Is that a Coolibah tree beside the abandoned house? Every Australian knows about Coolibah trees because the bush ballad Waltzing Matilda is nigh on our unoffical national anthem but most of us live nowhere near the inland where they grow. Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong, Under the shade of a Coolibah tree, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled, You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda, You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.
"To muse, to creep, to halt at will, to gaze ... such sweet wayfaring"
William Wordsworth
Ah but I like this reflection because it adds to the complexity of the cloud layer and reinforces that you are actually in a train carriage.
ReplyDeleteI love the horizontal layering in this photo including the shadow, the storm clouds AND the reflection.
I agree the reflection in this one works ... thus making it into the series ... but seats, oneself etc obliterating the view are quite another matter.
ReplyDeleteIt absolutely works, JE. I take tons of photos and only get one or two that are worth anything but I can understand your frustration. At first I thought this was a painting.
ReplyDeleteI am with the other two - it really works and gives everything a deeper and more surreal layer. I am trying to spot you in the reflection ;-)
ReplyDeleteI like the colouring very much.
Here the glass has added to the shot. It makes it look like a painting.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful contrasting colours!
ReplyDeletestunning area to take pictures...what a mood this one creates
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