Richie's Holiday MLOG (with Literary Commentary)
Welcome to Richie's holiday MLOG (CamLog).
I thought I'd start off this feature with a simple explanation of a mlog, considering it's a word I just made up.
Simply put, this is a photo-a-day summary of his time spent up in the much-maligned Northern Territory.
A little explanation of what I've been doing and the context in which these pictures will appear.
Each photo was taken on a Motorola V3x 2MP camera-phone, and is an attempt to summarise the day.
Hopefully you'll get a small sense of the context surrounding each of the photos displayed here in this mlog.
Enjoy.
Bon apetit.
Saturday 16th December, 2006
This picture was taken out the back of The Oasis - a hotel with a pool out the back which basically anyone can use, as long as they buy a drink. This was the scene of a farewell party for our family friends Grace & Skooda, who were moving from Alice Springs to Cairns. I feel that this picture (especially with the palm trees) captures the massive change of pace in lifestyles as I went from crazily busy to completely laid-back.
Sunday 17th December, 2006
Yet another long unbending stretch of single-laneway road. The end of it, disappearing into the distance. Most of the roads between towns are like this. After driving a couple of hundred kms towards to Curtin Springs (aided only by unrestricted speed limits), we quickly realised that there were other repeated themes on the roads not visible in this photo, namely dirt, wildlife and roadkill.
Monday 18th December, 2006
This was taken from the car as we drove away, almost an afterthought. We had spent 2.5 hours trekking across the top of the stunning rock formation Kings Canyon, while the sun was at it's highest and hottest. Given the fact that all the signage estimate 3.5 hours for the walk, it's needless to say we probably didn't take as many happy-snaps as other tourists.
Tuesday 19th December, 2006
Ah, Uluru. That great big rock in the middle of a great big desert centred in a great big mass of land surrounded by a couple of great big oceans. Most people don't realise, but that thing is big. Out of respect of local land owners (and because the of the shutdown due to forcasts for 36 degrees or above) we decided not to climb the rock (local lingo). So instead of concurring the rock, we settled for concurring the track which winds around the 9km perimeter of the rock.
Wednesday 20th December, 2006
After all that walking around in the middle of the desert, one can build up quite an appetite.
And nothing satisfies a hunger like a low-fat, high-protein and very tasty meal of kangaroo. And although this meat doesn't feature regularly in many people's diets, it can still be conveniently found (pre-marinated and packed might I add) at the Coles in Alice Springs.
Thursday 21st December, 2006
Answer: this photo.
Question: What do you get when you are home alone with no car, no friends, and only a pile of junk food and DVDs to keep you company?
That's right Jeopardy buffs, this pretty much (and quite proportionately) sums up the day while my sister was at work. Just the right amounts of chips packets, remote controls, and general mess.
Friday 22nd December, 2006
After threatening to do it all week, it finally rained. Well, stormed, thundered and lightninged more like it. Here we see the surrounds of my accomodation thirstily soaking up the precipitation. One of the greatest sights in such a dry country - though the more keen of eye may be wondering why grass looks suspiciously green considering how long it's been since the last rain.
Saturday 23rd December, 2006
Aside from all the last minute Christmas shopping, we continue our stringent maintenance tests on the TV, stereo and DVD player. Here you can see them during a rare moment of silence. After a fantastic wiring job, they now work together in unity to reproduce small fuzzy pictures with slightly muddy sound for Region 4 DVDs. Who would have thought that Palsonic, Panasonic and Pioneer products could work together to produce such a result.
(Thanks to the angled-back speakers, we had to them next to the TV instead of next to the stereo. Now instead of getting the sound muddied in the cabinet, we have a small green haze in the bottom left corner of the screen.)
Sunday 24th December, 2006
The sound of rain pounding on the roof at 6:30am in the morning alerted me to this sight. A total drenching causing the Todd River (traditionally a completely dry river-bed) to flow, and the temperature to drop significantly - to the point of having to turn off the AC... though we didn't do that, so I was just really cold.
Monday 25th December, 2006
Merry Christmas!
The view from Anzac Hill at sunset. From the highest point in Alice Springs, looking south over the rest of the town. While a camera-phone doesn't do it justice (big surprise there) the colours were absolutely stunning. Although the colours weren't captured, I feel that this shot does capture the fact that Alice isn't such a small place. While it's no comparison to any major coastal city, in relation to other country towns it is actually quite significant in size (although the map of the town still fits on an A4 page).
