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AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHY + DIGITAL JULY 2015

Even tripods need stability!

Lisa Mayne took this at Handrail Pool in Weano Gorge at Karijini

National Park in the Pilbara region of WA. She says she chose to

keep the handrail in the photo to give the sense of adventure you

get when you make it ti this spot through the narrow gorges, then

down the handrail next to the waterfall. At the same time she was

trying to create a sense of rugged remoteness. She writes, “I love

the colours in the rocks, and how you can see the light hitting

them at that time of day.”

I’m not convinced the handrail helps the scene, image-wise or

adventure-wise. It’s another one of man’s intrusions into nature,

and that usually spoils a landscape image. That said, if it is a

documentation of a holiday for your face-book page, it’s not a worry.

My main concern is that the image isn’t sharp enough, possibly due

to camera shake. Even with a tripod, there can be movement due to

an unstable surface, wind or the lack of a cable release. On the post-

production side, some of the blues in those rocks look unnaturally

bold or bright, which suggests a slight overdose in colour saturation.

SA I M A’S T I P: A tripod is not a guarantee for scoring a sharp

shot. Lightweight tripods can be stabilised with a weight or

camera bag hung under the central shaft.

TITLE: Mystery Waters of Karijini

PHOTOGRAPHER: Lisa Mayne

DETAILS: Canon EOS 50D @ 18mm focal length, 1s @ f/14,

manual program, ISO 100, tripod. Increased contrast, vibrance,

saturation in Camera Raw, slight adjustments to white balance.

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