It's all black now Photo

Photographer’s Note

Panorama from Mt Oberon in 2003. I revisited this park in 2005 after the Easter fire, and almost every piece of vegetation seen here has been barbecued. I did not go up to the summit again, so I have no "after" photos, and the ones I took in 2005 were using slide film and all came out very very very dark. I am adding a large version, but not much larger because these are home scans and the stitch was not good. Stitched from 3 photos. Very hot end of November day with no wind. This is a stitch that includes this photo I uploaded many months ago.

Wilsons Promontory Fire 2005

On 1 April 2005 a fire near Tidal River in Wilsons Promontory National Park reignited ten days after a planned burn was conducted. The fire burnt approximately 6200 hectares of the park, from Tidal River to Waterloo Bay in the east and the Lightstation to the south.

Roly, singuanti, Paolo, ChrisJ, Galmeida, mjdundee, Tue, bpelvan, john_c, jafadabret, cherryripe, billfitzgerald, AmiBe, joelvoortman83, abulafia, MLINES, anney has marked this note useful

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vapours (7913) 2006-02-02 21:26

Nice panorama shot with a great view, however the saturation is just a bit too much for me in this shot, especially the green.

pilpel-adom (3016) 2006-02-02 21:43

great shot, Tan! I like the details, the vivid colors, even if a bit too saturated, but even so.. a magnificent panaroma!
TFS
Chen

Roly (1960) 2006-02-02 21:56

Well yes, on one side the very high (OK, a bit too high) color saturation and the pixelation resulting, I presume, from the poor quality of the home scan make the image look slightly artificial. On the other side however, it is a very eye catching photo that one could easily see being used for a Coca-Cola commercial or similar. Wish I was there.

singuanti (15240) 2006-02-02 22:41

Hey Tan. You know how much I love the deep saturation of your shots. I'm working on my first panoramic post ever with one from Crater Lake. Good job assembling them together seamlessly. Nice shot Tan!!

vagabondtravels (6103) 2006-02-02 23:05

Really nice landscape. Beautiful colors. Great DOF!

Ben

jjcordier (24634) 2006-02-03 1:20

Tan,
Quel superbe endroit avec ces couleurs paradisiaques de la mer!le panoramique est bien réalisé mais je trouve la saturation des couleurs un peu trop poussée quand même
amicalement
JJ

orcha (188) 2006-02-03 3:55

Another winner from you Tan, nice deep blue sea.

fayeulle (26543) 2006-02-03 4:12

What an amazing landscape you show us my dear Tan. I like in the how you said "every piece of vegetation seen here has been barbecued", lol.
Great colors as most of time
JP

Framboisilla (5402) 2006-02-03 4:22

Hello Tan,

Beautiful landscape with wonderful colors ! Good sharpness and a nice frame !

Regards,
Stéphanie.

Henryk_Bilor (20365) 2006-02-03 4:33

Hi Tan
One more fairy-tale picture. Very nice place, maybe a bit oversaturated, but it has specyfic mood.
Greetings

Paolo (40702) 2006-02-03 4:47

Hi Tan...there are few words to comment that image!
it seems the paradise! fantastic colours, light and your perfect POV.
fantastic shot. really wonderful.
thanks, ciao

lukie (0) 2006-02-03 5:48

Hello Tan,

it's again a great sight (panorama) with beautiful colors.

regards,

Luc.

Galmeida (12559) 2006-02-03 5:53

Hi Tan,
Splendid large beautiful landscape panoramic view taken from a excelent perspective. Good sitch of photos assembled. Good vivid saturated colors, fine sharpness and a fantastic nature levels enquadrement in the frame.

