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silos, Kyancutta, Eyre Peninsula

Made whilst on a roadtrip to Eyre Peninsula, South Australia in December 2023.

Sony A7 R111, Novoflex Adaptor, Leica Summicron 35mm asph f2.0 lens, handheld

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Edgelands 

The photo was made whilst were  staying in Mornington, Melbourne. 

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Sony a7 R111, Novoflex Adaptor, Leica 35mm Summicron f2.0 asph, handheld 

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Quorn, South Australia

Made whilst  on a recent trip to the Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges in South Australia 

Sony a7R111, Novoflex Adaptor, Leica 35mm Summicron f2.0 asph, handheld

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Telstra Tower, Mt Aripiles, Victoria

Passing through the Wimmera in Victoria (Australia) after spending 7 days walking in Wilsons Promontory.

Sony a7R111, Novoflex Adaptor, Leica 35mm Summicron f2.0 asph, handheld

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20k from Blinman

We were on our way to Blinman after walking in the Vulkathunha–Gammon Ranges National Park in South Australia.

Sony a7R111, Novoflex Adaptor, Leica 35mm Summicron f2.0 asph, handheld

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Quorn

Made whilst travelling from Blinman to Adelaide after a 14 day camel trek from Blinman to Lake Frome in the Northern Flinders Ranges of South Australia. 

We stopped for a while so that I could  walk around Quorn.  

Sony a7R111, Novoflex Adaptor, Leica 35mm Summicron f2.0 asph, handheld

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Eastern Mt Lofty Ranges 

Along  the Sturt Highway near Truro in South Australia 

Sony a7R111, Novoflex Adaptor, Leica 35mm Summicron f2.0 asph, handheld

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Morgan-Whyalla pipeline

This picture was made whilst I was on a phototrip  based at Clare in the mid-North of South Australia.  I was there on a 5 day camp with friends of Suzanne who were walking the Lavender Trail.  

Sony a7R111, Novoflex Adaptor, Leica 35mm Summicron f2.0 asph, handheld

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Tothill Range, South Australia 

This picture was made whilst I was on a phototrip  based at Clare in the mid-North of South Australia.  I was there on a 5 day camp with friends of Suzanne who were walking the Lavender Trail.  

This was the only afternoon with cloud cover.  It was just starting to rain behind me when I made this photo of the Morgan-Whyalla pipeline.  We are looking east.

Sony a7R111, Novoflex Adaptor, Leica 35mm Summicron f2.0 asph, handheld 

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Kapunda open cut copper mine

Early morning in Kapunda in South Australia.  The fog was rolling in. The early morning light lasted 30 seconds, then the landscape was blanketed by dense fog. 

I was there on a 6 day camp with friends of Suzanne who were walking the Lavender Trail. 

Sony a7R111, Novoflex Adaptor, Leica 35mm Summicron f2.0 asph, handheld

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Murraylands, South Australia

Early autumn in the Murraylands in South Australia.  The location is opposite Lake Alexandrina. 

Sony a7R111, Novoflex Adaptor, Leica 35mm Summicron f2.0 asph, handheld

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eastern Mt Lofty Ranges 

Made whilst on a photo trip to the Murray  Mallee in South Australia.

Sony a7R111, Novoflex Adaptor, Leica 35mm Summicron f2.0 asph, handheld

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Lutheran church,  Bowhill

Made  whilst on a road trip through the Murray Mallee in South Australia 

Sony a7R111, Novoflex Adaptor, Leica 35mm Summicron f2.0 asph, handheld

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Birchip

This picture was made whilst I was on a photo trip in the Wimmera Mallee  in Victoria  for the Mallee Routes project

Sony a7R111, Novoflex Adaptor, Leica 35mm Summicron f2.0 asph, handheld 

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silo, Jung, Wimmera

This picture was made whilst I was on a photo trip in the Wimmera Mallee  in Victoria  for the Mallee Routes project. I was hoping to find some traces of the old Wimmera Mallee Channel System  whilst I was on the roadtrip. No such luck.

Sony a7R111, Novoflex Adaptor, Leica 35mm Summicron f2.0 asph, handheld 

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Nth Melbourne, 2018

Made whilst on  a photo session with Stuart Murdoch.

Rolleiflex SL66, Zeiss Planar 80mm f2.8,  Kodak Portra 400, handheld

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Osborne, Adelaide 

An example of a topographics approach to photography from the 1980s. Another version is here . 

Linhof Technika 70, 6x7 film back, Schneider-Kreuznach 100mm f.2.8 Symmar lens, Ilford Pan F  50ASA

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