On October 3rd. 2015, we set out to highlight some landscapes which several people had asked us about over recent years. "Of Lime & Water" is essentially an aerial survey, firstly of the Sibelco Lime Quarry near the little village of Galong in southern NSW. Sibelco is a big employer of local people who mine and then process and supply lime to a very wide area.Our quest for Water started at the nearby village of Jugiong on the Murrumbidgee River. We followed the river to Burrinjuck Dam which harvests water and also supplies it to a massive area in the MIA. We finish with a visit to the village of Binalong, roughly in the same area as both Galong and Jugiong.I make no apology for the large watermarks across the images. We all fought hard and long to obtain them and even screen-shots are ruined by copying. If you would like to purchase an unwatermarked copy, we at RS.Williams would be more than happy to oblige.
A number of things made some of the photos in this gallery less than attractive. The windows in the aircraft we use are not made of an optical glass and therefore add a grey/blue tint. The high pressure system we were experiencing on the day added a further blue tint to these images, these casts are not easy to remove without altering the integrity of the original capture. Please note: Susan Meli is no longer in our employment!
Light aircraft are, by nature, dynamic pieces of equipment. It is close to impossible to work in a hot and cramped space without enough room to use the camera they way we would like, we have to take off the lens hoods to gain sufficient space and this is a no, no for general photography. You cannot see the thermal updraughts which produce the pitch and roll, so you must "guess" when a shot can be taken. A "churning" stomach isn't much help either if one is not accustomed to it. Hoping that viewers will enjoy this gallery!