Australia Pillows

The sky over Brisbane city lights up in all shades of orange and pink on the evening of the winter solstice.

A beautiful part of Australia's coastline, The Twelve Apostles in Victoria

Pylons standing in the bay near Shorncliffe Pier early on an autumn morning.

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I don't need therapy, I just need to go to Australia

One of my favourite waterfalls in black & white. Location: Brisbane Waters National Park, Girrakool, NSW, Australis. Camera: Canon 5D MkIII *Features* Lakes & Inland Waterways, July 2015. Canon DSLR, July 2015. Peace, Love & Tranquility, July 2015.

That's Hanging Rock in the Blue Mountains National Park in New South Wales, Australia. This National Park is 1 to 2 hours west of Sydney, Australia. Hanging Rock is on the left & on the right is the cliff face of Baltzer's Lookout. It's about an hours walk on the wide track to this spot unless you take a mountain bike. Yesterday I waited, not so patiently, while some wispy clouds managed to cover the sun a little so I could get this shot. I was very popular with the flies while I waited. Too bad I forgot the Aerogard . Photographed with a Canon 400D. *Features* Australiana Challenges Elite Images, August 2011. The Group, August 2011. Your Country's Best, February 2014. Image Writing, February 2014. Wild Oz, February 2...

Whilst waiting for the whales to surface at Cape Solander, I took a few photos of the beautiful & rugged coastline with the changing blues of the water as the waves crashed against the shore. Cape Solander is at Kurnell which is 22 kms south of the centre of Sydney, Australia & is in the Botany Bay National Park. A whale finally made an appearance after about an hour of waiting & thrilled the crowd with it's breaching & tail flipping. Unfortunately my telephoto lens wasn't strong enough to get good focussed shots ... just happy memory snaps. Cape Solander provides a good vantage site to view Humpback whales on their annual migration from Antarctica to the warmer waters of Australia's east coast to the north. During this migrati...

This is not much more than a trickle of water at the picnic area at Leura Cascades but the colour of the ferns & the pattern of the water falling made it look special to me. This is at Leura in the Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia. Canon 400D, ISO 400, Exposure 0.5 secs. *Feature* Glorious Spring & Fabulous Fall, Landscapes, Aug 2010.

Photographed about 10 years ago with the old Fuji Finepix camera. Busy Balaclava near St Kilda looked good to me with this fascinating artwork on the rail bridge. Balaclava, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. *Feature* Melbourne & Victoria, Sept 2016.

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This Christmas themed print has been created by Australian artist and designer Annalee Beer. It shows beautiful Christmas images with lovely Australian Native Flowers.

Bottlebrush Flower - Australian Native Florals

Australian Native Birds - Kookaburra Pattern

Australian Christmas - A Floral Pattern

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A closer view of one of the more picturesque cascades at Leura in the Blue Mouintains. A fairly short & usually muddy track takes you from the carpark at Chelmsford Drive down to here. Camera: Canon 5D MkIII. Location: Leura, Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia. HDR Processing: Photomatix. *Features* All Water In Motion & Reflections In Water, Nov 2014. Nature In It's Entirety, Nov 2014. Streams & Stream Crossings, Jan 2015. Ferns & Mosses Around The World, Jan 20, 2015. From The Earth, May 2015. 675 views as of May 2, 2015.

Ettalong Beach on the Central Coast was bathed in sunshine today. This imperfect 3 photo stitch came up well in HDR. Canon 5D Mkiii Ettalong Beach, Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. *Features* Going Coastal, Mar 2016. The Tropical Zone, Mar 2016.

The stunning view of Sydney Harbour on a sunny afternoon from North Sydney. This is Sydney Harbour in Sydney, NSW, Australia showing the Harbour Bridge, Opera House & Luna Park on the north side with the city skyline on the right (south side). A big thank you to Anthony for making his balcony available for this photo. Shot with a Canon 400D, ISO100, F25, 1/8 secs, Contrast adjustments in RAW processing. Two photos stitched together on Canon Zoombrowser. *Features* Your Country's Best, Aug 2011. Your Country's Best, Mar 2016. Hometown Photography, Mar 2016. 3405 views as of Mar 26, 2016.

A paraglider has jumped off the cliff at the famous Bald Hill near Stanwell Tops & soars like an eagle over this heavenly sight of Stanwell Park beach before landing in Stanwell Park. I think that is where they land. This was a fairly hot day. I'll be back for more shots when it's a bit cooler & in the meantime dream about soaring like an eagle like they have done. A tandem flight sounds good. A larger view will show the Sea Cliff bridge winding around the coast. This area is just south of Sydney, Australia. Photographed with a Canon 400D. *Features* Australian Travel Photography, February 2008. Illawarra, September, 2010. Sky High, November 2010. Australiana Challenges, November 2010. Your Country's Best, January 2011....

I was tempted to call this one the Carrot Cake Currarong Kookaburra. This fella or one of his mates later flew into the boot of my car to pinch a piece of carrot cake. Thanks to Keith's wife Lorraine for the beautiful carrot cake ! Given that they eat snakes & lizards, I would have thought that something like that would be too sweet for him. Photographed with a Canon 400D at Currarong on the South Coast of NSW, Australia. *Features* Canon DLSR, Mar 2013. Rural Australia, Mar 2013. Australian Native Birds, June 2013. Love Those Creatures, July 2013. 102 views as of Apr 5, 2013. 596 views as of July 6, 2014.

Vintage Karijini National Park Australia

Hand drawing of an Australian pub. The pub has burned down and only the facade remains, framing the gumtrees on the creek in the background!

I never thought I'd be able to shoot a 30 second exposure of a tree without it moving, but that's how calm our first night on Hamilton Island was. A stark change from a few days later, when the winds were 20-25 knots!

This sculpture by David McGuinness, featured at the Swell Sculpture Festival 2014 on Currumbin Beach, was one of my favourites. It's called "device tethering," and I think it makes quite the statement about smartphone usage...

When I headed down to the small town of Laurieton in New South Wales' Mid North Coast a few weeks ago, I knew I had to make it out to the beach for at least one sunrise. While the colours weren't spectacular, the sunrise and the early morning golden light still did not disappoint as I wandered along the rocky edge of the beach at Camden Head.

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The famous lone tree and its sweeping view of the Glass House Mountains beyond.

Australia sun design

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!

Our cabin for the weekend at Big River Caravan Park on the Clarence River near Grafton, NSW. That feeling of amazement when you look up and can see the Milky Way with the naked eye will never get old.

The majestic "Erebus" by Glen Star looking like he's ready to prance down the beach at the 2014 Swell Sculpture Festival at Currumbin. This was definitely my favourite of all the sculptures scattered across the week for the three-week-long festival.

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Pastel on Colourfix paper - 50cm x 35cm Another example of my fascination with water! The Howqua River runs through the area known as the High Country which is in the Mansfield area of Northern Victoria. I did this painting (and a few others) during a camping trip a couple of years ago. The time of day here is late afternoon/early evening. The Howqua area is another truly beautiful part of Australia. *Featured in the Rural Around the Globe group - Feb 2009* *Featured in Realist Paintings about Water group - Feb 2009* *Featured in Creative Cards - July 2009* *Featured in First Things group - July 2009* *Challenge Winner - Forest Magic Challenge in Mornings & Evenings, Sunbeams & Storms - Dec. 2009* *Challenge Winner - Wilde...

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