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Competition: Tasmania November 2010
A red sunset on the slopes of Mt MassifSubmitted by ILUVSWTAS
PHOTO GALLERY
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“Doubly happy, however, is the man to whom lofty mountain tops are within reach.”
John Muir
BWA Photo Competition
BWA October 2014 | 23
Other States
October 2013
Daintree, Cape TribulationLouise Fairfax
WINNER
Must be summer againIandsmith
Kosci CorniceBrian Eglinton
Grand Canyon walk, BlackheathLorraine
Walking the Green Gully Track, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, NSWMandy Creighton
Louise, true to her forum (and blog) name of nature lover, finds enormous pleasure in most aspects of the natural world - trees, rocks, fungi, animals. Her favourite domains are the summits of mountains, beaches (isolated ones, preferably in national parks with no buildings behind them), and beside rivers.
The Cape Tribulation photos was taken after a failed attempt to climb the actual Cape itself. The combination of thick rainforest and skirt with open sandals - and the possibility of meeting a snake inappropriately dressed for the occasion - turned me back. I emerged from the jungle to be greeted by these marvellous brooding clouds, presiding over a pristine, windswept beach. The variety of colour, lighting and texture thrilled me, and compensated for the failed climb.
A weeping Bridal Veil Falls, LeuraJohn Walker
To see the all the entries check out http://bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=15517#p207215
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Tasmania
October 2013
Nelson FallsDan Broun
WINNER
Nelson Falls is a place I take all my interstate visitors as it’s a short easy walk from the highway and is a spectacular drop, particularly in full flow. This day I was travelling back from some solo time on the west coast and indulged in a photography session. The tourists were quite amused to see me standing in the fast flowing stream with my tripod. Highly recommend stooping at this serene place.
To see the all the entries check out http://bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=15518#p207216
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To see the all the entries check out http://bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=15520#p207218
Landscapes
October 2013
Tropical north sunriseLouise Fairfax
WINNER
Evans Lookout, BlackheathLorraine
Descending into the fern filled forestJohn Walker
Looking to the WestDan Broun
Snowy Pool, Cradle PlateauPeter Grant
“Whenever I am at the beach, it is my great delight to get up before the sun and walk along the landscape devoid of humans, listening to the rush of waves and feeling the salt air in my face. I love to catch with my camera the play of colours and light as the rising sun changes the sky. I actually selected the spot for this shot the night before, so was waiting in position when the sun came up to play with the surf.”
Exploring RamsheadBrian Eglinton
Grand CanyonIandsmith
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Non-landscapes
October 2013
Who You Callin’ Evil?Peter Grant
WINNER
Moss and StreamDan Broun
Goanna up a tree at Myall Lakes National Park,NSWMandy Creighton
Musk lorikeetIandsmith
Daintree forestLouise Fairfax
To see the all the entries check out http://bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=15519#p207217
I’m a nature writer based in Hobart, and blogging at naturescribe.com. This takes me out into the natural world in search of words and images for use by magazines or agencies like Tas Parks & Wildlife. This photograph was taken at Ronny Creek, the start of the Overland Track, one snowy spring morning. To me the black currawong’s call is the signature sound of the Tassie highlands. They’re also very smart birds, curious and quick to learn. They’ve famously learned how to undo pack zips, and regularly “borrow” food, phones, cameras, even passports from walkers. Still, I’d never call them “evil”!
Stream EmergesBrian Eglinton
A Spider OrchidB Trainor
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Other States
November 2013
Snow gum regeneration from Timms Lookout at duskRobert Granter
WINNER
Natural Bridge Springbrook National ParkLorraine
Reflections on an ancient workshop - lower Blue MountainsJohn Walker
Angela on St Mary Peak track. Flinders Ranges, South AustraliaAndrei Nikulinsky
Canyon wallsTom Brennan
To see the all the entries check out http://bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=15815#p210933
Rob loves walking in the Aussie bush especially Tassie and the Victorian High country. Timms lookout is north-west of Roper hut on the Bogong High Plains. This was such a magic night, a rare chance to camp right on Timms ridge. This country has been badly affected by fire. The Snow gum reshooting out of its burnt core, backlit by the sun setting over Mt Buffalo way, sums up the beauty, resilience and awesome power of the natural world and the joy, inspiration and regeneration Rob gets from bushwalking.
Turk Rock, Granite GorgeBrian Eglinton
The GroyneDan Broun
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Tasmania
November 2013
Aurora over the Southern ReserveDoogs
WINNER
Mt Gould and The GuardiansDan Broun
Clear Hill fireworksTibboh
Loitering in the Labyrinth near Eros and HyperionMJD
Mixed rainforest below Du Cane GapNicholas Clark
To see the all the entries check out http://bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=15816#p210934
Southern Ranges snow stormLouis Fairfax
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Landscapes
November 2013
A moody Geryon whipping up a stormMJD
WINNER
Nandroya FallsBrian Eglinton
Gould PlateauDoogs
Suns Last KissDan Broun
Southern Ranges snow stormLouise Fairfax
To see the all the entries check out http://bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=15818#p210936
The photo of Geryon was taken in the Labyrinth somewhere west of Lake Ophion as our group took a short cut towards Walled Mt late in the afternoon. It was very calm and everyone was happily taking photos but the weather broke soon afterwards and we ended up camped back near the track high on Walled Mt. An attempt to reach Nereus the next day, as snow and later rain fell, failed when we ran out of time. We then went up over the Minotaur and under Gould to camp on the Gould Plateau where we were lucky enough to photograph an aurora.
Thistle Cove, Cape Le Grand National Park, WAAndrei Nikulinsky
A secret spotJohn Walker
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Non-landscapes
November 2013
Curious Rock WallabyBrian Eglinton
WINNER
Owlfly, Moondini Bluff, Western AustraliaAndrei Nikulinsky
Misty tarnTibboh
Light and shade at Windy RidgeNicholas Clark
Dead lightLouise Fairfax
To see the all the entries check out http://bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=15817#p210935
Brian (aka Eggs) has regular work visits to Cairns in the tropical north of Queensland.
While parks of the coastal strip are covered in rich rainforest, rising up onto the Atherton Tablelands and heading inland the vegetation becomes drier and more open, with savanna grasslands appearing.
In this plateau ringed by ranges, there are a number of parks and reserves. A little private park has been established south of Mareeba at Granite Gorge. Here the creek drops through a gigantic jumble of large granite boulders and it is amongst these rocks that a variety of Rock Wallabies live. Brian visited the park under a blazing midday sun, but the prospect of some pellets to eat brought this little fellow out from his shade in the rock for a short time before retreating again.
The resident of Green BluffIandsmith
Weathered sandstoneDoogs
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