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Finke Gorge National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia. The national park covers an area of 458 km2 (177 sq mi), and includes the impressive desert oasis Palm Valley, home to a diverse range of plant species, many of which are rare and unique to the area.
I took this shot from Kalaranga Lookout with its views of the rock amphitheatre encircled by rugged cliffs. The Finke River or Larapinta flows through this landscape. Thought to be the oldest riverbed in the world, it flows for only a few days a year and when this happens, its water usually disappears into the sands of the Simpson Desert.
This shot has gone unseen in my archive for almost 18 years. Without the lockdown, it may never have been seen at all.
The scenic mountain range runs over 600 km in central Australia. The MacDonnell Ranges, a mountain range and an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory and has an area of 3,929,444 hectares. The range is a 644 km long series of mountains in central Australia, consisting of parallel ridges running to the east and west of Alice Springs. The mountain range contains many spectacular gaps and gorges as well as areas of Aboriginal significance. 300-350 million years ago a mountain building event created the MacDonnell Ranges. Since that time, folding, faulting and erosion have shaped the range and created numerous gaps and gorges. The ranges are composed of many rock types, but are most famous for their red quartzite peaks and gorges.
The Finke River, or Larapinta (Arrernte), is a river in central Australia, one of four main rivers of the Lake Eyre Basin and thought to be the oldest riverbed in the world. It flows for only a few days a year and when this happens, its water usually disappears into the sands of the Simpson Desert, rarely if ever reaching Lake Eyre. The source of the Finke River is in the Northern Territory's MacDonnell Ranges, and the name Finke River is first applied at the confluence of the Davenport and Ormiston Creeks, just north of Mount Zeil. From here the river meanders for approximately 600 km to the western edge of the Simpson Desert in northern South Australia. It flows through the West MacDonnell and Finke Gorge National Parks. 16253
"Remote Finke Gorge National Park is home to ancient landscapes and Aboriginal cultural sites. Accessible only by four-wheel drive, it is a handy 140km day trip from Alice Springs.
The Finke Gorge National Park is an important wilderness reserve that protects The Finke River, which dates back 350 million years and is believed to be one of the oldest rivers in the world."
Finke River meandering through Ormiston Pound. Flows a couple of days a year, a chain of waterholes mostly. Believed to be the oldest riverbed on the planet, 300 million years old.
Meanders like these incised into bedrock have tilted into mountain ranges that were not flat since the Paleozoic (meanders can only start on almost level ground).
Can see the distinctive balls of Spinafex grass that can pierce a boot. These are represented as dots in traditional Aboriginal dot paintings.
Ormiston gorge was a particular favourite of great Australian painter Albert Namatjira, a setting for multiple works.
The Finke River is named Larapinta in Arrernte, hence the ‘Larapinta Trail’ as the name of one of the worlds great walking trails.
Shots from three National Parks in the Northern Territory of Australia is my theme for today. Here a view of the amphitheatre from the top of Kalarranga Lookout. Kalarranga Lookout is situated in the Finke Gorge National Park.
Many areas within the park region are culturally significant to the the Western Arrernte Aboriginal people. One such "dreamtime"
story is that of Mpaara, the Tawny Frogmouth-man, (a Tawny Frogmouth is a night bird) and the Pangkalanga Devil Man. The tawny frogmouth's spiritual significance is multifaceted, offering messages of protection, intuitive wisdom, and the power to adapt and transform. Its presence serves as a reminder to live in harmony with nature and to embrace the journey of spiritual growth, even during challenging times.
Back in 2002, and armed with a 2.6 PM point and shoot camera, I went on a photo odyssey to Central Australia. For today's theme, three photos from a day visit to Finke Gorge National Park.
Back in 2002, and armed with a 2.6 PM point and shoot camera, I went on a photo odyssey to Central Australia. For today's theme, three photos from a day visit to Finke Gorge National Park.
The Finke Gorge National Park is an important wilderness reserve that protects The Finke River, which dates back 350 million years and is believed to be one of the oldest rivers in the world. On our return drive to Alice Springs, we drove in the dry Finke River bed, because there are no roads in this part of the National Park, and there was no water in the river.
Our four wheel drive got a puncture at this spot, which is how this photo came to be taken.
