Fires encroach on the small coastal hamlet of Lennox head in NSW, Australia. Flames in excess of 20m were recorded and over 770 hectares of bushland was destroyed. Fortunately no homes or lives were lost as over 80 firefighters per shift, with support from helicopters and water planes fought the fires.
Golden rays of sunshine peak through the clouds after a storm as we sail past One Tree Island. Port Stephens, NSW, Australia Love Life, Love Photography
As the temperature pushes towards -30 C (-22 F) this week at our new home in Northern BC, the hot smokey sunsets from this time of year in Australia seem further away than ever. In this shot taken from our property in the Wollombi valley the sun is layered into ominous bands of differing intensity by thick stratified smoke from approaching bush-fires. The sun had a similar appearance to the naked eye, this is a single exposure which no use of neutral density filters or extensive post processing. Laguna, Wollombi Valley, NSW, Australia