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I went down to Wilsons Prom for two days over the Melbourne Cup long weekend and got a few nice pix. This particular trip for me was unique due to the fact that 140mm of rain fell the day I arrived causing many usually dry creeks to flow vigorously. I left for Waterloo Bay from Telegraph saddle at 9:00pm in the rain optomistically hoping for a spectacular return of Sol. Arriving after midnight the spectacular sunrise and many new creeks did not disappoint. For more shots from this area check out my Wilsons Promontory gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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This shot was taken on a massive weekend where we walked the whole 64km southern Prom circuit via the lighthouse in two days. Upon awaking on the second day I wandered down to the beach in front of the bodies of five sleeping hikers who had spent the night there, set up my tripod and within seconds took this shot as the sun emerged from its night time sojourn. I then wandered down the beach and took another two shots through the boulders before the sun disappeared behind the horizon of clouds. Despite a very crowded campsite I was the only one there (seagulls excepted) who witnessed this beautiful sight. This particular trip was taken within weeks of the track re-opening after the 2005 bushfires as the skeletal silhouette of trees attest. For more shots from this area check out my Wilsons Promontory gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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I found this remarkable sight within half an hour of my arrival at Wilsons Promontory from Melbourne on a hot summers day at the Southern end of this popular beach. It never ceases to amaze me how nature can place such amazing elements together. This spot must be passed by thousands of people every year but I dare say that few have ever stopped at this particular spot to soak up the vista . For me this illustrates one of the things I really love about being a nature photographer. The mindset required to see the extraordinary within the common place, quite literally changes the way you interact with your surroundings. It requires you to really be in tune with a place and in a more tangible way, to become a part of the landscape, rather than a mere passer by. For more shots from this area check out my Wilsons Promontory gallery. To read a story about the trip on which I took this shot see my Tour de Prom article. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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To get this shot I woke up well before dawn in Bright drove for 45minutes to get to a predistined location on the way up Mt Buffalo in the Victorian Alps. As I rushed up the track to a small waterfall I wanted in my shot I quickely stopped to shoot this frame off of the pre dawn. Of course this one ended up being my favouite shot that morning. There is something truly magical about dawn ‘above the clouds’. For more pictures from this area check out my Mt Buffalo gallery. To check out other mountain photographs see my Mountains gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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This shot was the location I was aiming for when I took ‘Buffalo Dawn’ and ‘Above the clouds’. Unfortunately I missed the predawn light and consequently needed a two or three stop grad (I can’t remember now) to balance the exposure but the result is pleasing. This is the top of a huge cascade that plummets hundreds of meters down the buffalo slabs a magnificient spot I havn’t seen any other images from. For more pictures from this area check out my Mt Buffalo gallery. To check out other mountain photographs see my Mountains gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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In 1972, the year I was born, a priceless treasure was lost in Tasmania when Lake Pedder was dammed and flooded (www.lakepedder.org). This beautiful lake with its huge beach at one end was a truly remarkable sight that I will never see and I feel ripped off and cheated by the short sighted politicians of the day that have denied me the opportunity to see and experience this place and that have denied the earth of a priceless and unique ecosystem all for the sake of 60megawatts of hydro power. During the fight to save this icon the conservation movement in Australia was born and the world gained its first green party. In the mid 90’s on my own journey through life I heard someone refer to Lake Rhona as ‘the next best thing to Pedder’. With this description I determined to visit it and in 1999 I did so. The lake is much smaller than Pedder and is in an alpine cirque not a valley but its sandy beach is a shadow of the former. A beautiful place yet for me it will always be a melancholy spot due to the association I have given it with Pedder. For more Tassie shots check out my Tasmania gallery. To check out other mountain photographs see my Mountains gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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The picturesque bank on the opposite side of Tidal River to the bustling summer metropolis of Tidal River Camping Ground is amongst the most photographed scenes at the Prom. This particular morning the light