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Here's a slightly different view of the Penitentiary at the well-known historical site of Port Arthur, in Tasmania.

After drizzling for most of the day, the sun came out for a brief period of time, providing great lighting on the grass and the Penitentiary. It also resulted in a rainbow, as seen in the top left of the photo, with the recognisable shape of the Penitentiary in the background.

The lichen on the paling fence was particularly interesting, so I went for a wide open aperture, and focused on the fence.

What do you think? Feel free to provide feedback by adding a comment.

Black-Necked Stork
fence detail
rainbow over the Penitentiary
Port Arthur, Tasmania
Canon EOS 350D, 10-22mm @20mm, 1/800 sec, f/4.5, ISO100
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Comments:
Pat Stevens wrote at 2008-06-13 00:35

Excellent work. A good photo makes you say "Nice." An excellent photo is thought provoking.It leads you into the scene and makes you one with it. This one does that!

Nigel Honey wrote at 2008-06-14 10:42

Agreed Pat.
Great shot. Its getting harder and harder to take a "different" photo of locations like this, so kudos to you Martin :)

Martin wrote at 2008-06-22 01:53

Thanks for the comments.
It can be difficult to think outside the box, to try to get a different view on an often-photographed subject, and for this one, the sun and rainbow just happened to make an appearance at the right time ;-)

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