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GWA001,GWU003 on 1901 empty ore to Rankin Dam wait in the crossing loop at Burando on 19-9-21.
The Rankin Dam consists are roughly 400m shorter than the ones that ran to Wirrida and only 2 locos instead if 3.
Having dropped 2820 off at Cloncurry, 2805 and 2844 continue West away from Malbon with 6M40 bound for Mount Isa.
Saturday 23rd July 2022
At a viewpoint near Uluru, Australia, just before sunset.
I'm not a big fan of blown out shots but for some reason this one.....
Nikon D810, Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6, @ f/5.6, 210mm
Ghan liveried locos NR18,NR75 combine to work 4DA8 Ghan service from Darwin approaching the crossing loop of Chandler, north of Marla on the evening of 11-3-21
Not quite as wild as in Down Under, but disturbing enough in civilised Hertfordshire. It actually is the policy of the National Trust, owner of these woods, to keep them as natural as possible which is a difficult task as the woods are open to the public. So, you watch out for branches that are about to fall or have already broken off the tree. Photographically speaking, this is wunderbar. Leica M Mono, Voigtlander CS 2.2/50.
A fading vision of the Australian outback as solar pumping takes over as a more reliable source of water, galvanised simplex Windmills hold an iconic status in Australian culture pushing the frontier of settlement outwards into areas with no running surface water. Initially imported from the USA and the UK, Australian made windmills first appeared on the market from the 1870s with the development of the Intercolonial Boring Company who manufactured the first Simplex windmill. The white discoloration is a result of the salty bore water as the groundwater from overgrazed lands is becoming increasingly saline.
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...the night sky, about 20km from the Barcaldine glow.
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Yancowinna Creek, a typical bed load channel, only recently activated by substantial but short-lived flood flows. Large sand banks, deep dry pools and some more abandoned concrete blocks are testament to the power of these desert streams. Yanco Glen north of Broken Hill, northwest NSW.
HD PENTAX-D FA 24-70mm f2.8
Taken in wide angle with our drone from about 6m hight.
SW Queensland, near Eromanga
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Tiger Force!
Outback is the only tiger force classified series character I've picked up. I did want Recondo and Bazooka, but the few I saw in store had really poor quality control.
I'm cool with that though, as I see this figure as being a novelty repaint anyway of a favorite character. Plus, these days I doubt I'll ever get to own the original o-ring version.
The milky way arching over Baldy Top Hill near Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. The top of the hill was illuminated by the lights of Quilpie 7km away.
Nikon Df: 20secs-f2-iso 3200
Sigma 14mm f1.8 lens
10 shot panorama - two horizontal rows of five each stitched in Microsoft ICE and processed in Lightroom
A grasshopper from Griffith NSW. According to iNaturalist, it’s a slender Gum Leaf Grasshopper, Goniaea vocans. I was out early in the morning and as I was walking through the grass, this guy sprung into view. The sky gave a nice contrast against its orangey-tan tones. ———————————————Single outdoor handheld shot, with an Olympus em5 mkii, 60mm M.Zuiko lens. Godox V350o Flash. F11, iso 200, shutter 1/100. Flash, DIY Diffuser. RAW-LR6.
This shot was taken approximately 30 minutes after a spectacular full sunset. The blue hour is a most underrated time of photography.
This local Port Augusta resident and his boy were looking a little surprised to see two AC Cobra roadsters sitting on the old wharf at the top of Spencer Gulf in South Australia. Port Augusta is a major cross-roads point in Australia and I often think of it as the beginning of the 'outback'. North takes you to Alice Springs and Darwin in the Northern Territory - some 2722km away. West will get you to Perth in Western Australia after about 2300km on the highway. South is back to South Australia's capital city, Adelaide - just over 300km down the road, and east will ultimately get you to Sydney in NSW after a distance of 1546km. Usual cars up here are of the SUV or four wheel drive type - not the low slung left hand drive Cobra roadsters.
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Two 1/18th scale model cars with a backdrop of the wharf in the old port section of Port Augusta in South Australia.
Models are a Shelby Cobra (white with blue stripes) by Solido and the black AC Cobra by Norev.
Bit of a story to this one. So had some work in Armidale on wednesday so headed off tuesday arvo in an attempt to get to a little chapel in the bush call Gostwyck Chapel. I knew I had left too late to get there for sunset but tried. I was about 5ks away heading over a hill and was absolutely struck by what I witnessed. The moon was just heading above the horizon and as I came over the crest leading into the valley this is what I witnessed. The road leading along meandering through the hills leading to the moon. I knew I had to stop and capture it. The light was just insane. You'd swear this was the sun but the colour coming from the moon was so rich and the light was warm and running all through the grass alone with having light from behind me of the setting sun which had just dipped down behind me.
It was just incredible to photograph. if ever you can get out and explore NSW then check out Gostwyck Chapel. Thats another photo to share with you. This moment however is one ill never forget. Hope you enjoy this and if you see this on your computer click on the image for a better view.
The planes have finished flying today, the evening light glows in the West,
Arkaroola, Northern Flinders Ranges, South Australia.
An emu wanders through outback scrubland. Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) are flightless birds that travel great distances looking for food and can survive for weeks without eating. Reaching up to 1.9 metres (6.2 ft) in height they can sprint at speeds of up to 50 km/h (31 mph). Far West Outback NSW, Australia.
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