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The Pole House

© Peter R. Hammer

The Pole House

Uploaded: May 28, 2007 14:40:32

Description

The Pole House at Fairhaven near the start of the Great Ocean Road is one Australia's most easily recognizable and iconic homes. Built in 1978 by architect/engineer Frank Dixon it is one of the few survivors of the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires. It sits perched on a concrete pole about 40 meters above the beach at Fairhaven and offers unsurpassed and stunning views along the ocean from Airey's Inlet to Lorne.
This is a HDR image created from a single RAW file with a fair bit of post-processing.
Nikon D50 18-200mm VR lens.

Comments

Dianna Hauf May 28, 2007

This is an incredible image! The DOF,POV, colors and composition make this a winner by far! "Unsurpassed and stunning views" fit this perfectly! #663739

Lisa D. Greer May 28, 2007

WOW! Stunning image! :) #4339996

Peter R. Hammer May 28, 2007

This came in on another thread.

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Very beautiful,Peter #4340018

Peter R. Hammer May 28, 2007

Thanks for the wonderful comments Manuel, Dianna and Lisa. #4340026

April Riggs May 28, 2007

Stunning, looks like this should be in an add for a vacation! Great job! #4340169

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe May 28, 2007

Very nicely done Peter! Jeff #4340332

Peter R. Hammer May 28, 2007

Thanks for the nice comments April and Jeff. #4340480

Roxanne M. Bubar May 29, 2007

Magnificent image. Awesome depth. A winner. #4344032

Peter R. Hammer May 29, 2007

Thanks so much for the wonderful comment Roxanne. #4344046

Stacy Lankford level-addict May 30, 2007

Gret job, I love the luminence coming from the pier! #4348239

Peter R. Hammer May 30, 2007

Thanks Stacy. #4348281

Chris Ebben June 13, 2007

Oh damn, I missed this when I was down there I started at Warrnambool. Great shot & colours. Very well taken=^..^= #4392501

Peter R. Hammer June 13, 2007

Thanks for the comment Chris. Ah well it happens Chris and I have missed many a good shot too. BTW you have to go onto private property to get this view. #4392518

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic June 26, 2007

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4440229

Peter R. Hammer June 26, 2007

Thanks Kay. I am going to need it as there are some great images among the finalists. #4440467

Mike D. Perez level-deluxe June 26, 2007

Congratulations on another great Finalist, Peter! #4440785

Alexis Yobbagy June 26, 2007

Congratualtions Peter!!! This is a stunner!!!! #4440807

Peter R. Hammer June 26, 2007

Thanks for the lovely comments Mike and Alexis. #4441147

anonymous June 26, 2007

Congratulations Peter on your beautiful finalist! #4441989

Boris Kirpichnikov level-classic June 26, 2007

Congratulations,Peter on your outstanding finalist! #4442411

randy dannheim June 26, 2007

Peter, congratulations on your finalist and good luck in the next round - wonderful image. #4443775

Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 26, 2007

Excellent colors and perspective!! A big congratulations on this amazing finalist!!! #4444134

Susan M. Hembree June 26, 2007

Really like this one, Peter! Great colors and framing! Congratulations! #4444139

Peter R. Hammer June 27, 2007

Thanks Barbara, Boris, Randy, Donna and Susan for your lovely comments and best wishes. I haven't had a chance to look through the finalists as yet but good luck to any of you who have become finalists and very well done! #4445899

Kristen J. Monacella June 27, 2007

Wow, what an amazing shot. Love the colors. Congrats on your finalist! #4447189

Sylvia Rossler June 27, 2007

Big Big congrats again Peter :O) #4447451

Colleen Farrell June 27, 2007

Peter, I noticed you have two finalists in the category of travel and place (maybe more?) so congratulations on all you receive! :) I looked through your gallery the other day, and can't remember if I commented or not (old age has firmly set in) but this is one of my top favorites in your gallery--the colors, tones, composition and the subject are all terrific. So, congratulations again and here's hoping for a gold for you! #4448245

Peter R. Hammer June 27, 2007

Thanks for the lovely comments Kristen, Sylvia and Colleen. Colleen I only have 2 finalists this month so you saw both of them. #4450248

Renee Doyle July 24, 2007

Fantastic capture of this icon Peter! Belated but big congrats on this wonderful finalist!
#4550299

Jennifer A. Lambert September 18, 2007

Spectacular !! Did you use a filter or change the colors with PS filters ? Either way WHAT A SHOT !!
Blessings, Jenny #4809634

Peter R. Hammer September 18, 2007

Thanks Jennifer. This was made from a single raw file using a HDR program. That can give this sort of colour effect if you manipulate the controls appropriately. #4809702

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