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Darkness setting in. Late afternoon at Craig's Hut at Mt. Stirling Victoria, Australia. Once a movie set for the 1982 Australian made film "The Man Fr...
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Darkness setting in. Late afternoon at Craig's Hut at Mt. Stirling Victoria, Australia. Once a movie set for the 1982 Australian made film "The Man From Snowy River" staring the late Kirk Douglas.
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May, 2016Views
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Location
The photo was taken on Mt. Stirling in Victoria, Australia at a movie set known as Craig's Hut that was built for and featured in the 1982 film "The Man From Snowy River".Time
Sundown just after the sun had almost disappeared from sight.Lighting
The natural lighting surprised me as the sun was almost out of sight, but surprisingly enough there was enough available light which added to the atmosphere. If I shot this again I would take a lantern or some form of lighting and set it up near the window to add an extra bit of atmosphere to the cabin.Equipment
This was shot with a Pentax K20 using a Sigma 18-105 lens with a good old solid tripod.Inspiration
On my first visit to this site I was extremely disappointed because it was midday and the light was so powerful it made for very harsh lighting in the photos; lessen learnt and a good job to, I decided on an afternoon shoot for the next visit, It proved well worth the effort on the second visit, despite thinking I was a little too late getting on site. My son Justin who accompanied me on this trip got his first introduction to Landscape photography and I like to think it inspired him to progress his photography.Editing
Only a little cropping and a tweak of the shadows.In my camera bag
I traveled light on this trip just the usual's in the camera bag, except for an old heavy wooded tripod which was cumbersome but proved well worth the extra effort.Feedback
I was glad I went in the late afternoon as the light was just perfect. As mentioned previously I would try and light up the cabin with some form of lighting to enhance the inside of the hut and give it a lived in appearance. If it were possible to gain some height I would do so, maybe a step ladder would be useful as I noticed in the film they shot from a higher position shooting downwards probably using a Elevating Platform Vehicle of some sort, this gave the film crew a chance to escape from the harsh day lighting. I suspect they did their daylight shooting in the morning.
