Stanwell Tops

[Pete_W]

Looking south from Stanwell Tops, about 55km south of Sydney.

In the middle foreground is a crazy man in a hang glider making his way down to the beach.

Looking south at Stanwell Tops by Peter Watters, on Flickr

Panasonic S5M2 + Sigma 45mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary ƒ/5, 1/400s, ISO100

 

[1971_M5]

Beautiful view and Excellent IQ with your camera/lens combo. Nice framing, too! I like the curved bridge in the distance.

 

[Pete_W]

Beautiful view and Excellent IQ with your camera/lens combo. Nice framing, too! I like the curved bridge in the distance.

Thanks John.

The bridge replaced the original road that was on the edge of the escarpment, but there were often rock falls after heavy rain forcing the road to be closed. So they eventually moved the road off the side of the hills with this new bridge. It's a fun drive along the coast there.

 

[Downunder]

Crazy ? that depends. I flew a paraglider for 10 years... stanwell park was a lovely place to fly, though on a good day it is so busy it needs its own air traffic control. A magical, quiet late afternoon 1500m over Centennial Glen, west of Blackheath, and yes that is me up there.

• Panasonic - DMC-LX3
• 12.8 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1000 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

 

[Pete_W]

Beautiful spot.

I lived at Blackheath for a few years (many decades ago) and when I visit the mountants occasionally I will drive out to Mount Blackheath to grab a few photos from the lookout. On one of my visits the paragliders were all out and I had trouble finding somewhere to park!! It was like Pitt Street.

This shot was taken on a quieter day, 2nd November 2023.

Kanimbla Mount Blackheath Lookout by Peter Watters, on Flickr

 

[Downunder]

... Flying a "cloud street" - chasing clouds at 2300m ... it's quite difficult to manage a camera and fly simultaneously but I did take a few. Pity I didn't have a haze filter...

• Panasonic - DMC-LX5
• 5.1 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/640 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 80

 

[lost alaskan]

Looking south from Stanwell Tops, about 55km south of Sydney.

In the middle foreground is a crazy man in a hang glider making his way down to the beach.

Looking south at Stanwell Tops by Peter Watters, on Flickr

Panasonic S5M2 + Sigma 45mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary ƒ/5, 1/400s, ISO100

Good shots. But lazy drone. It's hard to eliminate that.