Tamar Valley, a photo from Tasmania, East

Photographer's Note

Trip to Tasmania Day 4

Devonport to Hobart 290km along the West Tamar\ and Heritage Highways and a couple minor roads.

After 1750km through three states and crossing the Bass Strait by ferry we finally arrived in Tasmania at 7am. As you can see in all todays three pictures the weather was not good at all, with over casted skies and some showers.

Disembarkation from the Spirit of Tasmania I was easy and quick and after going through the Tasmanian Quarantine inspection (yes, Tasmanians do not want nasty pests from the main land) the first thing we did was looking for a coffee shop for our daily dose of a couple espresso coffees (let me just say that the smell of instant coffee on board was unbearable!!!).

By 8 oclock we were on the road through country Tasmania heading south-east to Launceston. The first stop was at Bradys Lookout near the little town of Rosevears. The view over the Tamar Valley was superb, even in over casted weather. The main posting is a view of the valley facing north. In WS1 is another view of the same valley, taken at the top of the lookout and facing south.

The Tamar Valley is a picturesque valley located north-west from the northern city of Launceston on either side of the Tamar River, which is Australia longest navigable tidal estuary, meandering for approximately 58 km through the heart of high-yielding vineyard country.

In WS2 is a view at the time of entering the mouth of the Mersey River in Devonport at 6:30 am.

Finally, those interested in Australian history can click on the Bradys Lookout link and read about one of the early Europeans settlers of this country.

ISO: 100

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lousat (139266) 2009-05-25 17:13

Hi Antonio,not easy a great result like that whitout the light of sun...great time of exposure and no better point of view to show so perfectly this beautiful place! My best compliments,have a nice day,Luciano

dareco (17136) 2009-05-25 18:05

Very nice composition and lovely scenery. I like the sharp detail and colors. TFS

delpeoples (60342) 2009-05-25 23:13

Hi Antonio, this is a very well-executed panorama and I like the winding river with the pathway in the FG leading off-frame to the right. (Most of all I like the vineyard! Your Workshops are excellent, and the Lookout photo is worthy of its own individual posting in my humble opinion. In fact I prefer it even to this great shot. Excellent work, you really are showing me a part of Tasmania I have not seen before, LIsa.

AiresSantos (56155) 2009-05-25 23:14

Ola Antonio
Uma bela vista do vale e do rio Tamar. A foto esta otima, excelente definicao e profundidade de campo
Em primeiro plano temos uma vinha ?
Bonitas as cores mesmo num dia cinzento
Um abraco Amigo
Aires

phwall (6787) 2009-05-26 0:40

Hello Antonio,
A superb landscape, wonderful POV and your composition is perfect.
Very pretty shot.
Regards
Peter

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2009-05-26 1:44

Hello Antonio! Great perspective. Great exposure. Fantastic natural colours. Beautiful landscape. Well done!

rginer (881) 2009-05-26 2:33

Ola Antonio,
Superb POV, and composition. Beautiful landscape. For sure i will remember my days travelling in Tasmania ! In Hobart do not miss to have breakfast in 'Retro Bar', Salamanca Quay !!
Wish you wonderful journeys !
Best regards,
Roser

Photo65Net (43144) 2009-05-26 3:47

Hello Antonio,
A nice POV to enjoy the view... Despite the bad weather you used the river curves in the right way.
Have a nice day,
JB.

batalay (41261) 2009-05-26 5:37

Hello Antonio,

A very good TE-package: a well composed photograph with an informative note. The river cuving and converging, and in the distance, a more expansive bay. The light is quite subdued, but you've handled the light well. Tasmania is one island I would love to see. A famous physicist I knew at Oxford had come from Tasmania as a Rhodes Scholar, and had risen to great academic status there, spending his career at Oxford.

