Competition: Landscape February 2012
Dove Lake Boat House Jcr_au
Photo Gallery
28 | BWA February 2018
Landscapes
February 2017
Contemplating the Eglinton RangeJohn Walker
WINNER
Manfred morningBrian Eglinton
Evening wearNorth-north-west
Beauty as "cold as ice"Snowzone
"Where the heck are we?" Central Plateau, TasmaniaPeter Grant
The South Island of New Zealand is a stunning place. Apart from being a jumping off place for popular multi-day walks, the road from Te Anau to Milford Sound is dotted with delights. The views through the Eglinton Valley are one of them. Many stop around here and photograph similar outlooks. I was fortunate on this day to have the clouds swirling about the mountains offering a dramatic scene that was quite breathtaking. It was hard to tear myself away from it.
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30 | BWA February 2018
Non-landscapes
February 2017
Female wandering percherIandsmith
WINNER
Fairytales and leprechaunsSnowzone
Erupting cushionBrian Eglinton
Summer icebergsJohn Walker
We found our pot of goldPeter Grant
Wandering perchers are quite common and I've come across them in many places. It took me a while to buy a Dragonfly identification book and realise that the males and females are quite different in colouration, though, if you think about it, it's like that with so many other species so I should have known.
The rare and elusive fern-capped rock in its natural habitatNorth-north-west
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Tasmania
February 2017
WINNER
Off-track and loving it: Central PlateauPeter Grant
I try to get back to Tasmania once a year. This time there were two of us that decided to up our level of challenge by going more off track.
We had planned for eight days, but after a tough walk into the Gingerbread Hut on Rufus, followed by a gentler day down to Forgotten Lake, the latest weather report had us heading back out again before re-setting for a remaining five day walk out of Narcissus.
The next day was another tough walk over Byron onto Cuvier, but the weather was improving.
Then we had two delightful days allowing us to visit Cuvier before judiciously repositioning our tent in the Cuvier Coal Hill saddle, and then a long day trip to Gould's Sugarloaf in perfect conditions.
The pools in the saddle are set in little gardens of heath and spagnum with grandstand views to the west and the east.
In this view Byron, Olympus and Othrys form a line of guardians over the Cuvier Valley.
The final two days of mist, rain, cliffs, overgrown track and getting bushwacked is another story, but Lake Petrarch and the Cuvier Valley left some great impressions and are still calling us to come back again.
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Flame Peak and The FontNorth-north-west
Beyond cuvierBrian Eglinton
Lake Cygnus, Western ArthursTeak
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Other States
February 2017
The mighty Mt Sefton, Aoraki/Mt Cook NPJohn Walker
WINNER
Buff banded railIandsmith
I had a splendid time at Aoraki/Mt Cook NP wandering through several short day hikes near the village, even persuading my wife to join me for this one to Kea Point. Mt Sefton is a most impressive peak and seems to dominate no matter where you are. Later in the day it appeared to be following me down the Hooker Valley. This lunchtime view from Kea Point was particularly impressive. The frequent sound of avalanching/rock falls on the mountain's higher slopes and glaciers is something I remember vividly but can't be captured in a photo.
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February still flowingBrian Eglinton
36 | BWA February 2018
Landscapes
March 2017
Adamson's sunsetCameron Semple
WINNER
En route to the CoronetsNorth-north-west
One misty, moisty morning, Blue PeaksPeter Grant
Morning on Mt AmosOsik
Lake Cygnus, Western ArthursBen Trainor
After the rainsJohn Walker
Remembering JuliusIandsmith
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Non-landscapes
March 2017
Fairies' aprons, freshly washedPeter Grant
WINNER
Breakfast time!North-north-west
Rock pools at Rocky CapeIandsmith
This is comfortableBrian Eglinton
Inside a waterfallJohn Walker
Wouldn't you rather be named fairies' apron than bladderwort? These delicate-looking plants are actually carnivorous, supplementing their diet by trapping aquatic critters in sub-surface bladders. We found this beautiful, prolific group growing along the shore of an unnamed lake near the Blue Peaks in Tasmania's Central Plateau.
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40 | BWA February 2018
Tasmania
March 2017
WINNER
Harper Point, Twelvetrees RangeNorth-north-west
Pencil Pines of LunkaSon of a Beach
Lake Sydney sinkholesJames Davidson
On a walk with Adelaide Bushwalkers we camped beside Square Lake after day two of a 14 day traverse of the Western and Eastern Arthurs, deep in the wilderness of South West Tasmania. The golden sunset lit up the dolerite rock of Procyon Peak and the surrounding cliffs. I was completely calm when we went to sleep, but we were exposed to the west. During the night strong winds battered my tent. I was glad to wake up on solid ground. In the morning we climbed Procyon Peak, before continuing on the difficult yet magnificent traverse.
Hartz Mountain viewRoger
Breakfast at TwistedIandsmith
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Square LakeBen Trainor
Ever upwardsCameron Semple
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Other States
March 2017
Terrace FallsTom Brennan
WINNER
Bunyeroo Valley Lookout, South AustraliaWhitefang
A valley sentinel stands guardJohn Walker
A different angle on this popularly photographed spot, with a focus on the lower cascades with the main falls in the background.
Listen to the rushIandsmith
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Sturt GorgeBrian Eglinton
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