Buderim Forest, Serenity Falls, QLD, AustraliaBuderim Forest, Serenity Fallsphotos/201011300086_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201011300086201011300086
Tallebudgera Creek, QLD, AustraliaTallebudgera Creekphotos/201107150020_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201107150020201107150020
Wharariki Beach, New ZealandWharariki Beachphotos/11180403015_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=11180403015Wharariki Beach is a magical place in the Golden Bay area of New Zealand's South Island. I arrived to find I was the first person to leave a set of footprints since the tide went out. In the hours I spent exploring the beach and dunes I saw only a handful of people from a distance. Watching the sun set was a truly magnificent, peaceful and joyful experience.11180403015
Sand Pumping Jetty, The Spit, Gold Coast, QLD, AustraliaSand Pumping Jetty, The Spit, Gold Coastphotos/201107210131_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201107210131201107210131
Milky Way Star Trails, QLD, AustraliaMilky Way Star Trailsphotos/201106030006_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201106030006201106030006
Currumbin Light, QLD, AustraliaCurrumbin Lightphotos/20080310036_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=20080310036I got up before dawn and as I drove to the beach it was grey and started raining. I wasn't very hopeful of taking anything worthwhile, yet these beautiful sun beams appeared. It just goes to show you never know what you're going to get!20080310036
Maui Sunset, USAMaui Sunsetphotos/12100403003_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=12100403003I was in Maui holidaying with my Mum for her 60th Birthday and we were watching the sun set across the water and looking for heads of the giant turtles popping up out of the water. I never saw a one, yet whenever my back was turned my Mum would exclaim, "There's one!" I got to go snorkeling with them a few days later, which was a beautiful and peaceful experience, so I got to see them in the end!12100403003
Eilean Donan Castle, ScotlandEilean Donan Castlephotos/20150409001_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=20150409001I believe this castle has featured in several films, including Highlander, and I'm not surprised given its beautiful location. When I used to have a stand at the markets I had so many people tell me this was their ancestral home - 3 in one day once! Surely they couldn't all be related and living on the Gold Coast!?!20150409001
Burleigh Full Moon, QLD, AustraliaBurleigh Full Moonphotos/201107150150_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201107150150201107150150
Shenandoah National Park, USAShenandoah National Parkphotos/20010700001_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=2001070000120010700001
Burleigh Mist, QLD, AustraliaBurleigh Mistphotos/20080322054_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=20080322054I was waiting for the sun to set and the moon to rise so I could take a photo of the moon over the ocean for my book "Love This Moment". This was a shot I took to keep myself occupied while I waited, and as it turns out I like it much more than the image I went for. It's funny how often that happens, with the unlooked for photo being the true keeper.20080322054
Mudgeeraba, Silhouette, QLD, AustraliaMudgeeraba, Silhouettephotos/200907290268_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=200907290268Taken early one winter's morning at the beautiful regional park near where I live.200907290268
St Nicholas Island Sunset, TurkeySt Nicholas Island Sunsetphotos/14180405007_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=1418040500714180405007
Munich, Nymphenburg Park, GermanyMunich, Nymphenburg Parkphotos/19110408001_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=1911040800119110408001
Oakey, Flame Trees, QLD, AustraliaOakey, Flame Treesphotos/10130701001_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=10130701001This is actually the reflected light from a MASSIVE bonfire (two entire trees!) one New Years Eve that I spent out at a friend's parent's farm. I had my back to this scene when the fire was lit, and I remember just turning around and going "Wow!" to see the trees look so red it was like they were on fire, with the full moon sitting above.10130701001
Autumn in Glebe Park, Canberra, AustraliaAutumn in Glebe Parkphotos/20030400001_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=2003040000120030400001
Castle Point Lighthouse, New ZealandCastle Point Lighthousephotos/11110403001_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=1111040300111110403001
Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), NT, AustraliaKata Tjuta (The Olgas)photos/10120309002_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=10120309002I got to Kata Tjuta and started the Valley of the Winds walk a little later than I planned. It was a lovely walk and when I reached the furthest lookout I had it all to myself, which was beautiful. For once I didn't dawdle around taking photos too much as I wanted to get back for the obligatory distance shot as the sun started going down and made the rock even redder. I shouldn't have worried as I got back in plenty of time and was even lucky enough to have all these little puffs of cloud that made the sky much more interesting.10120309002
