There is a very narrow window when the striking gold of canola season hits its absolute peak, and with my bags almost packed for Southern Tasmania, the clock was ticking. September 4th was my final chance to capture this brilliant yellow spectacle before the blooms faded and I headed south. I packed up the gear and made my way out toward Cairn Curran, tracing the roads around Joyces Creek and Baringhup where I knew the fields would be stretching out for miles. Between getting boots on the ground and putting the drone up in the air, I spent the day documenting the sheer scale, geometry, and texture of the landscape.
Below is a gallery of 38 shots from the session captured September 4 2026, a final, vibrant burst of Central Victorian color before trading it for the rugged coastlines of Tassie. The last couple of images were captured from the Mount Tarrengower Lookout Tower above Maldon.
Baringhup Canola Fields from the Air and Ground
If you want to see what it was actually like out in the fields on September 4th, hit play on the short edit below. It combines sweeping drone footage over the Cairn Curran area with ground-level drives straight through the golden paddocks. It’s a quick three-minute visual tour to close out the gallery.