Port arthur
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The church at the Port Arthur Historic Site in Tasmania, Australia.
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The historic Penitentiary at the Port Arthur Historic Site in Tasmania, Australia.
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Taken at Port Arthur, an old convict settlement in Tasmania, just as the sun was disappearing.
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Taken at Port Arthur , Tasmania , Australia, the Convict settlement where convicts built these buildings under sweat, blood and lash
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Port Arthur. A place with a history of violence both recent and centuries past. Why should it be then that I feel so at home here? Countless restless souls both innocent and guilty surely prowl the grounds and should create a miasma of misery that is palpable and yet… whenever I step inside the walls of this old church I feel an overwhelming sense of peace permeate my very soul. Welcome to my sanctuary. Best viewed large
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A deceptively simple image, one that some may even think to label boring. That’s ok, art is always going to be subjective. When I walked into this room however this view literally took my breath away. It was of course all about the light. The way it softly caressed the seat, and invited the wood panelling around the window and on the arm of the seat to soak up some of the rich colour of the walls. Sending smoky tendrils around the entire room, softly…softly… before boldly landing on the floor to make such an emphatic statement. The wooden floorboards, unable to contain the power of the light seek help from the fireplace and reflect some up to its helping hands. This image for me truly is a love affair, a fleeting rendevous that will stay with me forever.
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In the dying light of the day this crumbling ruin at Port Arthur blazes with a little of its former glory.
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Photo Information: / 13th December 2007 / HDR (3 exposures) EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM / Focal Length: 12.0mm Aperture: 16.0 / Shutter: 1/50 1/25 1/8 / AEB: -1 1/3 0 +1 1/3 / ISO: 100 Galleries / /
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The old Port Arthur Penitentiary ~ Van Diemens Land ~ Australia. Storm clouds looming adding to the atmosphere. The old hospital on the hillside dominating the background….thanks for looking.
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The old Port Arthur penitentiary…To be caught steeling a loaf of bread in the early 1800’s could have one sent across the word in a convict ship to spend almost a lifetime in the cold dark cells of this here prison. Amazing stories are told of these times around this historic old place….sister shot to the one below…thanks for looking…rgs, Rob.
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Stormy golden light shining on the Port Arthur Penitentiary grounds. / Tasmania ~ Aus.
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Lightning strike over Port Phillip Bay as seen from a place called Arthurs Seat on the Mornington Peninsula in Australia.
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Roger walked into my gallery and needed a new glass in a picture frame. While it was being fitted, he wandered the Gallery and then sat down near the front door. I grabbed the nearest camera and asked if I could take some shots – he agreed, and then looked at me a little sideways when I offered a piece of fabric to cover his T shirt. The sitting was a total of 4 minutes, he was a little camera shy as he had never been photographed in his 58 years of marriage. Roger has since received a bunch of prints for each of his family members. / Taken in natural light
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Another angle on that wonderful church at Port Aurthur. / Canon 30D 17-85mm lens. / Registered with Australian National Heritage list, as Historic.
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Taken on a recent trip to Port Arthur – my most favourite place in the world so far. This is the avenue that leads to the Port Arthur church, otherwise known as my sanctuary :) I have visited Port Arthur many times, however this was the first time I have seen it wearing it’s autumn colours. So very beautiful…
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Sheltering from a blood red sun / within my castle of the night / I fear that morning will never come / and dream of things that bite
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The church ruins in Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia are rumoured to be haunted by those who served time in Australia’s hardest prison.
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1st prize in Federation of Camera Clubs NSW 2009 Topshot Award for Digital Landscape. Photo taken on my Nikon D200 with 10-20mm Sigma lens. This was shot at Tessellated Pavement at Eaglehawk Neck (near to Port Arthur) in Tasmania.
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I think every Australian knows of Port Arthur, for dark events that happened here, both in the recent past, and early days of Australia. A correctional facility for the re-offending criminals from Britain and Ireland, this was more than just a jail. It was about changing these men to rejoin society. It was used from 1833 until the 1877 when it was closed down. This was the main church, and it was one of Australia’s first non-denominational churches. Built using convict labour, in the gothic style. The bird in the shot is a crow. I did try to get one of the many rosellas in the area in the shot, but no luck there. Canon 50D, 10mm. Available Large and best viewed Large!!
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We were racing the clock to try get to Port Arthur by sunset, and there was just too many bends, and slow trucks… However, this beautiful scene popped up, and we were only 10 mins from the site, I had to make a decision… I’m glad I stopped, turns out, the site was closed anyhow, and I got this shot of some weeping willows, and still water pools. 5 mins allong what seems to be an un-named side street, I think it was private property too, but not signed.. Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia. Canon 50D, 10mm. Available large and best viewed large!!
