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Uluru from page 16
restricted to tourists. During a
visit to these major monoliths,
one does not always see the native
people of the land, but somehow
their presence is felt.
The most dynamic experience
of a visit is visually capturing
the various lights and shadows
as they fall on the monoliths. As
the sun rises across the semi-arid
land of the Outback, the graying
silhouette of these monoliths
emerge from the black sky behind
them. As the daylight slowly
grows and the sun peeks over the This kangaroo was photographed at the watering hole in the desert garden near Alice Springs. This gold-colored animal that looks like a dog is actually
earth’s edge, the colorless gray a dingo; these came to Australia from China and most are
melts into dark brown. As the sun continues to rise higher daytime appearance. The shadows at sunrise from the wild. This one happens to be domesticated.
and higher into the sky, the rocks likewise become an ever deep ridges and valleys on the rock continually change
changing picture of color – through the brown range, into the appearance and perspective on the start of a new day. visual beauty as the rocks in daylight. The solid red rock
the purples and then the reds, before projecting its true Very few places on earth present such contrast and monoliths penetrate the tan/green surface of the earth’s
surface at an almost perpendicular slope, culminating
in a nearly flat-topped surface that presses against the
cobalt-blue sky. Just add a few white puffy clouds, and
you’ll have a sight that will remain with you forever.
The setting sun completes the daily cycle of images,
reversing those of the early morning. At the right time
of the month, the full moon’s rays, when cast against the
rocks, create unique shadows that intrigue the viewer.
After an hour or so, when the light of day has completely
slipped below the horizon, the stars of the Southern
Hemisphere twinkle in the heavens of the Outback. There
are few times when one feels so insignificant and distant
from the rest of the world.
Uluru and Kata Tjuta, to some who have never visited
them, are just rocks in the Outback. But to the many who
have had the opportunity to see them, they are a way
to truly focus on one’s surroundings. Quoting a fellow
traveler after our experiences in the Outback, “We’ve had
a good day at Red Rock.”
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Photos by Don Kiselewski
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