The small community of Coober Pedy is about one thing: the mining and selling of opals. Main and side streets are lined with shops selling the colourful gem and the surrounding landscape is mining in progress or mounds of left overs. If you do a Google on the town it will give the details. From my point of view; if you want to see what mining and a community around mining might look like on another planet, go to Coober Pedy.
I took a few shots of one of many subterranean shops, an old mine with a home and retail space. Another shot is a left over space ship prop from the movie: “Pitch Black”. Apparently the other worldly look of the area has attracted film makers.
A set of landscapes shots are taken in the group of hills called: “Breakouts”. A truly beautiful place. It was a cool (32C) day with wind and rain and a huge contrast from yesterdays hot 39C and strong wind. Im off to Uluru tomorrow, a 750km drive up the Stuart Highway to meet my son David for a week of life in the “centre”.
This is my location: http://goo.gl/ItAA0
Robert Goodlad Fine Art 