Queensland

Fruit Bat Falls captured in the remote Australian location of Cape York, QLD, this is an early evening shot, also my third attempt which finally resulted in the right light. It is a challenging composition as walking across slippery rocks carrying my camera could have ended badly. 

 Captured at the iconic Maheno Wreck on Fraser Island we waited over 1 hour for sunset to happen. We weren't sure if any colour was going to occur in the sky due to the bank of cloud. The slight colour tones work really nicely in this image, it allows the wreck to be highlighted and keeps the artwork simple. 

Hill Inlet is a highlight of our trip so far. The lookout gazes down on the ever changing water and sand, with the most amazing colours. We even spotted some stingrays from our vantage point up here. The bright blue water flowing through the sand draws your eye into the image. I could sit and look at this one for hours!

 Captured at Wanggalooba Creek, on Fraser Island, this crystal clear fresh water creek was something I have never seen before. Just a short 20min walk from our Central Station Campground led us along the creek and down to many magical sections of the creek.

The sand is white on the creek bed, and with just a few inches of water flowing over the top it looks dry, until you see the glistening water surface. I ducked down the creek banks and made my way down the creek, scoping out compositions on the way, before I found this fallen tree across the creek bed. I quickly got really low down the the creeks surface to capture this unique composition.

Watch my capture video here - https://youtu.be/03p82ufYI8Q 

Ellinjaa Falls

Dinner Falls

Taken from in the water at Nudey Beach on Fitzroy Island, an island in the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns, QLD, the rock formations and colour were outstanding. It is not often I capture during the day, but the tide was right, the water colour was perfect and the beach was quieter then normal. 

Seisia, Cape York Peninsula, known for it's location as one of the most northern towns in Australia, provided some amazing sunsets for us while we were there exploring. The beach and palms trees just set the scene beautifully. 

Taken at the World Heritage Listed Cape Tribulation, in the Daintree Rainforest this artwork captures exactly what the area is known for, where the Rainforest meets the Reef. Taken by drone this artwork gives you the perfect birds eye view of this perfect part of Australia. 

World famous, Eli Creek is known everywhere as an amazing place to relax and float down the creek, enjoying the peaceful natural environment.

On my second time down the creek I had my camera and tripod with me, and an idea for a composition that would showcase it's beauty. I loved the light blue water and the paperbark trees hanging over the creek as it flows down onto the beach year round.

Watch my capture video here - https://youtu.be/03p82ufYI8Q 

 Captured from the skies above the unique Lady Musgrave Island, located in the Southern Great Barrier Reef, this image depicts life on the island, pure bliss. 

Souita Falls, a not so popular waterfall in the Atherton Tablelands waterfall district. This beautiful vertical panorama image with outstanding waterflow sweeps you off your feet. 

Cobbold Gorge Dam

Cobbold Gorge

Cobbold Gorge Reflections

Ellinjaa Falls Rockpool

Emerald Creek Stream

Emerald Creek Falls

Millaa Millaa

Millaa Millaa Falls 

Amanda heard about a sunflower farm in the Atherton Tablelands opening up for photos and picking, and because we were staying only just 30minutes away we planned our visit for just before sunset. We took a haybale cart ride around the farm, learning about the machinery and what takes place (and scouting for the best composition) and then hung around and waited for the sky to glow. 

The history of this castle in the rainforest at Paronella Park in the Queensland, is magical and the fact the castle ruins can still be seen today, after all it has been through brings this magic to life.

The history of Paronella Park in the Queensland, is magical and the added fact that this waterfall was used to create hydropower for the entire park and it's castle, ballroom and various other buildings. I feel I timed it perfectly to capture the sun setting behind the waterfall, bringing special light into the artwork. 

Taken on the shore of Fitzroy Island, in the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns, this image captures the coral beach, the amazing clear blue water and stunning sunset glow. We were having dinner and thought there was going to be too much cloud in the sky for the sky to light up, but when it started Amanda raced back to our room in the Resort to grab my gear for me, while I tried to work out my composition. 

Emmagen Creek, a crystal clear creek which was the deepest water crossing on the Bloomfield Track, Cape York, captured my eye. 

The forgotten waterfall of Cape York, QLD. One of the most stunning in the Cooktown area. 

We stumbled across this gorgeous river while exploring the Bloomfield Track, in the Daintree Rainforest. We originally stopped due to the stunning bridge to cross it, but I found this beautiful capture instead. 

What a way to end our day along the Bloomfield Track. This is one of the most impressive waterfalls in the Cooktown Region, Cape York, QLD. Just a short rock hopping walk leads you to this huge waterfall, but you cannot swim here, one word, Crocodiles!

