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On my way down to Melbourne to run my courses I decided to make the most of the trip and stop overnight at Mansfield which is about a 45 minute drive to Craigs Hut.

We stayed at the Mansfield Motel and by chance the owner Ash (great bloke) was an avid photographer and was keen to head out to the hut as well and see if the snow had remained from a recent dump.

As luck would have it Ash was also the owner of a Landcruiser Sahara, talk about a luxury 4WD with balls so the trip to the hut was a breeze. Far better than my last memories of my trip to the hut many years ago where is was foggy and raining.

The snow had pretty much melted and only small patches remained but the warm light that was present as the sun slowly dropped was amazing. A photographers delight.

The hut which was never used as shelter for travellers was part of the movie set for The man from Snowy River and was moved to this location as a tourist attraction. Unfortunately it burnt down on the 11th of December 2006 by bush fires and was later rebuilt under a bit of controversy with it not being re built to the same design as the last one and budget blow out.

But to the first time visitor you wont know the difference and it is a worth while trip and the hut looks great.

Canon 5D Mark II | 7 image stitch.

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~switch-sgfx May 30, 2009   Photographer
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~LaneyK09 May 23, 2009
excellent!
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~PictureElement May 21, 2009   Photographer
Featured [link] :)
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~Furiousxr May 18, 2009
Great shot Matt , love the light
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*DrewHopper May 17, 2009  Professional Photographer
What a gorgeous display of light :)
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~ClaireCollyer May 17, 2009
Oh it's stunning Matt! Hows the 5D mark II??? I can not wait to get my hands on one! :D
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~MattLauder May 17, 2009
Thats.. yea it is great. The camera is a step up from the 1ds Mark II that I had.
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~ClaireCollyer May 24, 2009
it will be a step up from my modest 400D :) so i can't wait!
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=yevgeny May 16, 2009  Hobbyist Photographer
Great choice using the fence to lead the eye. Nice job getting the light of golden hour -- the overall tone sets the mood but keeps the scene interesting with subtle gradations. The composition would have been stronger if you didn't include the rightmost section, where the fence becomes distorted. But the classic style of this photo appealed to me enough to earn a fave. Well done!
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~MattLauder May 16, 2009
Thanks and yea I agree with your comment on the fence distortion. Didnt expect that to come out like that. But thinking back to how I shot it I'm not surprised. Food for thought on future shoots.
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