Oakey, Old Truck, QLD, AustraliaOakey, Old Truckphotos/20050700001_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=2005070000120050700001
Tree Bark, QLD, AustraliaTree Barkphotos/200612310001_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=200612310001I love tree bark! I really love it. Probably because I love trees so much. Most times I go walking in the forest I end up taking photos of bark. I don't know if it interests many other people, but I love the subtle colours and textures. This is the bark of a massive Bunya Pine, which can grow up to 45m high and has these soccer-ball sized cones which I found quite scary! :) 200612310001
Mount Warning, NSW, AustraliaMount Warningphotos/201106210082_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201106210082201106210082
Mount Warning Sunset, NSW, AustraliaMount Warning Sunsetphotos/201111030131_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201111030131201111030131
Jim Jim Falls, Kakakdu National Park, NT, AustraliaJim Jim Falls, Kakakdu National Parkphotos/10120309010_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=10120309010Jim Jim Falls is one of my absolute favourite places I've ever been...ever! Behind those large boulders (notice the man standing on top of one...some are HUGE!) is actually another beautiful pool of water. I went swimming in there and eventually ended up having the pool all to myself. I floated on my back gazing up at the massive cliffs and blue blue sky. Then I started freaking myself out thinking about crocodiles until I thought, "You know what, I'd be so lucky to die in a place as beautiful as this," and then all my fear melted into bliss. Jim Jim Falls always reminds me of the power of surrender.10120309010
Tree Lichen, QLD, AustraliaTree Lichenphotos/201111230150_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201111230150201111230150
Autumn in Hahndorf, SA, AustraliaAutumn in Hahndorfphotos/20060500001_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=20060500001This was taken in Hans Heysen's garden at The Cedars in the Adelaide Hills one autumn. Hans Heysen was a watercolour artist who lived between 1877 and 1968 and is best known for his beautiful paintings of the Australian bush.20060500001
Tanah Lot, BaliTanah Lotphotos/20060900001_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=20060900001Tanah Lot is one of the most sacred temples in Bali. Tanah means Earth and Lot means Sea, so the name basically means "Temple of Earth and Sea". It is said the priest Niratha saw the rock during his travel in the 15th century and rested there the night. Afterwards he felt it to be a holy place to worship the Balinese sea gods so he asked local fisherman to build a shrine there. It's certainly a beautiful place to watch the sun set!20060900001
The Lake District, EnglandThe Lake Districtphotos/20040900010_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=2004090001020040900010
Tidbinbilla, Star Trails, Canberra, AustraliaTidbinbilla, Star Trailsphotos/20030000002_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=2003000000220030000002
Vancouver, Capilano Park, CanadaVancouver, Capilano Parkphotos/20010900002_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=2001090000220010900002
Lamington National Park, QLD, AustraliaLamington National Parkphotos/201111220034_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201111220034201111220034
Wharariki Beach Sand, New ZealandWharariki Beach Sandphotos/20040300010_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=20040300010I love the feel of the ripples in the sand here. This was taken at Wharariki Beach just a bit earlier than the beautiful seascape that accompanies the message "Life". It is a truly stunning and remote place.20040300010
View to Isle of Rona, ScotlandView to Isle of Ronaphotos/20130409004_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=20130409004I took this on a day where I drove from Ullapool in the North-West of Scotland all around the coastline to the Isle of Skye. It was a generally cool and cloudy day, but one of the things I love about Scotland is that it truly gives you weather, with it changing rapidly between cloud and sunshine and back again. Which means you get to experience lots of sunbeams sneaking through the clouds, as well as a fair share of rainbows (I saw 3 in two weeks!)20130409004
Ord River, WA, AustraliaOrd Riverphotos/10160309005_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=1016030900510160309005
Wester Ross, ScotlandWester Rossphotos/20130409001_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=20130409001This is another photo I took during the day I drove from Ullapool to the Isle of Skye along the coastline of Scotland's North-West. Scotland is one of my most favourite places in the world, and I think this was my favourite day of the 2 weeks I spent there. I was so glad I went by myself as I was sometimes stopping every few km to take a photo, as it seemed around every bend there was a new vista, mountain, loch or waterfall. 20130409001
