TRAVELLING ALONG THE STUART HIGHWAY – SOUTHWARD

On leaving Kakadu we travel again on the Stuart Highway – but this time the light is on our back (This may sound strange however travelling north on the highway generally makes the CarCamera view backlit – Going south does make things look different). The road itself becomes a prominent subject and moving 1~2 minute time exposures whilst the car is moving create unique views. Following a slow moving caravan (we call them ‘white cruisers’ and ‘road dams’) for the long exposure time can be tricky but the image presents a profoundly ‘real’ impression of the experience. In other images the blurry moving road is contrasted against a cloud form, which changes little in the long exposure.

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Near Renner Springs we skip off the highway on to an older section which features a rock formation known as Churchill’s Head. An oval of rock sits on the edge of a cutting with a couple of metres of pipes sticking out of the ‘lips’ part of the formation – we make our simplified view by placing pens in our mouths.

Outback travel can be hazardous – We didn’t go the whole 500 kilometres of the road with no fuel (SEE picture) however we did travel some of its dusty corrugated surface.