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Fry's Hut

#1 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:06 pm

This hut is located in the Howqua Hills Historic Area near Mansfield in Victoria.

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#2 Post by kerry » Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:46 pm

Well done mate two great subjects in the one pic .
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#3 Post by morganp » Wed Jun 25, 2014 1:10 pm

Good shot. That tree must surely be over 2 to 300 years old? More? There are a couple like that kept quiet about in the local bush on private land and an old bushy told me they are 1000 yrs old at 2.5 to 3 meter diameter. I don't know the verity of that age but have seen the trees. Amazing to imagine the flow of time.

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#4 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Wed Jun 25, 2014 1:20 pm

morganp wrote:That tree must surely be over 2 to 300 years old? More?
I have no idea how old it is but it surely would be rather aged. At the base the diameter would have been around three meters. It really had character. A couple of shots of just the tree.

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#5 Post by bigbob » Wed Jun 25, 2014 1:33 pm

wow that tree is massive and the hut is very picturesque too .Nice shots
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#6 Post by robmoore » Wed Jun 25, 2014 7:32 pm

Stickbow Hunter wrote:This hut is located in the Howqua Hills Historic Area near Mansfield in Victoria.

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The others are also good photos but that first one is outstanding...

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#7 Post by Gringa Bows » Wed Jun 25, 2014 7:49 pm

Great pics Jeff :biggrin:

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#8 Post by indie » Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:08 pm

A very nice picture Jeff. You did well to get that shot with no people/cars/campers in it. We stopped there for a couple of nights two years ago and the kids still ask about going back. We plan on doing just that early next year. We did the drive up to Bluff Hut, that was indeed interesting when squeezing around fallen trees on the side of a very steep mountain!

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#9 Post by mikaluger » Fri Jun 27, 2014 7:14 pm

Nice flyfishing in the river there, also!!!!!!!!!! Great spot, been going there since I was a boy.........

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#10 Post by GrahameA » Fri Jun 27, 2014 7:49 pm

Evening All.
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HDR ....... have you been holding out on us young Jeff????? :biggrin: :biggrin:
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#11 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Fri Jun 27, 2014 8:53 pm

Thanks for the positive comments fellas.
indie wrote:We did the drive up to Bluff Hut, that was indeed interesting when squeezing around fallen trees on the side of a very steep mountain!
It is certainly a beautiful place. We had it to ourselves except for one other couple. They were heading up to Bluff Hut but their 4WD was well set up. The Ranger told them it had snowed up there the night before. We hope to get back down there one day and take a tent and do a loop around the mountains and have a look at more of the huts.
GrahameA wrote:HDR ....... have you been holding out on us young Jeff?????
Yes Grahame that photo has had a HDR tickle up in Photoshop. I think it really made it pop. The full size file has a 3D look about it on the 27" computer screen. :biggrin:

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#12 Post by Crazybrave » Fri Jun 27, 2014 9:44 pm

On the fishing DVD "A River Somewhere" they do a beautiful episode covering Fry's hut and the Howqua river...

That series's is absolutely timeless.

Great photos thanks so much for sharing them!
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#13 Post by GrahameA » Thu Jul 03, 2014 3:59 pm

Hi Jeff.
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GrahameA wrote:HDR ....... have you been holding out on us young Jeff?????
Yes Grahame that photo has had a HDR tickle up in Photoshop. I think it really made it pop. The full size file has a 3D look about it on the 27" computer screen. :biggrin:
They certainly do. From what I understand the dynamic range of digitaly photos is about half that of the human eye. Using HDR techniques gets it closer to what people see.
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#14 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:03 pm

GrahameA wrote:They certainly do. From what I understand the dynamic range of digitaly photos is about half that of the human eye. Using HDR techniques gets it closer to what people see.
It certainly gave the photo a lift. I have found though that it doesn't work well on all photos as it makes some look terrible. Of course that is most likely the operator not knowing how to use the Photoshop feature to its full extent. :biggrin:

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#15 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Fri Jul 04, 2014 2:34 pm

I loved the character of this old hut. Here's a few more shots of it.
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It would have been rugged going getting into this place in those old days; amazing really.
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