A Sunburnt Country
The title is taken from the poem ‘My Country’ by Dorothea MacKellar, which was written in 1906.
100 years on, with the terrible drought conditions in Australia and the disgraceful state of our precious Murray River, the Coorong and Lower Lakes and other vital waterways, and our government’s lack of a meaningful response to global warming, the words ‘a sunburnt country’ start to take on a new meaning for Australians today.
I for one do not love a sunburnt country and ‘the wide brown land’ is not for me.
The image of the ‘Black Boy’ grass tree is a xanthorrhoea quadrangulata that was photographed on Mount Barker Summit.
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midzing
gorgeous image, well done
Michael Oubridge
Fantastic, it looks so harsh.
Lance Leopold
Perfect colors,great artistic representation of Australia,Lee.
KathyT
Well done Leanne. Represents the state of things well and yes, I agree, I don’t think Dorothea MacKellar would have wanted our land to get as ‘sunburnt’ as it is.
Excellent work.
Leeo replied
Thanks Kathy :) Yes, I mean no disrespect to her wonderful poem or its meaning, I am just trying to highlight the terrible drought conditions we are facing, and the fact that 100 years on her words hold a different meaning for Australians in 2008.
Sharon Hammond
You’ve nailed the conditions in this comp. Great work Lee
Sensiworld
Great !
Neil Boucher
Yep, that about sums up our country at the moment (and I fear that it will not get any better).
A beautiful image in its own right Leeo, and a stark reminder of the state of our planet.
Barb Leopold
Excellent work here Lee, love the image and you have thought though this idea so well.
Marilyn Harris
Brilliant work Leeo!! One of my favourite poems “My Country”!! :o)
Sean Farragher
great catch
Antanas
Great capture
Shadowdreamer
Wonderful concept
Dave Potts
terrific image, well done
Steve Chapple
Beautiful image to send a strong message matching your words!
“A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety.” ~Ansel Adams
Malcolm Lyons
gorgeous !!
DawsonImages
Great title, loved the book and I really like the textures here