AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)

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Saturday, August 9, 2008

Tunnelled Vision

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Dromana tunnel under the Mornington Peninsula freeway, looking toward the access to Arthurs Seat
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PhotoHunt prompt #122 ~ dark
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There is something about a tunnel
That creates a sense of being
Closed in
Hemmed in
Maybe even
Trapped
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But a tunnel also flames
The fires of curiosity ~
Where does it go?
Where does it lead?
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A small glow
At the end
Inspires
Bristling
Excitement ~
An adrenalin rush of
Adventure
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ View from inside the Dromana tunnel looking out to Dromana homes
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Walking toward the light
Drives a sense of
Hope
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Dromana light a little closer
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Reaching the light
Drives a sense of
Relief?
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If only the dark spirit
Felt an urge
To keep walking
Steadily toward
The light
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19 comments:

maryt/theteach said...

My photohunt isn't up yet...it isn't Saturday here yet. Ha! But your dark pix are very impressive! :) My photos will be up later...

A Wild Thing said...

Is it primal instinct to move toward the light...or do I just watch too much sci-fi...ha

sharon

Unknown said...

it's a great comfort that there's always light at the end of the tunnel.

Hootin Anni said...

Ohhhhh, love this. I can almost hear my footsteps echoing in the tunnel!!

Mine's posted. Stop by if you can. You can see a dark sinister creature. [kidding of course] Have a super weekend.

Anonymous said...

Great thinking for this week's theme! I love that it ends w/the light of the world :)

Thanks for visiting my blog & commenting :)

califmom said...

I love the progression through the tunnel, moving from dark to light.

Anonymous said...

Hi Gemma & thanks for your visit!
I love what you did with your photohunt post. Beautiful, both poetry & photography! :)

Daisy said...

The first photo makes me feel very scairt inside! I would RUN towards that light at the end!

Pok Dell said...

This tunnel remind of Harry Potter and the order of Phoenix movie.

Anonymous said...

Nice sequence...some tricky lighting that you handled beautifully.

Markus Latva-aho said...

These tunnel pictures are really great, really nice place find and well done photos. I liked the first one most.

Anonymous said...

Such mysterious feel to it.

Baker Watson said...

Cool take on the theme. "Out of the dark and into the light" I really like that, every creative.

Baker

YTSL said...

An interesting tunnel to look at in photos... but one which, especially if I saw the view in the first photo in real life, I might be afraid to go into on my own! ;b

Kimo and Sabi said...

Furry nice photo hunt! Fanks fer visitin' us - drop by again sometime soon!

Anonymous said...

I love the first photo. It's dark and mysterious.

Liz Hinds said...

The first one especially is very good.

cating said...

i love the first pic. it evokes feelings about life and death...

kaycee said...

Good job! The first one's my favourite =D

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