was overcast and dull but the reflections were perfect in the tanin stained waters. As I remember I used a two stop grad filter to even up the reflection as they are always darker than their mirror opposites. A beautiful spot that is definitely worth a visit. This picture gave me my first framed print sale (large) on the bub. For more shots from this area check out my Wilsons Promontory gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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This shot happened quite serendipitously while taking another shot (see Dawn – Sealers Cove). For me it perfectly encapsulates the ideal of what our relationship with nature should be. A simple, childlike, and playful appreciation of natures beauty both mentally and physically. For more shots from this area check out my Wilsons Promontory gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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I spent a large amount of my misspent youth climbing. The Grampians is by far my favourite climbing venue with a great combination of exploration, views, adventure and the most sublime rock imaginable. This particularly superb outcrop is in the Victoria Range in the Mt Fox area which climbers call Hollywood Bowl. The climb itself is called ‘Arrows of desire’ and comes in at the modest grade of 16 although in this shot it looks way harder. The walk in is a steep 45 minute hike which on this particularly hot summers day left us very overheated and sweaty. After getting on the face the reflected heat almost overcame me, making me feel quite queasy but after a bit of a rest in the shadow of the overhang above which succeeded in lowering me elevated temperature I managed to make it to the top without any falls or rests on the rope. My good friend Deiryk took this shot. This shot was featured on the home page in Sept 2008. To check out other mountain photographs see my Mountains gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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Taken at the top of the seldom visited (you need an off track permit) Roaring Meg Falls, overlooking Fenwick Bight and Rodondo Island. One of those places that is truly unforgetable and one for which the lens simply can’t convey how spectacular it actually is. “Wilsons Prom is not known for its waterfalls but on an old map I’d noticed that there was a waterfall dropping into Fenwick Bite. I’d never seen any photos of it or heard anyone referring to it so I figured it couldn’t be very good but I thought I’d check it out anyway. Soon enough I was there, standing motionless at the top of the falls. I was stunned… Below me a gigantic granite chasm dropped away into the indescribably blue and turbulent waters of Fenwick Bight. The falls, although not sheer, were huge and cascaded all the way to the ocean far below. To top it off, Rodondo Island was perfectly framed between the walls of the ravine. This was the most incredible view I’d ever come across down here, and coupled with my sense of discovery, I was elated.” Excerpt from my Tour de Prom article. For more shots from this area check out my Wilsons Promontory gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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I watched this storm front get closer and closer, being accompanied by good light and a break in the clouds I waited on top of this exposed summit and was taken by surprise when it actually hit. One moment calm the next wind, sun and pelting rain with the extreme variance in light that you can see. For more shots from this area check out my Wilsons Promontory gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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Another view of Larkin Cove, my favourite beach anywhere. It is simply perfect, small, gorgeous white sand, beautiful boulders, flanked by green headlands with a great view. It is in a remote wilderness with no tracks to it and would seldom recieve any footprints except from the occassional sea kayaker or intrepid bush walker. A true natural treasure. For more shots from this area check out my Wilsons Promontory gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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Cora Lynn Falls ia a beautiful little waterfall up near Marysville outside of Melbourne. Got them here with a good spring flow. For more pics from this area check out my Yarra Valley gallery. For more waterfall shots check out my Waterfalls gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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Blue Lake is an area I love and have been to many times so I was very saddened today to read that the ice cliffs in the background of this shot have claimed a life. My prayers go out to the family… Person missing after Kosciuszko avalanche / 14:00 AEST Sun Aug 17 2008 / By ninemsn staff / At least one person is missing after an avalanche in a popular ice-climbing area in Kosciuszko National Park. / The accident occured after an ice cornice — an overhanging piece of ice on a snow drift — collapsed at around 2pm, a police spokeswoman said. / Emergency services were called shortly after and are now on site at Blue Lake in NSW where a snow line search has begun. / A SouthCcare helicopter is currently searching the area and police rescue are on their way to the