Clarence River ,Maclean N.S.W., a photo from New South Wales, East

Photographer's Note

Clarence River ,Maclean N.S.W.

Maclean is very proud of its Scottish Heritage. Every Easter the clans invade the township for the Annual Highland Gathering and the Scottish tradition is highlighted by the fact that the township has the oldest Free Presbyterian Church in Australia. To portray this connection, a number of stones from both Scotland and Australia have created a large Scottish Cairn overlooking the Clarence River.

Many street signs also carry the Gaelic translation of the name and at least one local hotel advertises that hagis is available for breakfast.

Maclean is also the gateway to Australia's Sugar Country and celebrates this connection in September with the Cane Harvest Festival.

Maclean also hosts the headquarters for a large prawn trawling fleet that works the Clarence River from Ulmarra to the mouth of the river.

Places to visit whilst in Maclean include the Scottish Cairn, the Maclean Lookout, The Pinnacle and the Bicentennial Museum

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kschanna (6) 2008-03-16 5:03

Hello Graham.

A very nice shot. At first I did want to do a workshop on it, the idea was to apply the 'rule of the thirds' and move the subject to a corner by cropping the image but then I noticed that the shot was very well framed as it is. Reason:
1. The boat in the distance is providing a happy balance between the main subject(i.e. the mama and the baby boat) and the white building.
2. The river bank is perfectly aligned.
3. The color composition is very nice too.

So here you go. Your shot is a beautiful one as it is.

Thanks for sharing
Regards
Kamran