Arthurs, Franklins, Weld R and Central Plateau Photos

[DaveNoble]

I've been recently scanning some old slides and putting selection on the web. Some are -

Weld River - 1981 trip -
http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/WeldRiver/Weld.html

Western and Eastern Arthurs - Jan 1999
http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Art ... urs99.html

Central Plateau Walk - April 2000 -
http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Eas ... aWalk.html

Lake St Clair Circumnavigation ( via Mt Olympus, Du Cane and Traveller Ranges) - Jan 2001 -
http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Lak ... rWalk.html

Mt Hopetoun Traverse, E and W Arthurs - Jan 2001 -
http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Hop ... etoun.html

Central Plateau Walk - April 2001 -
http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Eas ... uMenu.html

Wilmot - Frankland Range Traverse - Jan 2002 -
http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Fra ... Range.html

Central Plateau Walk - Jan 2002 -
http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Cen ... u2002.html

Living in humid Sydney - these slides soon get mouldy - so its good to scan them. Now back to the computer to scan some other trips..... (but I'd rather be walking....)

Dave

[under10kg]

Great photos. Thanks.

[ollster]

Brilliant. Yep, thanks for posting the links!

[stu]

Beautiful photos, thanks very much for sharing Dave.
Not sure whether it makes sitting at my desk easier or harder? I think the latter
Cheers.
Stu B.

[DaveNoble]

One more -

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Art ... urs97.html
A trip from Farmhouse Ck to Huon Camp via the Arthurs

Now back to the slide scanner.....


Dave

[kanangra]

Dave,

The photos are excellent. My personal favourites are from that early Western Arthurs trip. I must look out my old ones from '78.

K.

[DaveNoble]

And one more (updated from an old page) -

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Eas ... Track.html

(now to scan some NZ slides....)

Dave

[kanangra]

Great shots. Particularly the reflection shot at Lake Windermere and the sunrise shot from Ossa. Bring on the NZ shots.

[stu]

More amazing photos Dave;
that shot of sunrise from Mt. Ossa is truly befitting for the top of Tassie.
Thanks again & keep em coming

Stu.

[DaveNoble]

More amazing photos Dave;
that shot of sunrise from Mt. Ossa is truly befitting for the top of Tassie.
Thanks again & keep em coming

Stu.

That was an amazing night. It seemed quite calm when we climbed Ossa - and I had a small radio and listened to the weather forecast that morning - it was OK. But it is always a bit of a chance camping so high and exposed. When we got on top - it started raining - and it rained till after dark. I woke up around 1am and stuck my head out the tent - and looked south - there was an amazing aurora. I woke martin up - he didn't mind when he saw it. Shafts of light slowly pulsating up from the horizon and fading. Later (3am) - it looked quite different. In the morning - a nice sunrise! We spent quite a few hours on top - it was so nice. Warm and sunny. Then all the daywalkers starting coming up - they had a good view - but didn't know what they had missed.

Dave

those are awesome- thanks so much for sharing!

just out of curiousity- what sort of cameras/film are you using? Some of those look like medium format to me.

[DaveNoble]

just out of curiousity- what sort of cameras/film are you using? Some of those look like medium format to me.

Up till 2000 I was using Kodachrome film in Pentax cameras for all except my first trip in 1975 (which was home processed Ektachrome). So the Jan 1999 trips were the last long trips in Tassie using Kodachrome (Kodachrome 64). After that I mainly used Velvia up until about 2005 - for an Easter walk - I carried a 35mm SLR with velvia and also a small digital camera (pentax optio). Since then I have been using just digital cameras. This page -

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Eas ... aWalk.html

Has a note part way down about equipment and film.

Dave

Digital's great, but oh man that Velvia has a look to it. Very distinctive. Thanks for the info!

[DaveNoble]

Some More -

A 1989 trip to the Southern Reserve - mainly the Du Cane and pelion Ranges -

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Res ... erve1.html

and followed by a trip to the Southern Range and South Coast Track -

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Sou ... nges1.html

A 1991 trip across the Central Plateau - Walls of Jerusalem, Chinaman Plains, Cathedral Mountain, Du Cane Range -

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Cen ... uWalk.html

A 1992 traverse of the Western Arthurs -

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Wes ... hurs1.html

Another trip on the Central Plateau (with a lot of bad weather) from 1994 -

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Cen ... eau93.html

An Easter trip on the Central Plateau (1995) -

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Eas ... eau95.html

The Overland Track - with a lot of side trips (1997)

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Res ... Track.html

The Central Plateau - Dec 98/Jan99 -

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Cen ... teau1.html

An updated page for a 2003 trip across the Central Plateau -

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Cen ... teau1.html

and the followup trip across the Arthurs -

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Art ... hurs1.html

and the Overland Track - Easter 2004 (updated version)

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Eas ... rack1.html

Dave

[stu]

More fantastic photos Dave, thanks again for sharing.
Helps keep a little sanity whilst sitting here at my desk.
Love those silhouetted Arthurs photos, shows the complexity of the range beautifully.

Cheers.
Stu.

[Mickeymoo]

Yeah nice work Dave, always love looking at your photos.

[tasadam]

Crikey Dave, they're some photos!
Is it really this steep?

And this one looks surprisingly similar to one I took a while back...
So I must say, great photo!

[DaveNoble]

Crikey Dave, they're some photos!
Is it really this steep?

Yes - photos don't lie!

Dave

[DaveNoble]

A few more scans -

A Western Arthurs Traverse from May 1980 (different sort of lighting to what you get in Summer) -

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/May ... 0Menu.html

and the followup trip to Pine Valley -

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/May ... serve.html

Later that year - my first trip across the Central Plateau (Higgs Track to the Walls of Jerusalem - and then to the Overland Track and Du Cane Range) -

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Cen ... teau1.html

and another really nice trip across the Arthurs from Jan 82 -

http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Art ... thurs.html

Dave

[norts]

Keeping them coming David, they are inspirational.

Roger

[DaveNoble]

The next lot -

Middle Franklin River - rafting trip (1980) -
http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Fra ... lin80.html

Southern Reserve Walk (Dec 81)
http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Sou ... eWalk.html

Denison River lilo trip (Jan 82)
http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Den ... nison.html

Franklin River rafting trip (Dec 82)
http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Fra ... lin82.html

Eldon Range Traverse (84)
http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Eld ... ldons.html

Central Plateau Walk (May 86) -
http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Cen ... Walk1.html

Norold Range Walk (87)
http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Nor ... Range.html

Western Arthurs A-K (Jan 87)
http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Wes ... thurs.html

Western Arthurs A-K (July 87)
http://www.david-noble.net/Tasmania/Wes ... thurs.html

Dave
(its been wet here in Sydney, lots of indoor time.....)

[kanangra]

Dave,

Those shots from the early '80's are like a time capsule. All that gear is so familiar. Paddymade japara tents complete with storm guys. Stubbies and army shirts. Ah the good old days......