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bloodhound31
06-12-2009, 07:38 PM
A friend and I spontaneously decided after midnight last night, that we would beat the sun up and take a long hike along the banks of the Murrumbidgee river from Point Hut Crossing. The thistles were painful and I am very glad we had some light at least, as the wombat holes were frequent and neck-breakingly deep!

I took this shot lying face-down on a dry patch of rock in the middle of the stream, after some slippery and precarious rock-hopping to get out to it. i took a dozen pics from this position, but this one just grabbed me.

I hardly touched it with Photoshop, except to marginally tweak up the saturation just a fraction and to add my watermark. No crop.

Baz.
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q184/bloodhound31/Barry%20Armstead%20Photography/MurrumbidgeeDawnMist.jpg
Liz
06-12-2009, 08:18 PM
Ooh, very nice Baz :thumbsup:
Sounded like a bful am hiking along The Murrumbidgee.
just takes a bit of time and effort to enjoy Mother Nature, and to see and capture these bful shots. Inspiring :)
Lumen Miner
06-12-2009, 08:51 PM
That's crazy Baz!! What a great shot!! You should get that framed up. :)
troypiggo
06-12-2009, 10:12 PM
Agree - that's a wall-hanger! Beautiful shot! You find the best shots are taken in-camera and require hardly any processing. It's a wonderful feeling, you just know.
bloodhound31
07-12-2009, 11:38 AM
Thanks Liz and Mitchell.:thumbsup:

Yes Troy, the trick now will to be to get that happening as the rule more often, rather than the lucky exception. I seem to be getting better and better as now I am not having to crop as much, and processing in post is getting less and less.

Baz.
Omaroo
07-12-2009, 11:51 AM
Beautiful shot Barry :)

Funny to think that the water that you were looking at there was running through myplace only a few hours before...
Octane
07-12-2009, 06:38 PM
That's super, Barry.

When are you going, again? Please let me know -- I'll be up for it. I had no idea we had beauty like that around here. I've got some ideas for a shot I'd like to try there.

Regards,
Humayun
DavidU
07-12-2009, 07:31 PM
Beautiful Baz !!!!!!!!!!
bloodhound31
07-12-2009, 08:58 PM
I will be going again soon! Rest assured!