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This image was taken in the main street of “Sovereign Hill” here in Ballarat Central Victoria Australia…… Click here
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Set in the Gold Mining Era of early Australia in the mid 1800’s, it is a trip back in time, and is the 2nd in this series.
These two woman were working in the photographic studio and were taking images of people who wanted there photo’s taken.
This is also what my Great Grandparents would have seen when they arrived in Ballarat in 1866 to try there hand after being shipwrecked and needing something to help them begin a new future…Click"here":http://www.redbubble.com/people/cullodenmist/wr...
taken with a Panasonic Lumix FZ30 with a touch
of HDR and post op on Picasa3
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I live at Riddells Creek in the Macedon Ranges of Victoria, and have been involved in Horticulture all my life.
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I play Blues Harmonica and Bodhran’ in my spare time, as well as getting involved with Genealogy and Medieval History,
I have also been acting for 40 years and was lucky to be cast as a judge in the movie “Stricly Ballroon”…
But my camera is my passion.
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great capture!!
Thank you so much Charmeine.
You are the 1st to comment on this series and I appreciate your kind words.
I hope you enjoy the rest of this series, as there is quite a few to get through. ( but hey… I’m having fun )
– Larry Davis
Wonderful image Larry,Beautiful Colours !
Fashions have certainly changed a lot..
Wait until you see the young school girls…..?
– Larry Davis
Nice image and info…………………your grandparents must have struggled!! Hope they also succeeded!! ;-))
They certainly did Steph.
They opened a sawmill and had 9 children.
– Larry Davis