More photos...not just because they're such a pleaser, but because I'm fascinated by the way the same landscape can look so different in changing light.
Right now, I could be mistaken for thinking I'm living in an alpine climate, with cold bitter winds, trees denuded of leaves and heavy, hanging clouds. I think the max yesterday was 11 C (tho it only went down to 8 C at night) -- like a Canberra or Hobart day. I went out yesterday evening and did t
he 'loop' through Honeymoon Gap. The pictures here are from Larapinta Drive, riding towards Simpsons Gap. They all look a little different from what I actually saw, which adds to the interesting alchemy of the process. I'll do the other half of the loop from the opposite direction another time. (It's raining again today -- yay!)
wonderful photos riding the loop - you have captured it beautifully. sunset was amazing with the ranges on fire like that. and YES this is canberra (thought I had got away from that freeze.)
also - was amazing to walk out on my balcony this morning to an absence of ranges (inc gillen) entirely - it was like alice got lost somewhere (confused by all that low cloud)and hasn't yet found it's way back home...
Posted by: TPS | July 18, 2006 at 10:45 AM
Canberra's still really pretty tho, esp during the Autumn.
Posted by: elsewhere | July 18, 2006 at 10:50 AM
My fave is the top one, it's very painterly and the light is gorgeous. (What camera do you use, incidentally? If I wasn't broke I'd be buying myself a Nikon D70 right now.)
Posted by: Kate | July 19, 2006 at 04:53 PM
I use a quite humble Nikon Coolpix 3200 with 3.2 megapixels.
Do you recommend the Nikon D70 highly? I'm interested in getting a digital SLR and I'll be going through duty-free in about a month (tho goodness knows if I can really afford such a thing).
Posted by: elsewhere | July 19, 2006 at 07:26 PM
The little point 'n' shoot digicam is a wonderful thing, I carry my Canon ixus with me everywhere.
Do I rate the D70? Yes, it's a superb camera, but the D50 is around half the price (lens and camera kits start at under $1000 for the D50, as opposed to around $2000 for the D70) and has a similar feature set.
Posted by: Kate | July 20, 2006 at 11:23 AM
On the net, there are pricings for the D70 at $1000 & $800 -- USD.
Posted by: elsewhere | July 20, 2006 at 11:27 AM
Wow - even better! OK, I admit I'm catching up on my reading of blogs all round.
Posted by: whitebait | July 27, 2006 at 04:48 PM