Snowy Mountains Sunset

[Man Tripod]

Took these photos last winter but have only just polished them up and stuck them together. I'm pretty happy with results. There was light misty rain/sleet falling at the time, hence the very specy sunset. Unfortunately i had some droplets on my lense when i took the 2nd shot which may have spoiled the image.

[NJ]

very, very nice! it must have got extremely cold there after the sun went down! i dont think the second shot is ruined by the water dropplets, ijust thought it was some interesting flare. #1 is my pic over #2 though, great work!

[ChemicalHorizon]

stunning!
i dream of going to places like that

[michael_]

WAH!!!!

stunning, how much of a hike was it to get there? and care to googlemap the location for us?

[rooboy]

I'm guessing it's the western faces of the main range, looking out towards Geehi. Mountain on the left is Watson's Crag, or perhaps the Sentinel with a very poor snow cover?

Absolutely stunning photos - I'd love to have either hanging on my wall. You'd be able to clone out most of the droplets with some careful PP. Got any more from the backcountry trip?

[gstark]

which may have spoiled the image.

No, I don't think so.

These are exceptional. Brilliant colours, great contrast range ... well composed.

Great work

[iGBH]

Both stunning shots. As said above, whereabouts where the shots taken, doesn't look all that familiar to me?

[padey]

Gold!

PPOTW!

[poompy]

those colours are amazing! and such a beautiful location.

[Man Tripod]

Thanks for all the positive feedback. The photos were taken near the Sentinel on the Main Range in Kosciuszko National Park last july. I don't know how to use google maps properly but the location is in the centre of the screen here:

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The snow coverage was pretty ordinary last season so it was good to be presented with a good photo opportunity or two. This was a pretty rare day where the weather was coming in from the east. This typically means that the western side of the range is relatively fine. I spent a few hours skiing through clouds to get out there and when i arrived at the western side of the range i was greeted with sun (snow) showers and some excellent views. [/url]

[Oneputt]

Just caught up with these and have to say that I find them stunning. The clarity of the air up there obviously helps, makes the effort of getting there well worth while.

[sirhc55]

Pro’s

In a word, stunning

[Alpha_7]

Great work amazing photography and I can't really add anything that hasn't already been said.

[Raskill]

WOAH!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like something out of 'Lord of the Rings'!!

Excellent images!

[wendellt]

amazing and congratulatins on the technical difficulties of taken a shot like that

[Geoff]

Yep - simply stunning! Congrats on two great images!

[philcoop]

hey thanks for sharing your pics, i love them, keep up the good work, i always love sunsets.

[marcotrov]

One word gorgeous. Terchnically demanding but beautifully executed.
cheers
marco

[fishafotos]

Absolutley awesome. There are very few documented natural sights that I would put in the same category as this.

[dodge]

Stunning images...Well done

[michael_]

if it took you a few hours to get there, where you skiing back in darkness? i am no skier so is it possible to drive to any places like this in the snowy mountains?

[wider]

very nice job on those!

i took the hike to Kosciusko a couple of years ago during 'summer' there... this part of australia is very under-rated and photos like this are waiting to be discovered

[Man Tripod]

if it took you a few hours to get there, where you skiing back in darkness? i am no skier so is it possible to drive to any places like this in the snowy mountains?

I was camping out for a couple of nights. Tent was a 10 minute hike up the slope. The best scenery down there is on the western side of the mountains. Only way to access it is by walking or skiing. The main range circuit walk takes in some great scenery (alpine lakes, flowers and mountains). This is a good day walk in summer. Its about 24km's all up but it is pathed and about 8km's are along the old kosciuszko summit road. Depnding on snow season late spring is a good time to do the walk as there are still quite a few snow drifts around.

The closest you'll get in winter without hiking or skiing is Charlotte Pass, which you can access via oversnow transport from Perisher (for a large fee). Better still you can hire some snow shoes and get out there. Make sure you know what you're doing though. Its all above the treeline and whiteouts occur quite frequently in winter.

Anyway if you're after more info let me know and i'll point you in the right direction. I'm pretty sure there are a few companies running guided snowshoe trips up to kosciuszko during winter. Scenery isn't as exciting as a few km further north but it may introduce you to a new passtime!

[wider]

Man Tripod how many times have you been out there previously? im impressed with the risks you took camping out there, understandably there isnt heaps of snow this season.
from what i have heard, back in the day a few people didnt make it back alive, hence the reason for the huts out there. it gets quite treacherous. My father used to be a surveyor for the region for the cloud-seeding project 15 years ago and once the weather starts to awaken, you really need to know what you're doing. although its cheating, in deeper snow i'd be tempted to take a snowmobile with me

[the foto fanatic]

Excellent shots.

Exposure can't have been easy and you have managed it well here.