In the early ‘60s the Ord River in the north of Australia was dammed to create an irrigation area. During my recent tour of the Kimberleys, I took a three hour trip from below the dam wall of Lake Argyle down to the outskirts of Kununurra. This was no lazy-Sunday-meander. There were two speeds: hang-onto-yer-hat-fast & stop.
Over the millennia, as the Ord cut through the red rock of the Carr-Boyd Ranges, towering cliffs were left to overhang the river. On our whizz-bang scoot down the river we carved out a massive wash. This wash played merry hell with the previously immaculate reflections.
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Glorious colours! Those photos are well worth the time and effort you took.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images--great clor.
ReplyDeleteThanks for risking life and limb for the chance to show us the Ord River. MB
FANTASTIC pictures and beautiful colors...... my compliments.
ReplyDeleteGreetings, Joop
Gorgeous pictures ! Love the colors !
ReplyDeletebreathtaking reflections!
ReplyDeleteGrand shots of the outback ochres! What an adventure that must have been!
ReplyDeleteStunning captures, glorious colors and definitely breathtaking reflections! Wow! Really superb captures for the day! It does sound like a wonderful adventure! Hope you have a terrific weekend!
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Frabjous colors Julie! I love the term "immaculate reflections" ;>
ReplyDeleteWish I were on that boat!
wow! I'm speechless! those are simply awesome photos!
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Nice, looks so modernistic. You'll LOVE your 50mm.
ReplyDeleteI learnt about the Ord River irrigation scheme when I was at school. Seems it was a failure.
ReplyDeleteFabulous.
ReplyDeleteIt was a failure when they tried to grow rice in that area because the birds ate all the seed. However, they have mile after mile of mangoes and are now going into sandalwood trees - not that I am a supporter of the latter which is an element of the perfume industry. I would much prefer to see this sort of enterprise used to grow food for export.
ReplyDeleteJulie...that first reflection is way cool...the scenery in all the pics is striking...very nice...love your stuff ;-) Thank you for your visit and gracious comments about my post...nice to meet you...Peace and blessings
ReplyDeleteWow, these are nothing short of breath taking. I had to go back and look at them several times to really appreciate them.
ReplyDeleteWonderful. They way you've captured the swirls and movement in the water is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThat countryside is so lovely. Interesting that you mentioned the wash ruining the reflections. I wonder what it is doing to the banks ... boats going too fast is a real problem on some rivers, it is breaking down the banks.
ReplyDeleteKeep reading Crikey for my very strong opiinon on that, Joan. It was horrific.
ReplyDeleteLove the photos and the images, interesting to follow up on the Ord River scheme.
ReplyDeleteAmazingly beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteVery good camera that you play water reflections!
Love these! Water is such a variable substance for reflections.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit!
Beautiful canyon and river. Looks like it was a great trip.
ReplyDeleteThose colours! To think that when I first came to Australia I thought them harsh!
ReplyDeleteIncredible colors! Amazing shots!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely wonderful, Julie! Colours are stunning too.
ReplyDeleteI'll say! Some fabulous colors at work here. That first one is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteThe colors reflected in the water are just gorgeous, Julie! Such a dramatic landscape!
ReplyDeleteCapturing the rushing water is an art. You've learned it, I have not!
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Amazing colours and reflections. Did you see the bats? Bill wasn't impressed with the stops/talks. He calls it information overload.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colors, neat compositions and interesting results...Thomas
ReplyDeleteYour photos look gorgeous - but am wondering if there was a specific reason for the "hang-onto-yer-hat" speed?
ReplyDeleteThat is an incredible place to visit - the colours in the water make the place look magical as if someone was mixing paint in the water. Your title caption is perfect. :) Rosie
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Some of those photos are surreal. That must have been a fun trip.
ReplyDeleteVioletsky: I think the hat was because of the distance/time constraint. Many of the passengers considered the 3 hours to be far too long. It was quite dark by the time we finished.
ReplyDeleteWhat amazing effects and colours.
ReplyDeleteThe colours are amazing!
ReplyDeleteUmmm love the twisty reflections!
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ReplyDeleteo wow i would love to have journeyed along there.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, the colours, the colours. As you know I envy you this trip and thank yo for such amazing photographs. What a joy and privilege to have seen these scenes. There is nowhere like Australia!
ReplyDeleteAmazing colors!
ReplyDeleteMarvelous series Julie. The swirling colors are magnificent.
ReplyDeleteWow, incredible shots! Great reflections and colours.
ReplyDeleteCiao Julie
ReplyDeletequesti effetti d'acqua mi piacciono molto :-))
Grazie per la tua visita.
I like these effects on the water a lot.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rosa.
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors and textures!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting Downey Daily. I've been (silently) enjoying your blog for several months now. :-)
I thank you for reading along. It gives me great pleasure to know that there are folk like yourself who return quietly.
ReplyDeletefantastic shots.
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