My good mate and fellow photographer BigFigTree said he wanted to try to get some atmospheric shots of the wild Brumbies on the Long Plain in Kosciuszko National Park, and that there was a spare seat in his car if I wanted it. I jumped at the chance so we decided to do the trip over the Saturday and Sunday of the Canberra Day Long Weekend. I am so glad that he invited me because it opened my eyes to a whole wilderness just on the outskirts of Canberra that is so beautiful. We had a great couple of days, stopping to take photos, camping beside the beautiful Blue Waterholes and just moving at a slower pace. Our Brumby photographs did not turn out well but we found so many other subjects. He is a great photographer and I would recommend checking out his Flickr feed, linked above. It really was a fun two days and I hope that you enjoy the photographs below.
Silvereye
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 800, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Goodradigbee River
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/640 SEC]
Golden TIgertail at Goodradigbee River
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 320, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/640 SEC])
European Wasp apparently looking for water in a shallow part of the river
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 320, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/640 SEC])
Marbled Xenica
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 320, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/640 SEC])
Tattered-looking Southern TIgertail on the Long Plain
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 200, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Head-on shot
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 320, 400mm, f/14 and 1/400 SEC])
Hangingfly
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 200, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/250 SEC] with internal flash)
Lichen on a tree branch
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 1000, 100mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Blue Waterholes in the fading afternoon light
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM [ISO 250, 16mm, f/14 and 1/100 SEC])
The rock wall reflecting in the still water
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 1000, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/250 SEC])
Wonderful colours on a tree trunk
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 500, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/200 SEC])
Isopedella Huntsman on a tree trunk behind some bark
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 200, 100mm, f/14 and 1/180 SEC] with Yongnuo YN14EX Macro Ring Lite)
Emerald Moth under a grass stem
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 200, 100mm, f/14 and 1/180 SEC] with Yongnuo YN14EX Macro Ring Lite)
Darkling Beetle
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 200, 100mm, f/14 and 1/180 SEC] with Yongnuo YN14EX Macro Ring Lite)
Giant Water Spider
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 200, 100mm, f/14 and 1/180 SEC] with Yongnuo YN14EX Macro Ring Lite)
Cave Cricket instar
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 200, 100mm, f/14 and 1/180 SEC] with Yongnuo YN14EX Macro Ring Lite)
Cave Cricket female adult
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 200, 100mm, f/14 and 1/180 SEC] with Yongnuo YN14EX Macro Ring Lite)
Swallow nest
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 200, 100mm, f/14 and 1/180 SEC] with Yongnuo YN14EX Macro Ring Lite)
Osmylid Lacewing on the cave wall
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 200, 100mm, f/14 and 1/180 SEC] with Yongnuo YN14EX Macro Ring Lite)
Click Beetle pushing into the bark of a tree
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 200, 100mm, f/14 and 1/180 SEC] with Yongnuo YN14EX Macro Ring Lite)
More detail of the head and antennae
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 200, 100mm, f/14 and 1/180 SEC] with Yongnuo YN14EX Macro Ring Lite)
Fog covering Cave Creek in the gorge
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 200, 100mm, f/14 and 1/40 SEC])
Wingless Soldier Flies mating, with the larger female on the right
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 500, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/200 SEC] with internal flash)
Pink Robin juvenile
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 500, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/200 SEC])
Looking down on the main waterhole at Blue Waterholes
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 200, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/400 SEC]
Looking down on the main waterhole to the right and the rock wall to the left
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/400 SEC]
Regular bubbling in the waterhole that probably helps with the colour
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 640, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Looking down along Cave Creek to the right, and the un-named creek to the left, the are in-between is where we were walking
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 200, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/400 SEC]
Looking along Cave Creek, in the same direction as the photograph above, but from ground level
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 500, 100mm, f/13 and 1/200 SEC])
Un-named creek
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 200, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/400 SEC]
Lichen on a dead branch
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 100, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/200 SEC])
Another example of Lichen, but this time on a living shrub
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 100, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/200 SEC])
Looking south-west along the Long Plain
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/640 SEC]
Two wild Brumbies - sorry for the quality, I think the blurry photo was caused by moisture evaporating off the plants
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 100, 400mm, f/11 and 1/250 SEC])
Brumbies disappearing into the trees
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/1000 SEC]
Some of the patterns created by the waterways on the Long Plain
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/400 SEC]
Lineal stream along the plain showing possible animal trails to the water and across it
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/400 SEC]
A multitude of channels
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/400 SEC]
An optimistic kayaker, right side of the stream at the top of the photograph
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 200, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/500 SEC]
