Saturday, December 30, 2006

Working Away

Flood level after the 2006 cyclone season, 5 kms from the river bank.

Pilbara W.A

Thousands of Bee's swarm around the work truck to gather water dripping from the tank.

Wide load travelling up the west coast, best to get off the road.

A dry waterfall in the Kennedy Ranges, my labourer is at the base.

Friday, December 29, 2006

Working Away

Gas Pipe Line Compressor Station(Dampier to Bunbury) the view from my working Quarters.


Rusted Landscape, an old ute at yarraloola station in the Pilbara.


A tree snagged with thongs on the road from Canarvon to Gascoyne Junction.

My work horse.

Landscapes

This Photograph was taken by my wife Kim.

Early Morning on the out skirts of Canberra.


Outback Western Australia.


One of Perth's local beaches at sundown

Insects hovering above the trees in the Southern Highlands.

Outback W.A II







Rock of the ridge in the Kennedy Ranges stands like a mountain lion watching over the flats.


A sand storm blows over the gorges.



Kennedy Ranges National Park is a remarkable place.






Life's a struggle in the outback but somehow the fauna and flora push on.






Landscape of Outback W.A




56 degrees Celsius in the sun.



Volcanic rock and spinafex make up a harsh but Beautiful landscape.




Lava bubbles








Natural colors of the earth in volcanic country.




A mini twister in the arid grounds inland from Carnarvon.




Wild Life

Young Bungarra takes refuge in a cave.


















Western Australias Bungarra feeding on a dead kangaroo.





A kangeroo laps up what shade he can gather from this small cave.

A workers camp rubbish tip is home to many big Bungarras.

Limited water meant that every afternoon the creek was full of wild life.

Wild Life (birds)




Wild Bush Turkey(barsted)
of Western Australia standing
1 meter tall.



A hawk scouts for prey in the
arid Pilbara made up of spinafex and iron ore rock.




Pink and Grey's flock to the waters edge every afternoon, with temperatures in excess of 45 degrees they can't afford not to drink daily.


Thousands of finches dart around my camp in the lower Pilbara of W.A


An Emu walks the path less travelled, the ridges are rough as uncut diamonds.
Photography By Adam Greentree