Mt Moffat Formations

[GBO25]

A few rock formations and scenes in and around the Mt. Moffat section of Carnarvon Gorge NP.

Marlong Arch. This is a two shot vertical panorama and the creation of the panorama along with the polarising filter I was using caused the striking effect in the sky.




Marlong Arch from a different angle.




Single sandstone pillar in the bush called Lot's Wife.

From the sunny side...




From the shady side with the sun peeking around the corner...




Looking over what's called "the Roof of Queensland" on an overcast day.




Looking back towards the Carnarvon Ranges on a much better morning.

[Barbara Ponder]

Beautiful images!

[Shadowman]

Nice series.

[IzzieK]

Beautiful shots! I love the two last ones for the cloud formations...as I had already said, the clouds that way downunder is always beautifully textured unlike the softness of the clouds here.

[Manfred M]

Interesting formations that you are shooting. I also see that you are getting "banding" from using a polarizer with a wide angle lens. This is particularly noticeable on your first shot, where the sky goes from deep blue to light blue.

The polarizing effect on the sky is strongest when you are pointing your camera at a right angle to the sun, and becomes weakest (zero in fact) when the sun is either straight in front of you or right behind you. When shooting with a wide angle lens, the field of view is so wide that this effect is particularly noticeable, and with the 15mm focal length (24mm FF equiivalent) use in a number of your shots, you get this effect.

[FootLoose]

I like the 4th Graham. I get more of a sense of scale from this shot than the previous one. But regarding the 3rd - how did a pine tree get out there in the bush?

[pnodrog]

I nearly drove up there a few years ago while visiting Brisbane but I decided I did not have enough days spare. Looking at your photographs makes me wish I had done it.

You have forced me to put it on my bucket list. After all it can only be a few minutes drive northwest from the Glass Mountain...

[GBO25]

Thanks Barbara, John & Izzie.

Interesting formations that you are shooting. I also see that you are getting "banding" from using a polarizer with a wide angle lens. This is particularly noticeable on your first shot, where the sky goes from deep blue to light blue.

Thanks Manfred. I'm aware of the sun angles and the effect of the polariser on wide angle lenses. That's actually what I was referring to in the little bit of info I wrote before the first shot.

I like the 4th Graham. I get more of a sense of scale from this shot than the previous one. But regarding the 3rd - how did a pine tree get out there in the bush?

It's a Cypress pine Greg. They're native to the area and many other areas around about. The termites don't eat the timber.

I nearly drove up there a few years ago while visiting Brisbane but I decided I did not have enough days spare. Looking at your photographs makes me wish I had done it.

You have forced me to put it on my bucket list. After all it can only be a few minutes drive northwest from the Glass Mountain...

Yep, it's just up the track a bit in Aussie terms

[deetheturk]

Lovely series Graham, well captured mate!

[Manfred M]

Thanks Manfred. I'm aware of the sun angles and the effect of the polariser on wide angle lenses. That's actually what I was referring to in the little bit of info I wrote before the first shot.

Thanks for the clarification. I had assumed you were just referring to the saturated look of the sky, but not the banding.

[Rebel]

Nice shots Graham, number 4 is my favourite.

[JohnRostron]

These are striking images, especially the first four.

John

[Texas Dave]

A very enjoyable thread, beautiful photography and I'm most appreciate being about to see things that without you, I would have never seen. Thank you and if I were to pick a favorite it would be the "sun peaking" shot.