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Sunrise at the Peake

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On June 2, 2013
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The Peake is the Anna Creek outstation. Because of the size of Anna Creek the Peake, which is about 70 kilometres south of Ooodnadatta has its own staff although ringers come and go between the two centres. This photo was taken not far from the old Telegraph Station. Details about the station and what it […]

The Peake Telegraph Station

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On August 13, 2012
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140 years ago this building must have seemed like an outstation on the moon. Even today it takes a 4-wheel drive vehicle to get the last few kilometres to it. Back then the trip would have been of astronomical proportions. This is the Peake Telegraph station, constructed as part of a commutations network that crossed […]

Anna Creek Tombstones

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On August 6, 2012
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Anna Creek Station

Looking at tombstones in the bush is an interesting pastime……there’s always a story behind every one. A case in point is the grave of Benjamin Daggett, accidentally shot in the kitchen of the Anna Creek station homestead in outback South Australia back in April 1883. “Erected by his friends and fellow workmen” says the inscription. […]

Summer’s Last Hurrah

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On March 8, 2012
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It might have been a mild summer and it certainly went out on a soggy note but I’m not finished with it yet. Shooting in summer, particularly in the early morning or late afternoon can often produce really vivid colours. However photographing outside of these times, particularly in the middle of the day brings dramatic […]

Crazy Old Fences

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On September 13, 2011
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Some old fences are just standing out for a photograph. The wooden posts seem to get more texture with age.They go in all sorts of crazy angles, the wire adding to the chaos. In this digital age colour rules, but sometimes it takes away from what the photo is all about. That’s where black and […]

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