Yesterday I whiled away some hours filling up a memory card of images at Home Hill on Middle Road in Devonport, Tasmania. The House is a national trust building, it was built by Joseph and Enid Lyons in 1916, Joe was a Tasmanian Politician who went on to become Prime Minister of Australia. The Home is open to the public and for a small price you get a very detailed tour, provided by dedicated volunteers. The home is full of gorgeous furnishings, handmade items made by Dame Enid who was a Politician in her own right after her husband passed away, theirs' is quite an amazing story, much of which you will hear on the tour. 
In the hours I was there I only managed to get through 3 rooms and a few outside, but there's plenty of time to go back again and again. Add Comment I had a bit of an early start this morning, dropping the kids off at the bus stop and leaving a vehicle at the garage for maintenance, as I was heading out the door I turned around and ran back in to get my camera. If I had to walk home I may as well grab a few photos along the way, the clouds were a bit heave so the autumn leaves weren't exactly glowing but once in a while a looking for something different is good for the mind.
Random pics from last weeks trip wandering around the south of Tasmania.
I spent most of Good Friday traveling through Tassie, with friends and my kids - what better sites to see during Easter than Churches? To be honest I photograph churches pretty much any day of the year, they offer a range of aspects to photograph from the period architecture, textural building materials, careful detailing and easy access. The light always seems to be more compelling when it's hitting a big old stone building. This trip we even found one that was open to the public, St John the Evangelist, Catholic Church at Richmond, Tasmania is the oldest Church in Australia still being used, it was built with convict labour in 1836.  Lighting Candles at St John the Evangelist, Catholic Church at Richmond, Tasmania on Good Friday.
 Christ Church, Illawarra also known as that little church on the hill alongside the road from Perth to the North-West Coast, which was originally built as a school in 1840, then dedicated as a church in 1844. A picturesque landscape with an artfully blurred waterfall.... I'm over that! I absolutely love the dynamic shapes and forms of moving water which can barely be seen by the naked eye, but at 2000th of a second or even less the forms are like glass. You've probably read these sentiments before, but today was a recharge day for me, going out and photographing in my 'zone', just for me. I hope others see something in my images too, but really I'm just taking them for me. Guide Falls at Ridgley near Burnie, Tasmania was the first stop for my recharge day, I love the water and the basalt rock formations are pretty cool too. Tomorrow I'll up load my second session from the day.  The Wide shot  Getting closer, looking at the falls with in falls  Impact, as the falling water reaches the bottom of the falls and meets the surface of the the stream  Very Close now, looking over the edge at the top of the falls, and the way the water meets the rock The black basalt formations at the mouth of the Don River near Devonport, Tasmania are the main feature of this short series of photos. 
Taking advantage of the whole family being together this weekend we took a road Trip to Tullah on the Westcoast of Tasmania, and explored a couple of the lakes for fishing potential - and photographic potential too.  Our first stop for the day, Lake Plimsoll (left) and it's friend Lake Selina (right)  This was the most interesting thind we saw on our afternoon excursion to Murchison Dam.  Mt Murchison from the shore of Lake Rosebery while I was waiting for the sun to set - I kind fell in the lake getting this shot, wet feet wet pants but not a wet camera.  The sunset beautifully on Lake Rosebery at Tullah.  And it just kept going.  All attempts at fishing and photography the next morning at Lake Plimsoll were canned when the rain accompanied but thunder and lighting set in.  The drive home through the mountains really only offered one photo opportunity, mainly cause the other passengers were wet and grumpy. |  AuthorTasmanian based, New Zealand born, Photographer Kelly Slater ArchivesMay 2012 CategoriesAll |
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