site. Avalanche fatality ‘just bad luck’ / 21:29 AEST Sun Aug 17 2008 / A young skier killed under an avalanche of snow and ice high in the Kosciuszko National Park was the victim of “bad luck”, an experienced rescuer said. The skier was one of three men to die in separate skiing accidents in the Perisher Valley area on Sunday, police said. The man killed in the avalanche was a 24-year-old from the Blue Mountains town of Wentworth Falls. He was one of five people skiing at Blue Lake, near Charlotte Pass, when it’s believed a collapsed segment of hardened snow known as an ice cornice gave way. Emergency service crews were called in shortly after 1.30pm (AEST). The area is a known ice-climbing site and it was initially thought the man was a climber. His body was found about 5.45pm, police said. Snowy Mountains State Emergency Services worker Les Threlfo said that leaving aside the Thredbo landslide, which killed 18 people in 1997, this was the first death in “30-odd years” from an avalanche in the Snowy Mountains. “It’s very icy where the skiers have been,” Mr Threlfo told AAP. “The area has an ice base and the snow sometimes isn’t stable. “I’d say he’s been there, it (the snow and ice) has rolled and he’s gone. “It was a particularly good day up here. This is just bad luck, I presume.” The man’s body had been recovered, he said. Eight members of the SES’s alpine rescue team, using four skidoos, arrived at the site mid-afternoon to search for the man. They were joined by NSW Police members and a NSW Ambulance special casualty access team. A rescue helicopter was at the scene within minutes of the alarm being raised. Police will prepare a report for the coroner. A 59-year-old man from the Sydney suburb of St Ives died when he skied into a tree on a run at Blue Cow called Outer Limits about 12.15pm, police said. Just three hours later a second man, 48, of the Snowy Mountains town of Jindabyne, also died when he hit a tree while skiing. He had successfully completed the steep Olympic run but lost control soon after. For other shots from this area check out my Kosciuszko gallery. To check out other mountain photographs see my Mountains gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society Had a bit of an adventure at Blue Lake that you can read about here or follow the picture link below.
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Took this shot last week in a paddock behind our b&b near Alexandra while away for three days for our tenth anniversary. I think my polariser over cooked the sky a bit, oh well. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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Took this one two weeks ago during our tenth anniversary get away. Was just driving down the Goulburn Valley Highway near sunset and this scene came into view and after a quick stop was safely in my camera. No colour enhancement just a big zoom to focus in on a good bit of sky. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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This shot was the location I was aiming for when I took Buffalo Dawn and Dawn above a sea of clouds . This is the top of a huge cascade that plummets hundreds of meters down the buffalo slabs a magnificient spot I havn’t seen any other images from. For more pictures from this area check out my Mt Buffalo gallery. To check out other mountain photographs see my Mountains gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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The headwaters of the Taggerty River starts in Melbourne’s closest ski resort, Lake Mountain. The closest town to Lake Mountain is called Marysville which is blessed with many nearby waterfalls, one of the most popular is the Taggerty River which has a circuit walk near it named after the Beeches which line part of the walk. I’m always amazed at the tenacity of life, how that fern can grow on that soiless rock in the middle of a river ??? amazing. I was up there a few weeks ago and got my slides back yesterday. I’ve been very impressed with my new 24-70mm f/2.8L lens, very fast and sharp but the surprise for me has been far more accurate colour. With my old lens (the mid range 24-80mm) the colour tended to shift to blue far more with these long exposures. For more pics from this area check out my Yarra Ranges gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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This shot is one half of my accidental collage shot oops . It was taken after one of the worst night sleeps I’ve ever had when we camped next to these redwoods in the Otways. At about 2:30 a huge logging truck drove past on the road about 10 meters from our tent, other trucks followed at intervals just long enough to allow you to dose off again. This continued until about 6:00am when the WMD’s finally ceased. Took this shot not long after that in the first light of the day. Sold two 8”x12” framed prints of this one, not a terribly original composition but popular all the same. For more pictures from this area check out my The Otways gallery.
