Uluru and Kata Tjuta (aka Ayers Rock and the Olgas) lined up at sunset from a helicopter is certainly one of the most amazing landscapes I have had the good fortune to witness. This is a wider crop than the previous shot I put up from this aspect. You can see the colour gradient in the sky from the sunset picking up the red dust that is constantly travelling across the outback.
It is something quite special to see Uluru and Kata Tjuta (aka Ayers Rock and the Olgas) lined up at sunset. Thanks again to Deb and Peter, who were the other guests in the heli, for agreeing to my request to take all the doors off and put up with the almost 200km winds rushing past their faces so I could get some photos. Also a shoutout to @ayersrockhelicopters for keeping us all up in the sky. If you are not familiar with the area you might think there is too much red in this shot; but that’s just how it is. Red rocks, red earth, and red dust in the sky. Uluru has a circumference of 9.4 km (5.8 miles) and stands 348 m (1,142 ft) high above the surrounding plain. I was fortunate enough to able to ride a mountain bike around it with my boys (6 and 4) which is an experience I will never forget. At its peak it sits at 863 m (2,831 ft) above sea level with most of its bulk thought to be underground. The peaks of Kuta Tjuta in the foreground sit just a little higher at 1066m (3,497 ft) and rise 546 m (1,791 ft) above the plain. Northern Territory, Australia.
The full moon rising over Uluru / Ayres Rock at dusk. Such a beautiful experience to see in person. The kids were playing in the red earth on the side of the road while I set up for this shot. We have been incredibly lucky in our lives to have had the chance to experience so much of what the world has to offer in our short time so far on this planet. Covid has made people all over the world evaluate their priorities in life; hard not to think about ones own mortality in the middle of a pandemic as you watch long enjoyed freedoms being taken away. For us it has been no different. I feel like we are just scratching the surface of what there is to see out there on this great blue ball we all live on. It just makes me more motivated to keep on scratching away ;-) The rock has a circumference of 9.4 km (5.8 miles); it is much bigger than people think and is improbably large when you are standing next to it looking up.
