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The Aurora Tree

The Aurora Tree

Just south of Canberra is a famous tree by the side of a country lane just off the Monaro Highway. This tree has a fabulous vantage point looking to the south, providing a great place to observe aurora australis (the Southern Lights) when the conditions are just right. On this

Gundaroo Star Trails

Gundaroo Star Trails

A single image star trail captured over a historic building near Gundaroo in Canberra’s north.

Lake Burley Griffin Sunset

Lake Burley Griffin Sunset

I have enjoyed some amazing sunsets around Canberra, and one of my favourite spots to photograph these events is this wharf on Lake Burley Griffin. This night in September did not disappoint with wonderful colours in the sky, and reflected on the surface of the lake. Image Data * C: Fujifilm

Ready Cut Night

Ready Cut Night

Ready Cut Cottage in the ACT's Namadgi National Park is a wonderfully isolated spot in a Class 2 Bortle area close to Australia’s national capital. The skies here are stunning, and with a great perspective to the south there are great vistas of the Milky Way, with

Crux and Aurora

Crux and Aurora

This past weekend provided an interesting night sky opportunity with clear summer skies and a chance of spotting some aurora australis. So I headed to the Williamsdale Road vantage point on the southern side of Canberra and set up two cameras—one shooting star trails and the other doing tracked

The Road to Burra

The Road to Burra

This oft-photographed tree lies on the southern outskirts of Canberra. With the city lights behind you, and a clear view to the south, this can be a great spot for shooting the Milky Way, star trails and perhaps aurora australis. The Milky Way was brilliant on this night, and the

The Bush Capital

The Bush Capital

Australia’s capital city, Canberra, is colloquially known as the Bush Capital. Not only is it an inland capital in a land famously girt by sea, Canberra is also surrounded by the rugged bushland the country is known for. Much of that bushland weaves its way in from the fringes

Gibraltar Falls

Gibraltar Falls

Gibraltar Falls is a beautiful waterfall near Canberra in the Namadgi National Park. Namadgi makes up almost half of the total land of the Australian Capital Territory, and is a great national park with many great hikes, stunning scenery and some great dark skies for nightscapes. These beautiful falls are

Southern Nights

Southern Nights

One of the great things about living in Canberra is the ready access to beautiful night sky locations away from the city lights. This image of the Milky Way, clearly showing the Emu in the Sky, was created by the side of Naas Road in the southern part of the

Carillon Sunset

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

Telstra Tower Sunset

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

Something Old Something New

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

Kingston Sunset

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

Celebration of NAIDOC 2020

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

Fire in the Canberra Sky

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

Early Light

The Australian War Memorial in Canberra is a wonderful celebration of the contributions and sacrifices by the Nation’s sailors, soldiers and airmen at home and abroad. Whilst war should not be celebrated, we should never forget the hardship and loss suffered in the name of our national interests. The