Tasmania
Tasmania is the most southern state of Australia, situated south of the 40 degree south parallel. The island is an absolute paradise for photographers and those keen on the great outdoors!
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Admiring the view - drawn like me to a beautiful sunset, another enjoys the view and solitude
Bay of fires/Bicheno
This part of Tasmania's east coast runs from Binalong Bay in the south up to Eddystone Point. Its shoreline is characterised by orange colour granite boulders that line the white beaches and brilliant blue seas. Its a must for photographers #bayoffires #Tasmania
I have included shots here from Bicheno because the granite lined foreshores have the same remarkably marked boulders.
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A hidden little cove, Bay of Fires
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Textures of the Bay of Fires
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Textures of the Bay of Fires
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Binalong Bay, Bay of Fires
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Bay of Fires colours
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Sunset at Bicheno
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Rock formation Bicheno
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Remarkable patterns, Bicheno
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Life in many forms, Bicheno
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So many colours!
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Sunset, Bicheno
Pencil pines, Pine Lake and Central plateau
When you ascend the Great Western Tiers from the rich farmland of northern Tasmania you reach a stark wilderness full of amazing wonders, many found only in Tasmania.
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Pine Lake
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Pine lake
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Waterfalls and river swirls
Waterfalls abound in Tasmania, we only saw a few but they were very therapeutic to photograph.
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The main falls at Westmoreland Falls
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Montana falls (lower falls)
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One of the falls at Westmoreland Falls
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Iconic Russell Falls, Mt Field National Park
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Guide falls
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Guide falls
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A small run below the main Westmoreland falls
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Swirling patterns, Mt Field National Park
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Below Westmoreland Falls
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Montana falls (upper)
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Horseshoe falls, Mt Field National Park
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Matthina Falls
Fungi and other critters
Our visit coincided with the peak of the fungi season. We bumped into a couple who said they had seen very little fungi in April. It was a very different story in mid to late May!
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Canary worm
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The frozen world of Mt Barrow
Mt Barrow in the state's northeast is an imposing mountain with a nail biting ascent to the top. We made the ascent on a balmy day in mid may where it was still and 4 degrees. It was not difficult to imagine it as an utterly freezing place with bone numbing winds in more normal conditions!
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Ice patterns, Mt Barrow
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Life goes on
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Ice formation, Mt Barrow
Aurora Australis and Tasmanian night skies
For more images see my Aurora Australis gallery, however these were a couple of highlights of imaging the aurora and the night sky (Milky Way) during my time in Tasmania)
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The two Magellanic Clouds and a delicate aurora from Cape Tourville looking south, 21 May 2023
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The Aurora Australis from Cape Tourville, 22 May 2023
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The yellow green arc of the Aurora Australis viewed from Cape Tourville in the early hours of 22 May 2023
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The full extent of the Emu viewed from Cape Tourville lighthouse, 21 May 2021
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Skies free of light pollution and clean air enable things I thought not possible such as the detail and colours around the Southern Cross viewed from Cape Tourville, Tasmania @42 degrees south. This was a single image at ISO 3200, for 8 seconds shot at f2.8 on the Nikon D850