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Orb Portrait

March 31, 2021 - Orb Spider taken with portrait lens at f1.4
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Pink Flannel Flowers

March 03, 2021 - Pink Flannel Flower (Actinotus forsythii) Beautiful flowers given their name due to their strange furry petals. P...
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Noisy Miner

November 18, 2020 - Noisy Miner making a nest for the spring.
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Mountain Goats

August 12, 2020 - I think these mountain goats they have just spotted one of their own. Quite the scramble to get the shot, but they posed...
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Hey Buddy....

May 06, 2020 - Macro shot of Ladybird, coccinellidae on a purple flower
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Cudgegong River

September 04, 2019 - Aerial panorama of the Cudgegong river at Dunns Swamp NSW Dunns Swamp Stars Stars reflected in the cudgegong river at 4...
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Rainbow Lorikeet

January 30, 2019 - Quite happy to pose for this shot. Stunning bird
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Byron Bay Lighthouse

March 28, 2018 - The best view of Australia's most easterly point. Stitched aerial panorama.
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Darwin NT Australia

November 08, 2017 - Lameroo Beach This is one of my favorites from a recent trip to Darwin. Love the combination of long exposure of the wat...
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South African Protea - Mt Tomah

August 31, 2017 - Beautiful flower from South Africa in the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden
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Sunset Rainbow

April 05, 2017 - Did anyone else just see this beautiful rainbow looking west at sunset tonight? It caught me by surprise and could not r...
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Australia's most easterly point

February 01, 2017 - A beautiful headland on Australia's most easterly point at Cape Byron. You can see the lighthouse at the top, there is a...
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Purple moon

January 12, 2017 - Full moon rise over Bathurst, NSW, Australia during sunset about 15mins ago..
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Simple Beauty

December 21, 2016 - For such a simple image, I find it so calming. It's a delight when nature puts on a show and images are so easy to captu...
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Bathurst Sunset October 2016

December 21, 2016 - A stunning Sunset looking east from Bathurst tonight. This is an 11 image panorama so can be printed LARGE. It only stay...
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Supernumerary Rainbow

November 19, 2016 - This was an amazing wagon wheeled supernumerary rainbow after an epic hailstorm in Bathurst on the 20/11/2016. It is a m...
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Morning Warmth

October 27, 2016 - Sun warming the cool dark skies as it rises on the breaker at Fingal Head.
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Shady stroll

October 26, 2016 - A beautiful vine covered path in Buttenshaw Park Springwood
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Milky Dreams

October 06, 2016 - Taken in Coonabarabran which has some of the best sky's to capture the Milky way. This is a six image vertical panorama...
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Gift from above

August 18, 2016 - New holland honey eater in a Gymea Lily. It's been a while since I have shared a wildlife shot. This one was taken some...
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Kalang Falls

August 09, 2016 - Kanangra-Boyd National Park, NSW, Australia These spectacular falls are a fairly short steep walk from the carpark at...
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Reaching to the heavens

May 05, 2016 - Trees glowing by the campfire in a moonlit sky at Dunns Swamp.
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outstretched waters

May 04, 2016 - Long exposure at Currumbin. Not the most amazing sunrise, but I like the composition and soft water in this shot..
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Moon chaser

April 19, 2016 - I still have not got my perfect moon shot, but I am slowly getting there. I love the exposure on this one, I just need t...
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Over the Rainbow

April 06, 2016 - Ever wonder what a rainbow looks like from the air? Well pretty much the same as from the ground, but you do get a clear...
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Rainbow Rain

April 04, 2016 - The amazing colours of one end of a rainbow at high zoom
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Poser - Bathurst NSW Australia

March 10, 2016 - Blue wren, shot through glass
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Thredbo footbridge

February 25, 2016 - Thredbo put on an amazing sunset while I was there. Found this location and shot with long exposure to smooth the water.
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Moonlit Paradise

January 26, 2016 - Moonrise over Catseye beach on Hamilton Island. Capturing the moon is always challenging, but I am pretty happy with how...
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Horseshoe Falls - Hazelbrook NSW Australia

January 11, 2016 - The beautiful Horseshoe falls in the Blue Mountains lets you walk right underneath
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Motion - Kingscliff

January 10, 2016 - Sunrise, Ocean, Rocks.. A perfect combination for photography. This is such a nice place to shoot. I think the rock in t...
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Warrumbungles Silhouette - NSW Australia

January 04, 2016 - This is a panorama showing the skyline of the Warrumbungles. I'm a sucker for a good silhouette and this is one of my fa...
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Flowing - Springbrook National Park Queensland

