Overlooking the expanse of Alpine National Park, the iconic Craig’s Hut is surrounded by the beauty of Mount Stirling in Victoria’s High Country. Craig’s Hut was originally built for the Australian film “The Man from Snowy River“. The original hut was burnt down in bush fires (2006) but has recently been rebuilt allowing for the…
Often when the weather is at its worst we get moments of brilliance and this evening at North Narrabeen was no exception. Looking East the horizon was filled with grey looming clouds, the rain was on its way. I love that about Australia, the rain doesn’t sneak up on you like it might do in…
I spent a long evening on my own up in Blue Mountains National Park in an attempt to nail this shot. I had attempted this before with mixed results so I went back with some lessons learnt and tried again. Arriving at Wentworth Falls in plenty time I knew sunset would be nothing special but…
Wallace’s Hut, Falls Creek Wallace’s Hut, Falls Creek in Victoria’s alpine region photographed early winter. The first snow had all but closed this area to the tourist traffic that frequents the iconic location. Thanks to the advice of others our early morning visit from Bright was not wasted. The gate had been closed but not…
As I drive about I often look up to the sky to see what the weather is doing (I can be easily distracted). Even if I’m not out photographing I still try to predict what the sunset will be like to better my understanding. The more I know about the weather the more likely I…
Mount Buffalo National Park In the alpine region of Victoria, Mount Buffalo National Park always promised uncompromising beauty. A journey to this location with fellow photographers Tim Wrate, and Chris Smith proved to be fruitful experience. The photos below were captured over the short period of a sunset and a sunrise. This was one occasion…
Lake Bled, in the far North West of Slovenia is a glacial lake surrounded by the Julian Alps. On its shore is Bled, a popular tourist destination and a great place to base yourself whilst exploring the nearby Vintgar Gorge and Triglav National Park. Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary stands at the top of 99 steps…
Triglav National Park (Triglavski Narodni Park), Slovenia was an unexpected surprise on my travels through Europe. Our first stop after Slovenia’s capital, Ljubjana was Bled which sits on the outskirts of the park. Little did I know the amazing scenery that lay just a few kilometers away. A short drive from possibly the worst hotel…
Heading up the coast towards Palm Beach a well hidden pathway leads you to this hidden headland. A short walk to the cliffs edge and a step decent brings you to the base of Bangalley Headland and to numerous photo opportunities. This part of the world has great rock formations where the large surf rolls…
A weekend break from Sydney brought me to Stanwell Park only an hour South of Sydney and the next town up from Coalcliff. I know photographers that have travelled here from Sydney for sunrise so I gathered there must be something worthy to shoot. A short walk from the car I came across this awesome outlet…
I had little hope for a decent sunset on Friday when I headed over to Bradleys Head. It could have been brilliant but it had really set in and there were no breaks in the cloud cover for the sun to peak through. I will have to visit this great spot again for the shot…
A bit different to my usual landscape, I shot this panoramic of Circular Quay whilst out teaching a private photography course. Photographed from the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon Lookout, an excellent place for panoramic views of the city, if only it stayed open after 5pm a sunset here would be amazing. This…
Being from Scotland it’s nice to visit the Blue Mountains in the freezing cold of winter. It reminds me of Scotland, actually Scotland would be 10-20 degrees colder. All this beautiful Australian weather has turned me soft and 13C is now unbearable. Anyway, I took these whilst up in the Blue Mountains teaching a group my…
South Curl Curl was going off (how Australian am I?). I had donned my boardies and reef shoes to get close to the surf as I normally do expecting to get a little wet. The surf was HUGE, there was no chance I was going anywhere near it without getting a little dead let alone wet. I…
The first time I visited North Narrabeen I was lost looking for Turimetta. I left that morning and have only just returned. The sunrise wasn’t looking that great with a bank of clouds sat on the horizon so instead of shooting the wooden walkway that dissects the rock pool I decided to venture out the back to…