Pic of the Week_Bay of Martyrs_Great Ocean Road

The Bay of Martyrs is an interesting and scenic location just outside the town of Peterborough along Victoria’s Great Ocean Road. While less grandiose and considerably less visited than the famous Twelve Apostles, the Bay of Martyrs can be a sublime location, given the vagaries of weather and light.
The above image was made under late [...]

Evening Comes_Point Roadknight_Great Ocean Road

This image was made with the wonderful Hasselblad X-PAN II camera. I remember feeling how well suited this location, just outside the Great Ocean Road town of Anglesea, was to the panoramic format.
The image was made just after sunset. I was happy to be able to make use of the warm sunset light, shinning up [...]

Fallen Giant_Beauchamp Falls_Great Otway National Park

 
Of the numerous waterfalls in Victoria‘s Great Otway National Park my current favorite is Beauchamp Falls near Lavers Hill. It’s a magical place that will provide hours of photographic opportunities. While relatively easy to access the walk back up from the falls is steep and hard, particularly with a pack and tripod on your back. [...]

Serenity_Aireys Inlet_Great Ocean Road

Here’s an image from a bleak morning at Aireys Inlet on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. This small, quiet beachside town has always interested me. In particular the quality of light on the river and beach are often quite magical. For those that are able to make the trip, I highly recommend Aireys [...]

Time and Tide_Great Ocean Road_Victoria

 
This is one of my favourite images. Made during the afterglow in the Port Campbell National Park, near the famous Twelve Apostles, along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia.
It was so exciting to witness the waves washing back and forward from the sea onto the cliffs and back again. The beautiful but fast-fading low [...]

Pier at Dusk_Barwon Heads_Victoria

 
You may recognise this image. It forms the banner at the top of this site’s home page.
The image was made at Barwon Heads on the Bellarine Peninsular in Victoria, Australia. With the aid of gentle dusk light and a narrow aperture of f22, to achieve maximum Depth of Field (DOF), the required exposure was 8 minutes. [...]

Red Knob, Vaughan, Central Victoria

 

Red Knob is a rock formation a few kilometres from the tiny town of Vaughan in Central Victoria, Australia. The location is one of many old gold mining sites in the area. The rock, orange red and particularly striking against a blue sky, is well suited to a panoramic composition. I’ve photographed this site on [...]

Approaching Storm and Dune, Wilsons Promontory National Park

 
As always there is a story behind the making of this image. I was with another photographer exploring some of the less popular locations within Wilsons Promontory National Park. We decided to undertake the relatively short hike to Darby Beach for some sunset photography. It was a hot, flat walk to the beach via the [...]

Pic of the Week – Sunrise, Duck Point, Wilsons Promontory

 
The above image was made at sunrise at Duck Point, Wilsons Promontory National Park in Victoria, Australia. It was very cold and I was alone at this very secluded location. There was barely a breath of wind and the soft, warm sunrise seemed to linger. This slow movement of light and time only enhanced the [...]

Nature’s Restorative Power

 

The devastation caused by bush fires in my home state of Victoria on Saturday, February 7th continues. The latest count is 130 confirmed deaths and 740 homes lost.
Soon many of the affected areas will be deemed safe for visitors. When that’s the case I will make a point of visiting some of them. Although many [...]