In 2006 we were there in severe drought-not a blade of green grass anywhere & we expected John Wayne to come riding out of the hills. There this & last year & the difference in my photos is remarkable. I took 5 of my photos to camera house to get professionally stitched ( from 2006) & mounted . Am intending doing the same with last years photos. Tried to post some photos but when I hit upload photos the whole screen goes dark. tried a couple of times but same thing happens.
-- Edited by Oma on Tuesday 21st of August 2012 08:39:28 PM
jules47 said
01:47 AM Aug 22, 2012
For some reason I am unable to load a photo - but I will try and paint a mental picture of a most beautiful place I have just been to - it is the Cawnpore Range, between Boulia and Winton here in Qld. From flat grasslands interspersed with low bushes, you start to see flat topped hills,(mesas) the area is between Hamilton ruins and Middleton Hotel. These hills are spectacular - you could think you are in Arizona, truly. We travelled along till we came to a lookout, which we climbed up to, reading the information about the area, it is a catchment area which ultimately flows into Lake Eyre - the area is about 476,000 square kilometres - and the Diamintina section is THREE TIMES LARGER THAN ENGLAND!!!!!!
From the lookout we saw a track that went up one of the nearby flat topped hills - we walked up, climbing the last 10 feet or so - the view was absolutely GOBSTOPPING!!!!!! There is no other word for it - stunning, The mesas, shrubs, Mitchell grass and distant mountains - it is absolutely awe inspiring and something not to be missed if you are in this area.
When I get to more regular reception, I will attempt to upload some photos.
Dougwe said
01:58 AM Aug 22, 2012
Looking forward to seeing pics Jules. It certainly sounds great. Keep safe in general and,
Gerty Dancer said
02:23 AM Aug 22, 2012
Sounds fantastic Julie... its on my ever-increasing list!
Coxy45 said
02:47 AM Aug 22, 2012
Travelled through the Cawnpore Ranges on our way to Boulia last July, scenery absolutely stunning.
_wombat_ said
04:11 AM Aug 22, 2012
what size (kb) pics are you both trying to upload?
sandsmere said
07:33 AM Aug 22, 2012
Went through that area about a month ago Jules . Just amazing scenery .
Havn't got any pics downloaded yet .
-- Edited by sandsmere on Wednesday 22nd of August 2012 07:34:09 AM
jules47 said
06:37 PM Aug 22, 2012
Wombat - don't think it is the size of the pics - but intermittent internet connections out here on the mobile stick - even with the aerial - And - Oma you are not crazy - had posted the same thing on "magic places" - but no-one seemed to read it, so put it in general .
Cupie said
01:46 AM Aug 23, 2012
jules47 wrote:
you start to see flat topped hills,(mesas) the area is between Hamilton ruins and Middleton Hotel. These hills are spectacular -
Are these what we call "Jump Ups"?
I've not been in that area but sounds like one to mark on the map.
Thanks .... G
Sheba said
02:12 AM Aug 23, 2012
Cupie wrote:
Are these what we call "Jump Ups"?
According to Google it would appear so Cupie.
Cheers,
Sheba.
jules47 said
04:13 AM Aug 23, 2012
That is what they are - not being a native Qlder they are hills to me! Someone told me they were mesas? But yes that is the place - spectacular!!!!
Dunmowin said
04:20 AM Aug 23, 2012
Interesting, my photos wont load either. Might be out of download availabiliy
We were there twelve months ago - today! Tried to take the van up the lookout - bad mistake, instead camped about 100 metres west, about 50 metres off the road, amongst the mesas. Magic spot
Magic
jules47 said
04:23 AM Aug 23, 2012
Dunmowin wrote:
Interesting, my photos wont load either. Might be out of download availabiliy
We were there twelve months ago - today! Tried to take the van up the lookout - bad mistake, instead camped about 100 metres west, about 50 metres off the road, amongst the mesas. Magic spot
Magic
Yep - we made the same error - started to drive up to the lookout - had to back down!! We only spent about an hour there - moved on to camp at Middleton pub.
Dunmowin said
04:28 AM Aug 23, 2012
you must be travelling in the opposite direction to what we were, we went to the Middleton first.
jules47 said
04:36 AM Aug 23, 2012
Yes - we came from Mt Isa via Boulia etc -
_wombat_ said
09:47 AM Aug 23, 2012
Just testing the upload pics
OK guys, just tried to upload a 1MB pic = did not upload
same pic 50% smaller 326kb = loaded as normal
it has to be the size of the pics you are trying to upload
-- Edited by _wombat_ on Thursday 23rd of August 2012 09:49:57 AM
I think there must have been problems with loading pics the other day, I also tried to load a photo of the Cawnpore range which is well under 1mb when this thread first started and it wouldn't load.
jules47 said
03:42 PM Aug 25, 2012
I have intermittent problems with loading pictures - doesn't matter what I do sometimes they just won't load. Billeeeeeee has the same problem.
_wombat_ said
06:11 PM Aug 25, 2012
the upload limit is 9.56kb, very very small, but as you can see below I have one as 326kb, try doing a very small pic and see how you go, could also be as Jules said intermittent internet connections
jules47 said
08:08 PM Aug 25, 2012
Ok - have resized picture - will try and load it up now
-- Edited by jules47 on Saturday 25th of August 2012 08:11:55 PM
Will play with some pics later on tonight, see what I can do. Thandks Womby, what would we do without you?????
jules47 said
03:12 AM Aug 26, 2012
Well that worked, sort of - bett than no picture anyway!
