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Réalisé le 1 novembre 2011 à Capertee Valley, région de Sydney, Australie.
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Taken on November, 1rst / 2011 in Capertee Valley, Sydney area, Australia.
Réalisé le 1 novembre 2011 à Capertee Valley, région de Sydney, Australie.
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Taken on November, 1rst / 2011 in Capertee Valley, Sydney area, Australia.
Surrounded by the wonders of World Heritage listed wilderness, the Capertee Valley is the world's second largest canyon.
HDR done in Nik.....Seems to be good software for HDR but I have to play around with the settings quite a bit to get a result I like.
A rural scene at Glen Alice, northeast of the town of Capertee in New South Wales, Australia.
The northern end of Pantoney's Crown rises up in the background, a feature in the Garden of Stone National Park.
It is an isolated flat-topped mesa rising from the floor of the Capertee Valley - the world's second largest canyon being one kilometer wider than the Grand Canyon in the US however, it is not as deep as the Grand Canyon.
A rural scene east northeast of the town of Capertee in New South Wales, Australia.
This spot is located in the Capertee Valley, about halfway along the road that connects Glen Davis with Glen Alice.
The Comet windmill is missing three blades and in front of the windmill is a cement block water tank that the windmill once filled, or maybe still does.
The electricity pole no longer supports any wire although a solitary insulator hangs down at the end of what little is left of the original wire.
Part of the Garden of Stone National Park can be seen behind the pole and the low branch of the tree is hiding the feature known as Pantoney's Crown. (Refer my photo 'Glen Alice')
The corrugated iron shed appears to be missing its door or maybe it never had one and, as the song "Love Shack" by the B-52's says - -"tin roof, rusted".
The foreground tree is a beautiful green and its foliage is frond like. Would appreciate if anyone knows the name of this tree.
The wooden fence is unusual, and it carries a strand or two of barbed wire hidden by the thick foreground grass.
A couple of more scanned prints from the Blue Mtns in 1994. The Captertee Valley is believed to be the widest enclosed canyon in the world.
Visited the Capertee Valley recently which is located not far past Lithgow in NSW.
The valley is surrounded by escarpments which provide a dramatic backdrop.
Coorongooba Campground, Wollemi National Park. The Capertee Valley in New South Wales, Australia, is the largest enclosed valley in the southern hemisphere and is noted to be the second widest of any canyon in the world, even exceeding The Grand Canyon.
The Capertee Valley was our only site lying to the west of the Great Dividing Range. This low mountain range runs along the entire east coast of Australia. It was very productive for our bird lists. The map position is very approximate.
drawn on a trip to Mudgee in NSW in 2014 - I had not got around to posting this image. the Capertee Valley in Australia is the largest canyon in the world, wider than the American Grand Canyon. But perhaps not as spectacular, because of Australia's antiquity, it not as deep as the Grand Canyon. Nevertheless it is pretty spectacular. Part of the Garden of Stones National Park.
Glen Alice Bed and Breakfast, Glen Alice NSW. www.glenalicefarm.com.au/
I haven't used the 14-24 much lately but decided this was a worthwhile aspect. Fortunately the weather was nice, though the moon was still way to bright to counter in a single shot.
Plum-headed Finch (Neochmia modesta), Capertee Valley, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S52616754
The plum-headed finch (Neochmia modesta) also known as cherry finch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Australia. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000 – 1,000,000 km2.
Source: Wikipedia
A section of Capertee Valley as seen from the road to Coorongooba Campground on the northern side of Capertee River (near Glen Davis) - Wollemi National Park. Capertee Valley is a large canyon in NSW 135 km north-west of Sydney that is noted to be the second widest of any canyon in the world, exceeding the Grand Canyon.
Part of the Capertee Valley... Canyon... whichever
Also part of the Gardens Of Stone National Park
Imagine Monument Valley with trees...
Billions of stars forming the Milky Way shining brightly overhead the Capertee Valley with a pre dawn glow on the horizon and a light mist over the land..
These four lovely Zebra Finches were sitting on a fence in the Capertee Valley, on the edge of NSW's Central West Region. They were part of a much larger group; however, most of their comrades were obscured by tall grass.
I really liked the way they are sitting in this photo. Despite their proximity to each other and my attempt at a stealthy approach (which was not particularly stealthy) each bird seems to be looking in a different direction.
“Customers*, I find myself in a dilemma”. Immortal words from former great Quiz Show Host Bob Dyer *to Barry Jones, after asking him the name of the first Governor-General of India and getting a long, rambling and entertaining answer......(who remembers that?”)....as I do with this shot.
This is Capertee Valley/Canyon west of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. Taken from Pearson’s Lookout, the sign says that at 30 kilometres wide, the Capertee Valley is purportedly the world’s largest canyon, one kilometres wider than the Grand Canyon although nowhere near as deep. Pearson’s lookout is about 700 metres, that is approximately 2000 feet above the valley floor.
