Competition: Tasmania January 2013

The disappearing sun from the middle of the Prince of Wales RangeMJD

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Evening mists at PigstyNorth-north-west

WINNER

Towards triumph and tragedyJohn Walker

Rare summer flowBrian Eglinton

The aftermathIandsmith

Hazards from "behind"Cameron Semple

The first of three attempts to redo the Southern Range - South Coast circuit started with beautiful weather and inevitably went downhill from there. But the bits that mattered - Alexandra, revisiting Hippo and La Perouse - were done in almost perfect conditions. At least I made the most of the last bit of good weather before it all went pear-shaped.

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Dragonfly dazeIiandsmith

WINNER

Enfolded Snowzone

Blandfordia Punicea, south-west TasmaniaJohn Walker

White-bellied Sea-eagleCameron Semple

Summer hiking in TassieAndrew Smyth

I was house sitting in Gloucester and daily went down to the river in the park to try and shoot nature. There were varied dragonflies aplenty, including this one, one of the few I've never managed to get identified. The reason I like the shot is the lighting but it's also the reason why it's difficult to single out what type it is.

Blasted hitchhikers!North-north-west

Torrens River cascadeBrian Eglinton

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WINNER

Solitude of the south-westJohn Walker

Avalanche Couloir on Kunanyi/Mt Wellington is a section of The Organ Pipes cliffs. Despite the feel of this image, it was actually quite a nice day to be up the mountain. This shot was snapped while waiting to climb a nearby route on the cliffs.

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Orange threadtail damselflyIandsmith

WINNER

BrightnessSnowzone

Wollemia nobilisJohn Walker

This is a not uncommon damselfly that I first shot on Tamborine Mountain in Queensland, obviously distinguished by its bright orange stripes. Damselflies tend to stop a lot more than dragonflies so, once you see them, it's often easier to get a shot.

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A little hungover in the morningNorth-north-west

WINNER

Osmiridium Beach bluffAndrew Smyth

Hanging gardenTom Brennan

Through the archJohn Walker

BattlelinesBrian Eglinton

A walk I had long wanted to do was to approach Ironstone from the west, drop down the northern face to pick up the track, then follow it down and link up with the other Smoky Creek tracks to spend a night on Mother Cummings. Finding a campsite was tricky as the plateau was wetter than I'd ever seen it, with barely any flat open ground between the pools, but oh so worth it when the morning clouds shifted and lifted to give another bluebird day.

Louisa RiverGraham51

Lake Parramatta ReserveIandsmith

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Australian tiger at Lake Parramatta ReserveIandsmith

WINNER

Bug spottingGeevesy

Vanishing Falls, SW TasmaniaAndrew Smyth

Some colours of scopariaGraham51

Get your own rockJohn Walker

This reserve sits right in the middle of suburbia. You'd never know it was there unless you went looking. I was lucky to have a friend take me there. I had seen lots of tigers up at Woolgoolga on the golf course I used to play at and the attendant rainbow bee eaters that feast on them, but I'd never seen them this far south. Lake Parramatta is an old water supply dam with history going back over 100 years and a lovely sandstone wall.

Delights of a foggy morningNorth-north-west

Calculating...Tom Brennan

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WINNER

Aurora Australis, Cradle Mountain, Lake St Clair NPAzza

Good morning, AnneThornbill

Nothing like a bit of fog during waratah seasonNorth-north-west

"A Day In The Garden" - it had been a while between walks for me when I created this image. However, I found my way to a spot that I have wanted to visit for a while.

A fairly strenuous hike is quickly forgotten when you arrive at a scene like this, pitch your tent and spend a day exploring its many wonders. With so much going on in my life at the moment I had forgotten how much it meant to be able to visit the wilderness areas of Tasmania.

The emotional high from achieving a goal that takes a fair bit of physical effort, combined with the clear mindedness from leaving the world behind, was exhilarating.

This image reminds me whenever you get caught up in the whirlwind of life, don't forget to get back to what makes you happy. If its a day in the garden or a three day hike, don't forget there is more to life than the walls our mind constructs for us.

And did those feet in ancient timeGeevesy

Towards The Thumbs from Mount Wright at sunsetDoogs

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In the cathedralTom Brennan

WINNER

Last light on Walk the YorkeBrian Eglinton

Twin Falls, Springbrook National ParkCaedence Kuepper

The bottom of the 40 metre abseil into Heart Attack Canyon hardly sees the sun, but does glow from the light reflecting off the dripping walls.

Female wandering percherIandsmith

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