Competition: Landscape May 2013

Moonlight over Lake PedderBiggbird

This shot was taken from Red Knoll Lookout on a beautiful evening after a day spent climbing the Sentinel Range and Mt Sprent. A pleasant breeze drew the clouds across what felt the like the biggest, yellowest moon-rise I had ever seen, lighting up all of the Southwest Peaks. Something pretty special to sit and contemplate by oneself.

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Sky Rise Apartments Ben Trainor

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In memory of PhilGary Hamann

Burleigh Head National Park, QueenslandJohn Walker

Driving from Melbourne to Adelaide we took the scenic detour through the Grampians. To stretch the legs we walked up to the Pinnacle. You can start from Halls Gap but to save time we began at the Wonderland car park. The track makes its way through some impressive rock features where walls of rock line both sides of the track. This photo was taken from inside one of these features: the Grand Canyon. Closer to the top is the narrower Silent Street. It is a very popular route with good views from the Pinnacle.

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Don't look up - Three Capes Track Beardless

Lake AgnewBrian Eglinton

Abel-bagging is not for the faint of heart, nor for those allergic to a little scrub, fog/rain/hail/snow/wind etc. Two and a half days of glorious weather on the way out to High Dome were followed by two days of yukkiness when it was Tramontane summit time. This was as good as it got. And the views from Tramontane? Ask someone else - I'll have to go back to find out.

Dune creatures of the nightAndrew Smyth

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Last of the sunriseGayet

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So that's why they call it Plain of the mists... North-north-west

Artillery viewBrian Eglinton

Mist in the Snow Gums at Baw Baw Gary Hamann

Near Campbells Crossing, Gulguer Nature ReserveJohn Walker

The image was taken from a helicopter over the northern Tarkine area. I can't determine just where, but I was fortunate to get the last of the golden light across the low-lying cloud.

Tassie iconsCameron Semple

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Fractals meetingBen Trainor

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TwinsGayet

Striated PardaloteIandsmith

Snow Gums on Mt EricaGary Hamann

Branigan FallsBrian Eglinton

This photo is of ferns along the Mavista Nature Walk in South Bruny Island, Tasmania. The previous week we went to an exhibition at the Tasmanian Art Gallery and Museum about patterns in nature. The exhibition introduced me to fractals: never-ending patterns which are self-similar across different scales. A fern is a fractal. The fronds repeat the pattern of the blade. This understanding gave me a greater appreciation of the beauty of ferns.

Fagus up closeCameron Semple

Ouch!!North-north-west

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Pierces PassNick Morgan

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Second FallsBrian Eglinton

Girraween sunsetIandsmith

This photo was taken whilst out climbing a 270 metre rock climbing route called "Bunny Bucket" high above the Grose Valley. If you look hard enough, you may even spot a couple of my mates climbing on another nearby route.

On Glenbrook CreekJohn Walker

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Huskisson RiverNorth-north-west

Mount Rufus at sunriseDanny Gelston

Mt Bobs and an empty bowl Andrew Smyth

Horseshoe FallsCaedo12

Mount Gould from The LabyrinthTeak

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Rainbow at The NeckCameron Semple

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Early morning at Friendly Beaches North-north-west

Arthur's in a bad mood today...Andrew Smyth

Staircase FallsMickyB

Walls CaveJohn Walker

The variable weather on this trip to Bruny Island added great drama to otherwise fairly stock-standard (but always beautiful) happy snaps. The frequency of rainbows appearing this day was so high I just had to wait for the next shower to arrive, get my shot, then retreat to the car before it hit.

The granite unknownIandsmith

Morialta CliffsBrian Eglinton

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Shelter from the storm North-north-west

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Milky Way rising above The Cathedral, Mt BuffaloDamian Diviny

Somewhere in the Fire SwampAndrew Smyth

RefractionBrian Eglinton

King parrotIandsmith

Tarkine forests are special, and never more so than in fungus season. I was lucky enough to get in to Tiger Ridge for a few days at the height of the season, and was spoilt for choice as to where to point the camera. But this little pair were a standout.

Yellow tail in flightCameron Semple

Royal fungiJohn Walker

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