Three sleeps in Hobart, Tasmania.

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Recently we spent 3 nights in Hobart, Tasmania…
and on the last night the light did this 

Constitution Dock 2AM 2656-2658 Panorama ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Constitution Dock 2AM 2684-2691 Panorama ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Constitution Dock 2AM 2673-2675 Panorama ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Constitution Dock 2AM 2680-2683 Panorama ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Whilst in Hobart, a stroll among the charming Battery Point is highly recommended.
Here are some of my images from the area:

St George’s Anglican – Battery Point 2AM-002511 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Battery Point 2AM-002587 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Battery Point 2AM-002585 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Battery Point 2AM-002593 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Battery Point 2AM-002604 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Old Brick Wall 2AM-002588 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Window Shutters 2AM-002597 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Dusk settles over the historic Salamanca Place. Famed for its Salamanca Market, this area is a thriving market every Saturday morning, and is located next to the Hobart waterfront.

Salamanca Place 2AM 2706-2708 HDR ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Leaves and Grass 2AM-002634 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 
Back to the waterfront…

The old…

Elizabeth Street Pier 2AM-002558 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

The new…
The RV Investigator, operated by CSIRO, is the Marine National Facility for Australia, and is the only blue-water research vessel dedicated to marine research throughout Australia’s vast ocean territories.

RV Investigator 2AM-002552 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

RV Investigator 2AM-002614 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Rock Lobster Pot 2AM-002545 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery 2AM-002534 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Princes Wharf No1 2AM-002664 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 
Perhaps you will get a view of Sammy the Seal around Constitution Dock.

Sammy the Seal 2AM-006836 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Constitution Dock 2AM-002637 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Constitution Dock 2AM-002553 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Constitution Dock 2AM-002547 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 
Nestled against the waterfront, still in Battery Point,  is the historic Princes Park, including the semaphore station (signal station) built in 1818.

Princes Park 2AM-002526 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Princes Park 2AM-002528 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Princes Park 2AM-002606 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Princes Park 2AM-002522 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Princes Park 2AM-002524 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 I hope you enjoyed a little of the abundant variety available in and around Hobart.

Cheers, 🙂

Dusk and day at Coledale in the Illawarra, NSW.

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Stunning, if fleeting, colour and drama at Coledale, in the Illawarra region of NSW.

Coledale 2AM-002791
©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Aerial (drone) photo of wave wrapping around rocks.

Coledale 2AM-000161
©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Freedom and playtime on the beach.

Coledale 2AM-007447
©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Coledale 2AM-007450
©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Another splendid summer day at Coledale Beach.

Coledale Beach 2AM-009728
©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Cheers 🙂

One Tree Hill and the Glasshouse Mountains, as seen from the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Queensland.

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‘One Tree Hill’ in front of volcanic plugs (remnants of volcanic activity that occurred 25-27 million years ago) known as the Glasshouse Mountains, as seen along the Blackall Range Tourist Drive on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

One Tree Hill 2AM 7732-7739 Panorama ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved. This panorama is an eight-image stitch.

 

One Tree Hill 2AM-003245. ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

One Tree Hill 2AM 3312-3314 Panorama ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved. This panorama is an three-image stitch.

Cheers 🙂

Black Swans and Fishermen greet a golden dawn – Pumicestone Passage, Caloundra, QLD.

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A pair of Black Swans (Cygnus stratus) greet the dawn over Bribie Island and Pumicestone Passage, as seen from Golden Beach, Caloundra.

Golden Beach 2AM-003674 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Oh to be boating (and fishing) on a tranquil summer morning such as this.

Pumicestone Passage 2AM-008338 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Cheers, 🙂

Metropolitan Caloundra Surf Lifesaving Club surf lifesavers launch a surf boat at Kings Beach, Caloundra – the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

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Launching of the Metropolitan Caloundra Surf Lifesaving Club surf boat “Uncle Pete” for some training off the magnificent Kings Beach on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

Surf Boat 2AM-008519

Surf Boat 2AM-008519 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Surf Boat 2AM-008529

Surf Boat 2AM-008529 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Surf Boat 2AM-008537

Surf Boat 2AM-008537 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Surf Boat 2AM-008535

Surf Boat 2AM-008535 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Cheers 🙂

 

Surf Rescue Boards and a Surf Boat on Australia Day at Kings Beach, Caloundra – the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

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Colour abounded on a glorious Australia Day morning at the magnificent Kings Beach on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

Surf Rescue Boards 2AM-004067 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Surf Rescue Boards 2AM-008518 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Surf Rescue Boards 2AM-008523 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Surf Rescue Boards 2AM-008523 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Cheers 🙂