Indian Rock

I just finished two days of shooting on Fraser, and the conditions couldn't have been better. All the rain from Sydney to here, as much as it was needed, didn't leave me very optimistic, but my fears were unfounded. Things were perfect. This image was actually stitched together from three photos taken from the top of Indian Rock, the second-most easterly point in Australia (first is down at Byron Bay, by about 12'). It is not unusual to spot schools of sharks - including the odd Great White - feeding on massive schools of smaller fish.

To the left you can see a few massive "sand blows". Breaks in the vegetation give the easterly winds the opportunity to push the sand around, covering everything in it's path. This island is all sand, several hundred feet deep and high, hence the name of the project - Sand Down Under.

One of the unique things about Fraser is that it is the last stand for the Asian wolf, otherwise known as the Dingo. Around 100 remain, and they are in danger of extinction at the hands of the wildlife service of all people, who are convinced that they are nothing more than ferrel predators that must be eliminated. While there have been some well-publicized dingo attacks, most agree that these have been brought on by careless human interaction with the dingo, and the local population is quite concerned. We are planning to spend a few nights on Fraser early next week to get some footage of these amazing creatures before it is too late, and hopefully bring some awareness to their plight.

PS. You Mac users out their can stitch your own images together using Double Take.

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