More experiments with koalas and sequencing.
In which we take a walk in the Adelaide Hills.
I thoroughly enjoyed my first tentative attempt at using the sequencing technique while on a long photographic walk.
In turns frustrating and educational, it forced me into looking at things in a different way, to notice the path ahead with much more intent.
It's a fascinating exercise and one that I promised myself to try again soon.
Well, that sooner time arrived, and I headed out for a walk in the Adelaide Hills.
On the path from Hahndorf
This walk was different from my last attempt and I was struggling to get anything that I thought was interesting, why this was I spent some time pondering and came to the conclusion that the light was partly responsible, a high sun on a hot cloudless day is not my ideal choice of lighting, combined with a different landscape the first attempts at sequencing fell flat.
A high hot sun adds to the difficulty.
However, as I made my way further into the walk and let my imagination wander a bit, things started to fall into place, a couple of lucky encounters and a change in the scenery sparked a bit of creativity and I think I managed to nail a few successful combinations by the end of the day.
Hanging out with a friend.
So, sit back, and join me for a walk around the Adelaide Hills.
Today's walk will take us from the old German settlement town of Hahndorf to Mylor then via the Bandicoot trail on to Aldgate.
Nearly 16klms in 4 hours, it's slow going but I spent my time and it was (very) hot.
The Bandicoot trail winds its way through forest, and here, past a termite mound.
A highlight was the startling encounter with a koala, normally you’ll come across these friendly marsupials perched high in a tree, dozing the day away, this time I heard a rustling in a bush just on the edge of the path, I’m not sure who was the more surprised, me or her.
Making my way along a muddy track and running into a koala, perched just to the left of the gum tree in the middle pic.
Wildflowers blooming along the way, and the past reminders of a bushfire.
Fording a small creek.
The little village of Mylor and the ideal spot for a break.
Farmhouse ruins.
Really enjoyed this. For someone lives in a concrete jungle (at least for most of the year), looking at photos of nature is like drinking a cold beer after running an ultra-marathon.
The horse is wonderful. How often do you walk like this?