The view from Echo Point, a photo from New South Wales, East

Photographer's Note

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As we are locked down and have to stay in our local government area at present we've been revisiting old favourites around our district.
One of those spots is Echo Point in the part of Morton National Park near Bundanoon. For Australians and others who have visited here this is not the more famous Echo Point over 100 km to the north near Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. Unlike that other Echo Point our one does not get tourists by the coach load.
This Echo Point looks out over and along the deep valley of Bundanoon Creek as it snakes its way towards the coast through wild country, accessible only to the most adventurous.
This is an area that the disastrous fires of early last year (remember pre COVID times?) swept through and if you look closely in the large view you'll see many patches that haven't yet fully recovered.

ikeharel, NickVu, Fis2, holmertz, pierrefonds, Royaldevon, ChrisJ, jhm, clic, PiotrF, jean113 has marked this note useful

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Silvio1953 (213671) 2021-09-27 22:36

Ciao Ian, fantastic landcape by great POV, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful natural colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jemaflor (141309) 2021-09-27 23:22

Hi Ian,
So beautiful POV, great landscape from the top, nice sunlight and perfect sharpness, good effect with the zigzag of the deep valley, tfs.

Fis2 (163365) 2021-09-28 0:03

Witaj Lan!
A very nice landscape, view makes impression.
I like framing, composition and colors.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

pajaran (109337) 2021-09-28 1:14

Pozdrav, dragom komsiji sa fotografijom na TE.

Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepa priroda, dobro pokazana sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perspektivom.
Lep Nacionalni park.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.

Zelim vam sve najboljue.
Paja

holmertz (97982) 2021-09-28 1:45

Hello Ian,
I often learn more about Australian nature from your photos. This looks like central Africa to me. It's an interesting and quite exciting scenery, but I would have needed better trained eyes to observe the areas that still haven't recovered from the fires.
Best regards,
Gert

pierrefonds (109178) 2021-09-28 4:49

Hi Ian,

The wideness of the area is giving depth to the composition. The point of view is showing the details of the Morton National Park. The light is making the colors to stand out. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Royaldevon (81856) 2021-09-28 5:00

Hello Ian,

This is a fascinating spot with lots of vegetation covering the slopes all the way down to the river. I had noticed the blackened spots but generally, the area seems to be recovering well.

I have to ask, do sounds echo?

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

ChrisJ (167796) 2021-09-28 5:34

Hi Ian,

I like the 'zed' shaped pattern of the gorge. Good sharpness and excellent colour, sharpness and nice warm cold colour contrasts between the yellow green fg foliage and the blue haze in the bg, caused by evaporating eucalyptus oil. Tfs!

lousat (134619) 2021-09-28 9:24

Hi Ian,this part seems to have escaped well from last year's fires, a magnificent view, still rich in nature and colors, the choice of POV is truly spectacular and the quality is excellent as ever. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

jhm (208383) 2021-09-28 9:59

Hello Ian,

You create nice depth and perspective but an extraordinarily panorama about this area
The rocks between the green in background make your picture attractive.
Excellent composition, nice of colours too.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Tue (87476) 2021-09-28 11:00

Hello Ian,
A beautiful landscape with those gentle slope and some steeper cliffs. The trees cover the area very nicely and add a nice and smooth touch. The sidelight was very nice as well.
Lars

clic (25194) 2021-09-28 13:51

Hello Ian
Some hikers could appreciate this winding valley as well as the
alphorn players for the echoed melodies!
Amazing whims of nature.
Cheers

abmdsudi (93059) 2021-09-28 18:04

Hi Ian
Fabulous scenery, lovely composition and colours - so expansive and feels as if the air is very fresh. Excellent shot
Best regards

jmdias (109081) 2021-09-29 11:53

ian

from this higher pov looks like the creek is trying to create a canyon. nice view of the national park.

take care

jorge

PiotrF (53032) 2021-09-29 16:00

Hello Ian
Interesting view of valley of Bundanoon Creek , great landscape.
I like nice colours, good composition and good sharpness. Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

jean113 (25669) 2021-09-30 8:12

Hello Ian, a great view from Echo Point. So much forested land, and so many cliffs, it looks impenetrable. The valley meanders through the composition creating some shadow and defining the lie of the land.
Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards, Jean.

vjmite (6008) 2021-09-30 23:34

Hi Ian,

You had excellent viewing conditions here, and the sun angle reveals all the details of the topography. The horizon looks a very long way away. Great sharpness and exposure.

Vince