I have a very miscellaneous collection of photos from this trip, none of them entirely what I was planning.
On my way northward yesterday there were some interesting late afternoon sunlight effects, as the sun snuck through gaps in the extensive clouds. There were some great sights, but most of them were so transient I didn’t even have time to pull over before they were gone. Later, though, I captured some light and rain shower effects over the central plateau/Western Tiers.
It was 6:45 when I arrived in Launceston, and I figured that I had an hour of sunlight and enough time to walk up to the Gorge and back. I took the steep route on the way up as I am trying to build up some stamina and strength, and although I believe I am getting fitter, uphills remain my nemesis terrain. On the return journey the tail end of sunset caught one particular cloud above the houses in Trevallyn.
Today, after having done a full day of teaching, I headed homeward. On quite a few recent trips I have noticed flocks of sulphur-crested cockatoos foraging in the fields between Symmons Plains and Tunbridge. This trip I had decided that I would try to photograph them, but I wasn’t convinced I’d get a good angle, nor was I sure I’d be able to get close enough to get a good shot. Well, I was certainly right about the second: my approach startled the flock I’d stopped to photograph, and they took off in their typically raucous and ungainly fashion. The camera just managed to get them mostly in focus as they screeched across the highway.
Our wet spring has resulted in some puddled paddocks, and my final two shots, near Ross, give only a hint of the extent of the inundations.
[My Midlands photos are taken on my work trips to more northern climes (e.g., Launceston and Campbell Town). In order to give some variety to what is a least a 100 minute trip (depending on the destination) I commit to taking at least one photo . . . only sometimes I take more. By playing tricks on my mind, I keep the journey interesting instead of bedrudging it.]
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