Competition: Landscape September 2012

Beyond Hanging RockJohn Walker

BWA October 2018 | 29

Dunns Swamp, GanguddyIandsmith

WINNER

Incoming...North-north-west

Amphitheatre Looking Glass Canyon AJW Canyon2011

Mount La PerouseZane Robnik

Pictures speak a thousand wordsILUVSWTAS

I'd viewed this outcrop with more than plain curiousity but, sadly, it was on the other side of the weir. Then a gentleman came down to the water's edge and we got talking and I mentioned how I'd love to get over there with my camera. He immediately offered me a loan of his kayak and thus I was able to make the journey. There are panoramic views and interesting rock formations to be had here and I spent about 20 minutes just wandering around.

Early morning cliff top walkLorraine Parker

Mt Remarkable screeBrian Eglinton

BWA October 2018 | 31

Elabana FallsCaedo12

WINNER

Kelp Folds on Granite BeachZane Robnik

New Holland Honey EaterLorraine Parker

Glossodia detailNorth-north-west

There is beauty in deathILUVSWTAS

You speak English?Iandsmith

Into the looking glassJohn Walker

BWA October 2018 | 33

WINNER

Meandering up to Cathedral MountainTeak

Misty Crags near AgamemnonZane Robnik

Sometimes the most wonderful moments occur when you least expect them. Early morning walk up to Projection Bluff through the beautiful twisted and stunted forest, as the sun slowly climbs over Liffey Bluff and I climb up to meet it and ... voila.

Cradle Mountain exposedLucas Chamberlain

Mt Picton spring snowILUVSWTAS

BacklightNorth-north-west

Across the plainsIaindtiler

BWA October 2018 | 35

The Dry SwampJohn Walker

WINNER

There's sun on them hills, Keep River NPOsik

Ingalalla Lower FallsBrian Eglinton

Despite its seeming remoteness this is actually close to a very urban location. The swamp is located along the Hanging Swamp track in Sydney Harbour National Park at North Head. I have been walking there a couple of times and it's sometimes surprising how you can find small gems like this close to a large city. On my previous visit to the same spot this area was completely inundated, as you may expect of a swamp. I applied a dramatic filter to this shot, which helps illustrate the drought conditions that have prevailed in recent times.

Pagoda land, GanguddyIandsmith

BWA October 2018 | 37

Coast Track southerly viewJohn Walker

WINNER

Discussion on the forum had aroused my interest in revisiting an old favourite custom circuit, which extends the Palm Jungle loop at the south end of Royal National Park, going from Otford via Garrawarra Ridge then off track near Governor Game lookout down Thelma Ridge to join the Coast Track, returning via Burning Palms. Those who know the track would be familiar with this classic view looking south just before entering Palm Jungle. There are many wonderful views along the Coast Track, and in my opinion this is one of the most inspiring.

BWA October 2018 | 39

Sunlit SnowgumBrian Eglinton

WINNER

Flowering Tas-maniacILUVSWTAS

Wedding Lily on Mt GowerGeevesy

Dipodium variegatum orchidJohn Walker

Not a bad place to be on a Tuesday morningZane Robnik

A November solo circuit over our days in the Alpine National Park was a tough and memorable trip. One feature was the hot build up to afternoon thunderstorms followed by the disappearance of clouds for still clear nights. I was taking in the still after the storms on Mount Clear watching the sun setting at the edge of the snow gums and thought this silhouette of an old and weathered tree suited the scene.

Rippled reflectionNorth-north-west

The flight of the ibisIandsmith

BWA October 2018 | 41

WINNER

Setting sunIaindtiler

I declare! It's Ida from St ClairZane Robnik

I have a love/hate relationship with the Pedder impoundment. Even when I most deeply grieve over what we lost when the old lake was drowned, I can't deny the beauty of what is there now. Especially on a quiet little exploration trip in the kayak.

From a ramble along the Frankland Shore, on one of those magical clear, still days the south-west so rarely sees.

Schnells RidgeILUVSWTAS

Rock gardenNorth-north-west

BWA October 2018 | 43

Rain trailsTom Brennan

WINNER

Sunrise over the Bogong High PlainsBrian Eglinton

Swamp fantasyLorraine Parker

Last of the irisIandsmith

Water was dripping from all the walls, making for some interesting effects, as we descended this little known canyon in the Blue Mountains.

Elabana FallsLamington NPNik Bell

Cloud burning off Mount LidgbirdGeevesy

On Thelma RidgeJohn Walker

BWA October 2018 | 45