December 30, 2015 - The river that flows through the Natural Bridge in the Springbrook National Park in Queensland Australia.
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Bearded Dragon Pose

December 23, 2015 - This is how you do the bearded dragon pose in the gold coast. There is something about this image that i really like. I...
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Transparent Waters

December 22, 2015 - Another beautiful moody morning on Kingscliff beach. Such a great place. This is a single exposure at 1.3 seconds. I thi...
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Yellow Protea - Mt Tomah NSW Australia

December 14, 2015 - Another different looking protea in the blue mountains botanic gardens
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Albino Wallaroo

November 24, 2015 - "Mum... Why don't I look like you?". I finally spotted this rare white Kangaroo. The sun was setting and I didn't have m...
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Currawong in flight

November 16, 2015 - Such amazing spread of feathers on this Currawong. This guy can fly like a master. I thew up a little bit of food, and h...
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Majestic Warrumbungles - NSW Australia

November 12, 2015 - An unusual composition aiming to capture the beauty of the foreground and the unmistakable skyline of the Warrumbungles.
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Curracurrong Creek - Royal National Park Australia

November 05, 2015 - A panorama of the baby waterfall before it goes off the cliff into the ocean. This is the composition of 5 images spanni...
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Glow worm tunnel

November 03, 2015 - Gardens of stone NP, NSW, Australia Looking out the entrance to the glow worm tunnel has such beautiful greenery. I am...
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Peekaboo

October 29, 2015 - Rainbow Lorikeet - Gold Coast, Australia
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Flat Rock Wentworth Falls NSW Australia

October 20, 2015 - Beautiful sunset in the Blue Mountains at flat rock. It was quite a popular spot that evening, I saw a bride and groom g...
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Fields of Gold - Cowra, NSW, Australia

September 22, 2015 - Well, it seemed people really enjoyed my last series. So time to share another one. I hope you like canola photos, becau...
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Fairy Floss Morning - Kingscliff, NSW, Australia

September 15, 2015 - Was very glad I got up that morning. Another rainy start but the sky lit up pink for 10mins. Looks a bit like fairy flos...
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Playful lambs

August 05, 2015 - On a cold frosty morning these lambs were super excited to see the sun. They were jumping and prancing around, back and...
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Gardens of Stone

July 27, 2015 - It has been great getting out to the Gardens of Stone and the unprotected parts of the Newnes state forest. Such hidden...
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Devil's Throat

July 23, 2015 - Pagodas for lunch. This is a shot of pagoda in front of the cave known as Devils Throat. I love all the different textur...
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Lost in time

July 22, 2015 - The Lost City, Newnes State Forest, NSW, Australia, Milky way. The Lost City is a location in the Newnes State forest w...
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Pagoda surprise

July 21, 2015 - Made it just in time to see this spectacular sunset over the Pagodas. It only lasted about 5 mins so had to be quick. It...
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Sunset on Newnes State Forest

July 16, 2015 - Well I finally got to get some photos of the pagodas at sunset. If the Colong Foundation for Wilderness is successful th...
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Frosty Flyer

July 07, 2015 - This cute little bird was out and about in freezing frosty morning. I thought we could use a break from all the illumina...
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Centered - Cathedral Cave, Gardens of stone

July 01, 2015 - Feeling centered at the Cathedral Cave in the Gardens of Stone, New South Wales, Australia. This is a different angle of...
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Milkyway - Lithgow Blast Furnace, NSW, Australia

June 25, 2015 - It's challenging to get a nice milkyway shot with so much light pollution around. But I think it came out pretty good in...
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Angry Bird

June 23, 2015 - I have no idea what type of bird this is (let me know), but he reminds me of the Angry Birds mobile game. I didn't do an...
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Cathedral Cave - Gardens of Stone

June 22, 2015 - One of the many hidden locations in the NSW state forest. A big thanks to Yuri and the leaders of this walk for taking m...
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Beautiful Australia - Royal National Park

June 11, 2015 - What a beautiful country we live in, and what a spectacular five minutes of light to capture it. A dream shot, capturing...
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Carlotta's Revenge - Jenolan Caves, NSW, Australia

May 27, 2015 - I love the epic feel to this image. It is a composite of multiple long exposure images showing off a nice angle of Carlo...
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Still Standing - Millah Murrah, NSW, Australia

May 21, 2015 - A classic Australian scene. Beautiful Gum frames this old shed. What more need be said really. This scene caught my eye...
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Green Paradise

May 19, 2015 - I took this one a while back. It was very late in the day and getting quite dark in the valley. Such a nice walk. This w...
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Peering Sun - Bombo Quarry, NSW, Australia

