Leura Falls Creek within a wet and foggy morning

Leura Falls Creek flows over the southern escarpment at Bridal Veil Falls. Further upstream, the creek meanders through a Jurassic-looking, tree fern infested, bush area before it forms a cascading drop to the falls. The prehistoric mood of the locale is enhanced whenever there is early morning fog rising up from the valley.

Leura Cascades, Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales

Canon EOS 5D Mk II, Canon TS-E 24 mm f3.4L II, 1.3 sec, f/13, ISO 50, Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod with 496RC2 Ball Head. Stitched image shot using the shift function of the 24 mm Tilt+Shift lens, three shots taken at the same settings; at +8 mm shift, 0 mm shift, and -8 mm shift.

Rangi Dreams

Rangitoto awakens while everyone sleeps. The extreme long exposure adds a milky dimension to this early morning sunrise when the sea was calm between tides and the light captivating. These conditions, coupled with the long exposure, created a soft, dreamy feel to the image. Hence, the image named itself.

Auckland’s North Shore near Devonport, New Zealand

Canon EOS 6D, Canon 17-40 mm F./4, 301, f/5.6, ISO 250, Lee Big Stopper and Lee 0.9 Hard Grad filters, Really Right Stuff tripod

Winters Path

Brumby, Equus (Equus) caballus

Gales were blazing off the main range and snow flurrying right through the valley when I spotted these two brumbies at the valley’s entrance. I waited for the storm to close in but the conditions became too harsh for the horses and the weary beasts struggled through the fierce winds to find shelter.

Thredbo, New South Wales

Nikon D800e, Nikon 28-300 mm f5.6, 1/1000, f/8, ISO 1250

Connection

Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae

A humpback female intensely watches over her newborn calf as it explores a new environment. The shallow waters offer protection for a young calf that needs to breathe every 2–3 minutes. The female poised to follow an unpredictable calf who looks decidedly below to a protective mother.

Tonga, South Pacific

Canon 5D MK III, 15mm fisheye lens, 1/200, f/8, ISO 200

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AG Nature Photographer of the Year 2016: Monochrome shortlist

By AG STAFF • June 3, 2016

ANZANG 2016 Monochrome shortlist. Monochrome

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Stunning photos of landscapes and animals sit side by side in a gallery that may be without colour, but certainly isn’t without interest. Photographs could be sepia-toned or infrared. These photos will be exhibited at the South Australian Museum in Adelaide (18 August to 3 October) and the Australian Museum in Sydney (19 August to 9 October).