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This picture edited itself. There are sometimes moments when the editing happens in an intuitive way and when you regard the final result you are surprised about the outcome.
This picture has very strong contrast and also clarity and sharpening. I usually refrain from maximising these things although I love strong contrasts. In this case it just happened and I am showing here this final result.
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The sun sets over the ocean like flat expanse of Outback Australia. Lake Mungo, NSW.
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Bulldust glows in the light of the setting sun as a car travels along an lonely outback road across the endless flat expanse of Lake Mungo. New South Wales, Australia
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It appears to be an old colourized postcard, that was apparently discovered beneath a layer of dust, under a bedside table in the corner of the ruins of an outback hut, c. 1920.
On the other hand, it could be an Adobe Stock template, c. 2020.
Lonely farm close to the coast, literally the last building before crossing two dikes and arriving at the Waddensea.. I took this vertical panorama with my drone by merging four or five horizontal shots..
This is a view looking toward Zion National Park from the outback south of the park, near Rockville, UT. The big formation at upper left is Mount Kinesava. The prominent dirt road in the foreground is Smithsonian Butte Road.
"Ken oath fair dinkum Ozzy outback or bush and she's a bloody ripper mate." (Australian for nice view of this mountain range.)
Some of these Australian outback stations or farms can be 3,000 to 17,000 square Km each. A painted finish for Sunday's slide
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On a recent visit, In the passenger seat of my 4Runner with pizza and desserts from Taos Pizza Outback
Finally, we reached Hughenden which is about one third of the way more or less between Townsville and Mt. Isa. It was an important railway town on the line to Mt. Isa with the added branch down to Winton. Sadly, in recent years the depot there has been downgraded with staff being posted away or probably made redundant and that has had an adverse impact on the town. Despite this, it still has some great murals, all of which except this outback scene by Drapl and Zookeeper we managed to miss. It also has a Dinosaur museum and a few other bits and pieces. A town that always fascinated me and I am glad we managed to get back via a previously unvisited road.
South Australia
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From the Big Trip 3D slide archives - 2004
This wonderful peaceful scene was taken somewhere between Alice Springs and Glen Helen Gorge in the western MacDonnell ranges. We briefly pulled over to soak in the beauty of the place, and I ended up heading off the road on foot and climbing up this little rise. It was amazingly quiet, and at one point I heard a thumping noise. After briefly wondering if I was just hearing my own heartbeat, I looked over the other side of the highway to see a lone kangaroo hopping quietly along. I was amazed to be able to hear that so far away. It was one of those magic moments in a desolate but beautiful location.
Map location data is very approximate.
(Slide scanned using Canon RP with 24-240 and Nisi close up lens. Original taken using Fuji Sensia 100 slide film)
GWN002, 1301 and 1302 make their way through the harsh landscape outside of Whyalla, with a load of ore bound for Whyalla Steelworks.
2020-02-29 GWN002-1301-1302 41km NW
Watarrkah NP, Northern Territory
Just a note that I'm currently in the Red Centre. This will be research and scouting in preparation for an Outback workshop in 2010.
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Il gruppo di Terni nasce nel 2006 ed è formato inizialmente da Gabriele Raggi (basso), Gianluca Pantaleo (chitarra, voce, piano ), Francesco Nesta (chitarra, piano). Il nome Outback si riferisce, genericamente, alle aree interne più remote, semi-desertiche dell’Australia. Inizialmente il gruppo si forma come cover band dei Muse, alternando diversi batteristi e dopo un breve periodo, iniziano a comporre brani originali. Gli Outback sono un gruppo di matrice indie-rock con venature pop, le loro liriche si alternano tra italiano e inglese. Dopo vari cambi di line up, nel 2007 entra in formazione stabile Eugenio Della Mora (batteria), già attivo in altre band del panorama indipendente locale. Gli Outback sin da subito propongono un’intensa attività live esibendosi in varie parti della Penisola, principalmente nelle città di Roma e Milano. Dopo aver inciso un demo autoprodotto, iniziano nel 2008 una stretta collaborazione con il produttore milanese Massimo Luca (Gianluca Grignani), il quale rimane colpito da una loro esibizione al Music Village in Calabria. Con Top Record registrano il loro primo promo. Sfortunatamente, quello che sarebbe poi dovuto diventare il loro primo disco, non vedrà mai la luce a causa di alcuni problemi in fase di produzione e distribuzione. Nel 2009 gli Outback vengono selezionati tra i primi 16 per SanRemo, Categoria Giovani, con un brano contenuto nel loro primo EP autoprodotto, “Lame e vetro”. Nel corso di questi anni hanno condiviso il palco con alcune delle migliori realtà emergenti italiane. A giugno del 2011 è prevista l’uscita del loro primo album ufficiale e l'esibizione sul palco del Rock in Idrho di Milano in apertura a gruppi internazionali quali Foo Fighters, Iggy pop & the Stooges, Social Distortion, Band of Horses, The Hives, Flogging Molly e i Ministri...
