@@gsly8203 hey thanks Gary - much appreciated 🙏 It has been a fun trip so far and there's so much more to come. All the very best for 2025!

Many thanks Geoff - really appreciate it. You can probably tell from the video how excited I was to have found that gorge so I have a particular soft spot for that shot - there were so many more too that day, ha ha! I have to admit to being a true amateur when it comes to wildlife but they were fun shots to capture. Thanks for watching and all the best for 2025!

Many thanks Colin 🙏 I've already filled up one of those drives ha ha! Look forward to catching up again sometime and all the best for 2025 👍🏻

Thanks so much Fanny - always good to hear from you. You make a very good point - those man-made structures have to be good for something eh, ha ha 😃 All the very best for the year ahead!

Many thanks Juanita. It's a very good point actually - sometimes those man-made structures can be useful after all 😉 Happy New Year!

Many thanks Ian - really appreciate it. Yes, Natural Bridge was such a unique place and thanks to National Parks, it's really not very difficult to get to. All the best for 2025!

Many thanks Merv - really appreciate it. Yes, I couldn't agree more - there's so much to see in WA. Being stuck there for a few months sounds like a great idea, ha ha! All the best for 2025 👍🏻

Many thanks Graham! So much to see in Tassie, hope you have a fab time - we might end up seeing you over there, ha ha! All the best for 2025!

Thanks so much Paul 🙏 Looking forward to seeing what 2025 brings us! Happy New Year!

Many thanks and all the best for 2025!

Many thanks atomikmaster1 - much appreciated. To think I almost packed up and walked away too... All the best for 2025 - lots more to come 👍🏻

Thanks so much Debbie - really appreciate it. That's awesome that you've been to many of these places :). All the best for 2025 and I hope you get some keepers across the Simpson and the Darling Run 👍🏻

@@michaelbierbaum-z5x thanks so much Michael - really appreciate it. All my best for 2025 from the land 'Downunder' 😉

@@ethannance8848 many thanks Ethan 🙏. That's great you saw the same tree - I'm sure you would agree he was very photogenic indeed. All the best for 2025!

@@isotechimages.9130 many thanks. Ha ha yes my internal compass was all over the place.... South was North and East was West ha ha! Oh well, just keep taking pictures eh. All the best for 2025!

Ha ha - thanks Fanny - great to hear from you! Those cows were in danger of becoming steaks if they hung round on the road any longer. I was on the way back for dinner and getting hungry, ha ha 😃

Hey thanks Michael.

Hey thanks Nathan - really appreciate it. Yes, it's definitely one to keep on the list if you're ever over that way. All the best and thanks for watching 👍🏻

Thanks so much Lizette 🙏. I loved that little tree in the bonus shots - he was so photogenic. Good place for a little visit.

Hi Ian - welcome and thanks for the comment. I'm actually using grads less and less now, particularly when I'm travelling. I find them most useful if you have a very flat horizon such as a seascape etc - just to bring a little balance to the shot so you don't blow out highlights in the sky but to be honest, you can almost get the same results by bracketing and bringing the shots together in post. All the best and thanks for watching!

Thanks so much Shelley. After all the scrambling around I did up there, I must admit I was pretty happy when I found the little vantage point. All the best!

Cheers Peter 👍🏻

Many thanks Geoff - much appreciated. I must admit I was pretty happy when I came across the little vantage point which enabled me to get the pano. It was the perfect spot for it and I thought the result wasn't too bad. All the best and thanks for watching.

Many thanks Liz. Yes, not too far from Coober Pedy over in the direction of Oodnatta. It's quite an easy drive in there and fun to wander around up on the ridge lines to see all the vantage points. Interesting place to keep on the list for next time 👍🏻. Thanks for watching!

Many thanks Robbo. Definitely worth a little visit. Ha ha - yes, be careful with those towing weights. We're well under as our van only has a 2T tare but it helps when you're trying to get in to the more challenging ones. This one was easy though. Thanks for watching!

Many thanks Gary 🙏 Yes, we mostly had the place to ourselves - it's one of those locations which the bus loads of tourists don't quite make it to... Ha ha, the astro shot was totally unplanned - I walked outside to the car, looked up for a sec and thought hmmmmm. Great skies out there for astro 😉 All the best!

Many thanks David. Yes, you may have recognised a couple of the bonus shots were from the Breakaways. The Painted Desert wasn't too difficult to get to at all - keep it on the list. I liked that you are mostly free to roam around and look for the best vantage spots. All the best.

Many thanks Paul. Keep this one on the list too. Fascinating place. All the best!

Many thanks Merv. I agree - some of these outback trees just have so much character. Good pick up on the van tyres - I did drop the pressures there and got some footage of it but didn't want to bore everyone with too many details 😉 All the best and thanks for watching.

Hi Michael. I really like the Summit Creative bag and still have it. The only reason I'm using the Shimoda one currently is that it's a slightly smaller bag which is good for what we're doing at the moment. As you probably know, every kilo counts when you're driving around the country and I didn't bring my full arsenal of camera gear for the trip. I'll most likely switch back over to the Summit bag when we get back. All the best and thanks for watching.

if they were the same size, would you generally go for the Summit Creative instead?

@@Michael-dx8qz yes, if they were the same size, I wouldn't hesitate to grab the Summit bag. I thought they were excellent value for money too.

@ thanks, I’m weighing between both bags and it seems like the Summit bag is better feature-wise. Though I am not too sure about QC given the perception of it being somewhat of a knockoff. Regardless I think it should be relatively close given that the Shimoda bag is likely built my similar factories in China, excluding the customer service. Any thoughts?

@@Michael-dx8qzyes, everything seems to come out of China nowadays - not that it's necessarily a bad thing of course. I was very impressed with the quality of the bag. The materials feel identical to those used in other top of the range bags I've seen around the traps so no issues there. I understand your comment but I wouldn't necessarily categorise it as a knock off - as I said in the video, they seen to have taken a lot of the good ideas in the market and combined them to form a new product. Anyway, all the best with your decision 👍

Oops Brian. Damn spell check.

Ha ha all good - thanks Barry. Yes, it's quite a fascinating place. Nice that you can scramble around up the hill tops but yes, you really don't want to break down in these places! All the best and thanks for watching.

Ha ha - you have to love a great dead tree Gary 😃. Thanks and all the best 👍

Ha ha - I actually laughed out loud there Marty. Thanks as always. I have a drawer full of dead cats - maybe I should take them out of the drawer eh..... All the best 👍🏻

Many thanks Michael - much appreciated. Thanks for watching 👍🏻