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A Visit to The Den of Nargun

By Norm Neilson ·  · From Pic of the Week

Always a Great visit…"THE DEN OF NARGUN"… Luckily She was resting, so I could get really close to the Den. The Legend of Nargun as told by a friend on my Facebook Page, about our Indigenous Ancestors, can be found on my Facebook Page. It Really makes fascinating reading. Please visit and enjoy!   Published 09 Oct 2015.  Glenaladale VIC 3864

Morning light

By simone_a13 ·  · From Pic of the Week

      Moseley Square in the morning light.         

Published 22 Feb 2017.  Glenelg SA 5045

Light at the end of the tunnel

By storiesfromthescenicroute ·  · From Pic of the Week

To reach the end of Windjana Gorge in @australiasnorthwest, you have to wade through waist deep waters in a pitch black tunnel.  A few times, I looked across and saw a set of eyes gleaming back at me. I'm glad it wasn't until I made it back I found out about the resident freshwater crocodiles!    Published 15 Feb 2017.  King Leopold Ranges WA 6728

Saw Pit Gorge, Halls Creek.

By tara_ward_ ·  · From Pic of the Week

We had such a relaxing day swimming and fishing yesterday, even caught a tasty black bream for lunch at Saw Pit Gorge, Halls Creek. Published 27 Feb 2017.  Ord River WA 6770

Lovely evening for a picnic!

By min_mccormack ·  · From Pic of the Week 

Published 27 Feb 2017.  Mansfield VIC 3722

Ebor Falls

By kellyoshea93 ·  · From Pic of the Week

Decided to go on a little adventure today😍👌 Published 16 Jun 2016.  Ebor NSW 2453

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Busted

By emmapeds ·  · From Pic of the Week

When you wonder where the nectarines went, then Eddie catches the culprit red handed. This is Coffin Bay life.  Photo by Eddie Hollett.  Published 24 Feb 2017.  Coffin Bay SA 5607

Hidden away down a dusty...

By australiansecrets ·  · From Pic of the Week

Hidden away down a dusty, very bumpy road you will find this beautiful swimming hole. Most people drive straight past the turn off to Adcock Gorge and we were sooooo glad we didn't!  Published 17 Oct 2016.  King Leopold Ranges WA 6728

Another silo being painted

By greens_pics · · From Pic of the Week

Another silo being painted at Coonalpyn SA... looking forward to seeing the finished result!  Published 2 hours ago. Coonalpyn SA 5265

The sun sets on the mob

By Chantel Renae Photography ·  · From Snapped: Australian Landscapes

Every photograph tells a story.
Sometimes a photographer has to put themselves in some very interesting situations to capture that story just right. 'The sun sets on the mob' was captured at a sheep property south-east of the outback Queensland town of Bollon. 

I was working in the shearing shed at Mona during the day as a wool handler and in the afternoons I was taking photographs of all that caught my eye. This shearing at Mona was in July, which means the sun sets a lot earlier than it does in the warmer months.

Finishing work in the shearing shed at 5.30pm and the sun setting at 5.40pm didn't leave me a lot of time to chase many photos.

By chance I was sent out the back to help bring the sheep up into the shed at around 5pm when the golden light was really starting to spread.

It was then this image was born in my head.

As soon as 5.30pm hit and the shed was clean I grabbed my camera, jumped out of the side of the shearing shed and ran as fast as my legs would take me to sheep in the yards.

Puffing and clumsily changing the lens on my camera as I sat in sheep droppings - I started yelling my best impersonation of a lamb. 

The light was fading and so were my chances.

I am not sure what the sheep thought of me. Maybe they took pity on me. Maybe they thought I was in pain - I will never know.

Whatever their thoughts, they gave me the shot I had in my head.  There is no greater feeling than creating something that I have imagined.

'The sun sets on the mob' has great sentimental meaning to me.  I fell completely and utterly head over heels in love with photography when I captured this image.

Something clicked inside of me that this will be my journey in life, capturing rural Australia's beauty.   Published 24 Sep 2014.  Bollon QLD 4488

   Australian Reed Wabler

        By mcduckish ·  · From Pic of the Week

Published 24 Feb 2017.  Herdsman WA 

Waterholes amongst the petroglyphs

        By destinedfeather ·  · From My Back Roads

        Waterholes amongst the petroglyphs at Murujuga National Park, Dampier WA           Published 20 Feb 2017.  Burrup WA 6714

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Love getting out under the stars

By trish.muir ·  · From Pic of the Week

Love getting out under the stars.     Published 23 Feb 2017.  Northcliffe WA 6262

Sunsets definitely don't get any better than this

By sunyourbuns ·  · From Pic of the Week

Sunsets definitely don't get any better than this   Published 23 Feb 2017.  Maxwelton QLD 4822

The Sleeping Giant

By twodogs photography ·  · From Pic of the Week

So this is a special place to everybody in the region. Mt Warning (or Mt Wollumbin to the Indigenous people) is a magical place and is a very popular spot to capture.

I've been out there for sunset on a couple of occasions lately with no luck and this was no exception. So I thought I'd get low amongst a crop and do something different. I still have no idea of what the crop is, all I know is that it might be some sort of legume. This time with the cloud passing over the giant’s mouth, plus not being in focus makes it look like they're sleeping really heavily.            Published 14 Feb 2017.  Murwillumbah NSW 2484

Come on pleeeease take me for a walk !…

By cozzas_photography ·  · From Pic of the Week

Published 24 Feb 2017.  Esperance WA 6450

The waterfall at the 12 Apostles.

By greens_pics ·  · From Pic of the Week

After the heavy rain recently, and inspired by Oat @hangingpixels_photo_art , I wanted to go and see the waterfall at the 12 Apostles...wasn't flowing as hard as the day before, but still looked good as did the others along the Great Ocean Road.  Published 13 Sep 2016.  Port Campbell VIC 3269

Ulladulla

By brentonb3 ·  · From Pic of the Week

Exploring New South Wales,  Published 23 Feb 2017.  Ulladulla NSW 2539

Every Easter, this little country town has a festival called "The Blessing of the Fleet" which attracts many visitors to the area.  

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Shearer and wool-classer team

By Tracey Kruger ·  · From Pic of the Week

Big day today for this hardworking shearer and woolclasser team, Simone and Mark (Sparky). It's their wedding day and I get to take the photos! It will be a slight change from photographing them in district woolsheds, looking forward to it!   Published 21 Feb 2017.  Penshurst VIC 3289

Rainbow lorrikeet

By Michelle Berkin ·  · From Pic of the Week

A wonderful blend of colours    Published 20 Feb 2017.         Cudlee Creek SA 5232

Tawny Frogmouth family

By Stuart ·  · From Pic of the Week

An evening walk, look what we found near Cornelian Bay, Hobart Tasmania.  Published 30 Nov 2016.  New Town TAS 7008

Sunset at Cathedral Rock

By debdeb_lee ·  · From Pic of the Week

Sunset at Cathedral Rock, Mt Buffalo. Definitely worth the climb for the spectacular view.                                       Published 28 Apr 2016.  Mount Buffalo VIC 3740

Flowering Gumtree

By marisakent ·  · From Pic of the Week     Published 22 Feb 2017.  Orange NSW 2800

The boys are back in town

By kyliessv ·  · From Pic of the Week

Apologies for the title, but for some unbeknown reason, those lyrics entered my mind. Anyhow, great bunch of roos to work with, poses on cue.  Published 22 Feb 2017.  Perth WA