Congratulations and my Best Regards.
Fernando

mjdundee (3508) 2006-02-03 6:41

Hello Tan,
I willl go there in April 2006 and I bet it will be green again. Fantastic landscape with striking colours due to polariser and Fuji Reala. Very well done. TFS Thomas

rosaline (0) 2006-02-03 9:40

Hi Tan
You characteristic high contrast shot is always good to see. The colours are nice and rich and the sweeping view is great. I don't stitch photos myself as they never come out well for me, must be my ancient software it's 1000 years old now. But your stitched work is great! With all that stitching, you'll be making clothes next!!
Well done, great shots
Aubrey

rbcy1974 (20742) 2006-02-03 9:47

Hello Tan
Excellent panorama, I like the circular formations shown in it. It looks like one of those postacrds used to draw more people into a place,
really rich colours. Well done
How are preparations going for Arabia?
A+
Daniel

markstaples (15670) 2006-02-03 9:54

Hi Tan
The colours are vivid (perhaps a little too vivid?), the composition works well, great deapth of field. Nice work.
Mark

Cormac (26449) 2006-02-03 10:30

I like the saturated colours and big contrast, which I think gives this a lot of eye-appeal. The water, moving from light blue through to very dark blue is beautiful, and that little section of beach tucked away there looks like a hidden gem. Great work!

Gerrit (35687) 2006-02-03 11:01

Hi Tan.

An absolute beauty this panorama, with amazing colours and all the details so sharp. Great job.

Thanks and regards, Gerrit

gilou530 (35172) 2006-02-03 13:04

salut tan
je sais pas si je te l'ai dit mais l'australie est le pays que je réve de visiter, bientot j'espére, une photo comme a son habitude bien saturée et cadrée, qui nous donne envis d'y aller, bravo
amitiés
gilbert

quantabeh (5203) 2006-02-03 14:21

hello Tan,
beautiful scenery, with some great colors. I like the panoramic view you are showing here.
Behrang

Vertigo (590) 2006-02-03 15:59

Hello

Beautiful panorama

Amazing colours

Thank you for sharing it

Tue (25608) 2006-02-03 16:11

Hej Tan,
What a lovely bright colours of the sea as well as the forest. A really gorgeous panorama view, very well captured!
Hilsner,
Lars

Ann75 (0) 2006-02-03 16:21

My goodness Tan, what an amazing shot!

The color of the water is awesome as well as the rest of the photo. You have captured great sharpness and lots of detail. An excellent stitched panorama and of course an amazing view! Excellent work!

Greetings,
Ann

ChrisJ (70171) 2006-02-04 3:33

Hi Tan

A spectacular vista & a place I have been in 1980. I've loaded a shot from here. It appears a little red to the right on my monitor. You were lucky with the weather. It was cloudy, when I was on Mt Oberon.

bpelvan (3786) 2006-02-04 4:07

Merhaba Tan,
Panorama secimin cok isabetli. Simdi anlattigin hale gelmis olmasi cok cok uzucu gercekten. Giden gelecekten gidiyor.
Biraz karanlik olmasina karsin yine de mukemmel bir fotograf. Ellerine saglik...
Selamlar
Bulent

rhizomes (15325) 2006-02-04 5:59

Hi Tan,
Very impressive panoramic !!
Great colors and a perfect point of view !
Congratulations !!!
Christophe

chiliu (74) 2006-02-04 6:13

Brilliant shot on this beautiful image.
the composition and colours are superb.
Thanks for sharing!

sleon (9352) 2006-02-04 8:38

Hi Tan
Shame to hear about the fire but hopefully nature will regenerate the landscape with time. Just the kind of stunning view we're used to seeing from you; the PP or scanning has left the colours a bit oversaturated and the contrasts are exaggerated to look a bit artificial but otherwise a fabulous piece of work. When are you off to Arabia? I hope you are enjoying the 20D!
Susanna

john_c (24635) 2006-02-04 11:59

Hi Tan,
What vivid colours and tones! I like the panorama format here, with the rich verdant greenery in the foreground to lead the eye down to the sea. The layers of brown beach, tropical green water, and then steel blue/aquamarine hues are mesmerizing. Well captued, Tan. A feast for the eyes...
John

