Low altitude aerial Lock 10 and weir at Wentworth.
Just added to the excitations stock archive. This low altitude aerial photo of Lock 10 on the Murray River at Wentworth. Situated just downstream of the Murray Darling Junction, Lock 10 and low level weir control river levels for the Wentworth and Curlwaa irrigation districts. Because it is close to the junction of the Murray [...]
Big blue skies of outback Australia.
Just how big are the blue skies of the Australian outback? The answer to that question is really easy…. BIG. If you haven’t stood on the edge of vast inland clay pan, on a hot summers day, you have no idea of just how much blue sky is out there. If you’re a landscape photographer [...]
Quick link to a video of Ulysses AGM, Mildura
Don’t often do these, but our friends over at O-Line Video have put together a short compilation tape and posted it to YouTube. Here’s the link. To pad out our post a bit below is a photo we created at the Grande Parade of the Ulysses Motorcycle Club AGM held in Mildura recently. We wanted [...]
Visiting Renmark, don’t miss Ruston’s Roses.
Not just for the rose and garden lovers. Although they will find a whole lot to interest them no doubt. Its been a lot of years since my last visit to Ruston’s Renmark Rose Gardens as it use to be called back then. I was there originally as a cameraman filming a regional doco. Remember [...]
Hot air balloon, boat and the River Murray.
Hanging out with some ballooning friends recently. Lucky enough to get this great photo opp. Knew it was coming as soon as we realized the balloon would cross over the Murray River near the Abbortsford Bridge just upstream of Wentworth. I became even more excited when I realized that it would cross the river just [...]
Weather photographers dream.
Australia have been a dream for weather photographers. Most part of the country have had some grat photography weather. We would have liked to be out storm chasing, but alas this is our studio’s busy time. That magic date 25th December, means no rest and very little sleep for the excitations crew. Although I had [...]
Silverton NSW, artists and photographers heaven.
Silverton NSW, if you’re in the area drop into Silverton Outback Art Gallery. Silverton, a tiny settlement 20 minute drive from Broken Hill in Western NSW. Do yourself a favour, if you’re ever in the area. Make the trip to Silverton. Home of many films and TV commercials, along with countless editorials published around the [...]
Story teller, Frank Turton and THAT BOAT!
The Murray River, home of a thousand characters. We were in Renmark last week shooting a job for a commercial client. After completing the photo session we decided to take a quick stroll along the beautiful Renmark waterfront. My dad always use to tell me that if you’re looking for something or someone to photograph. [...]
Murray River fishing paradise, Fort Courage Caravan Park.
Fort Courage on the Murray River Fort Courage is a wonderful fishing retreat nestled on the banks of the Murray River near Wentworth. Access to the river couldn’t be easier, step out of your caravan or one of the onsite cabins and you’re there. That’s right, the Murray River is literally metres from your bed. [...]
Photographers copyright creating buzz this week.
There’s been a bit of a buzz around photographers copyright on the internet. Stemming from an out of court settlement in America.
Mt Arapiles home to 14% of Victoria’s flora, and hundreds of rock climbers.
Situated about 10 Kilometres from Natimuk in the Wimmera region of Victoria. Mt Arapiles rise 369 Metres above the Wimmera Plains
Old railway staion building at Beulah in Western Victoria.
Beulah by the way is a small town in Western Victoria, North of Horsham
Heading bush on your next photography expedition, then take care if in South Eastern Australia.
Ten years of drought bought with it a fair share of problems for the roads in rural Australia. Now with a very wet year behind us road conditions have changed dramatically. If you’re planing a trip into the Ozzie outback or just getting off the beaten track searching for subjects for your lens… tread carefully. [...]
Scouting for Spring flower locations in Western Victoria, came across this Common Correa, Correa reflexa.
Sad and lonely little dude he was. Just happened to pull over in a likely looking area and nearly walked on him. Bit out of season and looks like the plant has had a really rough year, having been grazed by something that decided he was worth eating. Normally the Common Correa can be seen [...]
Heading into the great Australian outback, check your vehicles suspension before you go.
Travel tip from an outback photographer is to talk to someone about your cars suspension before embarking on the epic trip into the Australian outback
Dreaming of the Oodnadatta Track.
Most people who choose to camp along the Oodnadatta Track usually do so in or beside one of the many dry creek beds
Roma, Queensland on high alert for flooding.
Seems if you live in and around Roma in inland Queensland, you should already be preparing to get wet feet.
Wannabe photographers and wannabe business tycoons share some things in common.
However, there are some things in this world that cheese me off and one of them is “Wannabe’s”.
Heavy rain, flooding, landslides and bridge collapes isolate Wilson’s Promontory.
If you have been planning on Visiting Wilson’s Prom in the next few days. Maybe you’d better revise your travel plans.
Junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers, Wentworth, New South Wales.
While photographing some aerial images near Wentworth recently, I decided to take a bit of a detour so that I could get some shots of the two rivers converging. I thought it was a good opportunity to highlight the totally different coloured waters from the Murray (black) and the Darling (muddy brown) rivers. Should have [...]
Planning to go sailing on Lake Eyre, maybe not.
If you’ve been planning a sailing adventure on the currently full Lake Eyre, then you had better check out the current status with National Parks.
Interesting Welcome sign, Balranald.
Shooting in Balranald the other day, couldn’t help but stop and take a quick snap of this green frog sitting on top of the welcome to Balranald sign. He’s sort of the towns mascot if you like, you will see him/her all over town sitting on seats, climbing posts hanging off signs. It’s really a [...]