Print
Designed and sold by Michael Boniwell
$81.56
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Canvas PrintStretched canvas over wooden frame
$81.56
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- Art just feels more arty when it's on canvas
- Custom hand-stretched for your order
- Vibrant colors on gallery-grade canvas
- Printed image wraps approximately 1/4 inch (6mm) over the edges; the sides are white
- Hanging hardware included for both portrait and landscape orientations
- Since every item is made just for you by your local third-party fulfiller, there may be slight variances in the product received
Cape Liptrap Lighthouse, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
Australian Landscape Photography by Michael Boniwell. All images copyright. This is image is suitable for enormous prints. View Larger on Chockstone Photography Cape Liptrap Lighthouse sits bravely at the top of a wild and rugged cliff on the Cape Liptrap peninsula, in an isolated stretch of the South Gippsland coastline about 160km south east of Melbourne. First established 1913 as steel construction it was replaced in 1951 out of concrete and converted to electrical power in 1970. Warning ships of the rocks in treacherous Bass Strait, its beacon can be seen for over 34 kilometres. Creating this image took a considerable effort in travel and persistence. I first visited this location two or three years ago and was immediately enamoured with the photographic potential of the tiny lighthouse against the huge, bleak cliffs and remote coastline. In my mind the scene promised to be epic, but every attempt I made was met with frustration, primarily from near constant and ridiculously fierce winds in combination with a lack of suitable clouds that would allow just sliver of low angle, direct golden light to create the look I wanted. I have lost count of the number of times (maybe 15 or so), that I waited in position, hunkered down against the rocks whilst the wind howled and raged. I thought I could out smart it and a few times planned the 10-hour return drive solely around the forecast wind factor. I recall sometimes doing the walk from the carpark to the lighthouse in high hopes, barely a light breeze blowing, only to discover the cliffs and the ocean had whipped up their own weather system. On one occasion the gale was so strong crawling was required to make any progress. Eventually I gave up, no longer able to justify the travel costs, and tried to put it out of mind. Then one day, whilst travelling through the region with our boy to work on new images, we found ourselves with a day spare and nothing planned. My expectations were so low by now, I was treating it as just an adventure, thinking I will pack the gear for the exercise. As we walked down, I kept thinking, the wind will kick in any minute. But no, it was eerily still. Below the cliffs there was only a breeze. Nothing a fast shutter speed could not overcome. The sky was heavily covered with storm clouds, but a thin gap existed so I knew there was a chance of getting the light and cloud combination I wanted. We waited, and as luck would have it, there was a moment, lasting only a minute or two in which the scene was illuminated in gold. Yes! I had to work fast, but I got it, right down to the details in the grass and motion of the waves. My favourite image of the year.
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