The last bit of orange
The last bit of the sunset bathes the little boat on the Huon River in sunlight.
The last bit of the sunset bathes the little boat on the Huon River in sunlight.
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Kangaroo Bay is part of the Huon River in Southern Tasmania and we are about one hour's drive south west of Hobart in the community of Abels Bay. At this point the river is eight kilometres wide. It is late summer at about 8pm so the sun is setting across the river and slightly to my left from where I am standing on the foreshore. The gum tree branches and leaves break up the bright light of the sun. This draws the eye to the little boat, and the orange coloured reflections. The silhouetted tree leaves, the branches, the boat and the old wharf provide dramatic contrast. We are close to the mouth of the Huon River and the tide is turning. A slight breeze adds to the movement in the water breaking up the reflections. It is a moment in time. I live on a hill overlooking this tiny bay and drive past it frequently. It is one of those places where you need to go to sit, and to wait for the sun set. The best time to do this is during the summer as the sun is not directly across from the wharf area during spring, autumn or winter. This photo was taken on a hand held Olympus SP-800UZ set on automatic. This camera has an Olympus ED lens 30x optical zoom 4.9-147.0mm 1:2.8-5.6. It has image stabilisation and is 14 megapixel. There was no post processing to this photo. The result is just as the camera saw the scene. During the past eight years I have taken hundreds of photos of this bay featuring the little boat. There is something to photograph in all weather conditions but it is best when the water is still. I was inspired to take this photo on this particular evening because I saw the reflections of the sunset in the water when I was driving by on my way home. On this occasion my camera was in the glove box of my car and I spent about fifteen minutes tracking the setting sun and the reflections. My advice to photographers is to take every opportunity to compose a landscape photo that you would like to have enlarged, framed and hung on the wall of your lounge. This philosophy helps to see the picture in quite a different way. While composing your landscape you often see and find little objects that might expand the story, for example a dog on a beach, a flowering bush in the corner, birds flying across the scene. Don't wait for them, just take your photo. When reviewing you photos look for the little surprises that your viewer will also find to be interesting when you choose the best of your pictures to keep and to share with others. I think some of my best photos have just been snapped. I am not really interested in the technicalities but I am always on the look out for a picture I might like to have on the wall or wish to paint in watercolours. This little bay is special to me. One of my point and snapped photos that featured the little boat, won me a prize that was awarded by Canon Australia. My prize was an EOS 750D Canon camera.Time
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