May 18, 2015 - Such an epic place to see the sunrise. Just north of Kiama this is not the most obvious place to visit for tourists but...
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The road from Mt. Irvine

May 11, 2015 - It's such a nice drive out to Mt. Irvine, lovely windy road through the dense bush at sunset. Not sure what sort of tree...
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Bridge to the Heavens - Crystal Creek, NSW, Australia

May 06, 2015 - Can't resist a good Milky Way shot. Even with the light pollution around, it still came out pretty good. Always helps to...
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Mt. Wilson in Autumn

May 05, 2015 - Right next to 'The Avenue'; possibly the most photographed autumn view in Australia is this nice little park. This year...
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Causeway of the Giants - Fingal Head, NSW, Australia

May 04, 2015 - This is one of my favorite seascape locations. This was such a spectacular sunset on the day I took this on my last visi...
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King Parrot - O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, QLD, Australia

April 29, 2015 - What a beautiful King Parrot enjoying the rainy weather.
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Waterfall by worm light - Natural Bridge, Springbrook, Gold Coast, Australia

April 28, 2015 - I would recommend anyone who visits the Gold Coast check out the Natural Bridge at night. Photos honestly cannot do it j...
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Let there be light - Hastings Point, NSW, Australia

April 22, 2015 - Sometimes people add a personal element to landscapes. This was a random guy enjoying the sunrise. I was able to quickly...
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Yellow flower in the sun

April 20, 2015 - Do I get points for a creative title!:) I have no idea what this flower is but it looked nice in the sun. If anyone out...
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Floating Farm - Bathurst, NSW, Australia

April 17, 2015 - One of my favorite views is a foggy Bathurst viewed from Mt. Panorama just after sunrise. I took this one on Monday, suc...
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Electric Sunset - Mt. Panorama, Bathurst, Australia

April 15, 2015 - Awesome lightning show in Bathurst tonight. This is the view west from the top of Mt. Panorama. Pretty cool to get light...
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Meet Ziggy the 'Nanoraptor'

April 13, 2015 - How cute. He looks like a baby dinosaur. He was an agile little critter. I have never seen anything like him, especially...
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Virtual Worlds - Kingscliff, New South Wales, Australia

April 09, 2015 - This one is a long exposure of some rocks at Kingscliff with a polarizing filter. It really helps cut the glare so you c...
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Heaven Rains

April 08, 2015 - This was one of those spectacular sunset moments where it had me running for my camera! Always love the 'God Rays' and t...
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Magenta Dreams - Kingscliff, NSW, Australia

April 03, 2015 - Was very happy I dragged myself out of bed in the dark while raining again. I left a little late so was racing to the be...
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Giants Rising - Fingal Head, NSW, Australia

April 02, 2015 - Sunrise at the beautiful Giants Causeway in Fingal Head. I was so stoked to get back to this location after a quick visi...
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Simple Sunrise - Bathurst, NSW, Australia

March 26, 2015 - Sometimes simple is the most beautiful. After a few days of waking up, seeing no high cloud and going back to sleep, I t...
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Running Creek Waterfall - Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia

March 25, 2015 - Well what an epic adventure this was. I only had morning available with a long time friend and photographer on the Gold...
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Cathedral Rocks - Kiama, NSW, Australia

March 24, 2015 - The beautiful Cathedral Rocks. I thought I would share a wider angle view of this area so you can get an appreciation fo...
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Cathedral Rocks Cave - Kiama, NSW, Australia

March 23, 2015 - This one is best view large... Unlike Bombo quarry, this place is not as epic in person as in many photographs. Don't ge...
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Follow the light - Bombo Headland, Kiama, NSW, Australia

March 20, 2015 - This is one of my favorite images from my recent trip down south. Photography is all about capturing the light. This is...
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Giants Causeway - Fingal Head

March 10, 2015 - The beautiful Giant's Causeway in Fingal Head. I look forward to heading back here real soon for some sunrise/sunset sho...
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Platypus in the wild!

March 10, 2015 - I was so stoked to see a Platypus in the wild for the first time in my life the other day. They are very rare to see as...
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Rays of hope - Pulpit Rock, Blackheath, NSW, Australia

March 03, 2015 - This was the view of the storm after it passed over looking to the north. As the solid storm clouds started to break up...
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Sunshine after the Storm - Pulpit Rock, Blackheath, NSW, Australia

March 03, 2015 - The warm sun was nice on my back after the cold ferocious winds roared through the valley while I sheltered in the cave...
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Autumn begins with a bang at Pulpit Rock

March 01, 2015 - Pulpit Rock, Blackheath, NSW, Australia Well, what a great experience. I was out at this lookout for a few hours and wa...
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Welcome Autumn - Bathurst, NSW, Australia

