Hawk

This is a hawk (or falcon), the photo taken at Innamincka with my Nikon D500 and 200-500mm lens.

Lunar Eclipse at Innamincka

While camping at Innamincka, this partial lunar eclipse happened. The next total lunar eclipse will only be in 2021. The photos of the moon were taken with my Nikon D500 and 200-500mm lens, and the foreground photo was taken with my 10-24mm lens. Please view large!

The Painted Hills

Looking at this photo I can see why these hills are called "painted". This really looks like a painting to me. This photo was taken with my Nikon D7200 and 18-300mm lens.

The Painted Hills

This year, for the first time ever, Wrights Air lands at the Painted Hills. This day had some unusual cloud formations, that made a spectacular place even more so. This is a HDR photo, shot with my Nikon D500 and 10-24mm lens.

Sunset at William Creek

A lovely sunset at William Creek. It is extremely dry there, and not often that one sees clouds around. is extremely dry there, and not often that one sees clouds around.

Flight from William Creek

A beautiful sunrise as one of Wrights Air planes takes off for a flight over Lake Eyre

The Painted Hills

I must confess, I think this was the highlight of the Lake Eyre area for me. The Anna Creek Painted Hills, previously called the Secret Painted Hills, are a spectacular and recently discovered section of the pristine Breakaways country in the far north of South Australia. Anna Creek Painted Hills is a rocky outcrop of large and small hills, which emerge suddenly out of a flat, desert landscape. The hills are approximately 20 kilometres x 18 kilometres in size. It is believed that the Anna Creek Painted Hills are the leftover effects of 50 million years of climate change, with the climate going from glacial to wet and semi-tropical over million of years. The changing colours of the hills are believed to be a result of oxidisation. The deep red is due to the oxidation of iron in the rocks, while the white sections are where iron has leached away.

Salt Patterns

The amazing patterns of the salt lake next to the water in Lake Eyre

Lake Eyre

Another photo of Lake Eyre taking from the plane as we flew over it. This photo was taken with m Nikon D7200 and 18-300mm lens

Lake Eyre

This is a photo taken of Lake Eyre during an early morning flight by my son, Sean Roos. This was taken with a Nikon D7200 and 18-300mm lens

Sunrise over Lake Eyre

My son and daughter also flew over Lake Eyre. Their flight was early one morning, with a stunning sunrise

Silverband Falls

This photo was taken yesterday, when it was very cold, rainy and even snowing in the Grampians. The Silverband Falls are waterfalls located in the Grampians National Park, in western Victoria, Australia. Fed by Dairy Creek, the horsetail falls are characterised by a narrow band of water that tumbles over a small rock face and then disappears into a rocky base. The creek re-emerges some 50 metres west of the falls. Early European visitors to the falls named it Silverband because of its narrow stream of water.

The Painted Hills

The Anna Creek Painted Hills, previously called the Secret Painted Hills, are a spectacular and recently discovered section of the pristine Breakaways country in the far north of South Australia. Anna Creek Painted Hills is a rocky outcrop of large and small hills, which emerge suddenly out of a flat, desert landscape. The hills are approximately 20 kilometres x 18 kilometres in size. It is believed that the Anna Creek Painted Hills are the leftover effects of 50 million years of climate change, with the climate going from glacial to wet and semi-tropical over million of years.

little Critter

We found this little critter when we landed at the Painted Hills on Anna Creek Station. It couldn't have beem much bigger than about 10cm. I don't know what it is, but it looks a bit like a gecko. It is again amazing to see how well camouflaged it is.

Australian Feral Camel

There are an estimated 300 000 feral camels in Australia, doing enormous damage to the environment. They are the descendants of the camels imported to use on the Ghan railway and in the Outback, transporting goods everywhere.

Lake Eyre

This is a photo of what children should be doing, playing in the mud and loving it. This photo was taken at Lake Eyre and the mud here is especially sticky.

Wedge Tail Eagle

I think this is the most beautiful bird in the world. This one was just taking off when I took this photo

Lake Eyre Panorama

It is near impossible to do a panorama of Lake Eyre tht gives it justice. Here is my effort.

Black Kite

Perfectly camouflaged against the background, as this beautiful bird flies toward me.

Pelican

This a a new field of photography for me, as I recently got a 200 - 500mm lens. This beautiful bird was on his way to land on this creek at the Burke-Willis tree. Much to learn still!

The Outback

Another view of the beautiful Outback on our flight to Lake Eyre.

The Outback

The vast, beautiful, but very dry, outback as seen on our flight to Lake Eyre

Dingo

This dingo was seen at Halligan Bay. He seems to be resident there, and not at all too afraid of humans.

Lake Eyre

It is diffucult to portray, on a photo, the immensity of Lake Eyre. This is a photo taken with my Nikon D500 and 18-300mm lens, at a focal length of 18mm, hopefully giving a slight idea of the wonder of this inland sea - now full of water It was wonderful sharing this trip with my grandkids, here looking at the lake.