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Another shot from my recent family holiday to Lake Tyers with my new 5DmkII. This was my first sunset with the new toy and I had fun experimenting a bit more with my neutral density graduated filters to compare results. I shot the scene with 2 & 3 stop ND grads to see how they compared my fav being this 2 stop ND grad. Camera: Canon EOS 5D mkII / Lens: EF 24-70 f/2.8 USM @ 24mm / Filter: Cokin 121M, 2 stop neutral density graduated filter / ISO: 100 / Shutter Speed: 0.6sec / Aperture: f/16 / WB: Auto / Exposure Compensation: none For other shots from this area check out my Gippsland gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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Got into a pretty precarious posi to take this one but hey it was the only way to get the shot. Camera: Canon EOS 5D mkII / Lens: EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM @ 16mm / Filter: UV / ISO: 100 / Shutter Speed: 1/10th sec / Aperture: f/16 / WB: Auto For other shots from this area check out my Bass Coast gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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If I had to pick one image as my favorite all time shot it would be Peter Dombrovskis’ Mount Geryon from The Labyrinth. To me it is quite simply the most inspiring example of everything a fantastic landscape photograph should be . An amazingly interesting, colourful and sharp vegetated foreground (perfectly executed with the tilt feature of his large format 4”x5” Linhof technorama camera), the most perfect reflection I’ve ever seen, great middle ground topped off by the amazing profile of Mt Geryon accentuated by a sprinkling of snow. The combination of these elements creates a beauty so perfect that it almost defies belief. Back in 1998 when I last did the Overland Track – Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair walk in winter I did a flying visit to the labyrinth on my last day before walking back to Coles Bay completing most of the St Clair leg by torch light in the short winter days. Unfortunately due to inclement weather visibility was only about 10 to 100m at best and I didn’t really see anything. The next day on the way home on the boat across Bass Strait I bought the above poster feeding my dreams of returning till now. In a way history repeated this week when I finally returned, it had been snowing all night on us down in the valley at Pine Hut and as we climbed steeply up to the plateau the world was transformed into a winter wonderland. The cloud cover was again thick and visibility was again low but donning my pack I at least was equipped to stay a few nights. Leaving my companions to return to the comfort of the hut after lunch I continued alone to Lake Elysia. Walking over the final rise and seeing the lake and surrounding hills was in many ways a return to a place long held dear such was my familiarity with the numerous photographs I have of the area. It was very cold and I half expected that I would have such cold hands after setting up my tent that I would probably remained tent bound for a while afterwards to warm up but everything was in an acceptable comfort range so I wandered around the shore of the lake umbrella in hand taking shots. One hand was in a wet glove for carrying my cold metal tripod the other one bare so I could handle my camera without getting it wet and despite frequent snow flurries I spent an enjoyable few hours exploring some of the more intimate aspects of the shore line this shot being taken in an ever so brief moment when the cloud cover lifted enough to at least see the bases of Mt Geryon and The Acropolis. That night it bucketed down with rain and by morning every last skerrick of snow had been washed away. As luck would have it my tent site was transformed into a very wet puddle and with my tent floor leaking badly everything ended up in various degrees of wetness. I had the food to stay another night but with everything including my sleeping bag and a very expensive 15mm fisheye lens being wet my dreams of an open sky sunset and sunrise at Lake Elysia had to wait till another time. Camera: Canon EOS 5D mkII / Lens: EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM @ 24mm / Filter: UV / ISO: 100 / Shutter Speed: 1/30th sec / Aperture: f/16 / WB: Auto / Exposure Compensation: -1/3rd stop / When: 3:15pm on 6/4/09 For more Tassie shots check out my Tasmania gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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The oft photographed Horseshoe Falls, Mt Field National Park, Tasmania. Camera: Canon EOS 5D mkII / Lens: EF 16-35 f/2.8L II USM @ 21mm / Filter: UV / ISO: 100 / Shutter Speed: 4 sec / Aperture: f/16 / WB: Auto / Exposure Compensation: -1/3rd stop / When: 5:35pm on 4/4/09 For more Tassie shots check out my Tasmania gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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About 30 hours before this shot was taken this summit was enveloped in a blizzard, the ice and snow making any attempt at a trip to it’s peak a distinctly life threatening affair (see the shot below, its the peak on the right). The Acroplis is in the Du Cane Range, Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania. Camera: Canon EOS 5D mkII / Lens: EF 15mm fisheye / Filter: none / ISO: 100 / Shutter Speed: 1/100th sec / Aperture: f/13 / WB: Auto / Exposure Compensation: -1/3rd stop / When: 11:15am on 8/4/09 For more Tassie shots check out my Tasmania gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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