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Featured Work

Litoria chloris by Adam Maund

These pretty frogs call for mates after summer rains – Springbrook, Qld 2009
''Golden Orb Weaver'' by bowenite

Golden orb weavers are among the most / spectacular and visible of Australian spiders. Hanging in / the centre of her magnificent shining golden web, / day and night, the female of some species can / measure almost 5cm in body length with legs to / match. The males, by contrast, are tiny darkcoloured / spiders which may be seen around the / edge of the web (but not to be confused with / dewdrop spider). The golden colour / of the web serves to attract insects, working rather / like the UV-reflecting strands on the St Andrew’s / Cross web . It may also help to warn off / potential predators such as birds. The silk of these webs / is unusually heavy and very strong so birds would not want / to become entangled. Indeed small ones which occasionally / become trapped do not live to avoid making the same mistake again, but are eaten by / the spider. The price of the meal, however, is a badly damaged web. Photo taken with a Nikon D80 and Sigma 150-500 zoom lens.
Come on in by robmac

This small frog is inviting you all to come in for a swim, taken in our backyard pond in Kuranda FNQ
Footpath colour by PhotosByG

The red flowers on the footpath are from a Flame tree. Taken at Tamborine Queensland. The photo below was taken from across the road. The tree on the left is the tree that dropped the flowers onto the footpath. Featured in “Queensland the sunshine state” November 2009.
Ceremony #4 (series 2009) by Krishna Nahow-Ryall

flame tree red flower petals / turrbul country
Kirra Fire by NautilusBlue

Sunset 05.01.09 ( January 5th) Kirra Beach, Gold Coast ,Queensland / Canon 400D 18/55 mm Canon lens / Shot this for all our friends in the Northern Hemisphere who are sick of the snow :) / / Now Features in my book Went Walkabout / copy and past into your browser to view / http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/616585/a3fe6a030e8299fa2e3b3afc960784f7
Dust Storm by Helen Martikainen

This image was taken on my street in Wavell Heights about midday during the dust storm 23rd September 2009. Featured in Queensland the Sunshine State September 2009
Flying High by JennyDean

Herons from last night sunset at the Coconuts combined with am sunrise from Coquette Point near Innisfail, far north Queensland.
Day at the Beach by drec

Making the most of the School Holidays at the beach in Surfers Paradise while blanketed by the thick layer of dust
Orange Overload by Adam Gormley

As most of you know now, the East Coast of Australia was covered by a thick blanket of desert dust, was actually top soil, dried out by the severe drought conditions of the past several months in outback New South Wales. Thousands of tonnes of valuable top soil, out to sea. Didn’t hit the Sunshine Coast of Queensland till about 12 mid-day on the Wednesday, 23rd September, 2009. Was amazing, one minute it’s clear, then you can’t see anything about 500 metres away.. The sky was glowing orange, and the sun looked like the moon! In this shot, I managed to capture an eagle, soaring very low, as they hunted in the dusty conditions. The wind was also strong, and these beautiful birds could do their entire hunt without beating a wing! I hope you enjoy this shot, I know there is millions of shots out there of this event, and it probably will not happen again for many many years.. Canon 50D, 17mm. No filters or colour adjustment to this shot. this is as it looked, creepy! Available Large and best viewed Large!
Sunset fisherman by Tanya Snowden

On the banks of the Noosa River at sunset, on a beautiful spring evening. Nikon D60
Dust Storm 1 by NautilusBlue

Red dust blankets Coolangatta on The Gold Coast 23rd Sept 2009

Recent Work

''Rainbow Bee Eater'' by bowenite

Photo taken with a Nikon D80 and Sigma 150-500 Zoom Lens. Rainbow Bee-eater Scientific name: Merops ornatus / Family: Meropidae / Order: Coraciiformes / What does it look like? / Description A striking, colourful bird, the Rainbow Bee-eater is medium sized, with a long slim curved bill and a long tail with distinctive tail-streamers. It has a golden crown and a red eye set in a wide black stripe from the base of the bill to the ears, which is edged with a thin blue line. The throat is orange-yellow, with a broad black band separating it from a green breast. The upperparts are green, with the flight feathers coppery and black tipped. The underwings are bright orange, with a black edge. The lower abdomen is blue. The tail is black, including the long tail streamers, with a blue tinge. Females have shorter, thicker tail streamers than males, but are otherwise similar. Young birds are duller and greener, lacking the black band on the chest and the long tail streamers.
''Red - Backed Fairy Wren by bowenite

Photo taken with a Nikon D80 and Sigma 150-500 Zoom Lens.
Cairns Birdwing by robmac

The male Cairns birdwing just about to land on the lantana flowers, Taken in Kuranda FNQ
Obi Obi Gorge by Kylie Van Ingen

Obi Obi Creek – Sunshine Coast Hinterland Camera: Olympus / No editing
Woody Point by PhotosByG

The Woody Point Jetty, South East Queensland.
Force 9 by Kazzoom IPA

Over this weekend we were at the Yorkeys Knob Boating Expo, where we were promoting Cool Runnings for charters, it was a great weekend and had fun. To finish off I was lucky enough to go for a ride on the champion Force 9 speed boat it was a buzz, its engine produces 450 hp it was a white knuckle ride but loved every minute of it…..My girlfriend Ang, also came along for a ride…. Thanks to David who took this photo as we were coming back in…. Yorkeys Knob, Cairns, Far North Queensland Canon 5D / Canon Lens 70 – 200 F2.8 BEST VIEWED LARGER
Come Walk with Me... by Paul Manning

22 November 2009 ~ overlooking Duranbah on the QLD/NSW Border… my favorite place to walk… especially with camera in hand. Canon 5D Mark II, ISO 50, f14, 60’
Rose Red... by Janine Hewlett

Shot using Canon EOS 50D and 16-85 lens. Tripod mounted.
Silence by Kylie Van Ingen

“Gardener Falls” / Sunshine Coast / Queensland Australia
Craig & Daryl @ Hamilton Island © Vicki Ferrari by Vicki Ferrari

Craig & Daryl @ Hamilton Island © Vicki Ferrari Scanned from Original Print, as is, no Photoshop, bar signature / This is Craig McLachlan and Daryl Braithwaite on Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia. It was taken at a CBS Conference, and it was a great party too! More shots to come later! Approximately 1990 / Vicki Ferrari NFS / UL200911222140
Yellow Gold... by Janine Hewlett

Shot using Canon EOS 50D with 16-85 lens. Tripod mounted.

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