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Photographer’s Note

The Desecrated 'Sisters Rocks' near Stawell in Victoria.

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These huge granite boulders have been formed by the exposure and erosion of a granite mass which intruded overlying sediments of The Ordovician Age (500 million years ago).
They take their name from three sisters named Levi. The immigrant Levi family disembarked at Port Fairy and proceeded by bullock wagon to the 'diggings', eventually arriving on the Stawell field. They made camp at the rocks which became known as the home of the three young sisters. The girls married and, with their husbands, became pioneering settlers. Descendants of the family still live in Stawell.
The story of the preservation of these rocks is told in 'Stawell, Past and Present', by Maynard Ord, which was published in 1896. These big rocks, as natural curiosities, excited little attention during the feverish gold rush. They were almost hidden by surrounding trees and so were seen by few. After the formation of a Road Board it so happened that the services of a photographer named Armstrong were secured to take views, representative of local scenery and objects of interest, to send to a distant exhibition. The Sisters Rocks were pointed out to him and formed the subject of one of his best pictures, the series of which were afterward hung in the Shire Hall.
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jorgi, holmertz, BennyV, macondo, alftrek, Propofol, skippy007, hispic, patdeph has marked this note useful

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eversmile (5999) 2008-12-25 0:23

Hi Kamran

That's funny because, usually, graffitis are confined in urban areas. It's very rare, at least in France, to see some in the nature... and here there are plenty, that's very surprising. That's one of the reason that made me stop on this picture, but there are also the striking colors. The contrast with the blue sky gives even more strength to them. The composition is good too. Well done!
Regards
Marine

totoamoto (2260) 2008-12-25 0:29

Salut
Un lieu peu habituel pour trouver des grafs..
Qui est le premier qui à écrit son nom.. et quand.. En tout cas depuis, d'autres ont suivi.. Pour un résultat.. original..
Des tags en pleine nature, pas forcément beau.. mais l'art n'a pas de frontière.. :)
Cyril

jorgi (3798) 2008-12-25 1:33

Hi Kamran,

time changes and people are losing the sense of values...
I like graffitti in general but only when they make a contribution to a forgotten wall, deserted areas... Seeing them on buildings, monuments, places of hystorical values, etc it just makes me angry and sad. There are two kind of grafitti makers: artists and vandals. From your photo is very clear which of those two made these grafitties...
Although photo still looks quite nice if i'm completely honest...with harmonic colour combination of brown soil and deep blue sky...And yes...grafitti connecting them both.

Merry Christmas and all the best in 2009,
Jeri

holmertz (9546) 2008-12-25 2:45

Hello Kamran,
An interesting picture and an interesting story. I like the strong, warm colours and the composition with the single rock in the foreground. I'm not sure whether I should hate or appreciate the graffiti. It's rather absurd to find it on a natural phenomenon with a connection to local modern history, at the same time it has a strangely appealing effect on me. I am so confused...;-)
Best wishes,
Gert

BennyV (4628) 2008-12-25 3:26

Hi Kamran,

This image leaves me with mixed emotions. Sometimes there's beauty in desacration.

Benny

Atousa (3434) 2008-12-27 4:44

Salam Kamran,

Its very interesting!..You have chosen a good POV to show these rocks .. the colours are strong n striking ..TFS
Best regards, A

macondo (13073) 2008-12-27 18:51

Hi Kamran.
To be honest I don't like graffiti of any kind, although bare grey walls in a city setting can tolerate some colour applied with a modicum of talent. But this is outrageous and merely confirms the prevalence of these wretched boorish philistines in our midst. Anyway, I like your rather darkish picture, highlighting the richness of the earth and the deep blue of the sky and giving the scene a bit of an eery quality. I hadn't heard of these rocks, so thanks for the excellent notes, too. It's possible they held spiritual significance for the indigenous peoples of the area as well.
Regards,
Andrew

alftrek (2773) 2008-12-28 4:44

hello Kamran,
I think you have a good composition of this cluster of rather colourfully decorated rocks, having a smaller one in the FG helps a lot. The use of a CPL with the direction of sunlight aligned with your shoulders has produced an even blue sky and saturated colours throughout. A good note to accompany. Thanks for sharing.

Regards
Alfred

aadilj (17950) 2008-12-28 21:16

Assalamalaikum Kamran. I love the abdtractness of this capture and the way tis been composed. i was away for a long weekend and just returned to see this., great work

Propofol (1786) 2008-12-30 19:23

Kamran,
It is hard to find things not already said about this image. Thank you also for the very helpful note you've posted.
Regards,
Simon

skippy007 (6963) 2008-12-31 18:23

Hello Kamran, It seems as though nothing is Sacred these days. I like your composition here with the smaller rock in FG, the striking colours & contrast.
Nice shot, interesting note. Graffiti art or vandalism? My view is that one does it on his property it could be art otherwise it's vandalism, as it is highlighted here by you, I also wonder if it is considered by our indigenous people as sacred?
I visited your gallery to see if you had posted fireworks from last night, no fireworks but this one is really worth looking at.
Thanks
Santo

hispic (7399) 2009-01-02 19:00

Hi Kamran,
You have shown beautifully a very journalistic viewpoint, why the local administrator leaves the painters unattended.
I also like this clean and deep colours a lot!
Best regards, Hisashi

patdeph (17712) 2009-02-10 9:18

hello Kamran
I am really impressed by the beauty of the colours and the light,this is wonderfulThe colours are so beautiful that I can feel the heat through my sreen!!And it's superbly framed!Wonderful!
Regards
Pascale