Port Arthur, Tasmania

These are more pics of Port Arthur. It was a photographer's Dream location. I have photographed a few people lately but my heart is still with landscape photography.

This is my fav picture of them all.

December Trip "Down Under"

In December my husband, sister and brother-in-law took a trip to New Zealand and Australia. This first picture was the highlight of the trip for me. This was taken at Port Arthur in Tasmania. It is part of the ruins of a penal colony. It ceased operation in about 1844 or something like that, but those in Australia recognized the value of preserving the past and it is a wonderful place to visit. It was a place for "secondary offenders"...meaning those who came from England for primary offenses (crimes) went to Australia mainland and if they committed another crime, they were sent to Port Arthur. This is the 12 Apostles. It is located off the coast not far from Melbourne Australia. There are only 10 Apostles now (two have fallen away into the sea)

A nice dinner cruise out from Aukland, New Zealand.

This is Tasman Arch (in Tasmania, Duh). I didn't think it was that amazing but I have received a lot of comments about this pic so I decided to include it.

These are Lupin. On our rush to get to a nature cruise in Milford Sound in Tasmania we passed fields and fields of these wildflowers. On the way back we stoped and took in the beauty..