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The Port Arthur Historic Site today contains many traces of its former uses, including the 19th century prison and the later free township of Carnarvon/Port Arthur. The conservation of this rich and evocative landscape, as well as the associated archival resources, is an ongoing challenge. / / Protection for some of the ruins began as early as 1916, when the old penal station became one of Australia’s earliest gazetted historic site, administered by the Scenery Preservation Board. Over the next 50 years former convict buildings were reacquired from private ownership by the Tasmanian government, and vital restoration works carried out. / / By the 1970s, with the site under the management of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, concerted efforts were made to conserve some of the more significant convict buildings, culminating in a major program of redevelopment and conservation works between 1979-1986. In 1987 custody of the historic site was vested in the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority (PAHSMA), which still manages the site today. The work of the Authority involves conserving and interpreting the evidence for the various historical periods that have created the Port Arthur of today. The challenge of making the site accessible to over 200,000 visitors that visit annually while protecting its fragile fabric provides particular challenges. Technique :HDR tone mapping, 5 exposures , photomatix / Equipment: Nikon D70 , Tripod 18-200 lens / /
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For The Term Of Their Natural Life - Port Arthur Historic Site - The HDR Experience
by Philip JohnsonBEST VIEWED LARGER If ever a place could be haunted this would be the place, now a historic site this site was a place of suffering and isolation ‘ Port Arthur was a prison, or convict settlement, from the…from 1830 through to 1877. It started off as a small logging camp, but in 1833 was expanded to become a full penitentiary. The main penitentiary is the building in the foreground, which was built later on. At its height, Port Arthur had about 1,600 convicts here, so it was a very large place. The convicts themselves – all men – actually described Port Arthur as being hell on earth. “They broke men’s spirits,” that’s their quote. I would say, simply, they drove a lot of men mad. Very unpleasant place. The site was self sufficient and could provide most items the prison needed. Easily the most imposing ruin on the site, the Penitentiary began its life in 1843 as a flour mill and granary. In 1857 it was converted into a penitentiary capable of housing over 480 convicts in both dormitory-style accommodation and separate apartments. Also containing a messroom, library and Catholic chapel, the penitentiary was flanked by the Watchmens’ Quarters, as well as a range of workshops and an ablutions complex. Gutted in the 1897 fires, the building lay derelict until a concerted conservation program began in the 1960s. Technique: 5 exposures, Tonemapped in Photomatix / Equipment: Nikon D70, Nikon 18-200mm lens
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BEST VIEWED LARGER The final resting place of irish,scottish and english convicts transported for in some cases stealing a loaf of bread. Makes you wonder in the still of the night can you still hear voices singing hymns ? If you visit Port Arthur, which is a must when visiting Tasmania, allocate an overnight stay and go on the ghost tour, and wander the ruins with your ghostly guide by kerosene lantern light Constructed in 1836-37, Port Arthur’s church is a tribute to its convict builders. Built of timber and stone, the church overlooked the convict settlement from the high ground to the west and could accommodate a prison population of over one thousand souls. Never consecrated due to its usage by a number of different denominations, the church was representative of the authorities goals to reform through religion. Standing throughout the convict period, the church was destroyed in an 1884 fire and has since seen many conservation works throughout the 20th century. If ever a place could be haunted this would be the place, now a historic site this site was a place of suffering and isolation ‘ Port Arthur was a prison, or convict settlement, from the…from 1830 through to 1877. It started off as a small logging camp, but in 1833 was expanded to become a full penitentiary. The main penitentiary is the building in the foreground, which was built later on. At its height, Port Arthur had about 1,600 convicts here, so it was a very large place. The convicts themselves – all men – actually described Port Arthur as being hell on earth. “They broke men’s spirits,” that’s their quote. I would say, simply, they drove a lot of men mad. Very unpleasant place. The site was self sufficient and could provide most items the prison needed. Easily the most imposing ruin on the site, the Penitentiary began its life in 1843 as a flour mill and granary. In 1857 it was converted into a penitentiary capable of housing over 480 convicts in both dormitory-style accommodation and separate apartments. Also containing a messroom, library and Catholic chapel, the penitentiary was flanked by the Watchmens’ Quarters, as well as a range of workshops and an ablutions complex. Gutted in the 1897 fires, the buildings lay derelict until a concerted conservation program began in the 1960s. Technique: 5 exposures, Tonemapped in Photomatix / Equipment: Nikon D70, Nikon 18-200mm lens /
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