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
New Zealand Above and Below the Clouds Nowhere in New Zealand is the nickname of the land of the long white cloud more apt that around Lake Wakatipu on the nation’s South Island. The long, thin strands of clouds at various altitudes provide many opportunities to get some interesting and unique images. These clouds and their
Japan Layers of Tori The hundreds of red tori gates at the Fushimi Inari Taisha near Kyoto is among the most popular and most photographed scenes near the former Japanese capital. Being so popular, there are two challenges: capturing unique images; and capturing images without people cluttering the scene. The second challenge is the
Iceland Skogafoss Emerging Skogafoss is a truly spectacular waterfall. Standing over 60m tall, it is easy to take in the magnificence of these falls from the base, and to walk up to the top. This view is taken from near the adjacent visitors centre, and I really liked the image of the falls
Iceland Black Church in the Gloom Another view of the Black Church of Budir. With the low clouds over the surrounding mountains I couldn't do much with the sky, so focused instead on the waterfalls around the church, emerging from the gloom. Along with the clouds, the crowds presented another compositional challenge. There weren&
Landscape Photography The View from Fan's Horizon When we visited Coonabarabran in northern NSW in November we wanted to do a hike in the Warrumbungle National Park, a fabulous location for both landscape photography and bushwalking. With only half a day for a walk, we didn't really have the time to do one of the
Canberra Celebration of NAIDOC 2020 NAIDOC Week is an important annual celebration of the culture, history and achievements of indigenous Australians. Normally held in July, NAIDOC Week 2020 was deferred to November as a result of COVID-19. One key aspect of NAIDOC Week in Canberra is the illumination of the National Carillon with a display
Canberra Fire in the Canberra Sky Canberra's Mount Ainslie is a wonderful spot for great cityscapes over Australia's national capital. It is always a good place to take in a sunset over the city centre (to the right of the photo), or over Parliament House (across the bridge to the left). With
Iceland Bláhylur Blue Crater One of the many amazing sites we visited during our photo tour to Iceland's Highlands area, was the blue crater of Bláhylur. Formed in a crater, the magic blues of the lake and the green hills in the background provided 'pops of colour' in an otherwise
Iceland The Hidden Canyon Known as the Hidden Canyon, Fjadrargljufur Canyon is a gem of a canyon located just off the ring road not far from the southern township of Vik. We had first seen this location in a video by Mads Peter Iversen, and it immediately took a place high on our list
Iceland Photo Gear for Iceland Icelandic people seem to have a lot of sayings that involve the weather. This is entirely natural when you live in a place where the weather is very dramatic and very variable throughout the day—leading to one of my favourites: If you don’t like the weather, just wait
Iceland Eystrahorn Located near to the more famous Vestrahorn in Iceland's south-east, Eystrahorn is another stunning mountain range rising 756m over the adjacent coastline. Driving clockwise on Iceland's ring road, the jagged cliffs of Eystrahorn were a distinctive landmark as we did the relatively long drive from Seydisfjordur
Iceland Haifoss Haifoss is an amazingly tall waterfall cascading into the Fossa River below. With a 122m drop, Haifoss is the fourth largest waterfall in Iceland. Located next another fall called Granni, Haifoss is in Iceland's highland area, en route to Landmannalaugar and near to the amazing Valley of the
