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Pete Mellows · @petemellows
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Just before you climb Jacob's Ladder, make sure you look to your left and up, up, up. These are just a section of the craggy peaks of Ben Lomond, Tasmania. We thought we'd do a quick drive up the mountain to have a poke around. Ill-prepared, we got out of the car and were instantly soaked by the low-hanging clouds. It's really not that far a drive from Launceston and worth every second.

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Pete Mellows · @petemellows
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Spotlight
A young tree sprouts in a sliver of light in the space between boulders. Plants in alpine areas take hold in the unlikeliest of places, yet thrive where they logically should not.
The plant is too young for me to identify. If there is someone who knows, please advise me.
Found on the Panorama Track on kunanyi, near Hobart, Tasmania.

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Pete Mellows · @petemellows
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The moment before the sun disappears behind the horizon, the birds continue their search for food.

Only in the height of Summer will you see the sun set so far south.
Lion Rock, South East Cape Bay. 27/12/2022 8:56pm
📷Pentax K1MII ISO400 1/1000s f/9 450mm 2xcrop

Prints available.

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Pete Mellows · @petemellows
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Somehow had the wrong picture!

An epic 24 hours at South East Cape Bay with 4m seas crashing onto Lion Rock all through the day and into the night. 
This image sums those seas up perfectly with the setting sun, circling sea birds, crashing waves, towering spray and magic sun beams to top it off. 


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Pete Mellows · @petemellows
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An epic 24 hours at South East Cape Bay with 4m seas crashing onto Lion Rock all through the day and into the night.
This image sums those seas up perfectly with the setting sun, circling sea birds, crashing waves, towering spray and magic sun beams to top it off.

#waves #seascape #photography #seascapephotography #sunset #settingsun #sunrays #sunbeams #tranquil #exciting #pentaxaustralia #captureonepro #discovertasmania #tassiestyle #photooftheday #potd #hobartandbeyond #myabcphoto #weather

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Pete Mellows · @petemellows
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Located between the takayna/Tarkine Forest and the coast, the intervening hills are alive with small copses of trees, rocky outcrops and fields of flowers and button grass.

Largely untouched by industry, takayna is under constant threat from mining and forestry as it remains unprotected.

#tassiestyle #takayna #wilderness #travel #nature #naturephotography #pentaxaustralia #ancienttrees

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Pete Mellows · @petemellows
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Witness the full power of the Southern Ocean.
With a 4 metre swell and an incoming tide, standing near Lion Rock I felt increasingly vulnerable, but could not tear my eyes away from this incredible spectacle of nature’s forces.
Both the spray and the late afternoon sun gave the scen a monochromatic look, even though this photograph is in full colour.
South East Cape Bay is at Tasmania’s southern-most point (outside of offshore islands). Getting there is an easy 2 hour walk from Cockle Creek.

#naturephotography #wilderness #wildsea #surf #monochromatic #discovertasmania #hobartandbeyond #pentaxaustralia #seaspray #awesome #travelphotography #tassiestyle #photography

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Pete Mellows · @petemellows
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Southern Ocean Waves at Lion Rock
A friend and I went down to Lion Rock to experience a predicted 4m swell, amongst other things.
This video (previous post) gives an idea of just how powerful and massive these waves were. This is a photograph of just one of the waves, which the video will never be able to show.
📷Pentax K1MII 150-450mm

#waves #ocean #power #rawpower #seascape #tassiestyle #hobartandbeyond #discovertasmania #pentaxaustralia #awesome #surf #naturephotography #photography

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Pete Mellows · @petemellows
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Southern Ocean Waves at Lion Rock
A friend and I went down to Lion Rock to experience a predicted 4m swell, amongst other things.
This video gives an idea of just how powerful and massive these waves were. There is a photograph of just one of the waves, which the video will never be able to show.
I wasn’t sure whether to show the video or photo first, but the video won out.
📷🎥Pentax K1MII 150-450mm

#waves #ocean #power #rawpower #seascape #tassiestyle #photography #video #hobartandbeyond #discovertasmania #pentaxaustralia #awesome #surf #naturephotography

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Pete Mellows · @petemellows
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A slice of the Tarkine
The Road to Nowhere is not a dull drive. Look out for amazing views along the way and be sure to stop and get out of the car.
It’s mind boggling to think that this area is largely unprotected.

#discovertasmania #westcoast #photography #westernwilds #tassie #pentaxaustralia #nature #wilderness #wildnatureplaces #travel #oldgrowth #buttongrass

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Pete Mellows · @petemellows
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What an experience!
I went down to South East Cape Bay with a mate to watch the 4 metre swell roll in. The waves created were almighty in stature and sound. Watching them crash on Lion Rock was awesome!
The real treat came as the sun set behind the waves, with the sea spray creating these incredible shapes, like magnetic fields.
I have tonnes of these images, which will release over the coming weeks.
📷Pentax K1MII 450mm

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Pete Mellows · @petemellows
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A photograph from a couple of weeks ago. Inverted clouds at the base of Trestle Mountain, at the beginning of the Huon Valley.
Watching this massive sea of cloud stretch out to the Southern Ranges and into the Tasman Sea was sobering.
Image 2 for context.
4/12/2022 ~5am
📷Pentax K1MII 150-450mm @410mm & 24-70mm @24mm

#pentaxaustralia #captureonepro #tassie #wilderness #naturephotography #naturelovers #cloudinversion #forest #travelaustralia #discovertasmania #bluehour #photography

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