tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post8705988324596638163..comments2023-09-15T02:40:58.916-07:00Comments on Move Along. Nothing To See Here.: What I Did On My HolidaysFlintharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-89834487711707774672009-08-22T03:15:18.294-07:002009-08-22T03:15:18.294-07:00One for the pool room for sure. Your kids are very...One for the pool room for sure. Your kids are very lucky to have such an excellent writer and photographer chronicling their childhood. Hats off to you, sir.Abehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409390383219773755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-62113713684661118772009-08-19T04:35:46.950-07:002009-08-19T04:35:46.950-07:00Hey Dirk, Next holiday you take in Melbourne, make...Hey Dirk, Next holiday you take in Melbourne, make sure to look me up -- after November, that be :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-79687983662184910032009-08-19T03:24:09.976-07:002009-08-19T03:24:09.976-07:00Yeah, I know what you mean about the crocodiles. I...Yeah, I know what you mean about the crocodiles. I grew up in Far North Queensland. They're kind of a fact of life up that way. Alice doesn't appear to have any, which is nice. But then, there wasn't a drop of water on the surface anywhere to be seen. Would have been damned hard going for a crocodile.Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-75105471486743905452009-08-19T00:33:17.989-07:002009-08-19T00:33:17.989-07:00Love the reptile pics (oh, and all the others too!...Love the reptile pics (oh, and all the others too! Cute kids are easy to take pics of eh?). We had a reptile bloke come to the Little Bloke's birthday, the Olive Python he pulled out made that one in your pics a mere tiddler! 2 metres long, weighed a ton when placed around your neck, and think as my forearms. <br /><br />Alice is sort of on my 'to do' list...the closest I've come was flying over the place in a Hercules on the way to an Army ex. in the top of WA. There are reptiles there too - fuck off big crocs mainly. I stood in a croc footprint on the banks of the Ord River that was bigger than my booted foot...Bondiboy66https://www.blogger.com/profile/03526870939619033169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-83555016205894624162009-08-18T17:26:09.617-07:002009-08-18T17:26:09.617-07:00I have vivid memories of that gorge. My family and...I have vivid memories of that gorge. My family and two others did the trip/paddle on my grandmothers birthday. We were going to be back to have the bday roast on by 3pm. There was not much space in the carpark so we filled one bay and parked the third 4WD over the back end. Of course he then promptly locked the keys in the car. Took us hours to get in. We poked our head into this homestead restaurant thing and explained what had happened on the way back. They took us in, still in our swimmers and hiking gear, even managed a birthday cake!beesohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11876219112305527188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-17637158493431503982009-08-18T17:13:41.219-07:002009-08-18T17:13:41.219-07:00D-Daze...you have, in fact, caught me there. I'...D-Daze...you have, in fact, caught me there. I'm not good at taking compliments. Mostly, I feel like a fraud because I know that if I'd really put time and effort into the thing I'm being complimented for, I could have done better. It's hard to get over that one. <br /><br />Also, Heidi's right: it's hard to f__k up shots of cute kids.<br /><br />Mr Barnes... you're quite right. I struggled long and hard to play the Galah line straight. It really wasn't easy. <br /><br />The Disguise Terror Lizard must have been having an off day. The tourists left unscathed.<br /><br />NatV: I find the closet a very limited place for birdwatching. Though I once found a bat in an old wardrobe. <br /><br />Doc Yobbo: I don't see that there's a conflict -- karmic smackdown AND lightfingered bogan, for my money. The Kadaitcha work in mysterious ways.<br /><br />And Mam'selle Clumsy... note how carefully I stay away from any lines regarding yourself and snake-handling. I am a Reformed Character. <br /><br />Really.Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-15178911087854278832009-08-18T14:59:58.170-07:002009-08-18T14:59:58.170-07:00A charming adventure, well told.
