Out there: MARK WATSON
Mark is a long-time Wilderness contributor and has four books to his name including one on Te Araroa. He recently completed a 51,500km bike-packing odyssey from Alaska to Patagonia with his partner Hana Black.
Mark's photo:
Central Darran Mountains
The image was taken in Cleft Creek in the Central Darran Mountains after crossing from Turner's Biv via Mt Makere.
In moody weather we descended tongues of snow and smooth rock slabs. Anticipating that my companion Tom was going to be skylined against the white of the snow, I waited in position until he was suitably in frame. I shot wide, at 24mm, to capture scale and depth.
The photo is composed around the rule of thirds, and strong diagonal lines draw the viewer's eye through the photo, from the person to the valley floor.
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