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
That was a good idea of yours, you made some really good shots, obviously.
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I do it all the time while we are driving. And then half the time I delete them straight away because they are no good, but occasionally I score a great one. That’s the beauty of digital cameras. I love mine.
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I’m wondering if you would educate this New Englander? Is a caravan a camper/trailer? And, what is a windscreen? Thank you. 🙂
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Yes I think you would call it a camper/trailer. A windscreen is a windshield.
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Thank you. And, if you took all those photos through a windshield with no reflections you did well. 🙂
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Thanks Judy, these are the ones that made the grade. I have many others that were not quite so good. Glad you enjoyed them.
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A mob of brumbies!
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I was hoping you would see them. Aren’t they beautiful. They weren’t at all bothered that we stopped to look and were quite curious.
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Great shots! Love the endless wave of highway!
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It’s my favourite highway photo and one of the favourites of the whole trip. It just gives a feeling of how vast the country is. It was very hot that day too, about 40 degrees, which is why the mirage was so effective. Thanks CC.
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Cool shots! As I am the driver I have to rely on the OH to take shots through the windscreen. And then there is the issue of having a dirty windscreen 😦 You have done well!
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I have many windscreen photos with either a bird dropping or a mashed insect splodged right in the middle. I became adept at shooting around them by the end of the trip. When we travel it is my job to clean the windscreen when we stop for fuel, so I am diligent in making sure it is pristine, but it doesn’t last long.
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I obviously need to train the OH!
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Practice makes perfect. Tell him I said so.
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Great shots. And I can so relate. My other half tells me the optimal speed limit for fuek consumption is 90kmph but still not slow enough for decent non-blurry pics! But I still persevere! Sport mode is good.
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I have been practising these ‘on the move’ photos for years, so there is still a chance that you might get some good ones. Sports mode works very well.
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Absolutely agree. I actually had one shot taken in the car that was used by an Editor for the feature pic in one of my travel articles in his magazine a couple of years back. So there’s hope for us!
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That’s exciting. I must make an effort to pitch more story ideas this year.
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Great pics. I love the Straya sign. LOL 😀
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Someone had a clever sense of humour. We saw it twice and I managed to get the second one.
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Well done!
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These are fantastic. You grabbed some great photos. That road sign with Perth one way and Darwin the other rather frightened me. Oh, the distance…
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Thantks. I always point and shoot and hope for the best. The distances are astounding but so worth the drive.
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Very impressive through the windscreen shots! That ‘Wide Load’ sure isn’t kidding. Just how many wheels has he got on that thing? 😯 Love the Straya Animals sign. 🙂
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We had to pull right off the road for that one. It was a piece of mining equipment on the back of the truck.
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Wow you did really well! There are lots of great photos here! 😀
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Thank you. I do have a large reject pile!
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I feel so much more in touch with all of this information. I loved hearing the pronunciation of some of these places. Phonics just doesn’t do it when you read English as another language! 🙂 Love and hugs Tychee gal (or whatever my name is in Australian!) Enjoy your last few days in one of our most beautiful states! 🙂
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That’s close enough…
We are still having a great time. It is very warm here, even in the evenings. I did some hula dancing this evening on Waikiki Beach.
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I saw you hula dancing. I’m wondering why it wasn’t a video instead of a still!!! 🙂
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A still looks okay, video might not have been so pretty!
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🙂 The still looks great! 🙂
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Great photos! The endless road looks as though someone has laid a ribbon down, and I like the horses – they look very inquisitive.
It’s a good tip to have the camera set to sport mode. I might try that next time we are out and about and can’t stop to take a picture (as long as I am the passenger of course!).
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Thanks, Elaine. You definitely need to be the passenger while taking car photos!
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😀
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Great images and so Australian, the road trains and endless wavy road. Putting onto sports mode is a very good tip. I will try it next time, and I know there is always a next time…
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It works well and gives you a much better chance of getting a decent image. Good luck.
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I know that feeling well but must admit half the time it is me saying don’t stop the kids are asleep we need to get as far as possible!
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I remember that time of life well. Now it’s just the two of us so we can do what we please.
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more delightful photos…where’s the road train??
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The road train is that extra long vehicle overtaking us on the Nullarbor. Here’s another road train that’s even longer. https://theeternaltraveller.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/road-train-ahead/
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sooo cool, eh
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They are pretty amazing. I wouldn’t want to drive one though. They are huge.
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This is gorgeous post. I love Your road photos presenting long trucks!
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They can be very long, up to 53 metres, on these outback roads. They are spectacular to see.
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Once again, fabulous photos… especially while on the move!! You are making us get the bug to see that part of Oz!
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Thanks. You should. It’s great out there!
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