Competition: Tasmania January 2013
The disappearing sun from the middle of the Prince of Wales RangeMJD
Photo Gallery
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Landscapes
December 2016
Evening mists at PigstyNorth-north-west
WINNER
Towards triumph and tragedyJohn Walker
Rare summer flowBrian Eglinton
The aftermathIandsmith
Hazards from "behind"Cameron Semple
The first of three attempts to redo the Southern Range - South Coast circuit started with beautiful weather and inevitably went downhill from there. But the bits that mattered - Alexandra, revisiting Hippo and La Perouse - were done in almost perfect conditions. At least I made the most of the last bit of good weather before it all went pear-shaped.
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Non-landscapes
December 2016
Dragonfly dazeIiandsmith
WINNER
Enfolded Snowzone
Blandfordia Punicea, south-west TasmaniaJohn Walker
White-bellied Sea-eagleCameron Semple
Summer hiking in TassieAndrew Smyth
I was house sitting in Gloucester and daily went down to the river in the park to try and shoot nature. There were varied dragonflies aplenty, including this one, one of the few I've never managed to get identified. The reason I like the shot is the lighting but it's also the reason why it's difficult to single out what type it is.
Blasted hitchhikers!North-north-west
Torrens River cascadeBrian Eglinton
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Tasmania
December 2016
WINNER
Solitude of the south-westJohn Walker
Avalanche Couloir on Kunanyi/Mt Wellington is a section of The Organ Pipes cliffs. Despite the feel of this image, it was actually quite a nice day to be up the mountain. This shot was snapped while waiting to climb a nearby route on the cliffs.
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Reynolds FallsCaedence Kuepper
Avalanche CouloirCameron Semple
Another change approachingNorth-north-west
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Other States
December 2016
Orange threadtail damselflyIandsmith
WINNER
BrightnessSnowzone
Wollemia nobilisJohn Walker
This is a not uncommon damselfly that I first shot on Tamborine Mountain in Queensland, obviously distinguished by its bright orange stripes. Damselflies tend to stop a lot more than dragonflies so, once you see them, it's often easier to get a shot.
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Pooraka WetlandsBrian Eglinton
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Landscapes
January 2017
A little hungover in the morningNorth-north-west
WINNER
Osmiridium Beach bluffAndrew Smyth
Hanging gardenTom Brennan
Through the archJohn Walker
BattlelinesBrian Eglinton
A walk I had long wanted to do was to approach Ironstone from the west, drop down the northern face to pick up the track, then follow it down and link up with the other Smoky Creek tracks to spend a night on Mother Cummings. Finding a campsite was tricky as the plateau was wetter than I'd ever seen it, with barely any flat open ground between the pools, but oh so worth it when the morning clouds shifted and lifted to give another bluebird day.
Louisa RiverGraham51
Lake Parramatta ReserveIandsmith
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Non-landscapes
January 2017
Australian tiger at Lake Parramatta ReserveIandsmith
WINNER
Bug spottingGeevesy
Vanishing Falls, SW TasmaniaAndrew Smyth
Some colours of scopariaGraham51
Get your own rockJohn Walker
This reserve sits right in the middle of suburbia. You'd never know it was there unless you went looking. I was lucky to have a friend take me there. I had seen lots of tigers up at Woolgoolga on the golf course I used to play at and the attendant rainbow bee eaters that feast on them, but I'd never seen them this far south. Lake Parramatta is an old water supply dam with history going back over 100 years and a lovely sandstone wall.
Delights of a foggy morningNorth-north-west
Calculating...Tom Brennan
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Tasmania
January 2017
WINNER
Aurora Australis, Cradle Mountain, Lake St Clair NPAzza
Good morning, AnneThornbill
Nothing like a bit of fog during waratah seasonNorth-north-west
"A Day In The Garden" - it had been a while between walks for me when I created this image. However, I found my way to a spot that I have wanted to visit for a while.
A fairly strenuous hike is quickly forgotten when you arrive at a scene like this, pitch your tent and spend a day exploring its many wonders. With so much going on in my life at the moment I had forgotten how much it meant to be able to visit the wilderness areas of Tasmania.
The emotional high from achieving a goal that takes a fair bit of physical effort, combined with the clear mindedness from leaving the world behind, was exhilarating.
This image reminds me whenever you get caught up in the whirlwind of life, don't forget to get back to what makes you happy. If its a day in the garden or a three day hike, don't forget there is more to life than the walls our mind constructs for us.
And did those feet in ancient timeGeevesy
Towards The Thumbs from Mount Wright at sunsetDoogs
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In the gardenWilkography
Mist on the New RiverAndrew Smyth
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Other States
January 2017
In the cathedralTom Brennan
WINNER
Last light on Walk the YorkeBrian Eglinton
Twin Falls, Springbrook National ParkCaedence Kuepper
The bottom of the 40 metre abseil into Heart Attack Canyon hardly sees the sun, but does glow from the light reflecting off the dripping walls.
Female wandering percherIandsmith
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Below the old weirJohn Walker
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