Category Archives: Windmills

On The Road

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Peter MacDonald

8 o”clock in the morning. Nilpena Station, northern Flinders Ranges. The temperature is already 37 degrees Celsius. The wind is up and another hot summer’s day lies ahead.

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Running Repairs

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Peter MacDonald

Water supplies are essential on places like Depot Springs Station in the northern Flinders Ranges so repairs and maintenance of windmills is a regular part of station life.

Geoff Mengersen and Luke Ridsdale high in the sky replacing windmill blades.

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A Break in the Clouds

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Peter MacDonald

Day after day of overcast skies. Each year I say I’m not cut out for winter, the cold, the winds that seem to go right through you.

Still, every now and then there’s an opportunity that comes for a fleeting few minutes.

Top shot F 13 @ 1/160th sec ISO 200, Second shot f13 @ 1/100th sec ISO 200

There’s a third photo from the series over in the ‘Overflow’ section which can be accessed at the top of the page.

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The Aftermath

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Peter MacDonald

After the passing of a dust storm there follows a period of eerie gloom which can go on for quite a while.

It produced this this case, interest and quite artistic effects, almost like pencil sketches.

This old bore and tank is on Wooltana cattle station in South Australia’s far north.

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Old Fences

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Peter MacDonald

Disused bore and windmill, Gammon Ranges near Umberatana Station, northern Flinders Ranges.

I really like shooting these sort of scenes. They are so peaceful. About zero degrees as the first rays of the sun lit up the area. Definitely beanie and gloves but for change, a cloudless sky.

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