Sapphire & Nature Coasts, NSW
Featured Work
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Violet by Melanie Roberts
Whale Beach Tuross Heads NSW First Place in the Skyscapes Group / Purple Sunrise/Sunset Challenge First Place in the Sapphire & Nature Coasts, NSW / Beaches I don’t know if the beach is really called whale beach. I only call it that because when I was child a whale was washed up there. He was buried on the beach and there is a mound now covered in vegetation marking the spot where he lay. Featured In
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Foggy start... by tetley14
A foggy start to another beautiful morning in the Bega Valley
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Stormy Seas by Raquel Bourne
Taken at Malua Bay, South Coast, NSW Sony A350 / Sigma 10-20mm at 10mm / f/9 / 2.5 seconds / ISO 100 / Cokin ND8 Grad Filter
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Gillards Beach by Justine Forrest
Sunrise at Gillards Beach on the far south coast of NSW
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Orange Reeds by Justine Forrest
Sunset over Wallagoot Lake, South Coast NSW. / Untouched… all in camera… a beautiful evening!
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Pambula Magic by Raquel Bourne
Taken with a Sony A350
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red as by Justine Forrest
Tathra beach sunrise. Film camera … just before my switch to all t things digital!
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Disaster Bay - Ben Boyd National Park by Darren Stones
Disaster Bay is located on the far south coast of New South Wales, Australia.
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Merimbula Wharf by Allan Savage
A fantastic day on the Sapphire Coast. The line of clouds stayed put pretty much all day. It’s for days like this that I holiday here every year. (Canon 30D – panorama stitched from 6 source images.)
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Merimbula Sunset by Allan Savage
This evening in February 2007 was a pivotal moment in me deciding to go digital. Not long after this image was taken, each of the puffs of cloud lit up from below, with a single bright point. It was as though someone had placed a few thousand bright-red LED lights at regular spacing. At pretty much that precise moment, I ran out of film, with my stock already packed ready for the trip home to Melbourne. I vowed then that was never going to happen again.
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Byangee by Travis Easton
In April 2007 I traveled with my family to Canberra to celebrate my sister in laws 40th birthday. Actually my wife flew up with our three girls and I drove the car… Anyway it was a very family oriented trip but by the end I was getting toey to get out and shoot. So the day the girls flew back I planned the longest and one of the biggest days I’ve ever attempted. I got up at 4:00am and drove from Canberra down to Budawang National Park near the coast (about 250km) traveling a fair part of this on dirt roads and at one point having to back track because of a closed bridge. Finally got there at 10:00am then walked up many many contours (1560m according to these track notes ) to the top of The Castle to spy this wonderful view of Byangee the promised land that I’d seen in an article in Wild magazine. I then returned to the car by 4:00 am and started the 900km drive home to Melbourne. I arrived at 3:00am well and truly stuffed but happy that I’d had my fun without taking any family time away from my wife and kids. Would love to go back for a longer visit one day, maybe after our Canberra trip next year. The distinctive peak in the background is called glasshouse Mountain and faintly in the distance is the ocean. Camera: Canon EOS 30 / Lens: EF24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM / Filter: Circular Polariser & 3 stop ND grad / Film: Velvia 50 / Post Production: Manual blend of two exposures, levels etc. / Date: 15/4/2007 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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Dawn at the Wharf by Allan Savage
Early dawn at Merimbula Wharf, New South Wales, Australia. Just me and a single happy fisherman up and about.
Recent Work
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Welcome Visitor by Linda Sass
This lovely bird was taken on my back deck in Kalaru, NSW Far South Coast
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Endangered by Steve Sass
The Merimbula Star-hair Astrotricha sp. Wallagaraugh is an inconspicuous small single or multistemmed shrub up to 1 metre tall (rarely up to 1.8 m) that is listed as Endangered under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995. The cream coloured flowers appear between October and December. It is known from only two locations – one in a forest near the Victorian border, the other just north of Merimbula within and adjacent to the residential suburb of Tura Beach, between Merimbula and Tathra on the NSW far south coast. This plant was photographed at Tura Beach, NSW with a Canon EOS1000D late November 2009. Steve is the Principal Ecologist at EnviroKey, a specialist ecological consultancy that undertakes surveys, research and education programs across Australia.
