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Deserted FarmA view of a building on a deserted farm in central NSW. I posted a colour version of this last year here.
2:33 PM - 2/8/2007 - comments {3} - post commentSelf Portrait?When taking photos of reflections it is very difficult to keep the photgrapher out of the image. When the surface used for the reflection is heavily convex it is virtually impossible. You can see me hiding in the left of the image. There are some additional images at cewatticey. Car shows are great places for photographers, you don't even need to be a car nut to find interesting subject matter. Pinky has a great site that lists motor events all over Australia. 12:18 PM - 26/7/2007 - comments {0} - post commentFlagsHere is another image from the ute muster. 2:27 PM - 24/7/2007 - comments {2} - post commentAhhh CoffeeWhat's coffee got to do with photos of cars you may ask? When I got home from the Ute Muster yesterday (for non Aussies utes are pick-ups and a "Ute Muster" is a pick-up show) and downloaded the photos I took I noticed something strange when I looked at the time they were taken. There was quite a few bunched together then a 20 or so minute break and then a bunch more. All the ones I liked were in the second lot. As you no doubt guessed the break was for a coffee. The caffeine hit must have done some good. I've posted a similar photo some time ago but I like this one more. The curve of the panel, which isn't obvious in the photo, makes each car a different shape. I cropped it heavily to remove distractions but couldn't get rid of the seam. A different angle didn't give the same reflection either. There are some additional images at cewatticey. 1:15 PM - 22/7/2007 - comments {3} - post commentAustralia's Noisiest Bloggers ListI don't know how or why but this blog made it onto Australia' s Noisiest Blogger list, at number 35 seeing you asked. My Vox blog, cewatticey, is at number 699. The compiler of the list admits his methodology was a bit dodgy so maybe that has something to do with it. The number is the total of backlinks to the blog according to Yahoo, curiously 2 other Blognow blogs have exactly the same number of backlinks but I'm listed first (why?).Anyway I seem to have achieved a undeserved level of notoriety so if you are visiting because of the list, welcome and enjoy. 1:35 PM - 21/7/2007 - comments {0} - post commentUp the River with a PaddleSometime ago I posted a series of 3 images of paddle-wheelers (here, here and here). As is common I had taken pictures in 2 other states but none nearer home. There is a paddle-wheeler that operates locally on the Hawkesbury River but I had never photographed it. Today I remedied that. There are several additional images and I've reposted the old ones at cewatticey. 11:11 AM - 19/7/2007 - comments {4} - post commentAt the HubThis wheel was part of the Historical Society display at our recent hobby show.
 11:49 AM - 17/7/2007 - comments {2} - post commentDull and DrearyYesterday I visited the Blue Mountains just west of Sydney as I knew a Steam train was running. I was hoping to get a few photos. The day was cloudy with the occasional shower and even more occasional patch of sunshine. The higher into the mountains I went the darker it got. Cool damp weather does produce good steam effects but it makes photography challenging.
The shots I got were a little disappointing, so I tried converting them to black and white. The results were quite pleasing.
 There are a selection of these images with a couple of colour shots for comparison at cewatticey. 2:58 PM - 9/7/2007 - comments {5} - post commentWiredI don't know if it is the return of trams to Sydney's streets, now they call them light rail, but there is a great deal of interest in the former Sydney trams. One of the most popular displays at our recent show was a Sydney Tram layout. It featured many recognisable sites from around Sydney with the trams running past. Some of these sites are so large to recreate them to scale would require a great deal of space. So much in fact that is would impracticable, at least for a portable display. The model builders use a technique called selective compression where they try to reproduce the feel of the original without recreating the whole thing. They may, for instance, omit a few floors from a skyscraper or as in this case some spires from a cathedral. The resulting model should be recognisable without being exact. In this view a wedding party are having their photo taken on the steps of St Marys. The overhead wires for the trams can be seen in the foreground.