Urandangi was found in 1885 and proclaimed a town in 1891 on the Georgina Stock Route. Here, the Boulia, Cloncurry, and Camooweal mail runs converged. It was also an important stopover for drovers taking Northern Territory cattle to market. In its heyday Urandangi boasted two stores, hotels, a dance hall, a post office, a police station, a school, and several private residences. From the 1920s to the 1940's there were over 400 people living in the area. The dispute over the name Urandangi or Urandangie remains unclear, as many early documents add the 'e' whilst some maps simply use 'i'.
Small rural cemeteries differ from those in towns. Fewer graves are marked: the headstones were often freighted from Townsville stonemasons like Melrose and Fenwick or Petrie of Brisbane. Many families could not afford such memorials, so timber was used, but in termite country, they rarely lasted. The epitaphs of people buried in the local cemetery may seem mundane, but their contribution in establishing homes and industries paved the way for present prosperity. Aboriginal custom does not allow the name of a deceased person to be mentioned after they have died nor are their photographs shown publicly.
A Country Women's Association (CWA) branch was formed at Urandangi in 1924. Anne Thomas, of Headingly Station, was elected President. She and the community raised funds for the hall and tennis court. They were open in May 1926. Two months later, Ann was buried in the cemetery. She was 56 years of age. The hall was used until its demolition in 1999.
Urandangi once had a terrible reputation for violence and drunkardness. This came to an end when Victorian born Pam Forster purchased the Urandangi Hotel in 2008, after relocating from Western Australia's Kimberley region to take over the notorious hotel. Determined to transform the outback village into a peaceful, clean, bush-connected community, having the keys to the pubs front door meant Forster had the upper hand over degenerate behaviour. If patrons caused trouble, she would close. Gradually, over time, Urandangi become a humble outback community and attracts tourism. There are only two publically accessible settlements between the Queensland and Northern Territory border; Urandangi and Camooweal.
In late 2022 and March 2023 the region saw intense flooding from the Georgina River when waters rose to 7m. Residents were forced to evacuate to Mount Isa whilst many have not returned. The hotel was severely damaged, with a repair bill quoted at half a million dollars. Without an operating hotel, which served the community as a post office, centrelink, and general shop, services in Urandangi are obsolete. The future of the community is uncertain.
Source: Queensland Heritage Trails Network, Boulia Shire Council & ABC News.
Attempting to get a darker sky without using black, I mixed purple with indigo blue. Koi Watercolor Paints on Yupo paper. 22"x15"
Livestock grid on road heading to Brachina Gorge, in the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park.
I couldn't pick which of the images from this spot I preferred (I shot 6 slight variations), so uploaded three of them. Still not sure I have included my favourite though.
Although Australia does not have any native Christmas trees of the traditional variety, I reckon these majestic boabs provide a fine substitute!
The large seed pods act like natural baubles hanging from the branches and the firey outback sunset provides the light!
I have not seen any other images from the above location, which I found outside of Derby after travelling along many dirt roads of reducing quality and then across the edges of the surrounding tidal plains in search of a scene such as this one. I was not disappointed and you can expect a few more images from this location from varying angles as the light changed, in the new year!!
In the meantime I hope that everyone enjoys the festive season and that you have a wonderful 2014 - stay safe and may the spectacular light follow all of your photographic pursuits in the new year!
And on a personal note I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their views, comments and favourites over the year - I really appreciate it - it means a lot to me!
Taken with a Pentax 645Nii medium format film camera and fuji velvia 50 film.