Theme Day - Photo of the Year

This would have to be one of my favourites for 2010, the first panorama that worked. The garden pig below is the shot that received the most comments during the year.

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I wish you and your loved ones a happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous year.

Happy New Year!

Sky Watch Friday

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Mundi Mundi Plains

Of the three panoramas I took on this trip, this is the only one that came remotely close to working. I'm still learning how to take a panorama properly but I definitely learnt how not to do it.

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Monochrome Weekend - Broken Hill (13)

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Weekend Reflections - Broken Hill (12)

The Palace Hotel, formerly Mario's Palace which featured in the film Priscilla Queen of the Desert, is now under new management and rarely open as it is undergoing extensive renovations. I was peering through the closed doors when one of the managers saw me and let me in to have a look at the foyer. There was a small "renovation donation" involved, that's what the barrel behind me in the photo is for.

Every inch of the foyer is covered in artwork, there are reproductions of old masters on the ceiling and a stuffed peacock under the stairs. Goodness knows what the rooms are like.

Will definitely be worth a look when its finished. Although the bar is only open one night a week, I think some of the rooms are now available.

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Sky Watch Friday - Broken Hill (11)

More tin and rust against an overcast sky.

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Broken Hill (10)

Where you have corrugated iron you have rust, glorious rust.

Broken Hill (9)

An interesting aspect of some tinnies is that the metal has been decoratively moulded and in some cases you could swear you were looking at stone.

Broken Hill (8)

Many of the tinnies have been well kept and/or restored and are quite beautiful.

Broken Hill (7)

Broken Hill was, and still is as much as there are mines still open, a mining town. The residential area is characterised by the old miner's "tinny" made of corrugated iron.

Monochrome Weekend - Broken Hill (6)

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Weekend Reflections - Broken Hill (5)

Detail of Miners' Memorial.

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Sky Watch Friday - Broken Hill (4)

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Broken Hill (3)

The City of Broken Hill is the largest regional centre in the western half of New South Wales. It lies in the centre of the sparsely settled New South Wales Outback, close to the South Australian border and midway between the Queensland and Victorian borders. The nearest large population centre is Mildura in Victoria, three hundred kilometres distant to the south on the Murray River. The nearest large city is Adelaide, capital of South Australia, approximately 500 kilometres to the southwest. Because of its location Broken Hill has strong cultural and historical connections with South Australia and operates on Central Australian Time, one half hour behind Eastern Standard Time.

Broken Hill (2)

The Cally, or Caledonian, B&B, a welcoming little place that I can highly recommend. I like Barb's sense of humour. 

Broken Hill (1)

Broken Hill airport is small but interesting as it is decorated by murals by several of the city's artists.

The murals include large panels by well known "brushman of the bush" Pro Hart.

These two are by Howard Steer. Above is Flying Doctor and Second Opinion, below is Pub Crawl.

Monochrome Weekend

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Weekend Reflections

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