Looking Out

Round Australia Road Trip #31

Mr ET tells me the optimum speed for best fuel consumption when towing our caravan is 100 km/hour. But 100km/hour is not great for taking photographs, and there’s no point in saying, “Stop! I want to take a photo of that!” because by the time we stop the subject of the photo is way back down the road.

So when we are travelling, I set my camera to sports mode. If I see something amazing, I point and shoot through the windscreen and hope for the best. Often the photos are blurred or crooked or I miss the subject altogether, but every now and then, I manage to get a decent photo.

Here are my favourite “Through the Windscreen” photos from our Round Australia Road Trip.

Brumbies in the bush, Bullita Stock Route, Northern Territory

Fire over the range, Old Telegraph Station, Parry’s Creek Road, Western Australia

Mirage, Great Northern Highway, Western Australia

Peak Hour, North West Coastal Highway, Western Australia

Smooth landing, Karratha, Western Australia

Solar powered street lights, North West Coastal Highway, Western Australia

Which way? North West Coastal Highway, Western Australia

Windblown trees, Greenough, Western Australia

Renovator’s Delight, New Norcia, Western Australia

Outback telecommunications, powered by the sun, Eyre Highway, Western Australia

A sense of humour, Eyre Highway, Western Australia

Overtaken on the Nullarbor, Eyre Highway, South Australia

Travelling in style, Eyre Highway, South Australia

Been there, done that! Port Augusta, South Australia

Leave the mail at the front gate, Barrier Highway, New South Wales

Emu crossing, Barrier Highway, New South Wales

Wide Load, Newell Highway, New South Wales