Red Centre Trip - Page 2

xoxoxoBruce · 10-23-2010, 02:35 PM

Take a look at Uluru in the rain, it's spectacular. 10 at this site...
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/...#bigpicturepos

19 at this site, check out the Hummingbirds in photo#8....
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...1617677?page=1

casimendocina · 10-25-2010, 02:42 AM

Thanks Bruce for posting these. The one with the pool of water at the bottom is the one I like best. When there's green in the desert, that's fantastic too.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-25-2010, 08:25 AM

I was pretty impressed with the amount of water streaming off the rock. I guess the top is pretty big, and it was raining hard, but there's a lot of streams carrying serious amounts of water.

casimendocina · 02-01-2011, 04:28 AM

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19 at this site, check out the Hummingbirds in photo#8....
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...1617677?page=1

Saw the movie Ned Kelly (starring the late Heath Ledger) last Friday and was rather taken with the shots of Australian wildlife in the rain. I was intrigued as to how they managed to not only wait until it rained, but then find and shoot (with a camera that is) sodden birds and goanna and what not. I am hoping that no-one is going to disillusion me here and tell me it was photoshopped or something.

footfootfoot · 02-01-2011, 06:28 AM

too tired to make a sock puppet called no-one...

Griff · 02-01-2011, 06:31 AM

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Saw the movie Ned Kelly (starring the late Heath Ledger) last Friday and was rather taken with the shots of Australian wildlife in the rain. I was intrigued as to how they managed to not only wait until it rained, but then find and shoot (with a camera that is) sodden birds and goanna and what not. I am hoping that no-one is going to disillusion me here and tell me it was photoshopped or something.

That was a beautifully shot film and I have no idea how they pulled it off.

Sundae · 02-01-2011, 03:27 PM

Wow, thanks Zen - looks like a magical experience.
Okay, I do get that the Uluru shot at sunset is obligatory, but this is the Cellar you know. A shot of Dwellar eating or drinking is also obligatory. If you didn't take one I suggest to nip back and sort it out...

Disappointed re the underground hostel details - it's been one of my ambitions to go to Coober Pedy and stay underground. If it wasn't for the heat I'd be tempted to head out to the outback to find a town with a lower than average female population...

footfootfoot · 02-01-2011, 04:55 PM

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That was a beautifully shot film and I have no idea how they pulled it off.

casimendocina · 02-02-2011, 05:59 AM

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Disappointed re the underground hostel details - it's been one of my ambitions to go to Coober Pedy and stay underground. If it wasn't for the heat I'd be tempted to head out to the outback to find a town with a lower than average female population...

I haven't been to Coober Pedy for years and years, but I would be tempted to go and do some more research on the matter. I have heard of a recent homestay experience in a dugout which was apparently very pleasant and certainly can't complain about the dugout I stayed in (alright, so it was the rectory/dugout where the Anglican church minister lived).

casimendocina · 02-02-2011, 06:00 AM

And cheers 3foot. Time has gone by. That wasn't too disillusioning.

casimendocina · 02-02-2011, 06:01 AM

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A shot of Dwellar eating or drinking is also obligatory. If you didn't take one I suggest to nip back and sort it out...

Just like popping round to the corner shop, really.

TheMercenary · 02-05-2011, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Take a look at Uluru in the rain, it's spectacular. 10 at this site...
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/...#bigpicturepos

19 at this site, check out the Hummingbirds in photo#8....
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...1617677?page=1

Very cool! I bet it will give a boon to the life of an ordinarily extremely dry environment.

casimendocina · 02-08-2011, 01:54 AM

The weather last night on the Australia Network showed significant clouds/pending rain over Central Australia as a by-product of Yasi.

10-23-2010, 02:35 PM	#16
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Take a look at Uluru in the rain, it's spectacular. 10 at this site... http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/...#bigpicturepos 19 at this site, check out the Hummingbirds in photo#8.... http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...1617677?page=1 __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 10-23-2010 at 02:49 PM.

10-25-2010, 08:25 AM	#18
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I was pretty impressed with the amount of water streaming off the rock. I guess the top is pretty big, and it was raining hard, but there's a lot of streams carrying serious amounts of water. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Wow, thanks Zen - looks like a magical experience. Okay, I do get that the Uluru shot at sunset is obligatory, but this is the Cellar you know. A shot of Dwellar eating or drinking is also obligatory. If you didn't take one I suggest to nip back and sort it out... Disappointed re the underground hostel details - it's been one of my ambitions to go to Coober Pedy and stay underground. If it wasn't for the heat I'd be tempted to head out to the outback to find a town with a lower than average female population... __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-25-2010, 02:42 AM	#17
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	Thanks Bruce for posting these. The one with the pool of water at the bottom is the one I like best. When there's green in the desert, that's fantastic too.

02-02-2011, 06:00 AM	#25
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	And cheers 3foot. Time has gone by. That wasn't too disillusioning.

02-08-2011, 01:54 AM	#28
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	The weather last night on the Australia Network showed significant clouds/pending rain over Central Australia as a by-product of Yasi.

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