Capture the Colour is an internet meme selecting five different photos, each based around a different colour. So, after being tagged by my own husband over at Wandering Photographer, I’ve selected some of my favourites.
White
Lake Eyre is a dry salt lake, that has only completely filled 3 times in the last 150 years. We were lucky enough to be there when it was about 80% full. Our six-year-old daughter was light enough not to sink too far in too far below the thick salt crust as she ran across, but she did take off her shoes and socks to stop them getting covered in the mud.
Green
Learmonth Jetty in the north-west of Western Australia is a popular fishing spot. Well, popular for out the back of beyond, middle of nowhere, anyway. I think our girls paid more attention to the shells, and our eldest just wanted to try riding his bike on the sand.
Blue
While we were swimming with the sea lions, these two came up closer to get a better look at my husband Jarrad and two eldest children.
Red
These termite mounds dominate the flat landscape … some of these mounds are over 2 meters tall. We saw one near the roadside that looked a little like a fat person. Apparently someone else thought so, too, because they’d put a hard hat on it.
Yellow
We woke the kids up really early to watch the sun rise over The Pinnacles. Each kid brought their quilt with them to snuggle under on the sand until the sun came up.
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Australia has a lot of natural colour in the outback. Love your photos, Dad.
Twitter: livinontheroad
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I think one of the places we saw the most colour was actually on the way out to Wittenoom, or maybe at Lake Eyre. Which do you think?
Love love love the photos. Makes me want to get a good DSLR before I go on my trip. But that is an extra $2,000 I have to save up for. IDE rather buy a nicer campervan I think.
Thanks for the great inspiring photos. You guys are really living the dream.
Only 9 + 3/4 months till I join the travellers
Twitter: livinontheroad
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Thanks. Honestly, the camera is one of our most valued travel companions … looking back through the photos reminds us of where we’ve been, what we’ve done, and when we’ve been places. But that’s the same with the kids cheap cameras, too.
Beautiful images!
Twitter: livinontheroad
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Thanks Lainie. Looking forward to the images you will have from South America.
Twitter: travelsofadam
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Beautiful – your blue photo is my favorite!
Twitter: livinontheroad
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Thanks Adam. That one is my favourite, too.
Twitter: kirstykbart
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Wow – they are some fantastic images!!
Twitter: livinontheroad
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Thanks Kirsty.
Twitter: newlifeonroad
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LOVE your photos – gorgeous! Especially the seals :)
And the jetty! Gorgeous colours.
Twitter: livinontheroad
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Thanks Lisa. The seals are my favourite, too. I like the memory of the day that goes with them, too.
Love the photos! The blue photo is amazing but I also do really like the yellow in the pinnacles there. Very interesting landscape.
Twitter: paraautos
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Lovely images !
I’ve never heard of that particular Internet meme – it’s nice to see that the Internet is capable of producing lovely things for once! Australia is perfectly suited for this type of meme though, huh! Beautiful, inspiring colours from every end of the spectrum! You’ve selected some real ‘beauties’ there, mate! :P
‘Blue’ looks like the kind of thing you could only ever dream of seeing on a postcard or on a television documentary. The fact that your husband and two eldest children came that close to something so extraordinary is – wow! Envy doesn’t begin to describe it! Fantastic shot.
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A lovely set of pictures! I love photography but seldom get the chance to venture out and take snaps of places and people around the world. recently I took a few snaps of different 5 star hotels which provide accommodation with spa in Melbourne. I liked the various structure of the hotels and the way these hotels had designed their parks and gardens.