The Needles

[Mickeymoo]

Gday all, I went for a little wander up to the needles on saturday, such a great little location, however its sad to see that the view northwest is becoming more and more scared by big patches of clearfelled forest some just off the main road as seen in the last photo.
As usual a few additional ones can be seen at http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w76/mcikeymoo21/

Michael

[tasadam]

I do like the way the combination of your shooting and post processing enhances the sky to more acceptable levels than the over-exposure of the sky that would typically be captured by a lot of cameras in auto mode.
Looks like a nice day for it. Shame about the scarring.

[Mickeymoo]

Thanks Adam, manual mode certainly gives you a lot more leeway, downside of course is that a tripod is a nearly always a must.

Michael.

[stu]

Hi Michael,
The Needles is a great little walk and so accessible, I've been up there several times. Attached is a picture from the summit from earlier this year (drove down after work one night to be greeted by one of the best sunsets I've seen anywhere) - point & shoot auto style with a 6MP digital, just shows how important the old adage 'right place, right time' can be and of course lighting is everything. Wish I knew a little more about photography & had a better camera - your shots, as always, are great.
Cheers.
Stuart.

[Mickeymoo]

Thanks Stuart, the needles are a top spot I love it up there, it has such great views but is so acessable. Thats a great photo, most of the time it doesn't matter how good your technical skills with a camera are it really comes down to being in the right place at the right time with a little bit of luck, if your not out there you cant take the photo

Michael.