Capturing the Space.

[loose cannon]

I found photographing the desert landscape challenging to put it mildly. How do you photograph nothing?

In both images I placed a small bush in the foreground as an anchor and hoped the distant trees/hills would provide enough interest to the eye of the viewer. Cloudy skies were priceless in a landscape known for clear blue skies.

In the first image I chose to feature the land while in the second the sky dominates. The shape and form of the clouds guided my thinking here as much as anything.

All comments welcome.

[Toddyh]

Spot on with the cloud I think. Without that there would actually be nothing going on at all. I'll be watching for other tips on this because I've no idea how I would go about this type of thing myself.

[loose cannon]

Thanks Toddyh.

[Alan]

Not easy Mick.

Have you seen Murray Fredericks' beautiful video, called 'Salt', about his photographic pilgrimage to Lake Eyre.

http://www.abc.net.au/arts/artscape/...25/default.htm.

[loose cannon]

Yes I've seen that Alan.

Breathtaking.

The biggest mistake I made was covering too much territory in too short a time frame and my photography suffered as a consequence of that.

I plan to redo sections of the trip but plan to spend a few weeks on a single track then head home. Rinse and repeat.

Patience is the key for this type of photography imho. My best images all came from campsites where I dropped anchor for a while, sat in a chair reading a book and simply observed the landscape for a time before picking up the camera. I only did that for a few days here and there. Need to set up camp on say the Gunbarrell Highway, and just watch and feel.

[Toddyh]

Can I come? That sounds like a great trip

[P Plates]

A difficult subject and I imagine finding anything for foreground interest would be very hard. Personally I prefer #1 showing the vastness and emptiness of the land.

[loose cannon]

Thanks for commenting Gabby.

[bill jolley]

I like the second shot the sky certainly makes it. When we are in places like that ( I spent a year in ADEN doing my national service many years ago, lot of the time was spent in the desert) the vastness makes you feel very small . I really look forward to seeing all our posts thanks for sharing. Bill

[loose cannon]

Cheers Bill. The desert can certainly have that effect.