Captured on our glamping island get away to Roko Island in the Torres Strait Islands of Australia. Mother nature put on a show this morning! Capturing this unique jetty with character was one of my goals for our stay on the tiny island. 

Eliot Falls captured in the remote Australian location of Cape York, QLD, this dramatic, short and powerful waterfall symbolises the strength of the Australian outback!

Mutee Head, Cape York - I was free camping in this amazing spot near the top of Cape York, and we stayed for a few nights, hoping to see some turtles nesting. This amazing sunset was one of the rare ones on the East Coast of Australia that have the sun set over water. Luckily we were ready for it and I managed to capture such a stunner.

Mutee Head, Cape York - Our caravan is in the background of this shot, facing North towards the tip of Cape York. A very long exposure here has smoothed out the waves and the clouds, while picking up the beautiful backscatter of purple light from the sun setting.

A Birds eye view of the changing corals off the Cape Tribulation coastline. These natural artistic shapes caught my eye as I was flying over them, and combined with the amazing blue water of the area this is a stunning piece for any wall.

 Where do I begin? This is the second time I came to Fruit Bat Falls, Cape York Peninsula as we had a hard drive failure after our first visit! I kept the same composure as last time and luckily had a beautiful Cape York night to show off this beauty and its colours.

Whitehaven beach, the world's best beach, needs no introduction. It was incredible to finally see it in person, and it definitely did not disappoint, white sand, sunshine and clear bright blue water gently lapping at the sands edge. We could have sat here all day! It was a great spot for our lunch and a quick photo to provide those bright blue and white colours that are fashionable in houses at the moment.

 Amanda researched the location for this old plank jetty in Airlie Beach, Queensland. We were sitting in our caravan and keeping an eye on the sky for sunset, when we decided it was going to be a good one. We jumped in our truck and headed off, it was only a 5 minute or so drive down the road thankfully! I took a number of shots with the jetty and the surrounding mangroves, after coating myself in Bushman's for mozzies and sandflies. Ultimately the Sunset really really delivered and I was lucky enough to capture this horizontal panorama featuring the jetty and the far coast of Airlie Beach. 

After a gravel road to enter Byfield National Park, and then a short walk from the park, we wandered up the river to encounter this beautiful site known as Upper Stoney Creek. With deadly Stonefish living in the river, it's not the best place to swim, however its beauty shines through here as the green leaves highlight the massive paperbarks flowing over the river.

 Captured Tannum Sands looking towards Gladstone, I didn't expect the sky to light up as it did. It was dull and just the sun popping under the thick clouds. I did my thing, then waited a little longer just in case and wow did it pop!! 

After debating whether or not to attempt the infamous Ngkala Rocks pass on Fraser Island, we discovered that our truck was a few cm too big! So on to plan B, I decided to capture a landscape photo of the rocks here, moss covered with the waves frothing about them.

See the capture here - https://youtu.be/GR3Xp8bB27M

 What a stunning sunset. We were having drinks and nibbles with some new friends in our campsite when the light started to shine onto the bottom of the cloud layer. I raced out of my chair, grabbed the camera and ran down to the beach as quickly as I could, to get in a position for this beautiful peach sunset at the beach.
See the capture here - https://youtu.be/GR3Xp8bB27M

Captured at Wanggalooba Creek on Fraser Island, this crystal clear fresh water creek amazed me.  A 20 minute walk from Central Station leads you along and down to Wangalooba creek, one of the most amazing spots we have ever had the pleasure of visiting.

The sand is white on the creek bed, and with just a few inches of water flowing over the top it looks dry, until you see the glistening water surface. I ducked down the creek banks and made my way down the creek, scoping out compositions on the way, before I found this.  

Watch my capture video here - https://youtu.be/03p82ufYI8Q 

The famous blue waters at the edge of Lake McKenzie, on Fraser Island are stunning when you see them, especially next to the bright white sand on a sunny day. On our first visit here we had overcast weather, so despite trying to get a photo, I wasn't happy with the result. We headed back 2 days later on a bright sunny day and captured this beauty.
The 2 paperbarks resting on the edge of the bright blue water give a different perspective of life by the lake.

Watch my capture video here - https://youtu.be/03p82ufYI8Q 

Taken from the shores of the unique Lady Musgrave Island, located in the Southern Great Barrier Reef, this is exactly what all of the reef around the island looks like, blue clear water, with coral in shallow water. 

Taken from the shores of the unique Lady Musgrave Island, located in the Southern Great Barrier Reef, this artistic impression sums up the islands beauty, crystal clear blue water, white beach and green flora.