_wombat_ said
03:18 AM Aug 26, 2012
jules47 wrote:
Well that worked, sort of - bett than no picture anyway!
do you know what size pics you used?
jules47 said
03:22 AM Aug 26, 2012
Womby - what I did was take a photo that I had on my desktop, went to "open microsoft picture manager" I think - resize - save - it changed from the large to the smaller size and it uploaded - not very technical explanation, but was just playing around and found that this worked.
I use the free Libre Office suite for Word processor, spreadsheets, 'Power Point' & database etc purposes. Then for my browser I use Mozilla and for mail I use Windows LIve Mail. I suppose I'm just too tight to pay for the relatively expensive MS products where there is a suitable freebe.
For Picture resizing I use the free Prish image resizer. Once installed you just R click on the image & select image resizer & then choose the size that you want. A resized copy is placed in a 'resized' sub folder. Easy peasy & free too.
cheers .. G
_wombat_ said
06:57 PM Aug 26, 2012
Ditto Cupie, I don't like paying for MSO when there are free ones out there, I use Faststone resizer and PSP for resizing
In 2006 we were there in severe drought-not a blade of green grass anywhere & we expected John Wayne to come riding out of the hills. There this & last year & the difference in my photos is remarkable. I took 5 of my photos to camera house to get professionally stitched ( from 2006) & mounted . Am intending doing the same with last years photos.
Tried to post some photos but when I hit upload photos the whole screen goes dark. tried a couple of times but same thing happens.
-- Edited by Oma on Tuesday 21st of August 2012 08:39:28 PM
For some reason I am unable to load a photo - but I will try and paint a mental picture of a most beautiful place I have just been to - it is the Cawnpore Range, between Boulia and Winton here in Qld. From flat grasslands interspersed with low bushes, you start to see flat topped hills,(mesas) the area is between Hamilton ruins and Middleton Hotel. These hills are spectacular - you could think you are in Arizona, truly. We travelled along till we came to a lookout, which we climbed up to, reading the information about the area, it is a catchment area which ultimately flows into Lake Eyre - the area is about 476,000 square kilometres - and the Diamintina section is THREE TIMES LARGER THAN ENGLAND!!!!!!
From the lookout we saw a track that went up one of the nearby flat topped hills - we walked up, climbing the last 10 feet or so - the view was absolutely GOBSTOPPING!!!!!! There is no other word for it - stunning, The mesas, shrubs, Mitchell grass and distant mountains - it is absolutely awe inspiring and something not to be missed if you are in this area.
When I get to more regular reception, I will attempt to upload some photos.
Looking forward to seeing pics Jules. It certainly sounds great. Keep safe in general and,
Travelled through the Cawnpore Ranges on our way to Boulia last July, scenery absolutely stunning.
what size (kb) pics are you both trying to upload?
Went through that area about a month ago Jules . Just amazing scenery .
Havn't got any pics downloaded yet .
-- Edited by sandsmere on Wednesday 22nd of August 2012 07:34:09 AM
And - Oma you are not crazy - had posted the same thing on "magic places" - but no-one seemed to read it, so put it in general .
Are these what we call "Jump Ups"?
I've not been in that area but sounds like one to mark on the map.
Thanks .... G
According to Google it would appear so Cupie.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Interesting, my photos wont load either. Might be out of download availabiliy
We were there twelve months ago - today! Tried to take the van up the lookout - bad mistake, instead camped about 100 metres west, about 50 metres off the road, amongst the mesas. Magic spot
Magic
Yep - we made the same error - started to drive up to the lookout - had to back down!! We only spent about an hour there - moved on to camp at Middleton pub.
you must be travelling in the opposite direction to what we were, we went to the Middleton first.
Just testing the upload pics
OK guys, just tried to upload a 1MB pic = did not upload
same pic 50% smaller 326kb = loaded as normal
it has to be the size of the pics you are trying to upload
-- Edited by _wombat_ on Thursday 23rd of August 2012 09:49:57 AM
the upload limit is 9.56kb, very very small, but as you can see below I have one as 326kb, try doing a very small pic and see how you go, could also be as Jules said intermittent internet connections
Ok - have resized picture - will try and load it up now
-- Edited by jules47 on Saturday 25th of August 2012 08:11:55 PM
Will play with some pics later on tonight, see what I can do. Thandks Womby, what would we do without you?????
do you know what size pics you used?
Jules, Microsoft Picture Manager is part of Microsoft Office, I don't have MSO so I cannot help with the program, however I did find this site http://www.pcrx.com/resource_center/how-do-resize-image-in-picture-manager.html it may help with resizing.
I don't have the MS Office either.
I use the free Libre Office suite for Word processor, spreadsheets, 'Power Point' & database etc purposes. Then for my browser I use Mozilla and for mail I use Windows LIve Mail. I suppose I'm just too tight to pay for the relatively expensive MS products where there is a suitable freebe.
For Picture resizing I use the free Prish image resizer. Once installed you just R click on the image & select image resizer & then choose the size that you want. A resized copy is placed in a 'resized' sub folder. Easy peasy & free too.
cheers .. G
Ditto Cupie, I don't like paying for MSO when there are free ones out there, I use Faststone resizer and PSP for resizing