Please note, the Gallery will be open from 12:00 noon on Thursday April 19 instead of our usual 10:00 start.
Feel free to take advantage of the sales at the Hiking Gear shops on Elizabeth St or to relax with a coffee at one of the many nearby cafes while waiting for your chance at a browse through some top-notch Tasmanian landscape photography (even if I do say so myself 
) here at 46 Melville St.
A mist-shrouded Meredith Range - Tarkine
The highlight of Corinna has to be the secluded waterfall “Lover’s Falls”. It is not a fall that is easilly accessed by large tour groups so you can have some time to yourself in the deep green rainforest. We kayaked to these falls and had the place to ourselves for an hour or two before another small group appeared. Taking photos of these falls was not without it’s challenges, namely avoiding the spray off the waterfall. The ferns surrounding the waterfall, however, made for beautiful framing and composition opportunities. The ferns were a brilliant green, and the red tannin stained water was quite an eyecatching contrast.
Lovers Falls, Tarkine
The weather was surprisingly still while we visited the falls considering the wind, rain and hail that hit at other times during our few days in the region. We even experienced snow in the rainforest near Waratah on the way to Philosophers Falls, which is another must-see Tarkine rainforest walk, especially in wet weather.
The lush green rainforest of Tasmania's Tarkine
The evening rewarded too with a full moon lighting up the misty Pieman River. Below is a 2 minute long exposure photograph of the Pieman at night.
Pieman River at Corinna, Night Scene
Access to Corinna is quite straightforward, and the only unsealed section of road is the final 25 kms once you pass the mining town of Savage River. Don’t underestimate the driving times however, the road is quite narrow and windy, so you will need to allow the best part of 90 minutes to drive the 70km from Waratah to Corinna. There is accommodation & activity information on the Corinna Wilderness Experience website.
Autumn has arrived on Tasmania’s West Coast, and the leaves of Tasmania’s deciduous beech, the “fagus” have started to turn.
Fagus on Mt Murchison, Western Tasmania
There is still plenty of green but anyone hoping to see this unique display of colourful autumn leaves should plan a trip in the next few weeks – or perhaps even join my photography tour to Mt Field on April 29!
Short but sweet post tonight – tonight’s sunset over Hobart was a pastel of colours not just in the sky but also reflected in the waters of the Derwent River at Bellerive, and the rocky foreshore did it’s own impersonation of the Tessellated Pavements.
Sunset over Hobart, from Bellerive
There have been some stunning sunrises & sunsets lately – make sure you make the most of it, sunrise and sunset times are not unreasonable at this time of year – sunrise is approx 6:30am and the sunset really got colourful right on 6:00pm tonight, so grab your gear and get shooting!
I have some upcoming photographic tours which are running on the following dates:
Saturday May 12: Mt Field & Styx Valley – Photograph the exquisite detail within Tasmania’s stunning tall eucalypt & rainforest.
Tasmanian Photography Tours - Mt Field & Styx Valley
Tours are not limited to these dates only, please contact us directly if you would like to discuss other dates/destinations. More information and itineraries: Tasmanian Photography Tours
Luke O’Brien Photography
46 Melville St, Hobart
Ph: (03) 6231 9964
