This week, instead of a Photographer of the Week we are looking at an amazing natural event that captures the spirit of the Blue Mountains once a year – Autumn. Special thanks to the amazing photographers that have let us use their photos. If you have a photo you’d like included in this photo set… Read More: Autumn ~ A beautiful time of the year »
We hope you enjoy this short video by Chris Osborne. This is a 7hr walk I did last weekend in the blue mountains. Starting at Wentworth Falls then down to Hippocrene and across to Vera Falls then finally back up all the stairs at Wentworth Falls. To find great things to see and do in the… Read More: Bush Walk Wentworth Hippocrene and Vera Falls »
The Ask Roz Blue Mountains photographer of the week is Philip Johnson. Phillip is a Sydney based photographer, he specialises in High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR), with work featured in publications, tourism campaigns, wall murals, calendars, wall art etc. Phillip’s use of colour and tone allows his photos to stand out from the pack. http://www.redbubble.com/people/salieri1627 http://philipjohnsonphotography.smugmug.com/… Read More: PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE WEEK – Phillip Johnson »
NPWS list the National Pass walk at Wentworth Falls as one of the state’s best one day walks. Built into the side of the cliff, the National Pass is a spectacular walking track offering unrivalled views of the many natural wonders of the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains National Park. Your journey begins at Conservation Hut… Read More: National Pass, one of the state’s best nature walks »
A small clip of time-lapse footage collected over the travel to the blue mountains. By Hayden Warner To find great things to see and do in the Blue Mountains, Lithgow and Oberon Regions get your FREE Ask Roz Blue Mountains Apple or Android app. Apple: http://goo.gl/hUx393 Android: http://goo.gl/N6obC2 Subscribe to our newsletter: http://goo.gl/VodfZZ
Karen is a talented Hartley based photographer who says this about herself. My love of photography developed about 19 years ago when my first child was born. Once moving from Katoomba to Hartley, I just couldn’t get enough of what nature had to offer in my own backyard and I developed a love of Macro. It… Read More: PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE WEEK – Karen Edwards »
With permission today I went for a fly around the State Mine museum in Lithgow. These are the fun outtakes flying the DJI Phantom 2, but it does need a bit of work to remove jello which has crept in now due to a couple of prop strikes in recent weeks (One is in the… Read More: Fun at the State Mine – Lithgow »
Brendan Wacher made this documentary as a short solo project in 2014. Not only is the factory itself an amazing piece of history, but its influence on the town of Lithgow was also very interesting. Multiple streets around the factory were named after weapons, and there had been some quite heavy anti-aircraft guns around Lithgow… Read More: Lithgow Small Arms Factory Documentary »
Queensland climber Muriel Patten becomes the first women to climb the First Sister, Katoomba, 1934. Bert Salmon is above her as both solo the climb. With a female climbing culture firmly established in Queensland by the early 1930s, January 1934 saw 16 Queenslanders—including 7 women—travelling to Katoomba in the Blue Mountains on a ‘rock-climbing holiday’.… Read More: 1st woman to climb the 1st of the 3 Sisters. »