I’m slowly catching up with the analogue B/W photos I took during my project in South Australia. In some cases the black and white images caught the mood (my mood that is) way better than the digital color images did. In an earlier post I had some color images from Iron Knob. The analogue black and white images are a better reflection of my memories from the place.
The derelict Iron Knob roadhouse
This guy rocked up at the petrol station whilst I was taking photos and asked if petrol was available as his map said it would be. I told him he was probably a decade too late. He was heading west and put his bet on that his petrol meter was correct in which case he would make the 90km to Kimba. Just.
The Petrol Station
Remnants of the Iron Knob motel
Main Street
The back yard
I was there a few months back and it felt like I stepped back into the 1950’s: http://taraustralis.com/2013/01/19/phew-i-didnt-get-murdered-in-iron-knob/
It’s like the people there didn’t want to give up on the ‘good ol’ days’ and were hanging around for the revival. I don’t see any revival happening, but what’s positive is a lot of the people are still very proud of their town.
I enjoyed your post on Iron Knob! It’s such an off beat place and has such a forlorn feeling; I felt just about as spooked as you apparently did.
it’s got that lingering feeling about it.
I like very much the Petrol Station and the Backyard….Love those cars…Perfect for a B&W shot!!!!
Thank you! And thanks for stopping by my blog!
perfect in black & white! indeed great shots, truly an ambient made for shooting. 🙂
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the images!