photography-by-odille

After seeing Earth Gypsy’s offering on Tenterfield Railway, I remembered I had some from my visit there in November 2005.

This is a 2 shot pano of the beautifully restored station building from the car park. I have no idea why the sky went such an odd colour and I have no suitable sky to patch in at the moment.

Canon 300D & 28-90 zoom

Tenterfield Station opened in 1886 and was the last station built on the Sydney to Brisbane railway line. For 103 years, Tenterfield Station made history – playing host to the full range of trains from yesteryear to the XPT.
Tenterfield Railway Station and yard is managed by Tenterfield Railway Preservation Society. It is among the most complete station precincts in terms of composition of railway buildings and small objects typical of an important regional style railway station.

Listed as one of only 6 Rail Heritage Precincts in NSW, the railway station is an excellent example of Victorian Gothic architecture and was built in 1886 as the terminal station of the Great Northern Railway.

Although no longer served by trains the building remains as one of the town’s finest heritage structures. Internally the building retains its features as they existed on the last day of train operations in the 1980s.
Many of the original operational facilities are still in working condition, allowing the station to transform itself into a railway museum with a collection of well-preserved railway artefacts. Guided tours will take you through exhibitions in all rooms of the building, and passionate volunteers can talk you through the many exciting eras of railway, making you feel part of the operation.

Website – http://www.tenterfieldbiz.com/railway

Taken during my trip to the area in March 2010. I couldn't decide whether to do the stationside or drive up views so I put them together!

There is a tiny bit of digital mischief, I removed the 'toilets' sign from the platform view image. It stood out like the proverbial sore thumb and looked just horrible.

1DsMkII & 24-105 lens


Uralla is a typical rural service town of some 2300 persons situated in hilly country 1005 metres above sea-level on the Northern Tablelands of New England region of New South Wales. It is 23 km south-west of Armidale. The district is renowned for superfine wool and cattle and characterised by extensive protrusions of granite.

Uralla calls itself 'Thunderbolt Country' and the town's chief claims to fame are the grave of notorious bushranger Thunderbolt (Fred Ward) and Thunderbolt Rock outside the town, a large granite outcrop which has unfortunately been covered by graffiti in recent times.

The Anaiwan Aborigines occupied the area prior to the arrival of Europeans and it is from their language that the town's name derives. It is said to refer to a ceremonial meeting place and lookout, situated on the top of a hill - possibly a reference to the two hills at the town's north-western boundary.

The first white settler in the district was Edward Gostwyck Cory . He sold his property in 1834 to William Dangar who passed it on to his brother Henry who surveyed much of the Hunter Valley and the Liverpool Plains in the 1820s and 1830s, acquiring vast amounts of land in the process.

In the 1840s a tiny settlement sprang from what began as a shepherd's out-station on the banks of Rocky Creek. A townsite was reserved in 1849 where a branch track departed from the Great North Road heading north-west along the Bundarra River. At this intersection Samuel McCrossin established an inn, where the town's bowling greens are now located.

However, the town really began with the discovery of gold at Rocky River in 1851. A goldrush began the following year. The village was gazetted in 1855. The area also prospered from pastoral and agricultural pursuits. Wheat was a major focus and McCrossin established a large mill at Uralla in 1870. Still standing it now houses a museum.

The town was declared a municipality in 1882 when the railway arrived. After the First World War land was resumed at Kentucky, south of Uralla, for soldier settlement and orcharding began.

One of a set of two shots of the Murwillumbah Water Treatment Plant.

Industrial staircase, a straight shot with the Filter Artistic/CutOut applied in Ps. Again, I like the effect.

Orig shot Canon 1DsMkII & 16-35 L lens

One of a set of two featuring external staircases shot at the Murwillumbah Water Treatment plant.

I was trying out some effects. Due to a dull day this was grey building, light grey sky – blech. I over sharpened it, made it high contrast, applied a Sketch/BasRelief filter, then high contrasted it again.

I’m quite pleased with it.

Orig shot H2/P20 & 80mm

This was my favourite little steam launch from the wooden boat festival. Only about 14ft long, just room for the boiler and a couple of passengers. For some reason I just found it captivating.