Back in 2002, and armed with a 2.6 PM point and shoot camera, I went on a photo odyssey to Central Australia. For today's theme, three photos from a day visit to Finke Gorge National Park.
The spectacular Finke Gorge National Park covers an area of 46,000 hectares and includes the impressive Palm Valley.
Palm Valley is home to a diverse range of plant species, many that are rare and unique to the area, including the red cabbage palm (Livistona mariae), which gives the area its name.
From the window of the aircraft at 40,000ft - the fractal fringes of Australia's 'inland sea', Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre.
This area in the middle of the continent is vast - this frame shows vegetated dunes at the right and partially filled drainage channels leading up to the left. A main channel runs through the bottom of the frame along with the edges of the window. My best guess is that this is probably in the area of the Finke River catchment on the north-western edge of the lake.
The lake is heavily saline through evaporation and is approx. 15m below sea-level at its deepest point and subject to the whims of the climate. Sometimes it floods, sometimes it dries out completely.
The pale, misty patches in the frame are frozen water droplets trapped inside the window of the aircraft - seriously annoying for the photographer in the window seat.
Fuji X-T1, XF18-55, 1/250th sec at f/8, ISO 200
An amazing spot with an amazing sunrise. The dawn colours were amazing and once the sun came up the whole scenery changed again (image to be posted at a later date).
Canon 5DS R with canon 16-35mm F/4 lens, 7 shot panorama.
Now I will show you some pics of my trip in Australia. This one was taken in West McDonnell Ranges National Park, close to Glen Helen Gorge at sunrise.
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Maintenant, je vais vous montrer quelques photos de mon voyage en Australie. Celle ci a ete prise dans le parc national des West McDonnel Ranges, pres des Glen Helen Gorge au lever du soleil.
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A reggel 7 órai személyvonat igazi ütemes kerékcsattogással halad Borsodszirák és Finke között a 478 303-as Daciával.
This is Part 1 of a 3 Part Series.
In about April/May 1989, Australian National (AN) asked me to do a publicity shoot for their newly-painted and refurbished Ghan passenger train, including photos of the train on the Finke River bridge - the oldest river in the world. I got the gig having done previous successful publicity shoots for AN based on my ability to shoot quality images with minimal disruption to train movements and schedules.
The plan was to ride the Ghan to Alice Springs as a “working” passenger, taking photos of the new interiors and capturing as many passenger activities as possible. These were to be candid and natural images shot on film without any additional lighting or setups! Quite a challenge on a moving train and with people I didn't know and who may not want to be photographed!
This part of the assignment went OK, though with slide film, one could never be sure until I returned to Adelaide and had the film processed. I took a variety of images as requested and enjoyed the relaxed journey on the train, especially the hospitality!
The main objective however, was capturing photos of The "New" Ghan in all its corporate splendour on the Finke River bridge where we were expected to arrive early on the morning of arrival day in Alice Springs. I had been allocated just 15-20 minutes to get off the train accompanied by a staff member with a train radio, scramble down the embankment, cross the sandy river, find a suitable location and start shooting. When I was ready, the train was to be called forward slowly via the train radio to enable shots from as many angles as possible, then stopped with just the “newly-painted” carriages on the bridge. After the quick shoot, we were required to get back up the embankment and onto the train - all within 20 minutes! The "New" Ghan could not be late like the legendary narrow gauge train of the same name!
When we left Adelaide, the train was all "corporate" from start to finish, including two reasonably clean locos up front.
Imagine my surprise when I detrained at the Finke River to see a bright canary yellow non-Ghan AN brake van had been inserted into the consist, presumably during the stop in Port Augusta. This of course ruined the intended "corporate" train shot with the locos, but I was still able to get photos of the coaches/carriages on the bridge with their Ghan colours, all within the allotted time constraint. Now of course these days, there are many alternative methods and software for dealing with such an occurrence, but back then "airbrushing" or editing the photo would have be very painstaking and time consuming.
So it was a nice trip to The Alice on The Ghan, but of course, the images of the locos and train on the bridge were not what AN had requested, so they were consigned to the rail enthusiast magazine pile and another shoot was planned.
The second shoot, Take 2, occurred on June 2, 1989 and you can see the photo and read the story of that adventure here: flic.kr/p/2pJUP8j
So the details: the "New" Ghan with AN "bulldogs" GM15 and GM33 doing the honours, pauses on the oldest river in the world, the Finke River, en-route to Alice Springs in May 1989.
