Tourists travel to Darling Downs for sunflower selfies
kiwijims said
01:29 PM Jan 21, 2017
Tourists are flocking to Queensland's southern Darling Downs where vast, golden fields of sunflowers are proving the perfect subject for amateur and professional photographers.
The crops have been in full bloom for several weeks, luring hundreds of visitors many keen to get selfies with the flowers to the region near the small town of Allora.
Patinya, a tourist from Thailand, said she had never seen fields like them before.
"I thought Thailand had the most beautiful sunflowers I have ever seen, but this is so beautiful," she said.
The fields are most popular with tourists in the morning and late afternoon, when dozens of cars line the side of the road.
Information centres in the area have been receiving up to 100 calls a day from visitors wanting to know where they can find the famous fields.
The strong interest has been a welcome boost for small businesses in Allora.
K.J.
Desert Dweller said
01:57 PM Jan 21, 2017
These are the times of ''it's all about me''.
What's wrong with that woman's mouth? Has she been sucking eggs?
Phillipn said
02:00 PM Jan 21, 2017
Desert Dweller wrote:
These are the times of ''it's all about me''.
What's wrong with that woman's mouth? Has she been sucking eggs?
Empty vessels make the most noise.
Yuglamron said
04:41 PM Jan 21, 2017
I am reliably informed that it's called "The Selfie Pout"
Only happens if you have a Vacuum between the ears
Desert Dweller said
06:21 PM Jan 21, 2017
Yuglamron wrote:
I am reliably informed that it's called "The Selfie Pout"
Only happens if you have a Vacuum between the ears
Botox Baby! Get us out in the Aussie Bush (the real world) away from the false social media dominated world that surrounds us! Geez we're glad that we're ''old farts''.
-- Edited by Desert Dweller on Saturday 21st of January 2017 06:24:44 PM
Gaylehere said
09:22 PM Jan 21, 2017
Some of the sunflower fields are now well and truly passed it. Went out and had a look a couple weeks back. Hubby and I took a photo of each other (not on phones) so no selfie pout. Do we qualify as "old farts". LOL.
warhorse said
11:49 PM Jan 21, 2017
if its bringing in tourist dollars who cares what they look like....cheers ray
Cupie said
01:57 PM Jan 22, 2017
On our first trip down the Newell in around 2000, we stopped to cut a few off the plants growing beside the road. Made good cut flowers for a few days.
The paddocks of sunflowers are spectacular. Just like those covered in Patterson's Curse or even Canola blooms.
Much later we had a vase of wild Arum? Lilies picked from the dunes at the Prevelly CP south of Perth.
Tourists are flocking to Queensland's southern Darling Downs where vast, golden fields of sunflowers are proving the perfect subject for amateur and professional photographers.
The crops have been in full bloom for several weeks, luring hundreds of visitors many keen to get selfies with the flowers to the region near the small town of Allora.
Patinya, a tourist from Thailand, said she had never seen fields like them before.
"I thought Thailand had the most beautiful sunflowers I have ever seen, but this is so beautiful," she said.
The fields are most popular with tourists in the morning and late afternoon, when dozens of cars line the side of the road.
Information centres in the area have been receiving up to 100 calls a day from visitors wanting to know where they can find the famous fields.
The strong interest has been a welcome boost for small businesses in Allora.
K.J.
What's wrong with that woman's mouth? Has she been sucking eggs?
Empty vessels make the most noise.
I am reliably informed that it's called "The Selfie Pout"
Only happens if you have a Vacuum between the ears
Botox Baby! Get us out in the Aussie Bush (the real world) away from the false social media dominated world that surrounds us! Geez we're glad that we're ''old farts''.
-- Edited by Desert Dweller on Saturday 21st of January 2017 06:24:44 PM
On our first trip down the Newell in around 2000, we stopped to cut a few off the plants growing beside the road. Made good cut flowers for a few days.
The paddocks of sunflowers are spectacular. Just like those covered in Patterson's Curse or even Canola blooms.
Much later we had a vase of wild Arum? Lilies picked from the dunes at the Prevelly CP south of Perth.
No pouting selfies though.