Wikipedia says differently...clearly saying it is the second largest canyon in the world by both width and depth. Who am I to say, a humble amateur geographer amongst my other sins.
The flat Mesa like mountain right of centre background is known as Pantoneys Crown at 1020 metres (back to metric). The oil shale town of Newness is far back to the left of centre and Glen Davis, also an old oil shale town further to the left (north). Oil shale opened up this area in the late 1800’s and massive facilities were built to refine and transport it. Most of the towns are now basically ghost towns with a few relics of these days left. Roads still lead into the area for exploration and photography but are mostly unformed.
Here is the Wikipedia article, you can make up you own mind.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capertee_Valley
* 1960’s - BP Pick-a-Box
The Capertee Valley is the 2nd largest canyon (by width) in the world and largest valley in New South Wales, Australia, 135 km (84 mi) north-west of Sydney.
The valley follows the Capertee River as it cuts through the Sydney Basin, a sedimentary basin consisting of Permian and Triassic sedimentary rock west of the Blue Mountains.
The original inhabitants of the land surrounding the valley were the Aboriginal Wiradjuri people.
One of the most prominent features of the valley is Pantony's Crown, a sandstone butte that is now part of the Gardens of Stone National Park. Parts of the valley are also included in the Wollemi National Park, the second-largest national park in New South Wales. The only population centre of any kind is the village of Glen Davis, which includes a camp-site and often serves as a starting-point for bushwalks around the Capertee River and other parts of the Wollemi National Park.
The Capertee Valley has been noted to be the second largest (in terms of width) of any Canyon in the world.
Glen Davis,
Capertee Valley,
NSW, Australia.
My friends Bez, Ken, and myself had the opportunity to spend a weekend in the Capertee Valley and stay on a 100 acre property.
It was too good a chance to pass up as I’d wanted to explore the valley & also the ruins of Glen Davis for years.
We planned to spend friday and saturday night on the property and use it as a base to explore the area.
Also, Kandos & Rylstone, a couple of interesting historical towns were a short drive from where we were staying.
The Capertee Valley is about 3hrs drive north-west from Sydney.
It’s regarded as the 2nd largest valley in the world and also one of the deepest, it’s length is longer than the Grand Canyon in the US.
The valley is quite spectacular being surrounded by towering sandstone cliffs, and monoliths such as Pantoney’s Crown, which dominates the western side.
The valley is home to cattle farms and after decent rains is carpeted with green grass.
The original inhabitants were the Aboriginal Wiradjuri people.
The first Europeans to explore the area were James Blackman & Lieutenant William Lawson who passed through the valley on their way to Mudgee in 1821.
Over the 10 year period from 1851, the gold rush resulted in an increase in the colony’s population.
The village at Capertee grew from small accommodation inns, particularly Shervey’s Inn, during this time.
Capertee’s wealth and importance grew as coal, shale-oil and limestone were discovered and mined in the area.
Sheep properties were established in the 1940’s producing quality wool.
The mining town of Glen Davis was established on the eastern rim of the valley and flourished from 1938 - 1952, employing up to 1600 people at its peak.
A town of around 2,500 sprung around the mining operation, which was believed to be one of the richest shale oil deposits in the world.
A pipeline was built so that products could be pumped to storage tanks at Newnes Junction.
The pipeline followed the route of the Newnes railway line which was removed in the 1940’s.
When the Newnes mining town closed down much of the equipment was transferred to Glen Davis.
The Glen Davis shale works failed to be a successful business for the owners - the Davis Gelatine Company.
Eventually the mine at Glen Davis was closed down due to high operating costs, output was low, and cheap crude oil was available from the Middle East.
The equipment used at the site was sold off or auctioned.
The Glen Davis Hotel was built in 1939 to provide accommodation and a place for the locals miners to meet after work.
The hotel closed down after the mine ceased operations, and later became a Marist Bros. retreat.
Now, it’s been renovated and re-opened as an art-deco hotel, function, and conference centre.
With all the various mining operations closed down, the population in the area has dwindled to around 300.
The ruins of Glen Davis are now a popular tourist attraction.
Guided tours are available on weekends, and at other times you need permission to access the site.
The area is known as one of the premier bird-watching locations in NSW and is an Important Bird Area (IBA) - placing it among the top 50 locations in the world.
There are more species of birds to be found here than anywhere in the Southern Hemisphere.
There is a 20km walking track, called the Pipeline Track, that follows the old route of the train line, and ends up at Newnes in the Wolgan Valley.
Beyond The Capertee Valley to the east is the wilderness of the Wollemi National Park with its maze of rock pagodas and twisted canyons.