toni_al (15430) 2006-02-05 14:06

Hi CaptainTan
Superbe endroit, je suis allé 5Times en Victoria (Nikki is from Melbourne) et jamais dans ce superbe endroit. Tu as trouve la bonne lumière comme toujours et belle maîtrise des couleurs
@+ Toni

jafadabret (39557) 2006-02-05 14:15

Tan, je reste muet d'admiration devant la beauté du paysage si bien rendue par ce panoramique très bien fait. Excuse-moi mais j'ai de la peine à trouver un défaut. Même les couleurs je les trouve excellentes. Du très beau travail !

elmec (12194) 2006-02-05 15:02

Hello Tan!
WOW! It's just like from fairy tale ...
I love it!
Congratulations for shot the paradise!
Greetings!

cherryripe (18973) 2006-02-05 16:40

Hi Tan
Another shot of one of my favourite places. I used to go camping at Tidal River every summer holidays when I was a kid. I really want to take Toni sometime but we mostly go to OZ at the wrong time of year. I really like the composition with the great view of Norman Bay and Tidal River. The sky is excellent too. I personally love the colours being my favourites although the fact that they're over-saturated gives an unatural look to the place. The Prom is not exactly tropical ;-)
Regards Nikki

Leonie (8647) 2006-02-06 18:29

Wow Tan...what colours..nearly like in Ireland on a very good day...;oP This place looks so virgin...no man, no house...just great!

Cheers, Léonie

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BlaiseCendrars (0) 2006-02-08 10:42

Hello Tan,
wow, what a stunner! It is an explosion of colours and a superb panorama that you have made. Congrats! The only minor regret is the disturbance on the water on the left, but there was of course nothing to do about it.

Thanks and best regards,
Chris

AmiBe (6042) 2006-02-10 10:58

Hi tan,
wow, that's a great panorama, just you and the nature...
Colors are gorgeous and your note are always funny ! ;-)
Well done

martou (1672) 2006-02-10 14:10

bonjour Tan,
I'm always happy to see you're amazing panorama, this one is just stunning, whit the POV and the intense colors, félicitation,
amicalement Martin

anesugur (16846) 2006-02-12 17:50

Bu ne muhteşem bir manzara böyle.
Keşke bu haliyle kalabilseydi.

nels (2455) 2006-02-14 5:25

hi tan excellent landscape good colours but maybe a touch to much saruration

adrian

alego (277) 2006-02-15 14:06

Hi Tan,
Beautifull seacoast image. Excellent POV and DOF. Wonderful and well saturated colors make view of this landscape spectacular. One can not help but to wonder how it is to actually stand there and enjoy this beauty.

Regards,
goran

premels (2400) 2006-03-13 15:32

Hi Tan, This one has wonderfully saturated emerald tones that I often appreciate in your pictures. It also features very nice clouds shadows over the sea. They are amazingly darker than in your earlier post.

abulafia (4802) 2006-05-13 2:57

Amazing colours Tan.
You did a great job in scanning and stitching this panorama. excellent work. a shame that you didn't have an after picture, could have been interesting to see.
TFS
Harry

MLINES (10880) 2006-06-23 20:58

Hi Tan, Wonderful colours in this wide angle composition. The sea looks quite surreal. A great place to visit, not far from Melbourne. Excellent work. Murray.

suru (1018) 2006-08-28 13:21

What a landscape...amazing color of the sea. A fairy tale photo.

marietom (31898) 2006-12-17 3:47

quelle magnifique lumière. J'aime le choix du format.
Marie

zahoor_salmi (2413) 2008-08-22 5:18

Beautiful landscape with wonderful colors ! Good sharpness and a nice frame !

coco (27842) 2009-02-16 7:07

Hi Tan.

You're the best with landscapes. You do them in a great way and that's because you can manage how you want the light. Like this one!!!
Wonderful place, yes, but your photo enhances the beauty of it.

Well done.