Empty

July 1, 2009 by Greg
Filed under: Daily Photo Blog Monthly Theme, Richmond and Surrounding Area 

(c)hobartdaily.com - The craigborne dam empty, January 2009

Today is the first of the month and a City Daily Photo theme day, this month’s theme being “Empty”. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.

The subject of today’s photo is a shot i took in January 2009 when the Craigborne Dam in the Coal River Valley, East of Hoabrt was declared empty. The original river bed and an old bridge that crossed the river were visible as the water level dropped.

Today things have changed thanks to some healthy winter rainfall and the level is back up when i took this photo earlier in the week …

(c)hobartdaily.com - the craigborne Dam, June 2009

Comments

11 Comments on Empty

  1. Julie on Wed, 1st Jul 2009 6:54 pm

    2. Delboy said midweek that Melbourne’s storage is 25%. Our’s in Sydney is just over 60%. It is sad when everything once drowned is revealed again, isn’t it.

    Good choice for empty in this country …

  2. Hilda on Wed, 1st Jul 2009 11:33 pm

    3. In this particular case, I definitely like the full one better! So glad for you!

  3. nathalie in avignon on Thu, 2nd Jul 2009 12:09 am

    4. How absolutely Australian, this image of drought, and so appropriate for today’s theme. A very striking picture, and I’m glad you posted before/after shots! The difference between the two is amazing…

  4. J Bar on Thu, 2nd Jul 2009 3:25 pm

    5. Great shots for theme day.
    Sydney – City and Suburbs

  5. Mo on Thu, 2nd Jul 2009 7:22 pm

    6. A briliant choice for theme day. The rain must be very welcome even if there seems to be an lot in a short space of time. The photos are stunning

  6. Sally on Thu, 2nd Jul 2009 8:02 pm

    7. Wow, drought is not something you often associate with Tasmania. Glad to see you’ve had rainfall.
    Sydney Daily Photo

  7. Tanya on Thu, 2nd Jul 2009 10:25 pm

    8. Beautiful photos, love the comparison!

  8. RamblingRound on Thu, 2nd Jul 2009 10:30 pm

    9. Empty as empty can be! Good choice for theme day.

  9. Jilly on Fri, 3rd Jul 2009 8:34 pm

    10. Finally catching up on Theme Day! Apologies. Look what I missed – a gorgeous image, so Australian, as Nathalie says and how perfect for the Theme Day word. I got married in Richmond!

  10. julie scottsdale daily photo on Mon, 6th Jul 2009 3:43 am

    11. so beautiful that it does not appear empty.

  11. Carraol on Tue, 7th Jul 2009 3:50 pm

    12. Hi, first time here and your work are great, the first shot are splendid, it looks like a scene from a western, love the composition.

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