Tuesday 26th December, 2006
The end of an adventure.
Home sweet home.
I thought I'd start off this feature with a simple explanation of a mlog, considering it's a word I just made up.
Simply put, this is a photo-a-day summary of his time spent up in the much-maligned Northern Territory.
A little explanation of what I've been doing and the context in which these pictures will appear.
Each photo was taken on a Motorola V3x 2MP camera-phone, and is an attempt to summarise the day.
Hopefully you'll get a small sense of the context surrounding each of the photos displayed here in this mlog.
Enjoy.
Bon apetit.
Saturday 16th December, 2006
This picture was taken out the back of The Oasis - a hotel with a pool out the back which basically anyone can use, as long as they buy a drink. This was the scene of a farewell party for our family friends Grace & Skooda, who were moving from Alice Springs to Cairns. I feel that this picture (especially with the palm trees) captures the massive change of pace in lifestyles as I went from crazily busy to completely laid-back.
Sunday 17th December, 2006
Yet another long unbending stretch of single-laneway road. The end of it, disappearing into the distance. Most of the roads between towns are like this. After driving a couple of hundred kms towards to Curtin Springs (aided only by unrestricted speed limits), we quickly realised that there were other repeated themes on the roads not visible in this photo, namely dirt, wildlife and roadkill.
Monday 18th December, 2006
This was taken from the car as we drove away, almost an afterthought. We had spent 2.5 hours trekking across the top of the stunning rock formation Kings Canyon, while the sun was at it's highest and hottest. Given the fact that all the signage estimate 3.5 hours for the walk, it's needless to say we probably didn't take as many happy-snaps as other tourists.
Tuesday 19th December, 2006
Ah, Uluru. That great big rock in the middle of a great big desert centred in a great big mass of land surrounded by a couple of great big oceans. Most people don't realise, but that thing is big. Out of respect of local land owners (and because the of the shutdown due to forcasts for 36 degrees or above) we decided not to climb the rock (local lingo). So instead of concurring the rock, we settled for concurring the track which winds around the 9km perimeter of the rock.
Wednesday 20th December, 2006
After all that walking around in the middle of the desert, one can build up quite an appetite.
And nothing satisfies a hunger like a low-fat, high-protein and very tasty meal of kangaroo. And although this meat doesn't feature regularly in many people's diets, it can still be conveniently found (pre-marinated and packed might I add) at the Coles in Alice Springs.
Thursday 21st December, 2006
Answer: this photo.
Question: What do you get when you are home alone with no car, no friends, and only a pile of junk food and DVDs to keep you company?
That's right Jeopardy buffs, this pretty much (and quite proportionately) sums up the day while my sister was at work. Just the right amounts of chips packets, remote controls, and general mess.
Friday 22nd December, 2006
After threatening to do it all week, it finally rained. Well, stormed, thundered and lightninged more like it. Here we see the surrounds of my accomodation thirstily soaking up the precipitation. One of the greatest sights in such a dry country - though the more keen of eye may be wondering why grass looks suspiciously green considering how long it's been since the last rain.
Saturday 23rd December, 2006
Aside from all the last minute Christmas shopping, we continue our stringent maintenance tests on the TV, stereo and DVD player. Here you can see them during a rare moment of silence. After a fantastic wiring job, they now work together in unity to reproduce small fuzzy pictures with slightly muddy sound for Region 4 DVDs. Who would have thought that Palsonic, Panasonic and Pioneer products could work together to produce such a result.
(Thanks to the angled-back speakers, we had to them next to the TV instead of next to the stereo. Now instead of getting the sound muddied in the cabinet, we have a small green haze in the bottom left corner of the screen.)
Sunday 24th December, 2006
The sound of rain pounding on the roof at 6:30am in the morning alerted me to this sight. A total drenching causing the Todd River (traditionally a completely dry river-bed) to flow, and the temperature to drop significantly - to the point of having to turn off the AC... though we didn't do that, so I was just really cold.
Monday 25th December, 2006
Merry Christmas!
The view from Anzac Hill at sunset. From the highest point in Alice Springs, looking south over the rest of the town. While a camera-phone doesn't do it justice (big surprise there) the colours were absolutely stunning. Although the colours weren't captured, I feel that this shot does capture the fact that Alice isn't such a small place. While it's no comparison to any major coastal city, in relation to other country towns it is actually quite significant in size (although the map of the town still fits on an A4 page).
Tuesday 26th December, 2006
The end of an adventure.
Home sweet home.
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