Lumix FZ35

Yet another beautiful steam launch at the 2011 Australian Wooden Boat Festival held in Hobart Tasmania in February.

This one was taking passengers out for cruises for most of the day.

Lumix FZ35

I visited Hobart, Tasmania’s capital, for a few days to visit family and see MyState Financial Australian Wooden Boat Festival on the Hobart waterfront.

The Lady Nelson is used as a tourist boat for day trips about Hobart. I was lucky enough to be there for the schelduled foresail replacement, which was very efficiently undertaken by these sailors.

All I can say is sooner them than me up there!

H2/P20/50-110 zoom

I visited Hobart, Tasmania’s capital, for a few days to visit family and see MyState Financial Australian Wooden Boat Festival on the Hobart waterfront.

This is the steam launch Preanna, a perennial Hobart favourite, in front of the James Craig (which is actually a steel ship but was one of the visiting tall ships).

Lumix FZ35

Two of the hostesses from the Japanese cultural display at the 2011 Australian Wooden Boat Festival held in Hobart, Tasmania in February.

Part of the display was a historic hachoro boat and the village had hourly shows on different aspects of traditional Japanese culture and lifestyle.

Lumix FZ35

I know where to go if I want to go boating in a civilised fashion – glass of wine, fine friends, calm waters . . . .

Photographed at the 2011 MyState Financial Australian Wooden Boat Festival on the Hobart waterfront, February 2011.

Unfortunately I did not manage to get the name of this lovely boat – or of the vintage!

Lumix FZ35

Some of the vessels during the afternoon sail around to show off the boats - at the 2011 Tasmanian Wooden Boat Festival held in Hobart in February.

The lovely colours attracted me to this shot

Lumix FZ35

I visited Hobart, Tasmania’s capital, for a few days to visit family and see MyState Financial Australian Wooden Boat Festival on the Hobart waterfront.

Unfortunately I did not get the name of this lovely boat – it came in and did a quick loop in front of me but I was unable to get a good look at the stern to get the name. If anyone can tell me, a Message would be good.

Panasonic Lumix FZ35

Photographed at the biannual MyState Financial 2011 Australian Wooden Boat Festival on the Hobart waterfront. I visited for a few days to visit family and see the Festival.

This is the tall ship & training boat Young Endeavour tied up at the Macquarie St wharf. Unfortunately I missed the first day and the sail in of the 6 tall ships.

Lumix FZ35

This old bridge on the Weilangta Rd through the State Forest (south of Orford in Tasmania) is now closed, barring vehicles from a very beautiful pocket of sclerophyll rainforest. When I visited in jan 2009 it was still open and we took a lovely forest board walk though huge ferns and towering trees, and I shot this scene under the road bridge.

Built many years ago of huge logs, it has served very well indeed. I sincerely hope that one day it might be repaired or replaced to allow access to the lovely forest and campgrounds form the Orford end.

A mono conversion of one of my shots from my 30 October 2011 excursion round the Derwent Valley oasthouses.

Another aspect of the Text Kiln, with lowering evening cloud behind, showing the kiln tower vents at the top of the structure.

H2 | P20 | HC 50-110 zoom

The Salmon Ponds, circa 1861, is the oldest trout hatchery in the Southern Hemisphere. It was the birthplace of trout in Australia and the origin of Tasmania’s legendary trout fishery.

You feel you are walking back in time amidst historic buildings, hatchery and fish ponds set in the original 19th century English style public open space of superb trees, hedges and lawns.

The Tasmanian light is absolutely magical – this was taken at almost midday and it is a good result! From The water tanks at the top of the Domain near the Botanic Gardens (thanks for the tip Brett).

This is the Tasman Bridge over the river Derwent connecting the eastern and western halves of Hobart, the state capital.

H2/P20/80mm.

The boathouses round Cornelian Bay in Hobart photographed inJanuary 2009 before the large historic boathouse (far left) was destroyed by fire on 28 December 2009. The building was part of the original Cornelian Bay swimming baths, erected in 1875.

A reprocess of the earlier work I used in my Tasmanian calendar http://www.redbubble.com/people/analog6/calendars/6132820-tasmanian-temptations?p=calendar

Canon 30D & Sigma 28-70