The Witches’ Tree - a photo on Flickriver

            The evening before the theme for "Smile on Saturday" for the 25th of February - "tree silhoettes" - was announced, I was photographing just that on Griffith Island, a native animal sanctuary in Port Fairy, capturing them in the dying rays of what had been a beautiful summer’s day.  

This costal area of south-eastern Australia is famous for many reasons, including its winds, which out on this exposed island, twist and turn to their whims, the Norfolk Pines that grow there.  This one, as you can see, is lopsided, with many branches to the right.  This is because the left side is more exposed to the winds coming in off the ocean.  Looking at this silhouette, I am put in mind of one of my favourite illustrators of the Golden Age of Children’s Illustration: Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939).  He portrayed witches sitting in the branches of windswept trees.  Perhaps if you look closely enough, you might see a witch sitting in the twisted branches of this witches’ tree.  I hope that you like my choice of image for the theme, and that it makes you smile!

Port Fairy is a historical coastal town in south-western Victoria.  It lies on the Princes Highway in the Shire of Moyne, twenty-eight kilometres west of Warrnambool and two hundred and ninety kilometres west of Melbourne, at the point where the Moyne River enters the Southern Ocean.  Settled by predominantly Irish immigrants, Port Fairy was originally called Belfast, and contains many old and significantly historic buildings.  A popular tourist destination it has many attractions including an annual folk music festival and jazz music festival.

Taken in: Australia / Victoria / Port Fairy (show map)

Taken on: February 10, 2023

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Camera: Canon IXUS 285 HS, f/14.0, 1/200 sec, 18.7mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon IXUS 285 HS
Aperture:	f/14.0
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	18.7mm
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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