Port Stephens and Great Lakes (N.S.W Australia)
Featured Work
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kitesurfer 2 by saltwatershots
kitesurfer at Fingal spit, Port Stephens
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Sugarloaf I by Gary Kelly
Sugarloaf Lighthouse at Seal Rocks, NSW Australia. I took this shot a couple of years ago before I understood the value of megapixels. I intend to visit the area again and do a better job next time. Meanwhile, please don’t shoot me.
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Sunset On The Bay by Lisa Williams
My favourite place in Port Stephens is Shoal Bay Beach. I have so many memories there, such as family holidays when I was young and my Grandparents came to visit from the UK, and years later visiting there with my Mum and Sister and her children. We would play in the water, relax on the sand, and watch the sunset at the end of the day. / This photo was taken a few years ago now, but is one of my favourite sunsets over the beach. / Taken with the Fuji S5000.
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Enigmatic by EarthGipsy
Moods of Mallabula Series
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Seaham Swamp NSW Australia by robyncox
View of Seaham Swamp which is adjacent to the Williams River at Seaham, NSW, Australia
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kitesurfer 1 by saltwatershots
kitesurfer at Fingal spit, Port Stephens
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Brooding by EarthGipsy
Moods of Mallabula Series / Featured in Central Coast and Hunter group
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Eastern Flannel Flower by EarthGipsy
Australian genus Actinotus. This one growing in the Tilligerry Penninsula Conservation Area. Beautiful Flannel Flowers have been gracing the roadside near my place for several weeks now. Finally I decide to stop and get a few shots…the council mower beat me to it today; they were there on my way out and gone on my way home. The 3km stretch of flowers is no more; just a couple of hundred metres remain! Still, managed to get a few pics and have just applied a range of treatments. Facts / Flannel Flower; belonging to the carrot family (carrots!...amazing, I learn something everday). A short-lived perennial, grows in full sun or semi-shade, flowers between late September and early December. Petals are velvety to touch – gorgeous!
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Sand Flat Volley Ball by Lindsay Oram
On my recent trip to Booti Booti National Park in Pacific Palms on the Mid North Coast, I came across this onld volley ball net about 50 meters offshore in Wallis Lake. Not sure if it is still in use but I’m sure it would be lots of fun :) Canon 450D SLR Images merged in Photomatix to create a HDR. / Post editing in photoshop CS3
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Paddlin' Madeline by Gary Kelly
If you don’t recognize the significance of the title, then you’re too young to remember the song, Paddlin’ Madeline Home. These days, people catch a taxi. The romance is gone. What’s romantic about a bloody taxi? Paddling is cool. Anyway, I love the boat. So there. Seal Rocks, NSW Australia. And I don’t remember what camera I used. Actually it’s a wonder I remember anything at all.
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The Yellow Kayak by Lindsay Oram
A lone yellow kayak at the Tiona Boat Shed at Pacific Palms, part of Booti Booti National Park on the Mid North Coast of Australia. Overlooking the picturesque Wallis Lake. HDR image created in photomatix. Black and white conversion in Photoshop CS3 with selective colouring. Canon 450D SLR
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Bravado! by EarthGipsy
Moods of Mallabula Series Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park / NSW, Australia No processing / Canon 450D, kit lens (50mm) /
Recent Work
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Tuncurry Panorama by GeorgeOne
Sunset view of the Lake not far from Tuncurry Bridge NSW Australia.
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Forster Bridge Panorama by GeorgeOne
View of Forster Bridge looking towards Tuncurry NSW Australia.
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Flowing Water by saltwatershots
canon 40d
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Green Cathedral by Gary Kelly
On the shores of the Great Lakes, NSW Australia, is this church known as the Green Cathedral. You can see the pews, altar and pulpit, all made of natural materials, and surrounded by tall palms. That’s it. No roof, no windows, no walls. Not even a door! I was there a few years ago on a Sunday. There were flower petals strewn on the ground from a wedding the day before. As I’ve explained previously, back then I was unaware of the value of megapixels, so this image is low resolution. One day, I’ll revisit the church for a second shoot.
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In Flight Service by Steve Sass
I recently won a photo competition with this image run by the manufacturers of the world’s best echolocation call recording systems for microchiropteran bats, AnaBat. This photo was taken as we released some bats captured in traps to record these echolocation calls during a bat survey near Smith’s Lake (Seal Rocks) on the NSW mid-north coast earlier this year. The image is best ‘Viewed Larger’. Steve is the Principal Ecologist at EnviroKey, a specialist ecological consultancy that undertakes surveys, research and education programs across Australia.
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My picture Lorri won picture of the day on www.potd.com.au and then won picture of the month August 2009 / ADPOTD Now it has been published in “Camera” magazine november/december 2009 / I’m proud and very happy chappy :) / I would like to thank Russ from ADPOTD & editors of Camera for choosing my picture. Also like to thank the wonderful POTDers for all your comments & help Lorri Regards Mick
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Sand Flat Volley Ball by Lindsay Oram
On my recent trip to Booti Booti National Park in Pacific Palms on the Mid North Coast, I came across this onld volley ball net about 50 meters offshore in Wallis Lake. Not sure if it is still in use but I’m sure it would be lots of fun :) Canon 450D SLR Images merged in Photomatix to create a HDR. / Post editing in photoshop CS3
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The Yellow Kayak by Lindsay Oram
A lone yellow kayak at the Tiona Boat Shed at Pacific Palms, part of Booti Booti National Park on the Mid North Coast of Australia. Overlooking the picturesque Wallis Lake. HDR image created in photomatix. Black and white conversion in Photoshop CS3 with selective colouring. Canon 450D SLR
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kitesurfer 2 by saltwatershots
kitesurfer at Fingal spit, Port Stephens
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kitesurfer 1 by saltwatershots
kitesurfer at Fingal spit, Port Stephens
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As The Sun Goes Down by Lisa Williams
Little Beach in Port Stephens, it was an idyllic evening… / Fuji S5000
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Eastern Flannel Flower by EarthGipsy
Australian genus Actinotus. This one growing in the Tilligerry Penninsula Conservation Area. Beautiful Flannel Flowers have been gracing the roadside near my place for several weeks now. Finally I decide to stop and get a few shots…the council mower beat me to it today; they were there on my way out and gone on my way home. The 3km stretch of flowers is no more; just a couple of hundred metres remain! Still, managed to get a few pics and have just applied a range of treatments. Facts / Flannel Flower; belonging to the carrot family (carrots!...amazing, I learn something everday). A short-lived perennial, grows in full sun or semi-shade, flowers between late September and early December. Petals are velvety to touch – gorgeous!
About This Group
Do you live, work, play or holiday in Port Stephens or the Great Lakes area, just north of Newcastle in N.S.W Australia? If so, dig out thoses images and fire up your lap top – we want the whole world to know how stunning this area is and what a great time they can have when they visit!
Post your images and writing about Port Stephens and the Great Lakes in N.S.W, here. Share your knowledge and experience of the area, that you might entice others to visit our little piece of heaven DownUnder.
Our focus is tourism and travel. If you’ve not yet visited, we hope that a trip through these pages will motivate you to pack your bags – you won’t be disappointed!
The hosts and many of our members are locals – so when planning your trip just “ask the locals”. Also, check out our Forums ; we have provided links to local tourist attractions which may interest you.
Take a look at our Writing pages; read other peoples travel stories about the region.
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