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Cloudscapes

Photos that capture the amazing variety and beauty of clouds

• Cunningham's Gap The view from a busy roadside stop.

• Passing By A simple cutting on the road between Beaudesert and Boonah

• Lillydale Sunrise The view that greeted me at the end of a night of photographing stars

• January 2012 Floods Floods near Beaudesert in January 2012

• Full Moon over Mt Tamborine The super moon rises over Mt Tamborine

• Floating Above A view of Beaudesert from an Ultralight

• Bromelton Sunset The sunlight streams down a gully at Bromelton

• 270 Seconds of Sunset Sunset as the stars emerge over Wyaralong Dam between Beaudesert and Boonah

• Wyaralong Tree at Sunset Sunset and tree over the Wyaralong Dam between Beaudesert and Boonah

• Daybreak Over the Catlins The view from The Nuggets back over land

• Pink Sky at Night A beautiful sunset over Wyaralong Dam

• Sunset Over the Range A beautiful sunset over the Great Dividing Range at Kalbar

• Brand New Day A new day dawns in New Zealand

• Rainbow Light Rainbow over the mountains at Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

• Tekapo Glow sunset reflected across Lake Tekapo, New Zealand landscape

• Lake Tekapo Panorama A sunset panorama over the beautiful Lake Tekapo

• The Obelisk The Obelisk at Robe after a storm

• Beyond the Rain Point Avoid after the rain

• Wellington Point Shines Wellington Point Shines

• Undefeated Light Undefeated Light

• Let the Light Shine Let the Light Shine

• Wyaralong Sunset Sunset over the new dam between Beaudesert and Boonah

• Tamrookum Sunset magnificent clouds reflected in a pool of water beside the Mt Lindsay Highway

• Pink sky over the city the pre-dawn sky over the city of the Gold Coast

• Soft Waves long exposures softened the appearance of the waves raging through this narrow gap

• Woodhill Wonder An afternoon when there were clouds at different levels

• Cryna Sunset this beautiful sunset only appeared after the sun had gone down

• Looking into the storm a series of fast moving storms coming in from the west

• Mt Barney Dawn sunrise from the road leading to the Lower Portals

• Fire over Flinder's Peak one evening, after a beautiful sunset the clouds opened and this amazing colour poured through

• Morning Mist another photo taken from a hot air balloon

• Mt Greville Sunrise this sunrise overlooks Mt Greville and was taken within 200 metres of the Cunningham Highway

• The Gap in the Clouds This is Cunningham's Gap seen in the early morning with the mist clinging to the tops of the peaks.

• The Granites These rocks, 20 km North of Kingston SE are the only interruption along the whole beach. They provide a focal point for fishermen and photographers alike.

• Granite Island Dawn this seemed to be another of those mornings when the heavy clouds suggested that the trip was in vain. Then at the last minute the clouds lifted for a few moments and the light shone through.

• Watercolour Sunrise looking across the bay towards the East, the sunrise was not spectacular, but it was beautiful

• Old Woman Island A beautiful sunrise over the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

• Coffin Bay Sunset A sunset photo from one of those beautiful places where the sun sets over the ocean. This one was taken from within the bay.

• The Outlet the colours of the late afternoon sun during autumn bring the scene to life.

• Mt Benson Sunrise Sunrise through fog at Mt Benson near Robe SA

• Fire in the Sky On the day this photo was taken the skies were filled with smoke from the Ash Wednesday fires. From amidst the tragedy came this beauty.

• End of a Glorious Day A rare afternoon where I had the opportunity, and so deliberately drove 25 minutes to a vantage point to capture the beauty of this glorious sunset.

• Sunset, storm and smoke A thunderstorm at sunset with smoke in the foreground

• Sunset at Mitchell the skies over Mitchell were clear and calm, yet a late afternoon thunderstorm rumbled away off in the distance

• Cabarita Beach sunrise Cabarita Beach on a stormy morning. The approaching sunrise concided with a storm which rolled in. For about 30 seconds the sunlight managed to break through the clouds, creating this wonderfully moody scene.

• Heading North up the Stuart Highway north of Coober Pedy towards Alice Springs on a trip taken with two friends.

• Lake Rotorua Sunrise The third in a series of photo's.

• Lake Rotorua Dawn soft light 10 minutes before dawn

• Auckland Sunset Less than three hours later I was flying through this patch of sky on my way back to Australia

• Evening Drama Instead of a thunderstorm this was the sunset. No thunder and lightning, but plenty of colour and drama

• Remarkable Rocks Sunrise this extensive outcrop of sculptered rocks truly is remarkable

• Promise of Rain Late one afternoon storm clouds rolled in with the promise of rain

• Duck Creek Lookout the view from one of the lookouts on the 4WD track down from the Laminton plateau

• Memories of a Vibrant Day Memories of a Vibrant Day

• Flinders Peak Cloud as the sun disappeared over the horizon the light reflected off higher clouds to produce this wonderful scene

• Cryna Clouds

• Fisherman's Warning Fisherman's Warning, a spectacular sunrise over Jervois Bay in NSW