Category: 23 Spring
Tasmania, Australia
Due to the weather variations in the Tasmania highlands I had to rise early for this lavender image. Using a tripod I set up the shot to accentuate the tunneling rows of lavender lit in the morning light. The tree to the left of the frame provides an extra element in the composition re-enforcing the crisp atmosphere of the southern hemisphere’s largest lavender field.
The tunneling rows in this shot pull my eye right to the horizon, and the soft dawn tones feel almost painterly. I hung it in my hallway and catch myself stopping to look at it every time I pass.
The early-morning light really pays off here—those converging rows draw your eye straight down the path, and the misty highland tones feel almost cool to look at. I've had it up on my wall for a week and I keep stopping to trace the depth in the layers.
The tunnel effect from those lavender rows is just stunning—the perspective pulls you right down the path. You can tell it was shot at that perfect early hour because the light feels so soft and still.