Warm regards,

Bulent

darek1978 (13361) 2009-05-26 9:19

Hi Antonio,
Wonderful photo with excellent point of view, amazing colours and incredible depth. I also like the cloudy sky, giving a neutral light to this well-taken landscape.
Regards,
Darek

Docarmo (9767) 2009-05-26 9:34

Olá António,
Associadas ŕ ótima nitidez, as várias camadas, desde o primeiro plano até as montanhas ao longe, fazem uma impressăo de volume e de 3D fantástica!
Parabéns!
Docarmo

xuaxo (6854) 2009-05-26 10:39

Olá António,
Apesar do tempo, com esse céu triste, a foto dá uma panorâmica interessante, agradável mesmo. Será impressăo minha, ou esta vista da Tasmânia tem um ar mais "europeu" que a generalidade das vistas da main land?
Uma curiosidade: já estive também em Devonport e vi o rio Tamar... mas na Inglaterra! E este ano também andei num barco chamado "Abel Tasman" e vi ruas "Abel Tasmanstraat", na Holanda. O primeiro europeu que viu a Tasmânia era holandęs.
~
"(...) the first thing we did was looking for a coffee shop for our daily dose (...)"
Afinal năo é só a língua portuguesa que é traiçoeira. A frase da tua nota, especialmente quando retirada do contexto, tem um significado completamente diferente se for dita na Holanda :-)
~
Também gostei dos WS.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

jemaflor (147128) 2009-05-26 11:07

Hi Antonio,
Great pov on this landscape, good effect for depth with the curve of this river and well placed this colourful fg.

josepmarin (59385) 2009-05-26 12:15

Olá António,
este punto de vista nos ofrece una visión magnífica sobre el valle y el río, en una imagen atractiva y con una gran profundidad.
A pesar del día gris y lluvioso, la luminosidad de la foto es buena y el nivel cromático está muy bien gestionado.
Buen trabajo.
Un abrazo,
Josep

cfreire (11741) 2009-05-26 16:21

Oi, Antonio
Realmente, dias nublados săo os grandes "inimigos" dos fotografos, mas, assim mesmo vc conseguiu bons resultados para nos mostrar esta bela paisagem. Bonita mostra. Abraço, Consuelo

ElAprendiz (30) 2009-05-26 19:43

Hello Antonio:

Stunning views and beautiful scenery. Invites us to go with our view of the river journey.

The green shades, adjust the color of the background. Good framing and depth of field.

Special greeting from Colombia, John

jwmunro (286) 2009-05-26 21:06

Hello Antonio -

All three images are very nice. Tasmania is an area I don't have a good mental image for since it is rather remote and does not seem to pop up very often in the news or even here on TE. A very attractive countryside and appears to be much different than Australia. Even though the weather is less than favorable you have produced some nice images.

Thank you for sharing.

John

jurek1951 (42198) 2009-05-26 23:47

Hi Antonio,
this is a fantastic landscap photo. the color and the composition of the picture was successfull.
Georg

Greg1949 (9011) 2009-05-27 3:21

Nice capture Antonio, looks like a paradise to me. The older I get the more I find myself drawn away from the crowds and into the more sparsely populated areas, this one looks like it would qualify. Colors and details are fine and the workshops help the post, well done mate.

Greg

trekks (14348) 2009-05-27 18:28

hi Antonio

I may not have a chance to visit Tasmania, so this is a good time to see from your posts how this island state has appeal in photography.

With this kind of landscape, it looks like a big island state. [Sometimes we measure the size of island by driving distance/time from north/south and east/west].

I hear it sometimes snow here but this flat landscape is not showing any sign of it and I can never get your climate change right because of southern hemisphere thing.

A lovely view of the vineyard and river bank. Keep driving! Even if you have to cross the Tasman Sea to NZ :)

I think I have a few bottles of red wine from Tamar in my rack :)

tfs, bill

danyy (0) 2009-05-27 23:46

Bonjour Antonio,
trčs loin d'avoir les meilleures lumičres, tu t'en es pourtant trčs bien sorti en réussissant męme ŕ conster un ciel trop clair au départ.
Beaucoup de profondeur dans une photo qui se respire autant que se regarde.
Bien amicalement.
Daniel.