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Glen Helen Gorge is located about 130 km west of Alice Springs, in the West MacDonnell Ranges in central Australia.
The gorge has been created by Finke River, which usually is a string of quiet waterholes, but can also become a torrent during rare flood periods.
Many thanks for your visits / comments / faves!
The scenic mountain range runs over 600 km in central Australia. The MacDonnell Ranges, a mountain range and an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory and has an area of 3,929,444 hectares. The range is a 644 km long series of mountains in central Australia, consisting of parallel ridges running to the east and west of Alice Springs. The mountain range contains many spectacular gaps and gorges as well as areas of Aboriginal significance. 300-350 million years ago a mountain building event created the MacDonnell Ranges. Since that time, folding, faulting and erosion have shaped the range and created numerous gaps and gorges. The ranges are composed of many rock types, but are most famous for their red quartzite peaks and gorges.
The Finke River, or Larapinta (Arrernte), is a river in central Australia, one of four main rivers of the Lake Eyre Basin and thought to be the oldest riverbed in the world. It flows for only a few days a year and when this happens, its water usually disappears into the sands of the Simpson Desert, rarely if ever reaching Lake Eyre. The source of the Finke River is in the Northern Territory's MacDonnell Ranges, and the name Finke River is first applied at the confluence of the Davenport and Ormiston Creeks, just north of Mount Zeil. From here the river meanders for approximately 600 km to the western edge of the Simpson Desert in northern South Australia. It flows through the West MacDonnell and Finke Gorge National Parks. 16243
The Finke river in the Australian desert is known by Aboriginal people as the Larapinta. It only flows when it feels like it, every few years, but when it does it is crystal mountain stream clear.
Palm Valley is a valley in the MacDonnell Ranges west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia.
The last population of the Marienpalme (Livistona mariae) is in the valley in the Finke Gorge National Park, which can only be reached by four-wheel drive vehicles over a 16-kilometer track south of Hermannsburg. The water, which is important for survival, comes from mountain ridges made of porous sandstone, which have developed into a huge reservoir of water through erosion that has lasted for millions of years.
The palm species, which came from a more humid climatic period, has probably only survived here on the banks of Palm Creek for around 20,000 years. In March 2012, an Australian-Japanese research team described in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B the thesis that Australian natives could have transported palm seeds to the center of the continent around 15,000 years ago.
Read more: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Valley_(Northern_Territory)
Palm Valley ist ein Tal in den MacDonnell Ranges westlich von Alice Springs im Northern Territory Australiens.
In dem Tal im Finke-Gorge-Nationalpark, das nur mit Allradfahrzeugen über eine 16 Kilometer lange Piste südlich von Hermannsburg zu erreichen ist, befindet sich die letzte Population der Marienpalme (Livistona mariae). Das zum Überleben wichtige Wasser stammt von Bergkämmen aus porösem Sandstein, die sich durch seit Jahrmillionen andauernde Erosion zu einem gewaltigen Wasserspeicher entwickelt haben.
Die aus einer feuchteren Klimaperiode stammende Palmenart hat vermutlich seit etwa 20.000 Jahren nur hier am Ufer des Palm Creek überdauert. Ein australisch-japanisches Forscherteam beschrieb im März 2012 im Fachblatt Proceedings of the Royal Society B die These, dass australische Ureinwohner vor rund 15.000 Jahren Palmensamen ins Zentrum des Kontinents transportiert haben könnten.
Mehr lesen: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Valley_(Northern_Territory)
Glen Helen Gorge is located about 130 km west of Alice Springs, in the West MacDonnell Ranges in central Australia.
The gorge has been created by Finke River, which usually is a string of quiet waterholes, but can also become a torrent during rare flood periods.
Many thanks for your visits / comments / faves!
Finke Gorge National Park is located in the central Australian desert country south west from Alice Springs. Access is along a rough sandy track which follows the Finke River. You have to drive over rocks so need a high clearance 4WD vehicle. It is the most beautiful place in Australia.
Finke Gorge National Park is located in the central Australian desert country south west from Alice Springs. Access is along a rough sandy track which follows the Finke River. You have to drive over rocks so need a high clearance 4WD vehicle. It is the most beautiful place in Australia.