The most often photographed scenes at Cradle Mountain are the classic “postcard” shots of the mountain and Dove Lake, with perhaps a rock here and/or a boatshed there. The “hidden” beauty at Cradle Mountain, and what makes it such a great place to photograph – in any weather – is the rainforest.

What are the best rainforest walks at Cradle Mountain?

The Enchanted Walk, the Waterfalls Walk and Weindorfers Forest are all great, and deserving of well more than the signposted 15 minutes walk time. The best way to appreciate these places is slowly, soaking up the atmosphere and looking at all the things that make this environment so spectacular and unique.

The King Billy Track at the Lodge is my personal favourite. It is full of beautiful green moss and some of the tallest trees in the area.

The 4 “F”s of Tasmanian photography – Fungi, Fagus, Flowers and waterFalls

Depending on the time of year you travel you could also be rewarded with tiny little fungi or fagus leaves (autumn) or delicate and beautiful flowers, such as sassafras, waratah or leatherwood, all flowering through spring & summer on any of the Cradle Mountain rainforest walks.

There are some great waterfalls too like Crater Falls and Pencil Pine Cascades. Crater Falls is the main waterfall in the day-walk area. It is found within a lovely little patch of rainforest, complete with fagus, around 30-40 minutes from Ronny Creek.

Rainforest photography is best undertaken when the clouds are in, and the light is nice and even. Cradle Mountain is in the high country, in Central Western Tasmania. Clouds, rain and all sorts of inclement weather are not particularly uncommon here.

While it might be disappointing to not capture Dove Lake & the mountain, the more time spent in the forest the better – in my humble opinion.