Morgan Day trip pictures.

[pcm_120 Member Find all posts View Profile Close pcm_120]

Hi all.

I thought I would put up some pictures from a run to Morgan (South Aus) last weekend.

Enjoy,

Paul.

[PeteS Member Find all posts View Profile Close PeteS]

Hi Paul
Congrats on the great pics. Looked like it was a fun weekend.
I know Morgan having come from SA originally. All our rellies are in SA.

BTW - those side rails look a bit too straight after negotiating those pesky rocks :?: :?: :shock:
Cheers
PeteS

[Chippy Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chippy]

Hey Paul

Great pics. That's some awesome underbody sound deadening material :lol:

Cheers
Chippy

[Snaga Wishing I was lost Find all posts View Profile Close Snaga]

Looks like a great spot there Paul, is that a quarry or tracks?

[pcm_120 Member Find all posts View Profile Close pcm_120]

It was a good day.

It is a combination of a small quarry area and a bunch of tracks.

Most of it is very basic, but there are a few good climbs and scrambles, resulting in a bunch of dents in the sub tank bash plate and the side steps becoming rainbow shaped (nothing a good "jumping on" did not fix )



Five minutes in, one vehicle clean sheered an axle, so it was parked for the rest of the day and driven home that afternoon, front wheel drive style.

Paul.

PS. Credit to Chris for the photos.

[Drew Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Drew]

Tops photos Paul,

What sort of vehicle sheared an axle? Doesn't sound like fun.

Drew.

[jeff s Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close jeff s]

Looks like fun.

Great pics.

[pcm_120 Member Find all posts View Profile Close pcm_120]

Thanks guys.

Drew,

It was a 110 Land Rover.

It was one of those short 99% imposable climbs, mongrel steep, and where your front wheels hit a ledge and the rears drop into the holes that have been carved by everyone that's tried in the past.

A mate gave it a shot in his Rangie, then Chris in the 110. After two or three attempts, BANG. The axle was pulled and it was a clean sheer just where the splines end.

I pointed the Prado up it, dragging the rear bumper as the nose went up but was stopped by the same ledge.

Paul.



(The picture does not do it justice)

[PeteS Member Find all posts View Profile Close PeteS]

(The picture does not do it justice)

Paul, I have always been amazed how hard it is to take a photograph that accurately reflects how dam'n steep the climb or descent is.

No photo can match the view from the drivers seat, looking at the sky over the bonnet as you feel you are about to roll over backwards. :shock:
PeteS

[Mike Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mike]

I agree about photos appearing to flatten steep hills. Taking the pic from side on helps but does anyone know any other techniques to get a more realistic photo?

Mike

[Chippy Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chippy]

Hey Mike

Laying down on your side - taking a shot up at the same angle as the climb works - but it's not real safe ! - you do need to stay out of the vehicle's line. Think about rocks being spun out by the wheels or the rig rolling back over the top of you :cry:

The average human head is around 6' off the ground which really flattens out the hill (I know - I'm only 4' 2" so all hills appear steeper :lol: ) but getting the camera down to ground level can really enhance the angles.

Your eyes are designed to be able to provide all of the 'depth of vision' stuff that you need to appreciate the gnarly angles - the camera lens isn't - so you need to help it along. You can play around with a wider range of lenses for greater depth but I'd rather be running around in rocks and mud with an el cheapo digital than a $1000 'bells & whistles' camera.

My 2 cents.

Cheers
Chippy

[syco8 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close syco8]

Great photos, i think ill have to go and have a play in the forests today :lol: only 5 mins down the road 8)

[MTpockets Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close MTpockets]

One other technique is to make sure you fill most of the frame with your car, at ground level. Gives a good accurate pic of the slope.

Also good to see your thumbs are sitting outside the steering wheel, as opposed to being inside it, candidate for broken thumbs when offroad. :shock: :roll: :wink:

[McBAIN Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close McBAIN]

(The picture does not do it justice)

true, i've got heaps of photo's where i thought it was bloody steep but looking at it later it didn't look that bad....

but if figure from yours, that standing behind a car that's over 6 feet tall, and seeing that much of the bonnet.... it's gotta be standing on it's rear legs!!!

[Mike Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mike]

Thanks Chippy - good advice

Mike