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Weekend before last ,we went to visit my middle son Warren jr .Some of you have met @ some minimeets
Who is for the past 5 months working as a jackaroo on Mulgathing sheep station which is literally in the middle of know where
This sheep station is 110 klm north of Glendambo then 126 Klm off the highway west with 33,000 sheep covering 25,000 square klm
I spent some time in the empty shearing shed .These are some of the shots from the weekend
as always C&C welcome and expected
Other shots from the weekend can be seen here
http://aussichef.smugmug.com/gallery/3846298#222578335
The shearing floor

The shearing floor from the sorting table

The meat locker & hanging room

one of the stockman Alan

The stockman Alan & the cook Deb outside the cookhouse
this is all there is to do out here after dinner

Really nice set there.. great perspective on the shearing shed... I liked the one of the stockman the best ... that cheeky look has made the pic!

that look on the stockman's face also might have something to do with he only has one eye
But doesnt seem to hinder him in any way

warren aka aussichef

Warren - you have captured a part of Australia in a most beautiful manner. All shots tell a story and that’s what it is all about

Love the nostalgic feel to the first shot. Reminds of those older documentary books about outback australia.

Great shots. Take me back to my childhood. A seven stand shed, that would be one noisy place when in full flight.
Only thing that I would suggest is to crop the first two and get rid of the fluro lights. I can remember being in a shed with fluros! IMHO it would also give the shots more of an line pointing to the end wall.

The first photo appeals to me the most in this series. And you've done well with the lighting if my memory serves correctly as to how dark shearing sheds usually are.

I think this shot could be improved by a couple of adjustments though. As Mal mentioned, cropping the fluoros out would work well and perhaps cropping to square. I also think the blue and yellow drum in the background is distracting. Also, some desat and possibly some added grain would look great but maybe that is taking it a bit far.

JMHO.

Just tell me if i'm heading in the right direction as this is why id fly to Sydney for a CS@ workshop lol
I have squared up th image 6x6 @ 300dpi
cropped out most of the fluro's
used the healing brush to take out the drum
desaturated the image & added a little grain
Am i in the ball park ???
warren aka aussichef

#3 and #4 are beautiful iconic images. Top marks!

Hey Warren,

I think the 1st photo would work better with the square crop. But I've just had a quick play with in and think the full colour/no grain version is definitely better than what I was suggesting. The blue of the corrugated iron contrasting with the red wood/dust is much better.

Sorry for the bumsteer!

thanks for the feedback & your opinion Ladybird
thats what here is all about
warren aka aussichef