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Broken Hill Sculpture Symposium.

© John Connolly

Broken Hill Sculpture Symposium.

Uploaded: November 04, 2013

Description

Marldaka Vulhana Warringapi
To the north of the city of Broken hill is a mountain where sandstone rocks from Wilcannia have been place by hand, and carved by 12 of the finest sculptors of the world. This mountain can be seen from over 100 Kilometres away, and the view from the top is amazing!
Taken with my Nikon F501 35mm camera, back in spring of 1993.


Exif: F Number: 10, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 42.00 mm, Model: NIKON D90

Comments

Tiia Vissak November 04, 2013

great colors & details! #1551290

isabel C. Zepeda level-classic November 04, 2013

John

Beautiful photo,love the sunset in the back and the sculture is very nice,great picture

Ysa... #10890731

MELODIE C. ROBERTS November 04, 2013

What a gorgeous sky behind that unique sculpture Johnny!!
Wonderful capture my friend #10890780

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe November 04, 2013

Beautiful sky and wonderful interesting sculpture. Outstanding capture and location. #10890782

Katherine Kuhn November 04, 2013

Very cool capture, John! Love that dramatic sky! #10890784

Emile Abbott level-deluxe November 04, 2013

Well John you were taking great photographs in your youth. Awesome sky and presentation. You Rock. #10890795

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic November 04, 2013

Fantastic details, colors and lighting John!,
Amalia #10890868

Nancy L. Green level-classic November 04, 2013

What a cool find and capture John, LOVE the wonderful tones and textures!!! <>< #10890918

Colette M. Metcalf November 04, 2013

Love that sky!! What a gorgeous capture, John!!!! #10890948

Ray level-classic November 04, 2013

Excellent capture, John! wonderful detail, with brilliant color. #10891009

Thomas E. Hinds November 04, 2013

Nice capture and interesting info, John! #10891063

David Phalen November 04, 2013

Outstanding light, colors and textures backed by a spectacular sky!! Very well done John!! #10891107

Tamara K. Walker level-classic November 04, 2013

Wow, you should break out the oldies more often. #10891140

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer November 05, 2013

An interesting sculpture, John. And with that amazing background, I say you have a winner here. #10891241

Monnie Ryan November 05, 2013

Fabulous capture and an unusual and intriguing sculpture! #10891287

Joy Rector November 05, 2013

beautiful shot #10891290

Martha R. Mazon level-classic November 05, 2013

How fascinating, John! Beautiful film work and later post-processing. The tones and details are fantastic! #10891358

Marijana Fajgl November 05, 2013

This looks amazing, John! #10891451

John Connolly November 05, 2013

Thank you for all your kind comments, they are appreciated! #10891562

Michelle Alton November 05, 2013

I applaud the way you've placed the subject in front of the portion of the sky that backlights it beautifully. Bravo. #10891766

Nadia Paul November 05, 2013

It certainly is an amazing place to visit - beautifully captured against a gorgeous sky John! #10891984

Wm Nosal November 06, 2013

Beautiful John!
Congratulations #10892344

John Connolly November 06, 2013

Many thanks Michelle, Nadia and Wm, your comments are really appreciated! #10892463

Ermanno Radice November 06, 2013

Wonderful capture, colors and POV! a fav #10892550

Claudia Kuhn level-classic November 06, 2013

What a dramatic background to show off this interesting sculpture #10892575

John Connolly November 07, 2013

Thanks a lot Ermanno and Claudia! #10893230

William S. Briggs level-deluxe November 08, 2013

Beautiful capture, John. The color is perfect and the artwork is a great subject. #10894125

John Connolly November 09, 2013

Thank you William, I must see if I can find any more images I took from Broken Hill! #10894746

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