A snowstorm passes over towering dolerite cliffs at Devils Gullet to allow a brief shower of light to flood the view across the remote Tasmanian central plateau with its forests, valleys, mountains and rugged terrain. The storm engulfing Clumner Bluff (1559m) was directly overhead a few minutes earlier with white out conditions and summer snow. The dolerite columns in the foreground are over 220m high and plunge into the Fisher River valley which is part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, on the northern rim of the Great Western Tiers. Tasmania, Australia.
The tranquil Liffey Falls is nestled within cool temperate rainforest on the slopes of the Great Western Tiers. The Liffey Falls State Reserve is part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Tasmania, Australia
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
