#00015, Tolkien's Trees

This is a very early image made while staying with fellow photographers in a lodge at Thredbo.

I underexposed the negative severely but still managed to get a good print and persevere because I love the moody feel to the scene, with it's black stream and gnarled trees.

Why Tolkien’s Trees? Having read 'The Hobbit' and 'Lord of The Rings' several times, I consider myself an avid J R R Tolkien fan. This grotto, with its twisted trees and running brook, just reminded me of Middle Earth. No scene in particular, but I can imagine Gollum in such a place, admiring his 'Precious'. As soon as I saw the first working print I knew what I would call this image.

Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

Technical: Tachihara 5x4 field camera, 90mm, 30ss, f45
Keywords: tolkien trees lodge thredbo negative moody black stream gnarled tolkien’s hobbit lord rings grotto twisted brook middle earth gollum precious saw kosciuszko national park nsw creek large white landscape river flora kosiusko kosiusco merritts leaf