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WINTER’S
EMBRACE
SNOW GUMS,
Eucalyptus pauciflora
Tim Wrate, New South Wales
The conditions on this day were flat and
uninteresting, with white-out conditions
rendering visibility to only a few metres.
I had found this cluster of snow gums
crusted in ice from some rain the
previous night and used the conditions
to create a sense of mystery and depth.
Mount Hotham, Victoria
Fuji GX617, Fujinon 90mm f/8
SW, 1/4, f/22, ISO 50, Fujichrome
Professional Velvia RVP50 film,
tripod, centre filter mountedBOTANICAL SUBJECTEMUSCAPE
EMU, Dromaius novaehollandiae
David Stowe, New South Wales
We were camped near a dam in a dry
and remote area of western Queensland,
photographing a flock of bronzewings.
Scattered over a vast area, a mob of emus
appeared over the shimmering horizon,
as they came in for a drink. Their natural
curiosity drew them closer to us allowing
me to capture this ‘emuscape’.
West of Astrebla Downs
National Park, Queensland
Canon EOS-1DX, EF 24–70,
f/2.8L, 24mm, 1/400, f/14,
ISO 800, Gitzo tripodANIMAL HABITAT (TOP)66 Australian Geographic