Final Series

I chose this photo as the first in my series as its taken from a low angle to make the track look really steep and like its taken from the bottom of the hill.  The climb always seems steeper at the start of a tramp when you know you've got a long way to go.  I also really liked how the sun glistens on the water so I wanted to capture this up close.

I chose this photo as I like how you can see the track from up close and can follow it into into the distance.  I think the colours in this photo are really effective.  The green grass, blue sky, brown track, yellow in the bushes and the red dot on the fence really go well together and show all the colours of nature.  The gate also adds a nice effect, as if you're stepping through it into the beauties of nature.

This photo I took from my first shoot.  I really liked the four wheel drive tracks in the dirt and it photographed really well.  With the sun beaming down on it, not a cloud in the sky, and hills as far as you can see.  It really shows how you're away from the city and roads and has a really warm, happy feeling to it.

I've always liked the look of these farmland fences.  They aren't like you would see in the city.  They're so basic, and uneven and covered in rust and chips.  It goes really well with nature, as nature is never perfectly constructed or predictable.  I wanted to capture this in a photo, with the fence leading into the distance towards the city.  It shows how far away you are from society.  It makes it look peaceful.

I chose this photo to finish off the series as it shows the final stage of the tramp.  Reaching the trig at the summit and being able to relax, enjoy the view, feeling that sense of achievement that you've made it.  I really liked this particular photo of the summit as the colours and having the sun in the corner makes it almost look heavenly, like you're on top of the world.

I chose to have the first four photos in portrait and the final in landscape.  This was to show the journey to the trig as a steep, uphill climb making the track look steeper.  The final photo I took in landscape as the summit is all about the landscape and looking at the view.  So it wouldn't make sense to have it in potrait.