Picnic Grounds
Provenance
- Camera
- NIKON D810
- Lens
- 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
- Settings
- 21mm · f/7.1 · 1/50 · ISO 640
- Paper
- Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Sunlight pierces through the canopy, illuminating abandoned picnic tables and benches in Waratah Park. Overgrown vegetation slowly reclaims the area. This once-vibrant gathering place now stands silent and forgotten.
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In situ
Print datasheet
- Title
- Picnic Grounds
- Series
- Waratah Park
- Catalogue
- WPA-013
- Process
- Giclée
- Captured
- 2 January 2017
- Camera
- NIKON D810
- Lens
- 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
- Aperture
- f/7.1
- Shutter
- 1/50 s
- ISO
- 640
- Focal length
- 21 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
Concrete slabs sit in rough grass where picnic tables once stood bolted down. Three steel-frame benches remain, their surfaces darkened with grime. A timber shelter and a small brick amenities block stand further back among tall eucalypts. Bark litter covers every surface. The light is flat and overcast, draining colour from the canopy. No people. No sound of cars.
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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