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Thursday, November 10th, 2011
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I’ve always maintained that trying to capture the colour and how immense the mountains are in Tasmania’s south west is ridiculously challenging. No photo could possibly do duty to the unique colours and textures and size of the peaks. This photo taken on a recent trip to Lake Pedder however is my new favourite of the Sentinel Range, taken near the old Lake Pedder track.
Captured in the mid afternoon, the weather ensured the sun was not bright enough to cause the deep contrasts I have normally experienced at this location, and at the same time the weather was good enough for the peaks not to be covered in rain clouds.
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Tags: Lake Pedder, Mountains, Sentinel Range, South-West
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Bathurst Harbour is one of the last truly wild places in Tasmania, with very little human occupation since Tasmania was colonised. I recently had the pleasure I enjoying a day trip to the harbour with Par Avion tours, which took in many of Tasmania’s rugged peaks and bays, before landing at Melaleuca, before a boat took us along Melaleuca Creek & Inlet, visiting Clayton’s Landing before passing under Mt Rugby & through the Narrows to Bramble Cove for lunch. Return & fly back. Full details can be found at the Air Tasmania Website.
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Tags: Bathurst Harbour, Clayton's Landing, Mt Rugby, South West Tasmania
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
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The reason for heading up to Mt Wellington was to take some photos of O’Grady falls. I had previously gone looking for them last year, however ended up on “long way round” track, which I abandoned halfway through the walk.
No problems finding the falls this time, I was well researched. The Wood’s Track albeit the shorter route was very steep though – what was an enjoyable walk down was a recipe for a heart attack back up. However with the wet day, and heavy cloud cover, it was perfect conditions to take photos of waterfalls.
The image really does not do justice to the falls – I would estimate them to be between 6 and 9 metres high. I also became re-acquainted with leeches, which seemed determined t suck me dry by dropping from overhanging trees. Thankfully only 1 managed to “get me” – the others I removed in time.
I feel there is potential to improve on this photo – this is the “tourist” shot many people get of the falls, however it does not really tell the story of the waterfall, so I plan to return when the weather isn’t so prone to leeches and spend more time trying to get the shot I want.
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Tags: Hobart, Long Exposure, Mt Wellington, Waterfall
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
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The Alpine region of Mt Field National Park is a harsh environment of many extremes. Not only is the land baked by the sweltering summer sun, but it is also lashed by vicious blizzards and submerged in deep drifts of snow during winter.
It is therefore natural that some plants do not make it. In the case of trees, they die and their skeleton is left to be bleached by the weather before eventually succumbing to rot and falling to the ground.
Over my Christmas break, I visited the Lake Dobson area of Mt Field with friends, and this was the image that I ended up picking from the set of images taken
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
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Marriot Falls was the ultimate destination of my trip that went via Lake Meadowbank. The track to get there was a little different to what was advertised on other websites. The falls themselves are quite spectacular, and I believe moreso than the Russell Falls nearby. Unfortunately due to the higher than normal water flow due to recent rains, I was unable to get as close as I would have liked, and as a result the photo has been obscured by trees.
Track notes for those interested can be found here.
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Tags: Marriot, Mt, Mt Field, Tasmania, Ultrawide, Water, Waterfall, Wilderness
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
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Trial Harbour is located on the west coat of Tasmania, and as such is subjected to the full force of the Southern Ocean. As the name suggests, this was once considered a safe haven for visiting ships, though by the photo above I could never understand how.
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Tags: Trial Harbour, Water, Waves
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Mount Dawson
Something a little different today. This is a photo of Mount Dawson in south-west Tasmania, as seen while driving along the lower Florentine forestry roads. I have posted this because it’s a monochrome, and works as a monochrome. I particularly like the textures in the sky. Monochrome photography is a great way to set a mood for an image.
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Tags: Black and White, Mount Dawson, Mountain, Sky, Tasmania
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
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While walking down to the Lady Barren Falls, I happened across the fungus that was growing amongst the masses of moss growing beside the path. What I found interesting was how to fungus grew – it started out a crimson red, and then as it matured changed colour from red to orange to a vivid yellow.
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Tags: Close-up, Fungus, Moss, Orange
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
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I have to admit, I am not particularly fond of this photo, mainly because there was nowhere to compose the photo other than a small platform built by the Parks and Wildlife Service, which had a tree overgrowing the more interesting aspects of the falls. There is definitely a lot more water flowing over this waterfall than there is over the Horse Shoe Falls & Russell Falls. Did I mention the 1 hour round trip is quite a hike?
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Tags: Mt Field, National Park, Waterfall, Wilderness
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
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When most people visit Mt Field, the main attraction in the Russell Falls. but with the lack of sustained rain, I feel that these falls are quite underwhelming. Instead I took photos of the two other major waterfalls in the park, the Horse Shoe (Pictured) and Lady Barren (Tomorrow’s photo) Falls.
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Tags: National Park, Waterfall, Wilderness
