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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape Photography Locations => Topic started by: tom b on October 12, 2010, 07:18:01 pm

Title: Forget the dead leaves it's spring in Australia
Post by: tom b on October 12, 2010, 07:18:01 pm
Just returned from a 2000km trip to Mornington Peninsular and the NSW and Victorian countryside is looking the greenest it has for a long time. The canola is looking great too! The purple flower is Paterson's curse which can be toxic to some animals though the bee's love it.

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ffdIOaF8Hrg/TLTnvYENEQI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/iQuVpyL6GaY/s1600/spring_06.jpg)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ffdIOaF8Hrg/TLTlqRIrSYI/AAAAAAAAAsA/s_ghFrE9PDc/s1600/spring_03.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ffdIOaF8Hrg/TLTlqhSO2uI/AAAAAAAAAsI/QXUXunuLAEw/s1600/spring_04.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ffdIOaF8Hrg/TLTrGcqCMRI/AAAAAAAAAsY/exzDPFHqi-I/s1600/spring_07.jpg)

Cheers,



Title: Re: Forget the dead leaves it's spring in Australia
Post by: Jon Meddings on October 16, 2010, 08:33:02 pm
Tom, I'm jealous!  Those are lovely pictures and I love canola. I've just been printing some shots from July in northern Canada when canola is at its peak. Beautiful work Tom.
Title: Re: Forget the dead leaves it's spring in Australia
Post by: wolfnowl on October 16, 2010, 09:55:55 pm
Okay, so I'm jealous.  There's talk we might even get snow this winter!  Yeesh!  My favourite is the top image for the abstract joining of the lines, followed by the second for the bands of purple/yellow/green.

Mike.
Title: Re: Forget the dead leaves it's spring in Australia
Post by: wirehunt on October 25, 2010, 07:08:52 am
Big thumbs up for these.  Not bad for an Aussie.  ;D
Title: Re: Forget the dead leaves it's spring in Australia
Post by: Ray on November 01, 2010, 12:51:06 pm
Indeed, these are lovely shots. I've travelled down that way myself at this time of year, from Brisbane to Philip Island a few years ago. It was the first time I'd seen fields of canola, and other fields of Patterson's curse.

When I was on a tour in Europe recently, I saw similar bright yellow fields, but the coach wouldn't stop for me to take a few photos. These organised tours are really hopless for photographers.

In Europe, the yellow fields are not strictly canola, but rape seed which is used for bio-fuels. I think Canola is a modification of the rape seed plant.