1:17 PM - 7/7/2007 - comments {1} - post commentLonely OutpostIn the days before Centralised Traffic Control that allows a single operator to control long sections of railway the lineside had a signal box (our American friends know them as towers) every few miles. Here the signaller has parked his Holden ute as close as he can while he carries out his important duty. This is a scene from one of the displays at our recent hobby show. I am still trying to get back to my usual routine. I didn't get a chance to take as many photos as I hoped, I was too busy, at least that's my excuse. I will share a few over the next few days as I sort them out. 2:01 PM - 5/7/2007 - comments {2} - post commentHot Rodder's WorldA view of the world reflected in the chrome of a hot rod. I haven't been posting here over the last couple of weeks. I am busy helping organise the Hawkesbury Model & Hobby Show (those in the Sydney area please drop by and say hello). I don't have much time to prepare photos but will continue to drop by and check out what everyone else is doing as often as I can. 10:51 AM - 26/6/2007 - comments {0} - post commentCorridor to the PastHow many people have walked along this corridor or slept in these compartments in the 80 plus years since this carriage was built? What remote places has it visited, what stories could it tell? There are some additional images at cewatticey. 11:42 AM - 9/6/2007 - comments {3} - post commentA Congregation of CorellasI'm not sure if that's the correct collective noun for corellas but it seems to fit. I photographed this group of "Little Corellas" in the gulf country of north Queensland.
8:58 AM - 31/5/2007 - comments {3} - post commentThe Country PubThe country pub is the centre of the town, indeed of the district. Forget the bank, post office and court house more business is conducted here than any of those places. It is the centre of the town's entertainment, the meeting place and where all that matters is arranged and later where it is reviewed. Some are quite flash affairs but many are just a simple building, it doesn't really matter to the patrons. They have names like Imperial, Royal and Railway. Which one is your local defines your place in the town's social scene. Ravenswood is an historic town in central Queensland. Many of the town's buildings have been restored and some, like the pub and a couple of the shops, are is use serving their original purpose. There are some additional images of Ravenswood at cewatticey.
1:36 PM - 20/5/2007 - comments {0} - post commentDanger LurksIn this idyllic setting danger would be the last thing on your mind. But that would put you at risk. A simple walk along the beach is courting danger, a swim almost suicidal. This beautiful area is home to one of the world's great predators, the saltwater crocodile. There are some additional images at cewatticey. 8:25 AM - 16/5/2007 - comments {2} - post commentReuse, Recycle, Reduce WasteThe cry to recycle and reduce waste may seem a modern one but in fact it is probably as old as our species. When there wasn't a shopping centre a short drive away people made do with what was on hand. A farmer would proudly claim that there wasn't a thing on his farm he couldn't fix with a piece of fence wire. Its a wonder there was enough left to make fences! The railways weren't immune from the idea of reusing and not wasting either. When electirfication was spreading throught the Sydney network they found they had a number of relatively new, some less than 20 years old, steam locomotives now excess to requirements. The answer was to rebuild them for country branch lines. The job was a major one, side tanks were removed and tenders, to carry greater supllies of coal and water, were added. The result must have been successful for it took the arrivals of diesels 30 or more years later to finally cause their retirement. The photo shows an example of each, the first is as built for Sydney suburban service and the second loco as rebuilt for country use. They are ready to leave Sydney for a tour down the south coast line.
1:55 PM - 13/5/2007 - comments {1} - post commentAnother GorgeI posted some photos recently of a gorge near Einasleigh in Queensland. Still in Queensland here are a photo of a different but more spectacular gorge, Cobold Gorge. There are some additional images at cewatticey. 2:13 PM - 10/5/2007 - comments {4} - post commentCrossing Flood PlainsThe inland parts of NSW has large areas that are relatively flat. These areas are crossed by small creeks that often are dry or nearly so. When the infrequent rains come though they soon break their banks and flood the surrounding area. Building a railway through these areas was not easy. The solution was to build much of it on low embankments with low but long bridges over the watercourses. A tour train crosses one of these low bridges on the Boree Creek line. See details of the line here. The host / guide for this tour was the one time Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (and local farmer) Tim Fischer. Check out cewatticey for another shot of the train. 2:34 PM - 8/5/2007 - comments {0} - post commentWestward BoundScene from a tour by preserved heritage diesels to the western slopes of NSW. This photo was taken here. Check out my cewatticey blog at jd562.vox.com for additional views. 10:44 AM - 5/5/2007 - comments {0} - post commentImmigrantOur country has been built on immigration, technically everyone here is one. The first arrived at least 40,000 years ago. Many brought a little of themselves that added to the mix to create a greater whole. Of course there were some who had only a negative impact. Not all the immigrants were people. There are many famous plants or animals that seemed a good idea at the time but in the long run brought only damage. Occasionally there is one that makes itself at home and repays many times the efforts of those responsible. This is one of those, the tulip has made the Southern Highlands of NSW home to such an extent it has its own festival every spring. Its beauty brings tourists to the area in large numbers. It is one immigrant that has had a very positive effect on its adopted home.
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