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About the Photo
An amazing sunset at Lake Eucumbene, NSW. I had so much fun photographing Lake Eucumbene, despite only exploring only 500m or so of shoreline. I can’t wait to get back there to take some more (at this point in time, the mountains in the background of this scene are more than likely totally white with snow – best snow season in over a decade!).
This photo was taken at sunset, and I really wanted to portray a very serene, calm sense in the landscape, while keeping the focus on the tree in the foreground. Enjoy 🙂
Technical
Nikon D90 | Sigma 10-20mm
6 minutes, 49 sec | f/13 | ISO100 | 12mm
About Old Adaminaby
The most momentous episode in the town’s history, came with the construction of the vast network of tunnels and dams of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, which began at Adaminaby in 1949. A lake nine times the volume of Sydney Harbour eventually flooded the valley in which the original townsite lay. A prolonged drought saw the ruins of the old township begin to resurface in April 2007, attracting the attention of global media – and even comparisons to the mythical city of Atlantis.
The remarkable story of Adaminaby’s relocation was the subject of film produced by the Snowy Mountains Authority Film Unit in 1958, entitled "Operation Adaminaby". It was also was the subject of a 2001 documentary by historian Jeannine Baker, entitled "Our Drowned Town", which screened on SBS Television. Entire houses, and even the Commercial Bank Building were transported on the back of trucks and over 100 buildings were re-erected at the new townsite. Transportation of the first house from Old Adaminaby to New Adaminaby (a distance of just six miles) took six days. Today a tourist village has been built around the handful of buildings which were not relocated from the newly created lakeshore at Old Adaminaby.
The current town served as a construction hub during the building of the Snowy Scheme. The distinctive "architecture" of the buildings in the main street, defined by cost and engineering requirements of the time, is similar to the main street of Tallangatta, Victoria, which was reconstructed around the same time and for similar purposes. A Snowy Mountains Scheme Museum is planned to be constructed in the town.
Adaminaby is today a good base from which to view different aspects of the Snowy Scheme, including nearby Lake Eucumbene, Tantangara Dam, Tumut 2 Power Station and Cabramurra, Australia’s highest town.
In September, 2007, Adaminaby recognised the 50th anniversary of its move to the new town site. The weekend of remembrance and celebration recognised the physical and emotional trauma exacted by the relocation.
Posted by J.Shultz Photography on 2011-07-12 03:10:24
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