Saturday, 26 November 2011

A Day Trip to Blackheath

We bought a new car a few weeks ago, and so last week we took it for a run up to the Blue Mountains (a lovely area 2 hours west of Sydney in the Great Dividing Range). I was doing some bizarre things with the camera that day (sometimes a weird button gets pushed whilst lugging about in my handbag, and it usually takes me a while to notice). Still even with dodgy photographic technique it's a beautiful spot and we had a lovely day. These photos are all at Govett's Leap, Grose Valley at Blackheath.

You can see why they're called the Blue Mountains



The sandstone that gives us our beautiful beaches

I know it's not in focus, but I still quite like this one- I think  it looks like an Albert Namatjira painting.

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20 comments:

  1. Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)26 November 2011 at 18:58

    Magnificent landscape. That is so beautiful. Where I live it's all flat land.

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  2. BooksPlease26 November 2011 at 21:17

    Most impressive! The waterfall is fantastic and the out of focus photo is lovely - just like a painting!

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  3. Lisa@ButteryBooks26 November 2011 at 23:11

    Amazing photos!

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  4. gautami tripathy27 November 2011 at 00:07

    you took some great shots!

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  5. Trish27 November 2011 at 00:19

    That is some spectacular landscape! The waterfall especially.

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  6. Jill Buck27 November 2011 at 00:23

    Very beautiful!

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  7. Natalie~Coffee and a Book Chick27 November 2011 at 00:35

    Oh, ny goodness, these are absolutely beautiful. I'm afraid of heights, but think this might be a wonderful place to sit back with nature. Not to mention, get over that fear of heights, too :)

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  8. Peppermint Ph.D.27 November 2011 at 01:00

    These are absolutely spectacular!! I hope to be able to visit someday!!!

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  9. Stephen27 November 2011 at 01:14

    AMAZING, especially that waterfall! It reminds me of a place I've heard of -- Angel Falls, in South America.

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  10. Laurel-Rain Snow27 November 2011 at 02:09

    I love beautiful scenic spots, and it looks like you're surrounded with many! Thanks for sharing.

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  11. (Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea27 November 2011 at 02:09

    What beautiful country! Truly amazing photos.

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  12. Paulita 27 November 2011 at 03:24

    Wow. Those mountains are stunning. When I started to read your post, I read Blue Ridge Mountains instead of Blue Mountains. The Blue Ridge Mountains are part of the Appalachian chain here in the Eastern U.S. and they are old and weathered. Still beautiful, but nothing like those in your photos. Here's Mine

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  13. bermudaonion27 November 2011 at 04:07

    That scenery is breathtaking!

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  14. Alyce27 November 2011 at 05:14

    Those are gorgeous vistas! I'm imagining that it's very warm there too (and a little bit jealous of that on this cool fall morning).

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  15. Sheila (Bookjourney)27 November 2011 at 05:40

    the pictures are breathtaking!

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  16. Lisa27 November 2011 at 07:23

    Great shots! The last one is really interesting -- there is so much depth to it.

    Here's my snapshot.

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  17. Marie27 November 2011 at 11:29

    Very nice photos. The scenery is beautiful.

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  18. Irene27 November 2011 at 12:08

    Well if your camera was doing funny things it sure did them well. Great trip, and what a awesome view.

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  19. Lady In Read28 November 2011 at 16:05

    all of them are good butlove the photo of the falls!

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  20. Anonymous28 November 2011 at 17:03

    Lovely Louise! I love the Blue Mountains.

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