The milky way rises over a solitary tree in the Warrumbungles. The area has little light pollution to disturb astronomical viewing and is home to the Siding Spring observatory which is has more than a $100 million in scientific equipment including 44 telescopes. New South Wales, Australia
The first light of the day kisses the Breadknife. The shot was taken looking down over the Warrumbungles after night hiking up to the Grand High Tops with a headtorch. The Breadknife is a volcanic dyke nearly 90 metres high but only 4 m wide which is particularly rare. The Breadknife is composed of peralkaline trachyte and was once part of a large shield volcano, that first erupted about 17 million years ago and stopped about 13 million years ago. Warrumbungle National Park, NSW, Australia
The sun penetrates through thick clouds as the parched red soil dreams of rain. Taken in the arid lands at the foot of Mt Grenfell in central west New South Wales. Mount Grenfell is a spiritually important place for its Aboriginal owners, the Ngiyampaa Wangaaypuwan people. Outback New South Wales, Australia
