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Wilpena Pound and the Flinder's Ranges.

© John Connolly

Wilpena Pound and the Flinder's Ranges.

Uploaded: November 03, 2015 | Entered: November 03, 2015 11:37:25

Description

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.


Comments

Lynn M. Whitt November 03, 2015

Beautiful colors and composition. #1641600

Emile Abbott level-deluxe November 03, 2015

Magnificent capture and presentation John. #11394805

John Benway November 03, 2015

Beautiful light, color and composition John, also enjoyed your information about the location. #11394857

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe November 03, 2015

Beautiful scene and capture. Like the mountains in the BG. Great info. #11394884

Nancy L. Green level-classic November 03, 2015

This is GORGEOUS John, I love the ruggedness!! <>< #11394901

Terry Cervi level-deluxe November 03, 2015

A gorgeous scene and capture, John! #11394928

Mary 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. #11394974

Douglas Pignet November 04, 2015

beautiful capture #11395006

Bojan Bencic level-classic November 04, 2015

Fantastic photo, John. Great depth in this amazing scene. #11395023

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic November 04, 2015

Wonderful landscape John!,
Amalia #11395085

Emiel Van Hemelrijck November 04, 2015

beautiful landscape,colors and capture John #11395086

Chris 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=^..^= #11395095

John Connolly November 04, 2015

Thank you for all your kind comments! #11395109

Gord MacEachern November 04, 2015

Looks like a beautiful but extreme place John! Great one from your archives!!! #11395145

Leslie McLain level-classic November 04, 2015

Terrific capture, John. I enjoy the images of your travels around Australia. #11395201

Barbara Mason November 04, 2015

Wonderful colours and detail John something to be said for film - found your description very interesting and informative. #11395238

Ujjwal Mukherjee November 05, 2015

Beautiful location and scene,John! I wonder how this place would look today .......excellent capture!! #11395250

John Connolly November 05, 2015

Thank you so much Gord, Leslie, Barbara and Ujjwal! #11395425

Marilyn K. Lincecum level-classic 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. #11395469

John Connolly November 06, 2015

Thanks Marilyn! There is not enough water in the district to irrigate with, barely enough to drink! #11395869

Patrick Rouzes level-classic November 11, 2015

It's a beautiful scene from the outback, John. Love the comp, depth, scene and mood captured here, my friend.
#11397785

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