9 November 2020
You Yangs Regional Park
OK, I should be in Japan. I am not. I have not uploaded anything here since last year. Covid caused all trips to be cancelled. Melbourne, where I live, had apparently the longest lockdown in the world. Today is the first day I am allowed out of the city.
To celebrate, it was time to go to a place between Melbourne and Geelong called the You Yangs Regional Park, which has a hill to climb.
It is not a big hill, but its a hill. It was quite busy. I had to wear a face mask the whole way (its the law). It was mostly steps. Weather was also a bit warm, about 30c.
Somehow I have lost all my lightroom settings and forgotten how to use it, calibration, lense corrections, everything. Here is a view looking back towards Melbourne.
Probably photo of the day. Could use a graduated filter to make the sky more blue.
There is a whole network of paths to explore. Today I just took the one to the top.
There are also lots of big rocks as you shall see.
More rocks.
A bit more view.
Colors on this one are not good. The sky was a bit polluted today, but the difference in pics depending on light direction was more than expected. I have not used a camera for nearly a year.
Lots of different spots to explore, although theres signs asking you to keep to the path.
The lower lookout.
Last one before the top.
The upper lookout. The woman up there now tied her dog to the bottom of the steps, he was very unhappy about being left behind.
Rocks and a quarry below.
Over there is Geelong, and the ocean. What looks like dust is actually bugs if you zoom in.
Time to head back down.
Lots of flowers, and about a billion bees.
Bonus lower lookout. Escaping lockdown complete.