Aviary
Provenance
- Camera
- NIKON D810
- Lens
- 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
- Settings
- 24mm · f/8.0 · 1/60 · ISO 500
- Paper
- Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
The skeletal frame of an abandoned aviary rises from the bushland of Waratah Park. Corroded metal mesh and decaying timber define its forgotten enclosure. Once sheltering exotic birds, it now stands empty, a relic of its past purpose.
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In situ
Print datasheet
- Title
- Aviary
- Series
- Waratah Park
- Catalogue
- WPA-001
- Process
- Giclée
- Captured
- 2 January 2017
- Camera
- NIKON D810
- Lens
- 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
- Aperture
- f/8.0
- Shutter
- 1/60 s
- ISO
- 500
- Focal length
- 24 mm
- Paper
- Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
- Paper size
- 290 × 200 mm
- Location
- Duffys Forest, New South Wales, Australia
- Authenticity
- C2PA verified provenance →
- Recognised by
- Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards
A mesh-walled aviary sits on a gentle slope, its olive-green steel frame darkened by shade cloth. Eucalyptus forest presses in from every side. The surrounding ground is uneven, scattered with rocks and tufts of lomandra. A weathered timber fence leans at the edge of an overgrown path. The sky is flat and grey. Everything is damp.
Brett Patman
The series
Waratah Park
Waratah Park sits on 13 hectares at the top of Cowan Creek, adjoining Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Between 1967 and 1969 it was the filming location for Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. 91 episodes were produced; the role of Skippy was played by between 9 and 15 different Eastern Grey Kangaroos. The series became Australia's first international television export, sold to the UK, Germany, Norway, the United States, and as Skippy le Kangourou in French Canada. After the Skippy production, the site operated as a wildlife tourist park until April 2007. The Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council and the Duffys Forest Residents Association are now working to restore the bushland and the Ranger Headquarters film set.
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