Category Archives: The Overflow

f16, shutter 1/20 sec, ISO 400

The 3 kilometre long Leigh Creek Coal train usually goes straight through to the Port Augusta power station with its load of coal.

I was trying out the new Fuji X-100S which I have written about on the Home Page and for once the train was working in my area and became a convenient subject.

f5.6, Shutter 1.210, IDSO 400

The previous night it had dropped off 50 carriages because a locomotive problem and so there was a bit of activity at the sidings at Parachilna.

f5.6, shutter1/1200 sec, ISO 400

I have written about the Leigh Creek Coal train before so I am not going over old ground.

There is a picture of the entire train and some information its operation here .

However the little X-100S produced some nice shots in light that changed from bright sunlight to late afternpoon shadows.

f16, shutter 1/170 sec, ISO 400

The original article on the Fuji outlines why I am so impressed with this camera.

f16, shutter 1/13 sec, ISO 400

The man who keeps the Sentimental Bloke on the road.

Without Anthony’s mechanical expertise there would be very few photos to grace the pages of this website.

Riggers high above the skyline assembling the jib on a giant crane soon to be used to build a new office block in Adelaide City.

The Adelaide CBD…capital of South Australia….population about 1.2 million people.

Shot with Fuji X 100 @ f16, 1/250th sec, ISO 400 from a building in Victoria Square, the centre of the city proper.

I am pretty used to sunsets where I live in the Flinders Ranges, but I found the ones on Sweers Island particularly peaceful.

Maybe it was because I was on a beautiful island with no internet, mobile phones atc…or maybe it was the tropics…maybe I was on holidays.

There are lots of beautiful beach to walk and explore on Sweers…this one is a rocky rather than pristine beach, but nevertheless it was interesting.

I didn’t take a lot of photos while I was there. I went fishing with my friend Mick a few times. He is a great fishing guide and we certainly found the right spots. I was a bit too busy to reach for the camera.

At the end of the day Lee would cook up a sea-food dinner to die for.

Heaven

This is a scene I would imagine an artist would paint.
There’s wonderful colours, chaotic patterns and motion. Very busy but a scene where ones eye can wander to find interesting details.

This photograph has similar features but the main attraction is the afternoon sun and the incoming tide combining to bring the rocks in the foreground to life.

The location is unimportant. It could be anywhere really.