We have driven past the Flinders Ranges through greener country, arriving at Port Augusta as the day was closing in. Port Augusta is a city so we are in small sky country but it was so surprising to be beside the sea I had to use this shot. If you look at the map you will see the Spencer Gulf reaches right up into the centre of the state.
We crossed the border into Victoria cruising down a lovely timbered road before breaking into the rich dairy country of Gippsland. It is wonderful to see the land green after more than 10 years of very dry weather. But most of the state of Victoria is still drought declared. Musing: The Pasture by Robert Frost "I'm going out to clean the pasture spring; I'll only stop to rake the leaves away (And wait to watch the water clear, I may): I sha'n't be gone long. You come too. I'm going out to fetch the little calf That's standing by the mother. It's so young, It totters when she licks it with her tongue. I sha'n't be gone long. You come too."
With the reflections, and the composition, and the arrangement, and the colours and and and - wow!
ReplyDeleteSuch a shock to see this image rise up ... mirage like.
ReplyDeleteYou have an interesting concept of 'middle'!
When I was in PA just after Easter 2007, my camera and I have a wonderful time on the piers with old rail lines along them.
Grand shot, BTW.
Silhouettes galore! I love the layers of clouds, bridge/tree line, water, and plants in the foreground. Brilliant composition.
ReplyDeleteOh wow - this is magnificent. Beautiful lighting and color. And I'm always a fan of reflections in water :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the nice comments ... it WAS quite a shock to the senses after all the desert. We set up camp in a big hurry so we could get back to the water to catch a shot before the light died.
ReplyDeleteGreat sky and great watery reflection.
ReplyDeleteP.S. You mentioned once that you had problems reading and commenting on my blog.
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