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Last additions - local safaris,short trips and general vagrancy |
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ground hugging212 viewsa slow powerfull moving storm creates an interesting mass of scud cloud below its base.Jan 21, 2007
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lightning combo234 viewsa combination of lightning types illuminates the night sky.Jan 21, 2007
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outback organisation188 viewsan organised storm at its peak in the 'agricultural' outback marches north across the withering plains.Jan 21, 2007
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interesting II177 viewsthe 'agricultural' outback gets replenished by this severe storm just as it begins to weaken.Jan 21, 2007
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outback moon174 viewsthe setting moon and an uneasy time toi drive with many roos on the outback roads.Jan 20, 2007
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outback dawn183 viewsbrilliant hues welcome in the new day.Jan 20, 2007
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outback dawn II181 viewsthe sky becomes ablaze with brilliant pinks prior to sunrise.Jan 20, 2007
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outback moonset II236 viewsan old dead tree sets a moody scene as the moon sets.Jan 20, 2007
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and again190 viewsfrom within the safety of my 4WD, I watch as this piercing bolt violently crashes through the shelf cloud to the thirst ground below (taken at 17mm)IJan 20, 2007
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damn221 viewsseeking cover from inside my vehicle I only seem to capture the bolts landing in the side of my frame not the center! (taken at 17mm)Jan 20, 2007
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upper Barcoo220 viewsthe upper Barcoo river is filled with muddy water and debri from heavy rain and storms.Jan 20, 2007
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bottle garden314 viewsBrachychiton Ruspestris (Qld Bottle tree) stands majestically in flood waters with friends..Jan 20, 2007
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bottle garden II305 viewsBrachychiton Ruspestris (Qld Bottle tree) stands majestically in flood waters with friends..Jan 20, 2007
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long awaited drink323 viewsthis river gum finally gets its long awaited drink on the Barcoo river.Jan 20, 2007
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Barcoo recedes204 viewsthe flooded barcoo recedes quite quickly closer to its headwaters...Jan 20, 2007
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lightning crashes162 viewsthe ungovernable force of mature lets loose with lightning pounding the plains at randomJan 20, 2007
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taken from cover175 viewsa nearby lightning bolt crashes to the plains with a deafening cannon like sound.Jan 20, 2007
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western shelf172 viewsan outback storm forges a path across western Qld.Jan 20, 2007
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red storm II182 viewsred dust kicked up paints the underneath of the gustfront a similar colour.Jan 20, 2007
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a dash of red177 viewsa tinge of red from the red dust of the outback reflects on the base - alas, as I have no luck capturing the 'CG' lightning anywhere else but in my memory this time...Jan 20, 2007
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