Photographer's Note
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Back in the 1840s quite a few optimistic but foolish people attempted to set up farms around the arid Flinders Ranges, mainly for sheep. One example was in the Aroona Valley in the north of the NP. It was settled in the 1840s but was abandoned in the 1860s due to severe drought.
These 2 photos show the ruins of the house which was built of timber on stone foundations. The timber part burnt down decades ago. The house was actually built on a hill next 2 a spring for water. There are even a couple of ancient fruit trees still surviving next to the spring.
The WS photo shows looks down into the cellar under the house.
COSTANTINO, jemaflor, jean113, ikeharel, holmertz, Fis2, pierrefonds, adramad, mcmtanyel marcou esta nota como útil
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Silvio1953
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(222991) 2022-07-06 21:02
Ciao Ian, great view of interesting abandoned house, thanks for WS, wonderful colors, excellent clarity, fine details and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
aliabazari
(23307) 2022-07-06 22:31
Hi Ian
A beautiful view of this landscape. In this combination, the ruined house and the destruction of nature cause discomfort to the viewer. Clarity and lighting are well done. The view of the workshop is well shown.
COSTANTINO
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(117850) 2022-07-06 22:59
Hello my dearest Ian and have a nice day
and a happy evening
thanks for the sharing again
and your useful notes for the
past...beautiful view of this landscape
with plants and ruins of this old house
regards
Costantino
jemaflor
(148292) 2022-07-06 23:30
Hi Ian,
Interesting photo and Ws about these ruins, well photographed, good quality and also interesting note, tfs.
pajaran
(117113) 2022-07-06 23:42
Pozdrav, dragom komsiji sa fotografijama na TE, bas mi lepo pocne novi dan.
Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
lepo mesto sa starom arhitekturom i drvecem, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom, perpsketivom i uhvacenim oblacima nad planinom.
Dobar rad sa lepom fotografijom u radionici.
lepa rusevina i planina u pozadini.
Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja
jean113
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(28311) 2022-07-07 0:02
Hello Ian, two interesting pictures. I am surprised to see the stone foundations and a cellar!
What sort of farming would there have been in this region? The settlers would have been totally reliant on a steady source of water, so a drought would have been devastating, hence the abandoned home.
This is a good view with the mountains in the distance.
Kind regards, Jean.
ikeharel
(114659) 2022-07-07 0:24
Optimistic people, yes. Foolish? I would not say... those settlers had an idea, Ian, when technology were not as elaborated nowadays, they went out and tried something to benefit from.
Well applied both photos, good clear sight of the ruins.
Good afternoon,
Ike
holmertz
(103660) 2022-07-07 0:41
Hello Ian,
Both photos show that the house was quite well built, so the settler who prepared for a new life here must have been quite optimistic about his future. What a disappointment when this hard job turned out to have been for nothing. Not even the nice view we see in this photo would have been any solace.
Best regards,
Gert
Fis2
(171991) 2022-07-07 0:43
Witaj Lan!
A very interesting place, I like it.
The ruins make impression.
Good framing, colors and sharpness.
Nice presentation.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof
pierrefonds
(115596) 2022-07-07 6:48
Hi Ian,
It is a nice scenery. The point of view is showing the details of the ruins and of the hills in the background. The light is giving good colors rendering. Have a nice day.
Pierre
Tue
(93504) 2022-07-07 10:25
Hello Ian,
I like how you placed those ruins in front of the beautiful landscape of low trees and some wonderful mountains. The sunlight highlighted the warm tones in the foreground very nicely as well.
Lars
lousat
(140026) 2022-07-07 13:02
HI Ian,two photos that show what remains of the farms of the middle of the last century, certainly it was a gamble to try to breed in this arid area and these are the results, 2 excellent photos of top quality as always. Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano
PiotrF
(56080) 2022-07-07 15:58
Hello Ian
Interesting picture from Aroona Valley.
A very good photo in WS.
I like good composition, beautiful colours and good quality.
Regards
Piotr
adramad
(73478) 2022-07-12 10:49
Hello Ian.
It is difficult to survive in a place where water is scarce, although seeing the beautiful landscape with greenery and trees does not seem so, it magnifies the view of those hills in the background.
Sharpness, lighting and color are well managed.
Good work. I like it.
You have a good day. Very best regards.
Luis.
mkamionka
(75171) 2022-07-12 10:54
Hi Ian,
Very solid structure. These days they don't build that well anymore.
More sunshine and more pronounced colors here. The touch of blue in the sky makes a difference.
Very nice composition. Good to be able to see the other side in the WS.
M
jmdias
(116547) 2022-07-18 11:01
ian
at least they found a good view from the village.
nice image of these ruins. the place looks not so dry, but after some years some drought are worst than others. nice images.
take care
jorge
mcmtanyel
(69284) 2022-07-20 20:41
Hello Ian,
Ruins of stone buildings are charming, as this photo shows. I like the mountain range in the distance, is that the one you showed us earlier?
Regards,
MT
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Copyright: Ian Fegent (ifege)
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- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 2022-05-05
- Camera: Pentax K1 II, Pentax DFA 24-70
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original, Workshop
- Relato de Viagem: Outback NSW and SA
- Date Submitted: 2022-07-06 20:36
