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Die Back, High Monaro, New South Wales

By BobinAus
These four eucalypts are but a small part of the large swathes of dead ribbon gums on the Monaro Plains. It appears that the gums, already at the edge of their habitat, were weakened by declining autumn rainfall and then succumbed to attacks by eucalypt weevils over the last three decades.

This image was processed with solarisation and contrast effects in Nik's Colour Effex, then these effects were softened by blending the processed image with itself as layers in Photoshop before final touch up in Lightroom.

Thank you to all those who viewed my last upload (Hervey Bay Marina) and who voted for, or commented on the image. Much appreciated!

Tags: Landscape Black and white Dead trees New south wales Landscape and travel Solarisation

Voters: Philip_H, sawsengee, PhilT2 and 45 more

Uploaded:
26 Dec 2018 11:43AM
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Pentax KP
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1/250s
Aperture:
f/14
ISO:
800
Focal Length:
60mm
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Comments


sawsengee 15 6 40 Malaysia
26 Dec 2018 12:08PM
wonderful monochrome & contrast Smile
dales Plus
6 13 Australia
26 Dec 2018 1:06PM
Excellent capture and processing, beautiful b &w image
Ian
Legend147 Plus
6 295 United Kingdom
26 Dec 2018 1:57PM
Excellent mono conversion Bob. Merry Christmas -Andy 😊😊
DaveRyder Plus
7 5.9k 13 United Kingdom
26 Dec 2018 5:46PM
Loved this Mono - If awards had been enabled it would have got a GE today. Dave
BobinAus Plus
6 3 11 Australia
27 Dec 2018 10:13AM

Quote:wonderful monochrome & contrast Smile


Thank you Sawsengee. Regards, Bob
BobinAus Plus
6 3 11 Australia
27 Dec 2018 10:14AM

Quote:Excellent capture and processing, beautiful b &w image
Ian


Thanks again Ian. Bob
BobinAus Plus
6 3 11 Australia
27 Dec 2018 10:16AM

Quote:Excellent mono conversion Bob. Merry Christmas -Andy 😊😊


Thank you Andy. I hope you enjoy the Festive Season and the New Year. Cheers, Bob
BobinAus Plus
6 3 11 Australia
27 Dec 2018 10:18AM

Quote:Loved this Mono - If awards had been enabled it would have got a GE today. Dave


Thanks Dave. I appreciate your comment very much. Cheers, Bob
saxon_image Plus
17 1.4k United Kingdom
27 Dec 2018 11:33AM
Quite a post apocalypse feel to this.
BobinAus Plus
6 3 11 Australia
29 Dec 2018 4:41AM
Thanks for your comment, Paul. Actually, I was trying to create a sense of foreboding with this picture. The large areas of the Monaro that are covered with dead trees certainly look apocalyptic. In general, however, I think dead trees have a stark beauty. Cheers, Bob
Algimantas 4
31 Dec 2018 9:51AM
Brilliant and outstanding shot!
BobinAus Plus
6 3 11 Australia
31 Dec 2018 9:56AM

Quote:Brilliant and outstanding shot!


Thank you very much, Aligmantas. Bob
waltknox Plus
6 4 Canada
31 Dec 2018 5:20PM
Looks like a background from a SalvadorDali painting Bob . I agree there is much stark beauty in this , very well done !
Thanks for your support in 2018 .
Hope you had a Merry Christmas and a great New Years .
Cheers Walt
BobinAus Plus
6 3 11 Australia
1 Jan 2019 10:06AM

Quote:Looks like a background from a SalvadorDali painting Bob . I agree there is much stark beauty in this , very well done !
Thanks for your support in 2018 .
Hope you had a Merry Christmas and a great New Years .
Cheers Walt


Thanks very much for your comment Walt. All the best for the coming year. I look forward to seeing more of pictures, including the old and abandoned buildings and vehicles in Alberta or where ever you happen to find them. Cheers, Bob
konig 4 14 United Kingdom
3 Jan 2019 8:39AM
Would work great as a big poster on the wall. Great shot and processing! Smile
petr
BobinAus Plus
6 3 11 Australia
3 Jan 2019 9:04AM

Quote:Would work great as a big poster on the wall. Great shot and processing! Smile
petr


Thanks very much for your kind comment Petr. Cheers, Bob
Grumby Plus
15 1 United Kingdom
15 Sep 2019 11:26AM
Spooky, love it.
BobinAus Plus
6 3 11 Australia
15 Sep 2019 11:34AM

Quote:Spooky, love it.


Thanks for your comment Paul.
Regards,
Bob

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