Big Red in the Simpson desert

[loose cannon]

May not look that big in this image but it's a 40m climb to the top, took me three goes and had to deflate tyres to 12/14psi. Poor old hilux was not happy!





For some perspective (the dune in the background is "only" 25m).






Couple of b&ws from the top. These dunes run for hundreds of kilometres and are the longest in the world.

[Alan]

Interesting shots Mick. Did you have to cross many dunes or was this just a side trip. I presume the 'main drag' runs between them, but I guess you have to get out of the 'valleys' at some stage?

I still think I prefer the colour versions, but I think B&W works well for more abstract ones. But that's just me.

Did you play around with shapes and curves etc?

Keep them coming

[loose cannon]

There are 1100 dunes in the Simpson to negotiate, most of them much smaller of course but a few hundred of them are 10 to 25m. dunes run north/south, track runs east/west. Non stop dunes all the way Alan. Big Red is the last (and largest) to be crossed before Birdsville.

The gap between the dunes varies from a hundred metres to a kilometre or so but no respite from them. About 5 days driving time, 4wd always engaged with about a third of that time spent in low range generally cruising at 25kph with the occasional burst up to 40kph. It's a heck of a ride!

Still playing around with the processing but am prefering b&w at this stage.

[seaslug]

Well done Mick, very spectacular scenery.

[loose cannon]

Thanks Greg.

[P Plates]

Amazing! Such desolate country - the bones below the sign say it all.

[Isac]

Last one for me Mick - Excellent.

[loose cannon]

Cheers Isac.

[wacko-ocker]

I really like the black and whites

[loose cannon]

Thanks wacko.