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Europe

London’s Eye

Also known as the Millennium Wheel, the London Eye stands almost 140m tall on the banks of the Thames River. It opened in 2000 and was the world’s largest Ferris wheel. Today it remains one of the largest in Europe and is a very picturesque part of the London

Canberra

Carillon Sunset

A lovely sunset at the National Carillon in Canberra, with the iconic Telstra Tower ever prominent in the capital's skyline. I used both the Skyfire feature in The Photographer's Ephemeris and the Skylight app for iPhone in working out where to head for this shoot, and

Landscape Photography

Road to Mt Perisher

Mt Perisher is the largest of the mountains that make up the Perisher Ski Resort in the NSW Snowy Mountains. This image was created after the end of the ski season, and the road was clear of snow. View this image in my Photo Gallery, on Vero, Flickr or on

Travel

Walter Peak

Located on Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand’s Otago region, the Walter Peak High Country Farm is the tourist destination of the TSS Earnslaw, the only remaining commercial passenger-carrying coal-fired steamship in the southern hemisphere. We took the voyage on the Earnslaw from Queenstown as a way of getting a

Southern Highlands

Manning Lookout

Spectacular rock formations on a hidden gem of a hike near Fitzroy Falls in the NSW Southern Highlands. This image was made at an overlook not far from the trailhead, in the early part of a spectacular hike along cliff edges, through a rain forest and down into a hollow

Photography

Tom Watkinson's Excellent Weather Course for Photographers

Weather is such an important part of landscape photography, and there has been a real surge of great weather prediction websites and apps that photographers can use to predict great conditions, such as fiery sunsets, fog and snow cover. The tools available are amazing, but the real art in prediction

Hiking

A Budderoo Hike in the Fog

Sometimes hiking is about the destination, but on this day the promise of spectacular scenery was replaced by beautiful fog. This hike was all about the journey, and the journey was great. We traveled to the NSW Southern Highlands and got up early for a hike in the Budderoo National

Hiking

Fitzroy Falls East Rim Track

One of the many spectacular viewpoints on the East Rim Trail at the NSW Southern Highlands' Fitzroy Falls. A spectacular trail that takes you through a variety of terrains and environments. A really fun walk that provides easy access to several brilliant lookouts with views over the valley, and

Canberra

Telstra Tower Sunset

Canberra has some amazing sunsets, and this view of Telstra Tower with the Brindabella Ranges in the background provided a wonderfully orange sky. Captured from Mt Ainslie, the setting sun to the side of the scene cast golden rays across the tower. View this image in my Photo Gallery, on

Snowy Mountains

Stormy Valley

We had the opportunity to do some snowshoeing twice in 2022, with this time in early November being a late season unexpected opportunity, courtesy of the #Snowvember cold snap. On this occasion we started from the carpark above the Charlotte Pass Snow Resort and hiked up Mt Stilwell. We started

Snowy Mountains

Snowgum Blue and White

Australian snowgums are commonly found in the higher parts of the Australian Alps. Some of the species have spectacular colours in their trunks and branches and it is worth slowing down to find the most colourful and interesting compositions. We found this beautiful snow gum on a snowshoe adventure on

Iceland

In the Lava Fields

A hike around Landmannalaugar took us past some interesting lava fields with amazing ryolite mountains as a backdrop. I spent some time, on and off, working on this image to get it to match my vision of the scene. There were no big changes, just quite a few small edits

Hiking

Overlooking Blue Lake

This is one of the amazing hikes from Charlotte Pass in the Kosciusko National Park. The hike starts with a sharp downhill section, then a double crossing of the Snowy River before a long, continuous uphill climb, with another river crossing. Spectacular views of the Blue Lake are the reward.

Travel

Drama in Myhavn

The colours of Copenhagen's Myhavn become even more saturated under a stormy sky. We visited Denmark briefly following on our epic adventures in Iceland. Image Data * C: Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 * L: Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm f/2.8-4 * E: Lightroom Classic Around the Web View this image

Snowy Mountains

Jindabye Reflections

We visited the Snowy Mountains for some hiking a couple of months ago, and Lake Jindabyne was over 100% full. These trees are normally on the water's edge, but were 20m+ out in the Lake, presenting gorgeous reflections with their stunning colours. Originally captured as a 4:3

Travel

Black Sand and Sea Stacks

Famous for its black sands and sneaker waves, Iceland's Reynisfjara Beach is a photographer's dream. Basalt cliffs and sea stacks bookend the long stretch of black sands where Iceland meets the North Atlantic Ocean. It is coming up on three years since our Iceland Adventure, and

Sydney

Waterview Wharf Workshops

Around Christmas we had a walk around North Sydney, and I noticed in the distance these interesting looking and colourful sheds on the shores across Sydney Harbour. I had previously spied these as I was on a boat, and once we got home I did a search on Flickr to

Hiking

Charlotte's Snowgum

Charlotte's Pass in Australia's Snowy Mountains is a ski resort during the winter season, and a setting off point for several wonderful hikes during the rest of the year. On this day we completed the hike to the Blue Lake, and found this beautiful snow gum

Canberra

Something Old Something New

A sunrise image captured from Mt Ainslie of Australia's Old and New Parliament Houses in Canberra. On this morning I went hunting for a spot to capture low fog over Canberra from above. Didn't quite get what I was looking for, but was happy with the

Iceland

Gatklettur Rock Arch

Our epic journey to Iceland seems like so long ago—it was back in the before times. But it was just two years back that we visited this amazing country—just two years ago today that we took in this magical rock arch. Located on the spectacular southern coastline of

Iceland

Hiking Blahnukur

Two years ago today we had a wonderful private photo tour to Iceland's highlands, and in particular the Landmannalaugar area. This was very much a highlight of our two week Iceland adventure. In turn, a highlight of the highlands was the opportunity to hike a fair way up

Iceland

Kirkjufell Sunrise

Perhaps one of the most iconic mountain images in Iceland is Kirkjufell. I revisted the site on several occasions over our three days in Grundafjordur, and was rewarded with several beautiful variations. One of the key benefits of going at different times is that you can take more time to

Snowy Mountains

Snowshoeing Adventures

Being by myself over a weekend in Canberra during July 2021, I decided to take advantage of the great conditions, small crowds and cheap accommodation in the Australian Snowy Mountains and spend a long weekend the snow. My main intent was to capture some imagery, so I didn’t by

Canberra

Kingston Sunset

The Kingston Foreshore area is a popular cafe and restaurant area of Canberra, Australia. Situated on the banks of Lake Burley Griffin, winter is a great time for sunset images shooting over the bay, taking in the restaurant strip. Coming home from work I realised that this day would provide

Hiking

Older than Kosciuszko

The day after we hiked from Thredbo to the top of Mount Kosciuszko we drove to Charlotte Pass to check out an alternative trail to hike to the summit. Here we found a lookout where you can get a good view of the main range and of Australia's