ChrisJ (171822) 2009-05-28 0:15

Hi Antonio

I like the muted, pastel colours. The cultivated yellow green plants in the fg contrast well against the blue grey sky. Good sharpness & framing. Tfs!

bakes888 (18499) 2009-05-28 1:35

Hi Antonio. 1750Kms sounds like a bit of a marathon! You would have hoped the weather gods might have given you more favourable conditions after driving so far ;-). Nice view and well captured, good depth and natural colours. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2009-05-28 3:52

Excellent capture with the curve of the river! Very well composed, and the details, sharpness and lighting are good.
Best wishes,
Achim

jmdias (115156) 2009-05-28 7:36

antonio

bela vista da paisagem, gostei deste pov, mostrando a curvatura do rio e a vegetaçăo ao redor, os girassóis em primeiro plano chamam a atençăo. pena a luz naquele momento estivesse tăo escura, mas năo há nada que se possa fazer.

abraços

jorge

paura (25802) 2009-05-28 8:22

António,
Lindo vale aqui, apresentado em uma bonita e didática fotografia. Excelentes níveis.

Abraço

Paulo

berek (50518) 2009-05-28 8:53

Hi Antonio,
beautiful landscape with long river. I love perspective and nature colours.
Greetings.
Burak

wgreis (8267) 2009-05-28 9:55

Que POV bonito!
Além da sinuosidade do rio, o destaque fica para a plantaçăo (năo consegui saber do quę!). Também é curioso aqueles montes branco ao lado da plantaçăo.
O lugar parece ser rico em fauna e flora.
Parabéns,
Wagner.

alentejano (255) 2009-05-28 14:04

Olá Antonio,
linda foto com uma excelente profundidade de campo,gosto bastante dacor do céu e da pequena horta em primeiro plano.
Cumprimentos
Luis
PS: gostei tambem do WS2.

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2009-05-28 14:36

Superb scenery... The POV, light and colors are very good. Well done!
Warm regards.
Ahmet

gary91 (15348) 2009-05-28 21:44

Hello Antonio,
One can say you did not get much support from the weather conditions... But although this greyish weather and bad light, you found a colourful foreground to enhance a little bit this nice panorama.
A part of Australia that I don't know at all and which I am glad to discover through your lens !
I like your ws2 a lot and its great construction on this square format. Don't you think it would have deserved a post on its own?
Wish you a great evening.
Best regards, Christian

Vasa (515) 2009-05-29 2:02

Hi Antonio,

your feet are in Tasmania, and your hart in Portugal. And you don't loose the time: you make the good job showing nice corners around you. I like so much the firs plan of this view, from the optimal position. many thanks freind, and proud of your recent visit,

Branko

vinicio (23423) 2009-05-29 7:32

The feel is to watch at one image that comes from Germany or Switzerland. A beautiful landscape enriched from the vineyard in the foreground, well done Antonio, compliments.
Have a nice WE
Ciao
Vinicio

npecanhuk (79329) 2009-05-29 14:02

Olá António!
Gosto muito deste tipo de vistas, bem abrangentes, dando-me uma idéia geral do lugar!
A nitidez, a exposiçăo, a profundidade de campo, as cores, o ponto de vista e a composiçăo estăo todos ótimos (óptimos???)!
Uma foto que me agrada bastante!
Parabéns, abraços e um fim-de-semana muito bom prá ti!
Neyvan

MLINES (12516) 2009-05-29 15:54

Hi Antonio, Good composition is tough light conditions. Good to see the crop in the foreground which adds to interest. The S-shape of the river is highly effective. I worked in Tassie in an underground tin mine years ago, it has improved a lot in the past years to be very desirable place. TFS. Murray.

dvlazar (6662) 2009-05-29 20:12

A well framed shot - the snaking river is in a great part of the frame. I find the overall greyness dulls the image a bit.
Cheers,
Dave

Juntas (7960) 2009-06-01 6:14

Olá António. Bonita vista do rio Tamar. Excelente ponto de vista com boas cores e definiçăo. Engraçado o pormenor do primeiro plano (vinhas?). Bons workshops, principalmente o madrugador. Um abraço. Paulo

parbo (11092) 2009-06-01 7:46

Olá Antonio,

I liked splendid effect of river's S path in your skillfully taken photo. The reflection of gray sky on water surface and its contrasts with green textures are wonderful with your excellent addition of small, green field at foreground. Complementary pots with dead tree and early day capture with reflection of bulbs on river are wonderful too. Have a nice new week.