"Plenty of b...A charming adventure, well told.<br />"Plenty of birds out in the desert. Those are galahs." -that was a line that was ripe with possiblities and your a better man than I am for resisting them.<br /><br />Also you have missidentifed one of the photos, thats not a tawny frogmouth, that the famous Alice Spings disguise terror lizard (I can't recall the latin name) its known for its ability to disguise its self as a tawny frogmouth to lure tourists into is constructed deep sand trap positioned where it is best to take aphotograph. <br /><br />Easy mistake to make.Michael barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986102144813296339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-35556298937356876732009-08-18T05:38:20.560-07:002009-08-18T05:38:20.560-07:00Great shots! I love the Vietnamese hats, having se...Great shots! I love the Vietnamese hats, having seen tons of them recently.<br /><br />Like your youngest, I also held a snake recently - I think I was FAR more cowardly than she was! ;)Girl Clumsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056312179921746322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-18797933893067989042009-08-18T03:16:34.132-07:002009-08-18T03:16:34.132-07:00Digital age or not, you know it helps to have tale...Digital age or not, you know it helps to have talent, stop being so modest, like you said composition and lighting, among other things make or break a shot.<br />Take the compliment Flinthart, you deserve it.Domestic Dazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367589992134982555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-84099225525287207832009-08-18T02:43:27.581-07:002009-08-18T02:43:27.581-07:00You certainly do have a great eye but the kids are...You certainly do have a great eye but the kids are so cute it's hard to ruin their pics. <br /><br />Makes me jealous of all the exotic things an Australian can see whenever they like practically.Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614326327687523688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-58710422540809924692009-08-18T01:37:50.918-07:002009-08-18T01:37:50.918-07:00Nice Work Mr F. The distinctive light makes the ph...Nice Work Mr F. The distinctive light makes the photos. The pictures of your kids look like the pictures from when we were there as kids, which looks like the pictures from where my parents were there as kids.Ysambarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360071758069381121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-34327701461223881902009-08-18T01:14:47.870-07:002009-08-18T01:14:47.870-07:00There's a family of tawny frogmouths that live...There's a family of tawny frogmouths that live in a tree at my parents' place on the NSW north coast. Have been coming back each year for nearly ten years. There's a great photo of the five of them sitting on a branch desperately trying to look like bits of tree.<br /><br />Went through the Alice (sorry) about 20 yrs ago on a family lap of Australia, were lucky enough to time our stop at Stanley Chasm for midday when the sun beams directly through the gap. Pretty amazing. This was back when the rock was still named after Mr Ayer and noone gave a second thought about climbing it. My 'I climbed Ayers Rock and all I got was this T-shirt' T-shirt was later nicked off a caravan park washing line somewhere in northern WA. Possibly the spirits of the traditional owners enacting a karma smackdown. Or some bogan arsewit with light fingers.Dr Yobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032085614743539793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-32071367820176652312009-08-18T00:47:15.754-07:002009-08-18T00:47:15.754-07:00D-Daze: I've stood behind a camera once or twi...D-Daze: I've stood behind a camera once or twice, it's true. But really -- in the digital age, what does it take? I used to put a roll of thirty-six through my beloved Nikkormat SLR, and if I got three quality shots, I was happy as hell. Now, of course, the 2gb card on my digicam will handle so many high-res photos that I just compose, point, and snap away. Bound to get a few that work out, right?<br /><br />Still, the simple rules of composition and lighting remain useful...Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-69269271368294094152009-08-18T00:02:13.416-07:002009-08-18T00:02:13.416-07:00You have a hidden talent with the happy snaps, gre...You have a hidden talent with the happy snaps, great shots.<br />Sounds like you and yours had a great time, nothing like just breaking the shackles for a while, is there?Domestic Dazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367589992134982555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-10128423874512050292009-08-17T21:13:17.498-07:002009-08-17T21:13:17.498-07:00I'm a closet bird-watcher too. Love tawny frog...I'm a closet bird-watcher too. Love tawny frogmouths.Natalia the Russian Spyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212332023055043476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-65068902612251456042009-08-17T21:12:28.623-07:002009-08-17T21:12:28.623-07:00Looks like a great trip. Alice is an interesting p...Looks like a great trip. Alice is an interesting place and as you said quite small. I think the compactness is what surprised me the most.<br /><br />I did 3 days working there a few years back in the middle of summer, not good when you are working in an non-airconditioned room with a computer server pumping out heat right next to you. 42+ degrees everyday and down to about 35 degress overnight. I turned up in a tie the first day and they laughed at me and said no one wears a tie in Alice and especially not in summer.<br /><br />I finished early on the final day and borrowed a car and had a drive around. Saw the Desert Park and was disappointed I didn't have time to go in. I'm more disappointed after reading your post.<br /><br />Must have been nice to head somewhere warm right in the middle of a Tassie winter!Nautilushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709472759179704843noreply@blogger.com