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A Sense of Calm

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On March 27, 2015
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Less painterly than the image in the previous post. More minimal but a strong sense of peacefulness. The people in the water are there just to break the transition from the calm waters to the sky. I’m printing more and more images these days. There’s something much more rewarding having a printed picture in your […]

Painterly

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On March 23, 2015
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There are two elusive qualities that can make a good landscape. One is a painterly-like feel to the image. The other is a sense of peace about the scene. This image taken of Port Willunga on Adelaide’s southern beaches comes reasonably close on both counts. Perhaps its the beach-gowers that add that little extra touch […]

Rock Wallaby

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On March 15, 2015
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Aah, the morning sun, a favorite rock hole out of the breeze….the perfect place to prepare for the day ahead. One of the many yellow footed rock wallabies that have grown in number around the Arkaroola waterhole in recent times. They seem to be quite used to people. I made no attempt to hide my […]

Summer Rains and a Carpet of Green

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On March 11, 2015
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The recent rains have opened up all sorts of opportunities that have kept me on the road or in the air over the last few weeks. The most obvious result of those rains has been the greening of the countryside over a wide area of the Flinders Ranges and Outback. It is something of a […]

Mt. Alec in the Mist

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On March 1, 2015
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Mt Alec in the Elder Range is often photographed. It’s formation is spectacular, highlighted in the morning by the rising sun. A different view of the mount this morning, its peak almost hidden in the clouds still hanging around from the night’s previous storms. There has been summer rains several times in the previous weeks […]

Outback Floods in Summer

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On February 26, 2015
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Only six creek between me and home and the rain is falling so hard the windscreen wipers are struggling to clear the water. Summer in the Flinders Ranges and for another thousand kilometres north means occasional unpredictable rains, swollen fast running creeks and what seems like oceans of water. The next day the sun is […]

Corellas In Flight

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On February 9, 2015
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Little Corellas like galahs, fly in flocks particularly towards nightfall….circling to find a roost for the night. The sun’s rays catching their white wings against a darkening sky…perfect for a black and white photo.

The Waiter

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On February 4, 2015
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A little Vietnamese restaurant I frequent in Adelaide, the Yen Linh in Field Street, There’s several elements of composition illustrated in this picture …..the main one being figure to ground or using light and shadow to let the viewer know the central figure. A concept covered in depth in workshops I conduct.

The Photograph.

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On February 1, 2015
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There’s a resurgence of interest worldwide in black and white photography…a medium that has fallen from favour in the digital age. Taking the colour out of an image and using the contrast available can sometimes make a much more power photograph. This is the first of a three part black and white series of images […]

The Spectacular Flinders Ranges…No 6

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On January 28, 2015
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Experimenting with angles and light. The window is about 5 minutes before there is a dramatic change in the landscape. The Ridgetop track, Arkaroola as not often seen.

Buggered!

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On January 25, 2015
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25-thousand sheep brought in from all parts of a 10-thousand square kilometre station, shorn over 40 days and on their way back to the paddocks. The last day of this mammouth task shows in the eyes and stance of the station manager who’s orchestrated it all….until the same time next year. Simon Robinson, Commonwealth Hill […]

The Spectacular Flinders Ranges…No 5

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On January 18, 2015
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Acacias to the fore…the amazing formation of the Elder Range and Mt Alec on Arkaba Station outstanding in the background.

The Spectacular Flinders Ranges…No 4

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On January 6, 2015
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The scrambled foothills of the Gammon Ranges. The Munyalana Valley on Wooltana Station to the left. The Gammons are just a small part of the larger Flinders Ranges.

The Spectacular Flinders Ranges…..No 3

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On January 3, 2015
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Scene along the Glass Gorge Road which runs from Blinman to Parachilna in the central Flinders Ranges. Taken from Moolooloo Station along the road to the Nuckalina Mine.

The Spectacular Flinders Ranges…No 2

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On January 1, 2015
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The dawn of a New Year….. To everyone who follows the Sentimental Bloke, best wishes for a happy, peaceful and healthy year ahead. The Freeling Heights, northern Flinders Ranges.

The Spectacular Flinders Ranges ….No 1 in a Series

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On December 29, 2014
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On High on Arkaba Station, that spectacular country just south of Wilpena Pound, Central Flinders Ranges

The Beautiful Butterfly Bush

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On December 27, 2014
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One of the shots taken the last time I was in the Flinders Ranges. The delicate blooms of the Butterfly Bush a couple of months ago before the heat of summer set in.

A Purple Patch

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On December 25, 2014
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Looking for something entirely different but found this little beauty instead. My attention span doesn’t reach as far as finding out the name of the flower with a purple centre….too busy trying to get a photo that separates the bloom from the background and deal with a bit of a breeze as well. The Himeji […]

After Sundown – The Blue Hour

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On October 9, 2014
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Eye Catcher

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On September 22, 2014
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Standing on a desert plain surrounded by an untold number of rocks – all various shapes and sizes. And then, there’s one in a million. Covered in lichen, tiny colourful flowers and the sun falling at just the right angle. The Roy Orbison of the Rock World.

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