A month or so ago, I re-walked a circuit around Wonthaggi. I’d previously completed this stroll a few years back and wrote a post about it.
Really, it’s a comfortable way to walk 20 km. A deserted beach, a bird watching area, no hills and if you time it right, you’ll get a bit of history thrown in with your sunset, which is what’s happening in this picture.
The structure in the photo is the remains of ‘No 5 Brace’ and it sits within the long abandoned Wonthaggi State Coal Mine Central Precinct. You can see the building in my post about the walk and I must admit, it’s deteriorated quite a bit more than I expected since I saw it two years ago.
I do like a sunset photo and I must admit, they’re quite an easy image to take. Get the horizon in the right spot, maybe include some object in the foreground and off-set it, underexpose slightly and if the stars align, then my job is done.
Oh, it does help to have a nice glow to the sky and a few accompanying clouds though. I might be able to control the camera in a situation like this, but alas, I haven’t worked out a way to control the weather. Maybe next year.
Just popped back and re-read the Wonthaggi post. It was just as good reading it a second time so thanks for reminding me. 🙂 Great commentary and pics in it. It made me laugh and I can tell you I really needed it this evening after a challenging weekend, so thanks for that. As for today's pic, what a great combo. A sunset, an old building and some streaky, groovy clouds. (Yeah, I am old. I still use "groovy".) Anyway thanks for the emotional lift. Funny that a photo someone has taken in the past can influence someone's day in the future. 🙂 Jane
The thing about re-walking something is unless something amazing happens, there's not much point doing another post about it. I've got some different ideas for next year regarding tackling this 'same walk' business. In this photo, I really had to blacken the ground as there's a chainlink fence around the building. That never looks great in a sunset photo 🙂