01.06.09
Maori Bay Sunset and Gannets
With some beautiful hot summer weather, the West coast beach of Maori Bay, was a perfect spot to admire New Zealand’s rugged landscapes.
01.04.09
Melbourne to Auckland Flight
The Emirates flight from Melbourne to Auckland was uneventful, although the dirty windows on the A340-500 didn’t help in getting clear shots of Auckland.
Bethells/Anawhata/Muriwai
Hauraki Gulf – Rangitoto/Motutapu/Browns Islands
01.03.09
St Kilda Sunset
My final evening in Melbourne was spent down on the warm beach of St Kilda with my sisters.
Packed during the day, but nearing 9pm it’s empty
Candace – youngest sister
01.02.09
Eureka Tower
The Eureka Tower of Melbourne, is currently the worlds tallest residential building in the world standing 300m (984ft) tall. Presented with what looked like a great upcoming sunset with good visibility, decided to head up to the 88th floor lookout. Spectacular views 360° around, although the top ten floors are gold plated (looks great on the outside), but cut out much light within making photography extremely difficult.
Eureka reflecting on the neighbouring PWC
Overlooking the Royal Botanical Gardens
CBD and Docklands
Albert Park – home of the Formula 1 every March
Sunset looking towards Newport & Geelong
12.28.08
Melbourne Twilight
Took an evening walk along the Yarra River, and setup for the hourly fireballs from the Crown Casino.
12.21.08
Koala on Great Ocean Road
Taking the beautiful Great Ocean Road back to Melbourne, came across a forest of Eucalyptus trees. Immediately saw these cute Koala very close to the road edge.
12.20.08
London Bridge, Australia!
The London Bridge (now officially London Arch) is just a few kilometres west of Port Campbell. Arriving well into dusk, only managed a few shots.
The second arch collapsed in 1990
Self portrait
Port Campbell
Port Campbell is right in the heart of the Great Ocean Road, and just ten minutes away from the Twelve Apostles. With no time to venture back out to one of the coastal features, a simple sunset against the towns pier was all that was needed.
Great Ocean Road, Victoria
The Great Ocean Road offers some of Australia’s best scenic coastline drives. During the weekend, spent much of it driving along this beautiful 243km stretch of road between Torquay and Warrnambool.
Port Fairy – as a yacht sets sail
Surfer at Warrnambool
Floating over the surf – Bay of Martyr
Josh, previously featured
The Grotto
Stormy Apostle Sunrise
Following from the previous night trip to the Twelve Apostles, headed back in the morning to catch a glimpse of the sunrise. Clouds obscured it, until later in the day when they dissipated and the temperature rose up.
12.19.08
Twelve Apostles Sunset
The stunning twelve apostles are a collection of limestone stacks, located just offshore in the Port Campbell National Park, Victoria. Large crowds covered the good viewing platforms along the cliff entrance, however beach access is no longer available through Gibson Steps, and Thunder Cave.
Erosion caused the collapse of a stack in 2005
Looking East along the rugged coastline
Great viewing platforms along the length of cliff edge
Sunset over Twelve Apostles
Penguins after dark, using cameras maximum abilities
Penguins in the surf
12.18.08
Hobart to Melbourne – Circle Rainbow
Just departing Hobart over Seven Mile beach
Circle rainbow only seen from above, with moisture in the air and the sun behind you
12.17.08
Cradle Mountain Ascent
The imposing Cradle Mountain, standing 1545metres (5069ft) tall looked like a formidable peak to climb. Rising to the challenge, decided to head up via the Marions lookout track, packed with camera gear, water and a heavy tripod (quite possibly the silliest idea of 2008!). The total trek took over eight hours, including the final hour of ascent of Cradle Mountain, scrambling over large boulders on the very steep slope.
A few hours later the next morning, Cradle Mountain comes into view
Lake Lilla, during the ascent of Marion’s lookout
Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake
Climbing dangerous loose rocks overlooking Dove Lake
And the view left
Ascended the very steep rocky area to the left
Looking South with Mark atop a safer platform
Valley behind Cradle Mountain
The actual summit was further West along the range, however didn’t provide views over Dove Lake and the valley below. Rather than keeping to the path, many climbers including myself went straight up, which was steeper, more dangerous, but provided far superior views.
Following the edge track back, provided good views over Dove Lake
Eight hours later, the light has changed over the boat shed
12.16.08
Dove Lake, Cradle Mountain
After a long days drive from the Freycinet National Park, arrived in Cradle Valley, featuring Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake – a popular trekking spot. Being so late in the evening, and the weather conditions damp, chose to complete the short 2-3 hour Dove Lake circuit.
The Boatshed on the Dove Lake walk
Forest Raven
After the walk, took a drive up to Devonport to get food, as everywhere local was shut
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