Thursday, January 25, 2007

The Dam Blusters

Waiting For The Man From Snowy River

Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON


I took this shot a couple of weeks ago, at the Cardinia Reservoir in Melbourne's south-east. I took about six frames in the mid-morning sun and for some reason this is my favourite. Maybe it's the shape of the dam wall and its gentle grey mid-tones. Maybe it's the mix of greenery in the middle distance. Or maybe it's the fact that some recent rainfall has teased a few green patches across the parched expanse of hillside. Or maybe it's simply the fact that scenes like this help me understand what inspired the bush literature of people like Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson.

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