February 28, 2015 - Looking forward to beautiful views like this in the central west. This is one of my favorite Autumn views in Bathurst th...
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Peaceful Composition

February 25, 2015 - I'm not sure exactly why I like this image so much. I find it quite peaceful for some reason. It's an interesting compos...
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Giraffe - Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo

February 22, 2015 - This is another shot of a beautiful Giraffe at Taronga Western Plains zoo in Dubbo. It was captured with my Sigma 150-60...
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Pretty n Pink - Bathurst, NSW, Australia

February 19, 2015 - I loved the look of these swirling clouds so drove to the best place I could find in limited time to capture the pink su...
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Calming Seas - Dee Why Head

February 12, 2015 - Not far from the “Don’t Jump” sign along the cliff was this spectacular view. This one is a 2 minute long exposure to re...
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Siamang Praise - Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, NSW, Australia

February 10, 2015 - Siamangs live in close-knit family groups in well-defined territories. Singing, swinging and branch shaking keep other S...
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Nissan wins Bathurst 12hr!

February 08, 2015 - Godzilla is king of the mountain once again! And what might be even more impressive is that just a few years ago, 2 of t...
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Surreal Sunrise - Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia

February 03, 2015 - I love the surreal feel to this image. I created it by using ND filters to force a long exposure in the early morning of...
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Timon - Dubbo, NSW, Australia

January 28, 2015 - Timon the Meerkat Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, NSW, Australia How cute is this little guy. He reminds me of Timon from...
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Giants Causeway - Fingal Head

January 21, 2015 - Who would have thought we had our own Giants Causeway right here in Australia, a bit like the famous one in Ireland. I w...
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Alien Invasion

January 07, 2015 - Bathurst, NSW, Australia I recently drove past this location and remembered that I never shared the image I took here. W...
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Bad Moon Rising - Bathurst, NSW, Australia

January 07, 2015 - Hot off the press… This is the stunning moonrise tonight in amongst some light cloud and trees. This is a shot I have al...
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The Coalition

January 03, 2015 - Taronga Western Plains Zoo - Dubbo, NSW, Australia Three Cheetahs sitting in a group (coalition) when one spotted me. T...
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Natural Bridge - Springbrook National Park, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

December 19, 2014 - Well, its holiday time!!! I will at be spending at least some of my time back on the beautiful Gold Coast which I am ver...
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Wait up Mum! - Machattie Park, Bathurst, NSW, Australia

December 17, 2014 - One of the many ducklings in Machattie Park at the moment. Very cute little fella. He was getting quite a bit of speed u...
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Beautiful Ireland - Liscannor, County Clare

December 16, 2014 - Beautiful Ireland Liscannor, County Clare, Ireland I went for an early morning walk while staying in Liscannor and e...
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Pot of Gold - Bathurst, NSW, Australia

December 12, 2014 - Happy Weekend Everybody! Just a quick post to share this amazing rainbow I took earlier this week. It was one of the br...
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Grandfather Tree - The Lagoon, NSW, Australia

December 11, 2014 - This is one of my new favorite images. With all the storms around at the moment, it’s a great opportunity to get some re...
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Bath time! - Silvereye - Bathurst, NSW, Australia

December 10, 2014 - Silvereye or wax-eye (Zosterops lateralis) is a very small omnivorous passerine bird of the south-west pacific. Silverey...
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Proteas - Blue Mountains Botanic Garden

December 05, 2014 - Mt. Tomah, NSW, Australia The Proteas is native to South Africa and belong to the same family (Proteaceae) as the Aus...
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Electric Dreams - Summer arrives in Bathurst with a bang

December 04, 2014 - Bathurst, NSW, Australia This shot was taken from the top of Mt. Panorama on the first day of summer, what a welcome!...
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Grand Canyon - Arizona, United States

December 01, 2014 - Super Pano:) Well who would have thought you could get helicopter tours from vegas to the base of the grand canyon an...
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Canopy - Kinross state forest, NSW, Australia

December 01, 2014 - A different perspective for monochrome monday. Looking up in the middle of the pine forest during a shower with my wide...
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Smile! - Peron's tree frog (Litoria peronii)

November 26, 2014 - Sydney, NSW, Australia It was my pleasure to be taken out ‘Herping’ on the weekend and learn some tricks of the Herpe...
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Sunrise on a random beach

November 25, 2014 - South Island, New Zealand I would be interested to hear how you guys interpret this image. It was taken with the focu...
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Pause and appreciate simple beauty

November 20, 2014 - O'Connell, NSW, Australia Sometimes some of the most beautiful photos are the simplest. I love the simplicity of this...
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