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 passed through Bakers Swamp without noticing anything. Then reached our last dot on the map for this trip - Larras Lee and saw this. The roadside monument says: In Memory of WILLIAM LEE (1794 - 1870) of "Larras Lake" a pioneer of the sheep and cattle industry and first member for Roxburgh under responsible government (1856 - 1859). This stone was erected by his descendants. --- 1938 --- This is a repost from a few days ago. Thinking I would use this for this week’s Taphophile Tragics post I dug a little further into William Lee’s story, it’s a very colonial Australian one. William was born of convict parents, living his childhood years around the Sydney region. In his early 20s he was issued with some government cattle, recommended as a suitable settler and granted 134 acres at Kelso near Bathurst. He was one of the first in the area and did well. A few years later he was granted a ram and an inc...
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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