Steve Paxton's photos
On the Road again But we are off the road
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These are the Trays of huge Mining trucks 6 times we had to get off the road for all sorts of Huge
loads.
PIP 1 Clearing the road side.
PIP 2 HUGE gum trees on the road.
PIP 3 Salt affected area
Light through the trees
Sunrise lake Cowan ( On the run 5 :40 am)
Endless Road - Lost car.....
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As the road is endless so you loose cars to the sky.
PIP 1 madness
PIP 2 FDSA air strip for emergencies on the road.
Tree in a million
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Eucla Plain
The Great Australian Bight
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one on the big disappointments for myself and my brother in law. All the photo spots the bus was not allowed to enter.
PIP 1 looking east
PIP 2 Endless sea South
PIP 3 Photo opportunity
Did not make it
Welcome to the Nullabor- the land of endless horiz…
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Home of mountains, Endless Valley's, Reflective lakes and Endless forest, the real Australia and far from home and miles away. End Of that highway Perth.
The very unique landscape that always changes. look at the PIPS.
PIP 1 just before you get to the real Nullabor
PIP 2 wrong road
PIP 3 Spot the tree
PIP 4 Dont go blind
PIP 5 Even more trees
PIP 6 locals
PIP 7 Had enough
Road Train - a whole lot of truck.
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When one of these trucks is on the road passing is a whole new question. NW WA they are allowed 5 not the two seen here a very long load and a real road train.
Pip Kimba Road house
Kimba Milky Way @ full moon
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cloud free showed me I was never going to get a shot as it would be blanket of clouds so I left my Astro lens at home to save weight. I had a very small window of dark but the bus Driver did not want to stop till we got the Kimba road house. Astro @ full moon is not at all good but the milky way is there look above the sign you can see the Southern Cross and the pointers big part of the milky way.
PIP The Full moon
The Fingers of Gold
Port Augusta - old bridge- HFF
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We got stuck on the bridge as a car had broken down so for the first time I had a real chance to get a real photo not at 103km/h
Once Loved
Landscape paintings.
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This is shot leaving travelling to Port Augusta all taken at 103 km/H. top to bottom
PIP 1 Wheat fields
PIP 2 Bumbunga Salt lake
PIP 3 Low hills.
PIP 4 Finders Range
Leaving Adelaide
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This view is very much like Perth as well coastal city with low foothills. top to bottom
PIP 1 the Holden factory that made the cars for Australia now closed down.
PIP 2 Old farm.
Bus and a long Drive.
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I was asked by my brother in law( father and son) if I would like to come with him as he had just bought a new bus in Adelaide and he had to drive it back to Perth. I have always wanted to do this trip but have only ever done it by plane flying over Australia. Sounds easy 2696 km 24 hours ( @110KM) of driving, God know how many Kangaroos we missed. we left from South Australia Wednesday arrived home Friday. What is about to follow is Shot taken out of a bus travelling at 103 Km/h. you are looking at the only stop we made in the day for photos all the rest where to eat and run. For those interested to see just what its like to travel across Australia and the Nullabor plain they will follow. They are absolutely nothing like anything that you have ever seen for those who live outside Australia. Even for most a once in a life time experience. Any one up for the drive.
High Water
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We walk around the swamp in our area and we have to cross this bridge. almost under water .