Kinchega wool shed, a photo from New South Wales, East

Photographer's Note

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The old shearing shed (wool shed) in Kinchega NP now has quite a good shearing related museum display.
In the early days of mechanical shearing everything was powered by big steam engines. The 2 steam engines in this photo were used to power shearing in this shed.
In the WS is a photo of an old wool press for compacting wool into bales for transport and another one showing an old locally built wagon with wooden wheels (!) used to carry the bales of wool to the river to load onto river boats.
Taken under dark skies with rain coming shortly afterwards.

ikeharel, COSTANTINO, ChrisJ, Royaldevon, holmertz, pierrefonds, jhm, Fis2, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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ikeharel (112391) 2021-09-11 22:29

Old machoines that left to rust, always make a good photographic theme, wonderfully shown here, Ian.
managed well even as light was a bit mild.
Have a nice sunday,
Ike

COSTANTINO (115387) 2021-09-11 22:59

Hello dear Ian and have
a pleasant Sunday
I Love photos ofthis kind
with a quite good sharing
related museum display
regards
Costantino

Silvio1953 (220417) 2021-09-11 23:03

Ciao Ian, great view of fascinating old shearing shed, thanks for WS with interesting machines, wonderful colors, fine details, beautiful light and splendid sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

ChrisJ (171146) 2021-09-11 23:59

Hi Ian

The red soil matches the rust red machinery and equipment in this virtual outdoor museum. Good sharpness and well framed and composed using the rule of thirds. Tfs!

mkamionka (73198) 2021-09-12 0:43

Hi Ian
I didn't actually realise that wool making is a proper industry. I always visualised it in a small scale. These giant machines make an incredible impression. I suppose the cloudy wether added some rough touch to the scene as well.
Very good reportage,
M

pajaran (114755) 2021-09-12 2:34

Pozdrav dragom komsiji sa fotografijom na TE.

Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepe stare masine i kuca od lima, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama i uhvacenim trenutkom kisnim oblacima.
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici.
Ostaju fotografije i uspomene.

Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja

lousat (138505) 2021-09-12 2:48

Hi Ian,3 interesting pic showing the machines used to work the wool in the past,all now are rust monuments but always nice witness of the past,perfect quality as usual! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Royaldevon (85546) 2021-09-12 3:41

Hello Ian,

The machines have turned a wonderful colour now!
I have never really rated rust before, but these look great - sharply revealed despite the grey sky.

I was fascinated by the w/s photographs!
It was remarkable how much the beams, pillars and machinery reminded me of the old mills in Lancashire!
Like you, I was surprised by the wooden wheels but, if you have chopped a tree down, you almost have a wheel shape!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

holmertz (101864) 2021-09-12 4:19

Hello Ian,
There are interesting items in the WS, but these rusty engines are true beauties. They are wonderful monuments to earlier days of mechanization and also form part of a composition of very pleasant soft colours.
Regards,
Gert

pierrefonds (113458) 2021-09-12 4:38

Hi Ian,

The tree is framing well the shed. The point of view is showing the details of the shearing shed, of the tractor and of the steam engine. The light is bringing out the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jhm (211734) 2021-09-12 6:03

Hello Ian,

Three lovely pictures with the old steam machines
Nice sharp and clear to look at.
An excellent composition and pleasant presentation
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

Fis2 (169567) 2021-09-12 6:57

Witaj Lan!
Wonderful sey of photos!
Wow interesting place, I love it!
The beautiful steam engine and the exhibits are impressive.
Good frames and colors.
Very impressive pictures!
Warm regards.
Krzysztof

dedee (2931) 2021-09-12 7:05

Hi Ian
A lovely composition. The machines true works of art, their colours really good against the grey of the buildings.
David

abmdsudi (95869) 2021-09-12 16:31

Hi Ian
Shapes of that museum candidates are classic and I like that design, combined with rust and the result is quite photogenic. Abandoned at a temp graveyard with many stories to tell....
Best regards

adramad (72496) 2021-09-13 12:04

Hello Ian.
Very interesting both this photo and the two of the WS, we see the old machinery that was used for shearing and it is very interesting.
Very well done. My congratulations.
All the best and have a good start to the week.
Luis.

jmdias (114126) 2021-09-14 13:13

ian

these old machines ever have curious shapes and I liked the visual effect of the main post.

take care

jorge

mcmtanyel (67483) 2021-10-10 20:59

Hello Ian,
I like the rust in these photos. The Bonus Photo is my favorite.
Regards,
MT