Lamington National Park, QLD, AustraliaLamington National Parkphotos/201111230060_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201111230060201111230060
Hidden Valley, Kata Tjuta, NT, AustraliaHidden Valley, Kata Tjutaphotos/10120309023_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=1012030902310120309023
Burleigh Rocks in the Moonlight, QLD, AustraliaBurleigh Rocks in the Moonlightphotos/201107150142_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201107150142201107150142
Rous River, NSW, AustraliaRous Riverphotos/201106210060_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201106210060201106210060
Rous River, NSW, AustraliaRous Riverphotos/201106210064_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201106210064201106210064
Reeds, Rous River, NSW, AustraliaReeds, Rous Riverphotos/201106210067_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201106210067201106210067
Blue Mountains, The Three Sisters, NSW, AustraliaBlue Mountains, The Three Sistersphotos/20020700001_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=2002070000120020700001
Numinbah Valley, QLD, AustraliaNuminbah Valleyphotos/201012130065_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201012130065201012130065
Gold Coast from Burleigh Heads, QLD, AustraliaGold Coast from Burleigh Headsphotos/201107150092_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201107150092201107150092
Ewen Maddock Dam, QLD, AustraliaEwen Maddock Damphotos/201012021123_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201012021123I passed this dam after a rainy trip up to the Sunshine Coast hinterland. I could see the sun peaking through so hurriedly pulled over. It was about 100m or so from the car to this spot, which was done at a jog as it started to rain. I like the quiet beauty of this spot.201012021123
Burleigh Surf, QLD, AustraliaBurleigh Surfphotos/20080413055_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=20080413055I was taking photos of the sunrise over the ocean one morning when I saw this surfer picking his way out over the rocks. Ahead of him was the path of light to the rising sun, which I hoped he would step into. He did, and gave me this beautiful silhouette.20080413055
Moreton Island, QLD, AustraliaMoreton Islandphotos/10130505001_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=1013050500110130505001
Buderim Forest Creek, QLD, AustraliaBuderim Forest Creekphotos/201011300017_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201011300017201011300017
Springbrook National Park, QLD, AustraliaSpringbrook National Parkphotos/20020000001_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=20020000001I'd heard about the "Best of All" lookout at Springbrook so decided one sunny day to head up there. As I got closer clouds came over, and by the time I reached the top of the mountain it was completely covered in fog and cloud. I thought I'd walk through the rainforest to the lookout anyway, and was rewarded with the beautiful, surreal atmosphere you only experience in rainforests when there's mist and fog about. While you could see nothing from the lookout, this photo is always a good reminder to me that luck is a matter of perspective, and life always has gifts for us, even if they aren't what we expected.20020000001
Wallabies, Nitmiluk National Park, NT, AustraliaWallabies, Nitmiluk National Parkphotos/10120309018_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=1012030901810120309018
Leilyn (Edith Falls), Nitmiluk National Park, NT, AustraliaLeilyn (Edith Falls), Nitmiluk National Parkphotos/10120309024_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=1012030902410120309024
Katherine Gorge, Nitmiluk National Park, NT, AustraliaKatherine Gorge, Nitmiluk National Parkphotos/20030900030_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=2003090003020030900030
Lady Bug, QLD, AustraliaLady Bugphotos/201109150261_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=201109150261201109150261
Mount Tomah Botanic Gardens, NSW, AustraliaMount Tomah Botanic Gardensphotos/200911110029_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=200911110029I love moths and butterflies! This one happily perched on the flower while I took this photo with a wide angle lens from less than 30cm away.200911110029
Keep River National Park, NT, AustraliaKeep River National Parkphotos/10120309020_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=1012030902010120309020
Coolangatta View, QLD, AustraliaCoolangatta Viewphotos/20080310051_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=20080310051I watched this seagull for awhile and managed to get this image as he headed towards Coolangatta.20080310051
Keep River National Park, NT, AustraliaKeep River National Parkphotos/10120309012_w.jpggallery.php?GalleryId=&Id=1012030901210120309012
