Towering dolerite columns at Devils Gullet plunge into the Fisher River valley and the remote Tasmanian central plateau. The storm engulfing Clumner Bluff (1559m) was directly overhead a few minutes earlier with white out conditions and summer snow. The dolerite columns are over 220m high and form part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, on the northern rim of the Great Western Tiers. Tasmania, Australia.
Sunset over Shallow Bay on Lake Manapouri. The Moturau Hut located near here on the shore of the lake is used as the final stop in the four day trek which is known as the Keplar track. The lake is surrounded by the Kepler Mountains, Turret Range and Hunter Mountains and was formed by glaciers during the last Holocene. It is New Zealand’s second deepest lake measuring 444 metres (1,457 ft) deep. Lake Manapouri falls within the Fiordland National Park and the wider region of Te Wahipounamu South West New Zealand World Heritage Area. South Island, New Zealand.
The treacherous south cost of Bruny Island as seen from the Bruny Island Lighthouse Three ships sank off the cost here in 1835, the 'Enchantress' with the loss of 17 lives, the convict transport George III, with the loss of 134 lives and the 'Wallace' without loss of life. As a result of these tragedies the Bruny Lighthouse was commissioned and completed in 1838. It is the second oldest extant lighthouse tower in Australia, as well as having the longest (158 years) history of being continuously manned. www.robertdowniephotography.com Love Life, Love Photography
