MacDonnell Ranges Ghost Gums

Ghost Gums MacDonnell Ranges Station, Northern Territory, Australia

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Rock and bough

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MacDonnell Ranges Ghost Gums
Mereenie Loop
Northern Territory, Australia

Taken during travels, 1994

For Twisted, the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge.

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Thoughts in Life on May 29, 2018 at 11:19 am
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A beautiful capture.

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  Patrick Jennings on May 29, 2018 at 12:17 pm
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  Thank you! =)
  
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Timelesslady on May 29, 2018 at 12:40 pm
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Lovely…the contrast between the trunks and the background.

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  Patrick Jennings on May 29, 2018 at 6:43 pm
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  Thank you. It’s a beautiful, fairly remote part of the country. Many exquisite scenic opportunities. I was fortunate to have such wonderful soft light. =)
  
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Arati on May 29, 2018 at 5:31 pm
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Beautiful image, I like the painterly quality, the trees in the foreground, going downhill, inviting to the mountains and sky with their contrasting colors in the distance. Pleasing composition.

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  Patrick Jennings on May 29, 2018 at 6:49 pm
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  Thank you.
  
  It was this little spot off the side of the road. Not really a lookout so much as a place the road construction crew looked like it had changed its mind about direction. But the view from there called to us as we drove by. Tremendous.
  
  A few shots I took on this one trip along the Mereenie Loop in similarly beautiful light came out with this painterly feel.
  
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Tim Harlow on May 29, 2018 at 6:09 pm
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Beautiful place and great photo!

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  Patrick Jennings on May 29, 2018 at 6:51 pm
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  Thank you, Tim. That drive from Kings Canyon to Alice Springs via the Mereenie Loop was a highlight of my 8 months in Australia. One of many very beautiful scenes. 🙂
  
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    Tim Harlow on May 29, 2018 at 7:32 pm
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    👍
    
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