Monthly Archives: August 2010

The Back Gate

Posted on August 31, 2010 by admin

The stately but aging Royal Victoria Hotel in the old ghost town of Beltana.

It’s in the northern Flinders Ranges and some photographs of the pub itself appeared in an earlier Post.

Click Here to have a look at the pub as it looks today.

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Revisiting… Rawnsley Bluff II

Posted on August 30, 2010 by admin

The eastern side of Wilpena Pound in all its glory.

Rawnsley Bluff is partially hidden by the tree branch on the left, Bonney Point on the right.

Taken at dawn several months ago.

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Revisiting….Rawnsley Bluff

Posted on August 29, 2010 by admin

Some places are worth going back to from time to time because different angles, different light, different times of the day or even seasons can add a new dimension.

Rawnsley Bluff on the south-eastern corner of Wilpena Pound, Central Finders Ranges is one such place.

Sunset after it has rained most of the day, a bit of an unusual angle and a long lens combined for this landscape.

It’s worth noting though, this was taken during the drought years and despite the rain, the land looks far from lush.

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Sunset……Lake Eyre

Posted on August 26, 2010 by admin

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Storm Brewing

Posted on August 24, 2010 by admin

High country, Arkaroola. A last ray of sunshine before an impending storm catches hardy yakkas atop a rocky crag.

The remote Freeling Heights and Mawson Plateau in the background. The Armchair to the right.

The Flinders Ranges ends less than fifty kilometres beyond, disappearing into the Strzelecki desert and the Coongie Lakes further north.

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Still going strong

Posted on August 23, 2010 by admin

Still standing after 150 years, the outside view from the previous post of the Arkaba Woolshed.

The Elder Range is in the background. Mt Alec, the highest peak in the Flinders Ranges is on the right side.

Shot a few minutes before 6am with Canon 5D, Lens EF28-300 mm f22 @1/25 sec ISO 200

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Wood Grains and Wool Clippings

Posted on August 22, 2010 by admin

Wool sheds are always a challenge because they are often so big and dark inside.

There was no avoiding the use of flash at the famous 156-year-old Arkaba Woolshed in the Flinders Ranges.

Subduing the light coming in from the windows was the main problem. It was so strong that it was flaring badly even though it was quite cloudy outside.


Using a very small touch of off-camera flash onto the foreground helped solved this.

The wood textures in the old Arkaba building are outstanding. Lanolin, from the fleeces of countless sheep’s that have passed through the shed over the years, have given the wood a beautiful look and feel.

Canon 5D, Lens EF24-70mm f2.8L USM

Top images f22 3.2 sec ISO 200, graduated ND filter plus flash

Bottom shot f22 6 sec ISO 200, graduated ND filter plus flash

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Click Go the Shears

Posted on August 20, 2010 by admin

They say that Australia’s prosperity depended on the wool and sheep industry. Not perhaps any more but nevertheless it is still very much a part of the Australian bush.

It’s currently shearing and tailing time around here. Hard work indeed.

The song ‘Click Go the Shears” is almost as well known as Waltzing Matilda but something I didn’t know is that it has no know author.

Another thing I have to start taking into account too is the many people from outside Australia that are following these pictures. People from 37 countries in fact.

If you Google “Click Go the Shears or Waltzing Matilda and even the Sentimental Bloke there’s plenty of information about these well known Australian icons.

Shearing in full swing, Beltana Station, northern Flinders Ranges.

Canon 10D Lens 28-300L IS USM f4 1/60 at ISO 400

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More Mirrors

Posted on August 19, 2010 by admin

Another of my limited edition prints posted earlier, of the quaintly named Warburton Groove in Lake Eyre North.

It was taken in May when water was still flowing into Lake Eyre in vast amounts.

However the depth of the water is very shallow and hasn’t covered all the salt.

This has enhanced the mirror effect of the clouds.

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The Back Track

Posted on August 18, 2010 by admin

Afternoon light through gums and acacias. Echo Camp Backtrack, Arkaroola.

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