pete walsh, photographer / images of victoria, australia / outback gallery / dusk storm, kata tjuta

dusk storm, kata tjuta

This image was taken in the summer of 1988 in Central Australia. 
I was touring around on a mountain bike and travelling very light in the camera department. My kit consisted of a trusty old Pentax MX with one zoom lens, a mini tripod, and handful of Kodachrome 64! 
I'd been sitting on a dune watching a storm build up over Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) late in the afternoon and was treated to a completely awesome display as the storm broke just on sunset over the Olgas, columns of 'pink' rain began falling! 
At the time I was very frugal with film and only took two shots - one at 200mm (this one) and one at 28mm! 
I can't even imagine how many shots I'd take if it were today... but I guess this is part of the appeal of this image - the emphasis remained on the experience, not photography. 
I stayed out on the dune as the storm passed over - cooling rain at the end of a summer's day in central Australia, awesome!
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Taken: 1988
Camera: Pentax MX
Lens: 28-200
Settings: ISO 80
Film: Kodachrome 64
Notes: Tripod