Wilpena Pound and the Flinder's Ranges.
Uploaded: November 03, 2015 | Entered: November 03, 2015 11:37:25
The name Wilpena comes from the local aboriginal, meaning “Place of bent fingers- or cupped hand”.
The formation was possibly first seen in 1839 by the explorer Edward Eyre. Many attempts were tried to farm the district, but all failed due to lack of rain and hot summers.
I captured this scene on Fuji Film back in the 1980’s, and the mountains on the horizon are the north western corner of the pound. The trees in the foreground are River Red Gums (“Wida”in the local dialect). This scene is a perfect example of outback Australia.
Lynn M. Whitt November 03, 2015
Beautiful colors and composition. #1641600Emile Abbott November 03, 2015
Magnificent capture and presentation John. #11394805John Benway November 03, 2015
Beautiful light, color and composition John, also enjoyed your information about the location. #11394857Tammy M. Anderson November 03, 2015
Beautiful scene and capture. Like the mountains in the BG. Great info. #11394884Nancy L. Green November 03, 2015
This is GORGEOUS John, I love the ruggedness!! <>< #11394901Terry Cervi November 03, 2015
A gorgeous scene and capture, John! #11394928Mary K. Robison November 04, 2015
A rustic atmosphere and shot, John. We in America hear about the "outback", and this is an educational example with such a sense of depth to the view. #11394974Douglas Pignet November 04, 2015
beautiful capture #11395006Bojan Bencic November 04, 2015
Fantastic photo, John. Great depth in this amazing scene. #11395023Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas November 04, 2015
Wonderful landscape John!,Emiel Van Hemelrijck November 04, 2015
beautiful landscape,colors and capture John #11395086Chris Ebben November 04, 2015
Ah, so I have Wilpena, not Arthritis!!! Not a bad looking country scene, even though a dry area it didn't look too bad. Good work & info=^..^= #11395095John Connolly November 04, 2015
Thank you for all your kind comments! #11395109Gord MacEachern November 04, 2015
Looks like a beautiful but extreme place John! Great one from your archives!!! #11395145Leslie McLain November 04, 2015
Terrific capture, John. I enjoy the images of your travels around Australia. #11395201Barbara Mason November 04, 2015
Wonderful colours and detail John something to be said for film - found your description very interesting and informative. #11395238Ujjwal Mukherjee November 05, 2015
Beautiful location and scene,John! I wonder how this place would look today .......excellent capture!! #11395250John Connolly November 05, 2015
Thank you so much Gord, Leslie, Barbara and Ujjwal! #11395425Marilyn K. Lincecum November 05, 2015
Beautiful comp, colors, depth and framing. Enjoyed the information...sounds a lot like our desert. Nothing would grow here if it were not irrigated. #11395469John Connolly November 06, 2015
Thanks Marilyn! There is not enough water in the district to irrigate with, barely enough to drink! #11395869Patrick Rouzes November 11, 2015
It's a beautiful scene from the outback, John. Love the comp, depth, scene and mood captured here, my friend.Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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