Narra Tarra Mountain Range

snapped this on the 5D MkII in between some wedding shots over the weekend, the clouds looked pretty amazing as they were rolling over the ranges.

Concert Under the Stars

James Reyne at Red Hill Concert

Just got back from an evening under the stars at the Red Hill Concert, featuring the legendary James Reyne was brilliant.

 

Sunlit Fields

Since I started using ProPhoto 16bit colour space I’m amazed at the amount of colour clipping when converting back to web colours, It drains so much of the vibrancy. I hope that one day everybody gets to see the printed versions of these shots as they were intended to be seen.

Creek

View from atop the Moresby Ranges

Today I achieved a personal challenge for myself. I left work feeling inspired and decided to go out to the valley and try some landscape shots from the tallest peak I could get to. The Moresby Ranges is a series of mountains that spreads from the Greenough River down through Chapman Valley and further North. I essentially wanted to get the feeling of what it is like looking down across the land from a great distance. I went 200 metres upwards. Boy! what a climb, left me a bit short of breath as I was following sheep trails zig zagging rather than going straight up. I don’t recommend it to anyone who is unfit, but I sure did feel accomplished by the time I came down. I felt like I had touched the sky. Captured the last rays of sunlight as it dripped across little peaks on the ground before being draped in shadow from the colossal mountain. I hope you enjoy the result as much as I enjoyed being there.

Shawn.

Shawn Hayward

Sunrise over Chapman Valley

Was motivated enough this morning to get up early and shoot the sunrise as it came over the hills out in Chapman Valley, was nice and chilly, saw a roo and a rabbit, heard the morning songs of many birds. Was pleasant, and still had time to get back home for coffee and a cooked breakfast before the work day began.

Winery

And another one from Chapman Valley Wines, looking up through the rows. I decided the black and white just added that bit of extra impact to the shots.

Poles

Another pic from Chapman Valley Wines, I like the repetition the shadow casts.

Pink and Grey Gallahs