Andamooka Island - Lake Torrens in Outback South Australia

Salt - Woodforde Creek - Lake Torrens

Well, I got out to Lake Torrens to photograph the salt encrustation. Actually, Lake Torrens at this point, and most places, isn't all that salty. It's more like a light pink coloured crust of dried, salty mud, stretching into the distant mirage with the Flinders Ranges in the background, rising above the shimmering illusion of water.

Kayak

Kayak on Bega River

Not only is a kayak a great fitness machine but it gets me around the flat water rivers and lakes to enjoy and photograph their unique landscape, near on impossible otherwise.

Quadbike

Hut overlooking Lake Eucumbene

With a cruising speed of around 50k/h on good going, the 4x4 bike and trailer carry photography gear, camp and tucker over considerable distances, allowing camping on site for the best light.

Mountain Bike

Lily and Granddad on mountain bikes

On the mountain bike I travel close enough to the ground and slow enough to see quite a bit that may otherwise be missed. Of course, the bike is mainly for travel on rural roads and tracks.

On Foot

Beach near Point Hicks

With a pack on my back, it's often not necessary to cover a great distance to capture the wilderness landscape. Anything from a few hundred metres to 15km can make a great day out in an isolated environment.

Details: Created: 29 October 2011

Images created on a medium format film camera, of the channel between the mainland and Andamooka Island in Lake Torrens, South Australia.

In the channel pertaining to Andamooka Island, are rocks of graphic significance, common in this area of salty, barren wasteland.

Wandering around the channel over several days, I came upon several patches of exciting rocks; rocks that took on the form of familiar and imaginary animals and brought me pleasure observing them.

I've seen rocks like this displayed at the entrance to a couple of homesteads that border Lake Torrens, mounted as natural sculptures.

The rocks have a clanging sound when struck, even with your boot and are covered by rock varnish, some sort of fungus growth, I think.

Note: The following image gallery is an edit, following advice from Kuyani Aboriginal people. The Kuyani Aborigines are of the lakes culture people.

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