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North Tamborine graveyard -- a spooky but very fun place to spend Halloween!

I took this shot during an exercise at a photography workshop that I attended in 2008. It was great fun and it kicked off even more of a photography obsession!

A shot from the "freezing water droplets" practical in the photography workshop I attended in 2008. I think it looks like she's practicing levitation!

In 2009, I spent Halloween night in Tamborine Mountain Cemetery with the Bluedog crew. This shot was a long exposure where the werewolf jumped in and was light painted after about a minute (there's no photoshopping involved). A pretty creepy effect, huh, especially considering the date!

Chalahn Falls is located about 5km from O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat in Lamington National Park and is accessed via the Tooloona Creek Circuit. Despite the fact that we had to climb over multiple fallen trees -- the result of torrential rains two weeks before -- and the fact that I fell off the rocks and ended up hanging upside down while trying to compose a shot, every step of the way was worth it to see this waterfall. We ended up spending more than 2 hours there, first just enjoying the view as we ate a picnic lunch and later as we took plenty of photos. I definitely have a new favourite waterfall in south east Queensland!

Photographed with a Canon 400D. The beautiful Purling Brook Falls in the Springbrook National Park just west of the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia. A 4 km track takes you to the bottom of the falls for great views up the cliff & you can walk under the falls if you don't mind getting a bit wet. You can see the walking track at the bottom left of this image. The day started out a little cloudy but quickly turned sunny so I didn't manage to get any good shots from down the bottom but it was a beautiful walk nonetheless. The colour (top middle) is people on the viewing platform. *Features* Scenery, Feb 2012. All Parks, Feb 2012. Wild Oz, Jan 2018. Our Planet's Scenery, Jan 2018.

Chalahn Falls is located about 5km from O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat in Lamington National Park and is accessed via the Tooloona Creek Circuit. Despite the fact that we had to climb over multiple fallen trees -- the result of torrential rains two weeks before -- and the fact that I fell off the rocks and ended up hanging upside down while trying to compose a shot, every step of the way was worth it to see this waterfall. We ended up spending more than 2 hours there, first just enjoying the view as we ate a picnic lunch and later as we took plenty of photos. I definitely have a new favourite waterfall in south east Queensland!

This is from an expedition to O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat in Lamington National Park, about a 2 hour drive from Brisbane. I ended up doing part of the "Border Track" and eventually stumbled upon this gem--Elabana Falls.

"Aussie" car plate

The cascades just before Moran's Falls, which drops off a cliff on the right hand side of the photo, just before sunset on a stormy Easter Saturday at O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat. Even though this was my fifth visit to O'Reilly's and my third yearly pilgrimage with my friend Michelle, it continue to amaze and always makes for an interesting and eventful day out!

Snapper Rocks Beach, Gold Coast Queensland Australia

Sunset at Snapper Rocks, Currumbin, Gold Coast, Summer 2023

Sunset at Snapper Rocks, Currumbin, Gold Coast, Summer 2023

One of the mothers in the mothers & babies enclosure at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary curls up for a nap. It's a hard life being a koala.

Sunset at Snapper Rocks, Currumbin, Gold Coast, Summer 2023

Sunset at Snapper Rocks, Currumbin, Gold Coast, Summer 2023

Girl taking pictures at the base of Elephant Rock - Tugun, summer 2023

Sunset at Snapper Rocks, Currumbin, Gold Coast, Summer 2023

Sunset at Snapper Rocks, Currumbin, Gold Coast, Summer 2023

Summer in Queensland means incredibly early starts if you want to see the sunrise. Despite the fact that I had to get up at 3am to make it to this spot on Main Beach at Surfers Paradise in time, I still couldn't think of a better way to start a summer day.

Panorama of the waterway at Labrador on the Gold Coast Australia

The tide comes in as the sun comes up at Currumbin Beach on the Gold Coast.

Children’s paradise in Surfers Paradise

Panorama of the waterway at Labrador on the Gold Coast Australia

The tide coming in at Currumbin Beach at sunrise, reaching ever forward and trying to take my tripod (and camera!) away from me.

A famous car and a notorious bird familiar to those who live by the sea...

Rock pool at Snapper Rocks - Summer 2023

It's November now in Brisbane, which means the flowers on the jacarandas are scattered across the ground and the frangipani trees are in full bloom. I love this flower, both for its look and its gorgeous smell, and it is one of many things that make me instantly think of summer.

The tide slowly starts to overtake the rocks near Elephant Rock on Currumbin Beach. It wasn't the best sunrise, but once it finally popped up over the clouds, it was a perfect morning with wispy clouds in the sky and wispy water running all around me.

Stars lighting up the skies of the Gold Coast over Currumbin Rock, with the bright lights of Currumbin Surf Club in the distance.

A fisherman on the rocks at Currumbin looking for his last catch of the day before darkness sets in.

A slightly different angle on the normal shot of Natural Bridge in Springbrook National Park. While I love the view from inside the cave, it's hard to do different compositions, whereas the view from the outside looking in provides quite a few different options.

Natural Bridge is a favourite of photographers across South East Queensland. This difficult-to-shoot scene, found in the Natural Bridge section of Springbrook National Park, is part of a very short bushwalk through the area, which takes you along Cave Creek, into the cave, and then up and over it. It's best seen when there has been a lot of recent rainfall; otherwise, it can slow to a faint trickle.

Natural Bridge is a favourite of photographers across South East Queensland. This difficult-to-shoot scene, found in the Natural Bridge section of Springbrook National Park, is part of a very short bushwalk through the area, which takes you along Cave Creek, into the cave, and then up and over it. It's best seen when there has been a lot of recent rainfall; otherwise, it can slow to a faint trickle.

Waves crashing into the rock pools at Currumbin on the Gold Coast just after sunrise. Further out to sea, paddleboarders are following the whales that came in incredibly close to shore.

The water turns white from the churning surf smashing onto Snapper Rocks at Rainbow Bay, near Coolangatta on the Gold Coast.