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A stunning bit of land known as Natures Window. Located in Kalbarri, Western Australia, its hard not to get a good photo. Spent many good holidays here. ...
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A stunning bit of land known as Natures Window. Located in Kalbarri, Western Australia, its hard not to get a good photo. Spent many good holidays here.
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cameraNIKON D800

settings Aperture f/13 ISO 100 Shutter 1/40 Focal Length 140/10 

upload_dateNov, 2015

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4 Comments |
RedSkyPhotography PRO+
 
RedSkyPhotography July 19, 2016
Really nice shot!
gordonrobson
 
gordonrobson August 11, 2016
Great shot , great place to spend a day hiking
Anon_1234
 
Anon_1234 August 16, 2016
Wow - what a way to split the frame! Well done!
rushewallace
 
rushewallace January 15, 2017
Excellent!!!

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#nature #window #australia #explore #travel #adventure #outback #rock #water #layers #beauty
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Behind The Lens

Location

This amazing rock formation, named Natures Window, is in a Western Australian national park near a small town called Kalbarri. Kalbarri is located roughly 500km north of the capital city, Perth. Every few years we decide to drive up to this beautiful town and camp for a week or two. To get to this national park is about an hour drive through the sparse landscape of Western Australia along red dirt tracks.

Time

It was around 1pm when we arrived at the location. The sun was reaching its peak and I was feeling the full force of the Australian summer.

Lighting

Usually I'm not a fan of shooting during midday, due to the sun making the landscape look so flat, but it actuated helped the scene this time. The whole landscape was well lit and the rock overhead managed to stop the sun shining directly on to me and creating annoying shadows.

Equipment

I was using my Nikon D800 and Nikon 14mm-24mm f2.8 wide-angle lens.

Inspiration

My family and I had been to this spot many times before, but this was the first time I was going since I had found my passion of landscape photography. I knew what to expect which helped a lot, so I had a specific idea for a photo in my mind. Upon arriving at Natures Window, there were too many people all taking the same photo, so I decided to get away from the crowds and get a unique shot with no people in it.

Editing

This photo required very little processing. I was shooting in RAW so that killed the colour off a bit, so I had to saturate the photo a bit, add some contrast and put a small amount of vignetting on. The sun was high in the sky which helped and meant there weren't any blow outs and the shadows weren't too bad. It makes it so much easier to take nice photos when the landscape your shooting is so impressive and this was definitely one of those times.

In my camera bag

I actually have two bags at the moment, one for travelling/backpacking and one for everyday use. I actually just came home from over a year of backpacking around the world and that took a heavy toll on my equipment. I was travelling with my first DSLR, a Canon 60D, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Lens, EF 50mm f/1.8 II, $20 tripod from eBay and a variable ND filter. By the end of my trip my 50mm didn't work, the 10-22mm wouldn't autofocus, the ND filter had smashed and the filter ring was stuck on my lens and I couldn't get it off, I had dropped my camera body too many times to remember and believe it or not the $20 tripod had stopped working too! But now I am home I am happy to be using a Nikon D800, Nikon 14mm-24mm f2.8, Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D Autofocus, Manfrotto tripod and I have just purchased a 10 stop ND filter and holder for my wide angle lens.

Feedback

I had seen quite a few photos of Natures Window before, and while they were very beautiful, they were almost the exact same. The problem is with iconic landmarks and scenes is that everyone wants the same shot, so people forget to try something new. It actually helped me that at the time I was there it was quite busy. People were lining up to get a photo through the famous rock formation, so while I was waiting I decided to have a look around. I ended up going behind the rock and managed to find this angle which also blocked the people out as well. My advice to people would be look for something new, there are millions of photos of the same thing, be creative and unique and stand out from others.

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