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Australia - the city and the Outback: it’s all about the colour

My name is Paula McManus, I am an amateur photographer living in Adelaide. I enjoy fresh, fun and natural photography.

I love taking photos, especially of people and nature. I try to capture that ‘something’ that I see – the emotion, the personality, the colours – photography is an art all its own and with each shot there is the randomness, the wonderful surprise of capturing the moment.

I am fairly new to photography, only taking an involved self-taught interest that began in December 2008. Since then, I've 'discovered' the beauty of my city, my state and the great Australian outback.

I love being a tourist in my own country; the unique flora and fauna, the wonderful people and the striking and vivid colours. Photography has opened up my country to me and I try to get out into it and photograph it as often as I can. Access to the great Australian outback is within easy reach of everyone! This country is a photographer's dream. 

During the past 12 months, I have been extremely fortunate to see some of this great land from the ground and from the air. I've seen the parched River Murray at dawn from a hot air balloon, I've driven the red roads of the South Australian and New South Wales outback.

I've been thrilled, twice, to see the incredible sight of flood water in the desert - both times from the air - over Lake Eyre and The Darling River/Menindee Lakes system. 

I love the Barrier Highway: Highway number A32 that connects Adelaide to Broken Hill.

Also the wild and untamed Yorke Peninsula, the timeless River Murray and the breathtaking Fleurieu Peninsula. I am constantly reminded how lucky we are to live where we can access such varied beauty within an easy drive of the Adelaide CBD.

I hope you take the time to view some of my photos and I hope that they inspire you to go for a drive on the weekend and see what you can see.

For more information on Paula's work or services please see the below:

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Outbacknow wishes to thank Paula for the use of some of her photos throughout the Outbacknow website

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July 13 2011