I often take photos for Instagram or EyeEm, but for some reason I don’t end up using them on the blog. This morning when I read Ailsa’s travel theme of ‘hills’ I wanted to play along and share some recent photos that you may not have seen, or maybe won’t mind too much seeing again, in a larger format.
This place is so beautiful, and especially so in the early morning light when all of these photos were taken. It is truly soul stirring every time I see the beauty of the light on this land.
Here, where the sky and land are so expansive, it is hard to appreciate one without the other.
This very unusual cloud formed one morning, over the hills, and then in a few minutes was gone again. The hills often seem to influence cloud formation, so while this may seem like a cloud photo, it is also about the hills.
It seems impossible to me to take a scene of the surrounding ranges for granted when the light is so insistent that you pay attention. On this particular cloudy morning, there was a hole in the cloud behind me, and through it came this tract of light in front of me, lasting only a short while, as if to say ‘look at me’.
Sometimes the landscape speaks to me of olde world landscapes painted by the masters, and I can’t resist editing them to match my fantasy. The hills don’t really need me to intercede, of course, they are beautiful just as they are.
Thank you for viewing ‘my hills’ in Central Australia. If you would like to see more hills from around the world, click on over to Ailsa’s page where more beauty awaits you.
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Jacquie Garton-Smith said:
Absolutely stunning Ardys!
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ardysez said:
Thank you so much Jacquie!
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traveller2006 said:
love your last shot. Distressed FX are brilliant and like you, I’ve not thought of posting some of my instagram photos on my blog either. Must give it a try.
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ardysez said:
I know some people who follow my blog are also on Instagram and I hesitate to show the exact same photos due to being repetitive. However I sometimes show the entire photo rather than the cropped square of the same photo on IG so that it shows a different version here on the blog. Also, of course, with the blog version I can choose a larger format. Thank you for reading and your comment.
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ladyredspecs said:
I’m always happy to see you photos again and again Ardys. I haven’t played with Distressed FX, looks like I might be missing out. That photo is wonderful, actually they’re all wonderful
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ardysez said:
Thank you so much Sandra. I do worry I will bore people 😁
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ladyredspecs said:
No chance…
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anne54 said:
Wonderful!
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ardysez said:
Thank you Anne, much appreciated.
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tgeriatrix said:
The last picture: wonderful!
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ardysez said:
Thank you. Glad you like it 😊
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Littlesundog said:
Stunning images, Ardys. That last landscape is my favorite…
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ardysez said:
Thank you Lori. It is fun to create an image that meets one’s fantasy. xx
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Francesca said:
That last shot, using the distressed edit, is amazing Ardys. The sky look very Van Goghish. and the light chasing in the others. I like you hills.
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ardysez said:
Thank you Francesca. I don’t use that app very often, but when it works it works really well, or maybe I should say when the user is able to apply it to an appropriate photo it works really well 😉
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Donna said:
This makes me all the more anxious to see these hills in person – BEAUTIFUL!
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ardysez said:
I hope they are on their best behavior when you are here to see them 😁
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lkoepfle1 said:
Again and again. Never gets boring. For me, always something new to see in a photo.
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ardysez said:
Thank you, I appreciate your support. xx
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