Luke O'Brien Photography

Upcoming Tasmanian Photography Workshops

March 1, 2021

** UPDATE MARCH 2021: I have the first of my spring 2021 dates announced now as autumn trips are filling up – places still available for Bay of Fires April 12-15. I am also offering an expanded range of private 3 day tours covering most regions of Tasmania ** Contact me with any questions or...Read More

Bluestone Bay

February 26, 2021

I had a night at Bluestone Bay recently that turned out remarkable in that the sunset and the sunrise basically produced the exact same photos! Don’t believe me? Have a look 🙂 It was an extremely calm and clear night meaning the beautiful blue “Belt of Venus” was quite pronounced as the moon rose....Read More

Snug Tiers orchid spotting

February 22, 2021

The Snug Tiers are south of Hobart and last week I was lucky enough to spend a day out orchid hunting with local orchid expert Geoff to see some seasonal highlights of the orchid variety. Snug Greenhood – Pterostylis atriola Summer Greenhood – Pterostylis decurva Horseshoe Leek Orchid – Prasophyllum incurvum ...Read More

aurora australis southern lights south arm tasmania feb 2021

Return of aurora “season”?

February 17, 2021

Last night we were blessed with stunningly clear skies and a nice little bit of aurora action, so I ventured out to South Arm where I have shot before, this time hoping maybe to land the bioluminescence and aurora double. As it turned out there was no bio but the aurora appeared as a very...Read More

Gunns Plains Caves

February 10, 2021

Gunns Plains Caves is located in the hills of north west Tasmania, around 45 minutes out of Burnie. We visited last year during the coronavirus interstate border shutdown and were lucky enough to be the only ones on the tour that afternoon so I was given permission to bring my tripod in for some nice...Read More

Early season fungi finds

January 27, 2021

A couple of weeks ago I visited St Columba Falls during one of my private 3 day photography workshops and was pleasantly surprised to find quite a lot of fungi out. It was a sunny day but the clouds were coming and going quite quickly – the two shots above were taken just a...Read More

Stunning sunset rainbow

January 19, 2021

On the way back from last weeks private 3 day Bay of Fires workshop, we were treated to an absolute ripper of a light show including this double rainbow as the sun sunk low in the west. Did we stop and shoot for a bit? You bet we did 🙂 Driving south from relatively clear...Read More

Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake at night

January 8, 2021

There is nothing quite like Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake on a clear night. It doesn’t happen too often but sometimes “the stars align” (pardon the pun) and you have a night like this one… These shots are from August 2019. The image above shows the Milky Way in the western sky. The biggest white...Read More

New Years Eve Fireworks Hobart

January 1, 2021

Hobart has put on another great display with its New Years Eve fireworks. The fireworks were set to shoot a little higher this year and viewers were encouraged to spread out and avoid crowding the Hobart waterfront which is generally the main gathering point. I shot these from Bellerive. Happy New Year everyone. Thanks very...Read More

Mt Field & Styx Valley Tour Highlights

December 31, 2020

I have run a fair few of my Mt Field and Styx Valley tours over the past few months and thought I’d share a few of the photographic highlights. Spring is always a good time of year to photograph the rainforest as there is plenty of water on the waterfalls and the new growth of...Read More

Mt Parsons at Freycinet, view to Wineglass Bay

Mt Parsons – The Littlest Hazard

December 4, 2020

Mt Parsons, the littlest Hazard, is a measly 331 metres high, but includes some magnificent views not seen by many visitors to the incredibly popular Freycinet National Park. The climb up gives you great views back to Sleepy Bay and Cape Tourville, and the township of Coles Bay too. The walk is not signposted nor...Read More

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