Parabéns e Abraço!

Ertugrul

tober (8797) 2009-06-03 10:55

Hello Sr Antonio, thanks to your photos and accompanying notes from your recent visit to Tasmania, I learnt many things about the general characteristics of this geography which is a bit unknown to me. I liked both this one and the others in the WS.

By the way, is it possible to face with a Tasmanian devil in these forests? Are they dangerous? :)

With my best regards... Tolga

Bluejeans (64251) 2009-06-03 11:35

Oi amigo ,
Bonito ponto de visăo alto sobre este vale com este rio a cortar a paisagem , ficou interessante este primeiro plano com estas plantas de verde e amarelo, boa profundidade de foto, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

stego (24132) 2009-06-05 9:52

Olá António,
O tempo cinzento pode năo ser muito bonito, mas tem uma vantagem para as fotos: a luz é mais fácil de controlar. Gosto de como aproveitaste as formas da paisagem e a mancha de cor do campo em baixo para fazer a compo. O WS's também estăo estupendos. No do porto, gosto principalmente da luz e da colocaçăo do cais suavemente ondulante, com aqueles dois prédios mais altos, tipo farol em grande destaque. No outro só é pena que o fundo esteja tăo esbatido e azulado, o que, claro năo é culpa tua, pois é uma vista de primeira.
Um abraço,
José

isa (1986) 2009-06-05 10:50

OLá António,
Soberbo ponto de vista, uma viagem interessante, pelas extraordinárias imagens. Extraordinária paisagem.
Parabéns pelo trabalho
Săo vinhas no primeiro plano?
Abraço e bom fim de semana,
Isa

Urs (14082) 2009-06-18 8:27

Dear Antonio

It has been a very cloudy day, but with these yellow field in the foreground the picture suddenly starts to live while the river adds a lot of DOF. The pastel colors are nice and the shot is well framed. Good work.

best regards
Urs

ncfg (137) 2009-06-21 4:21

Muito bonita esta foto. Faz-me lembrar o vale do rio Douro, embora acho que o Douro é mais bonito.
Muito bom o POV, cores e contraste.
Parabéns!

tomi1 (2200) 2009-06-23 10:55

Oeiras,23-6-2009
António Ribeiro
Gosto de ver este declive ligeiro e aberto com uma vinha bem tratada. Parece-me que nesta regiăo o facto de se viver junto do rio Tamar dá alma a qualquer pessoa.Eu é a primeira vez que o estou vendo e é mesmo para isto que a galeria nos mostra o que năo conhecemos. Apesar de tudo os rios desconhecidos para mim podem esconder espécies perigosas e eu năo sei se é hábito nadar-se neste rio. Na televisăo há sempre documentários referindo-se aos mais mortíferas espécies. Até hoje nunca tive um encontro de 3şgrau e no mar nada de relevante. A zona habitacional se concentra mais ŕ esquerda e imagino o cenário que é quando o rio transborda. Năo esquecerei este vale bem deslumbrante com o rio serpenteando. Cumprimentos. Domingos

raszid62 (18457) 2009-07-19 13:45

Hello
Wonderfull landscape with that's vineyard and that's big river. Congratulations
Best Regards
Joseph

Photo Information

Copyright: Antonio Ribeiro (ribeiroantonio) (22730)
Genre: Miejsca
Medium: Kolorowe
Date Taken: 2009-04-21
Categories: Natura
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk III, CanonZoom EF 17-40mm f/4 L-USM, Hoya 77mm HMC Cir-Polarizer
Naświetlenie: f/8, 1/30 sekund
Wersja zdjęcia: Oryginalna wersja, Workshop
Dzienniki z podróży: Trip to Tasmania
Date Submitted: 2009-05-25 15:56