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Central Tilba, Australia by David Iori
David Iori Photography Website / Email Me / . / © Copyright 2009 David Iori Photography, All Rights Reserved Nikon D200 / Nikon 24-70 F2.8 Central Tilba, Australia / Facts A picture-perfect country village in a charming setting On a hilltop surrounded by pastures and rugged hills 365 km south of Sydney, population 100 Why go there / . / The town is a clutch of weatherboard buildings perched on a rippling green ridge, set against the towering peak of Mt Dromedary. Known as Gulaga to the local Aboriginal people, Central Tilba is the postcard version of a country town, and keeping the village lively is the collection of craft workers and artisans who have taken up residence. You can easily spend a couple of hours here – or better still, a night or two in one of the cosy B&Bs. / . / History / . / Established around the cheese factory that was built here in 1891, all but one of Central Tilba’s buildings were erected in the same decade, giving the village its character and distinctive sense of unity. Its beautiful setting and the cafés, shops and galleries have made it a popular stop for travellers on the Princes Highway. Things to do / . / Browse the local galleries and produce shops. / Take the scenic route north out of Central Tilba along Punkally Tilba Road, then turn right into Ridge Road, which then heads east and back to the Princes Highway just south of Corunna Lake. / Sample the specialty cheese at the historic cheese outlet or savour delicious gourmet pies from the bakery. / . / Jive at the live music sessions at Tilba Valley Wines on the first and third Sunday of the month.
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Bega - Australia Looking West by David Iori
David Iori Photography Website / Email Me / . / © Copyright 2009 David Iori Photography, All Rights Reserved Nikon D200 / Nikon 24-70 F2.8 Bega – Australia Looking West
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Eden Harbour - Australia by David Iori
David Iori Photography Website / Email Me / . / © Copyright 2009 David Iori Photography, All Rights Reserved Nikon D200 / Nikon 24-70 F2.8 Eden Harbour – Australia
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Stoney Beach Sunset by Melanie Roberts
Stoney Beach, Tuross Heads, NSW
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One Tree Point Sunrise by Melanie Roberts
Sunrise over One Tree Point, Tuross Heads, NSW
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Wasn't Me by Steve Sass
This New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae was caught red-handed enjoying some Callistemon (bottlebrush) in a front garden near Mogo on the NSW Far South Coast. Image captured with a Canon EOS1000D with a 150-500 @ 500 handheld. Steve is the Principal Ecologist at EnviroKey, a specialist ecological consultancy that undertakes surveys, research and education programs across Australia.
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Superb Blue Fairy Wren by Steve Sass
I love these guys! They are one of the coolest birds that visit gardens in backyards (and frontyards) of south-eastern Australia. This male was enjoying a front garden in the coastal town of Tathra, on the NSW Far South Coast. Image taken with a Canon EOS1000D with a 150-500 @ 500 handheld. Steve is the Principal Ecologist at EnviroKey, a specialist ecological consultancy that undertakes surveys, research and education programs across Australia.
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Nelligen Bridge, Nelligen NSW by Bianca Dopson
Nelligen Bridge, over the Clyde River, Nelligen NSW, Australia
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Twilight by Bianca Dopson
Sunset on Denhams Beach, NSW Australia
About This Group
The main objective of this group is to highlight the natural beauty of the Sapphire & Nature Coasts on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. All images must be taken within the Sapphire & Nature Coast areas, which is defined as the Eurobodalla and Bega Valley Council areas. This is between Durras (just north of Batemans Bay) in the north to the Nadgee Nature Reserve and the Victorian Border in the South. Art can include landscapes, fauna or flora, or anything of natural beauty, as long as you include the name of the town, beach, or locality.
Please make sure you read the guidlines below as images that do not meet these standards, including not listing the location will not be approved. If you have works from the Illawarra region, check out the Illawarra group.
Enjoy, and lets show off the natural beauty of the Sapphire & Nature Coasts!
Our current avatar Violet by Melanie Roberts shows just one example of how beautiful this region is!
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