Mt Mary
Mt Mary – South Australia
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Originally named Krichauff, settled in 1894, the name was changed, as many town names were, during the 1st World War – to Mt Mary.
22kms from the once busy river port of Morgan, Mt Mary at its peak had 200 residents, working the charcoal pits, cutting timber for steam boats and farming wool. Housing subdivisions and roads surveyed, street names selected, but it was to come to nothing
The last train departed in 1969 and now the permanent residents consist of the publican, Swannie, his wife, Annie and Jack, their red heeler dog.
Canon 50D ; Sigma 18-200mmOS lens ; polarising filter
f20 ; 1/25 ; ISO100 ; 18mm ; tripod mounted
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Mindy McGregor
Beautiful work Jim!!!!!
JimFilmer replied
thankyou very much Mindy
Mary Ann Reilly
love the repetition of pattern between clouds and brush:)
JimFilmer replied
thx Mary Ann… out in these parts the low lying saltbush and wide open skies are interrupted now and again by a settler’s dream … most which amounted to nothing
Martin Muir
awesome to know places like this are still out there,wonderful photo Jim
JimFilmer replied
thankyou Martin – these tiny little “ghost towns” can do reasonably well, if they have a pub – so many tourists who want to experience the outback
gail anderson
man Jim, my jaw just hit the desk…. :~O this is awesome!
JimFilmer replied
thankyou for your wonderful compliment Gail… please don’t injure yourself there
Maximus
superb comp Jim. fantastic clouds. :)
JimFilmer replied
Many thx Max …. a scene that you would be familiar with over your years of travel, no doubt
Maximus
Nothing like the sky in our “outback’ :)
Christopher Bi...
damn fine photo mate! :))
JimFilmer replied
that’s damn nice of you to say so Christoipher…. thx mate
sonjas
Beautiful work Jim.
JimFilmer replied
many thx Sonjas
Scott d'Almeida
awesome;
JimFilmer replied
thx..appreciated Scott
kathy s gillen...
Fantistic shot
JimFilmer replied
thankyou Kathy
Lois Romer
fantastic colour and those fluffy white clouds against the blue, magic.
JimFilmer replied
many thx Lois…appreciated
Alex Nedoviziy
I like the mood of your picture.. pretty “summerish”. Thanks for sharing ;)
JimFilmer replied
thankyou Alexander – it can appear like summer fr much of the year in this area – rain is the exception.
Alex Nedoviziy
I guess it’s all about sky; for some reason I treat such view as ‘summerish’ :)
BobJohnson
Hi Jim,,,,,,,, Simply Beautiful!!!!!
Bob
JimFilmer replied
many thx Bob
dkleing
Beautiful shot the sky is amazing.
JimFilmer replied
thx DK…always beautiful sky up around those parts
Tracey Mac
Jim that’s the most beautiful sky ever!! Such a gorgeous image and interesting history…......
JimFilmer replied
Thankyou Tracey – the sky there was beautiful and inspiring.. the only issue was that it never brought much needed rain to the area.
flipteez
l just had a MULTIPLE l swear!!!! l have no idea the orgasmic connection to clouds but you just tickled all my buttons with this BLOODY Stunnn’en ! XXXXXX
JimFilmer replied
thx Flip … I need you to be writing up reviews for me in the newspaper etc.
Sharon Brady
This is fabulous!!:D
JimFilmer replied
thx Sharon
TextureoftheSin
Beautiful clarity!
JimFilmer replied
thankyou Tots
Svetlana Sewell
Beautiful capture!
JimFilmer replied
thankyou Svetlenta
Sharon Brady
Very Sharp Love it!!:D
JimFilmer replied
thx Sharon…. appreciated
Yuri Lev
Are those clouds for real???? They’re amazing.
JimFilmer replied
They certainly are Yuri – quite a typical Australian sky – once away from the cities
Yuri Lev
If this is a typical Australian sky then the land must be magical. I guess this is the Outback, right? The sage in the desert plays against those clouds. The shapes are similar.
Dusker
Yes, very nice—I forget how much I love the country up north.
JimFilmer replied
Thx Heather – just returned from Europe… and this landscape is such a contrast.
James Duffin
The contrast with the blue sky and the clouds and the ground is amazing. Very Beautiful.
JimFilmer replied
many thx James