Golden Hour at Dumaresq Dam

Written by Massiel on July 31st, 2011

The golden hour is before sunrise and sunset. The intensity of light and the hues of pink, reds and purples are so beautiful.                                                                                                               That is why you should plan to make a date and get out and try this.  I was most surprised that open aperture can soak in the light and colour to this intensity.

What a perfect way to spend the evening.

 

Be sure to take warm clothes and gloves because your hands go numb in winter!

 

Bush Walking in NSW – Australia

Written by Massiel on July 3rd, 2011

Take a drive to the remote rural areas to find spectacular colour and formations. We went to Moree NSW and out to Narrabri NSW to find these beautiful scenes.

Colourful Geometric Rocks

Looks like a church organ.

Hanging Rocks at sunset.

The colours of rock formation at sunset.

The reflections of water

The stillness of water

Sun light glows through the leaves

The warmth of the sun gives a glow.

The glow of the heart the tree

Colourful sap of the tree

Snake sheds its skin

 

Nitrate Mines of Iquique – Chile

Written by Massiel on April 24th, 2011

This summer I went to the outskirts of Iquique, Chile to see the nitrate historical mines.

 

Hard to imagine a drive so long and steep from the coast and all the way across the altiplane to be so arid and beautiful and thought provoking. Most dominant thought was “wonder how many days a person would survive in the middle of this nowhwere”.

Blue sky and sand and a brightness so intense it was beautiful,  hot and had bite. Of the hundreds of  pictures I took, these are my favourites as they remind you of the world that once existed in these mining communities. The way some items have been preserved, and how much is no longer there.

 

 

In the heat the shadows of the buildings were intense, and the gentle breeze added to the emptiness.

A silence that was stirring at times, yet calming.

 

 

 

 

This almost petrified stump and rusty metal surroundings, half burried in sand. One of many treasures found.

 

 

 

 

 

This picture shows a window with holes, it turns out that this is metal sheeting from where they cut off the tops used for bottling drinks.

The metal is cutt off and leaves this metal sheet that was re-used as some sort of fly screen for the workshop windows.

 

 

Shooting ducks…with my camera that is!

Written by Massiel on February 4th, 2011

In the evenings I walk and see spots where I think “wow that would make a nice picture”. Making the effort to turn up just before the sun sets is the right time.

Soft evening light

The beauty of nature

Shooting ducks Baby ducks going for a swim.

Colour of Australian Country

The tranquility of the country

Reflection dam

After the rain, the dams are brimming.