In the tradition of "Best of Britain", "Best of the US" and "Marvels of Sri Lanka" here is "Australia All Over" dedicated to the cities and the landscapes of the great southern land.

PLEASE could we restrict photos to one per post so that its not prohibitively huge for dail-up uses (like me).

Wallaman Falls

At 305 metres, Wallaman Falls on Stony Creek is the tallest clear drop waterfall in Australia, located 48km west of Ingham (which is 110km north of Townsville) in North Queensland. Only the spire of Q1 is taller than this magnificent natural skyscraper.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~farmerjim/ingham/Wallaman%20falls.jpg

Parliament House, Canberra

Australian's new Parliament House, on Capital Hill, was opened in 1988.

http://www.airviewonline.com.au/photos/0306/1709/0306-1709-39.jpg

Sydney

The magnificent skyline and awesome density of Australia's biggest and most famous city captured by rob.m a couple of years ago.

http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/989/starcitypano1mb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Sydney - Can someone say density?

http://www.propertiesonline.com.au/agents_folder/448/448_212435_3_lg.jpg

Density...! :D

Can someone say "Defec8r is an awesome photographer"

http://www.ct4host.lunarpages.com/bne/IMG_6169-IMG_6180_768.jpg

very nice ...... keep it going guys :):)

more

I'll chip in for one of Melbourne
http://www.melbournephotos.net/images/2005-07-19%20Melbourne%20-%20Sunset%20CBD%20From%20Elwood%20/pano.jpg

edit: missed the one photo line altogether.

http://static.flickr.com/31/44150175_1be2975523_b.jpg

Very nice!

^^ Should give credit to Locke (not defec, lol) for that last Brisbane one

Ball's Pyramid
The mighty Ball's Pyramid, at about 550m, taller than any skyscraper on Earth, rears out the ocean near Lord Howe Island, off the east coast of Australia.
http://www.amonline.net.au/collections/images/entomology/balls_pyramid.jpg

The mighty Ball's Pyramid, at about 550m, taller than any skyscraper on Earth
http://www.amonline.net.au/collections/images/entomology/balls_pyramid.jpg

^^
Not for much longer though hehe


Awesome pics there guys, Australia has amazing cities and beautiful scenery... I can't wait to see some more pics :)

PLEASE could we restrict photos to one per post so that its not prohibitively huge for dail-up uses (like me). My intention was for this NOT to be just a photo spam of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide & Perth. I was imagining people would post exceptional or slightly different photos of Australia's cities or photos of one of Australia's lesser known features, whether they be natural or man made - aspects of Australia that are less well known, not just lots of postcard shots of Melbourne. Your 4th one would have been ideal dan (sorry to single you out).

Anyway angry rant over. I suppose once I create a thread I can't really control what direction it should take. Sorry.

Parkes Radio Telescope

In the middle of a sheep paddock in country New South Wales, this radio telescope received the pictures from Apollo 11 during the first moon landing, and was made famous by the movie "The Dish".

http://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/images/media_images/parkes_radio_telescope.jpg

At 305 metres, Wallaman Falls on Stony Creek is the tallest clear drop waterfall in Australia, located 48km west of Ingham (which is 110km north of Townsville) in North Queensland. Only the spire of Q1 is taller than this magnificent natural skyscraper.Don't forget the 415m Omega mast near Sale Vic! I don't have a photo though :(

This cannot go without mention...
Whitehaven Beach

A very famous Ausralian beach in the Witsundays.
It's not very tall but its damn sexy!

http://www.ericlindsay.com/pacstar/whaven01.jpg

The second largest monolith in the world (after less dramatically-shaped Mt Augustus in Western Australia) Uluru is a magnetic rock rising 340m above the desert plain (higher than any Australian building).
It is 9.4 kms in circumference, and extends 2.5 km underground. Sacred to local indigenous people.

Mt Olga, the highest of the 36 dome rocks of the Kata Tjuta group 32 kms to the west, is 500m high. The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is World Heritage listed:source Australian Govt., Dept of Environment and Heritage


http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/MrMukherjee/uluru2.jpg

The second largest monolith in the world (after less dramatically-shaped Mt Augustus in Western Australia) Uluru is a magnetic rock rising 340m above the desert plain (higher than any Australian building).
It is 9.4 kms in circumference, and extends 2.5 km underground. Sacred to local indigenous people.

Mt Olga, the highest of the 36 dome rocks of the Kata Tjuta group 32 kms to the west, is 500m high. The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is World Heritage listed:source Australian Govt., Dept of Environment and Heritage


http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/MrMukherjee/uluru2.jpg

look that color :drool:

Okay, two photos from me, hosted on my Deviant art account, but i had to chuck them up on photobucket to post here.

Follow the links for description and the real size, photobucket resized them (to be much smaller)

Sunset river! http://www.deviantart.com/view/22458510/
A river @ Lakes Enterance, Victoria
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/DrunkOku/Drunkills%20random%20crap/Sunset_River_by_drunkill.jpg


Wallpaper http://www.deviantart.com/view/20085406/
From atop Mount Oberon, Wilsons Promontory, Victoria.
Wilsons Promontory is the southernmost tip of the Australian
mainland.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/DrunkOku/Drunkills%20random%20crap/The_Prom_Wallpaper_by_drunkill.jpg

The Bungle Bungle Ranges in Purnululu National Park were almost unknown to Europeans less than 25 years ago. They are in West Australia 's Kimberley Region. The hundreds of domes are 300m high - a 'forest' of natural stone skyscrapers - and the 'beehive' effect is orange silica in sandstone, banded by black lichen.

They are among my Outback favourites, although I have only flown over them (land is a long, long 4WD trek, staying at cattle stations). There is another somewhat similar but almost unknown formation in the Northern Territory, near the Gulf of Carpenteria, known as the 'Lost City.' That is on private pastoral land, and seldom visited. This is the Bungle Bungles:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/MrMukherjee/bunglesresize.jpg

For purposes of comparison with Uluru (posted several below) this is the world's largest monolith (you know we love that 'world's largest' stuff). Mt Augustus in Western Australia is 2-1/2 times the size of Uluru, but looks more like a hill range. It is 858m high, and the central ridge is 8km long. This tourist-type shot is in wildflower season.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/MrMukherjee/mtaugustus.jpg

is fantastic the contrast of colors between the rock and the flowers :yes:

Sydney - Can someone say density?

http://www.propertiesonline.com.au/agents_folder/448/448_212435_3_lg.jpg
Ha! This is the first time I see Botany Bay from the backside!!! Looks great and dense!!! :)

Another 'Red Centre' photo - this time several of the 36 domes of the Kata Tjuta group 32 miles west of Uluru (Ayers Rock); the tallest of these domes, Mt Olga is actually 548m, taller than the roof of the world's tallest buildings. A gorge leads into a central valley. The name means 'many heads' in the Pjitjatjanjara language.

This photo was taken by a visitor Ralf Maerz I believe:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/MrMukherjee/katatjuta1.jpg


and another European visitor doing his own thang with a clam-like pebble out there:


http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/MrMukherjee/katatjuta2.jpg

Hamilton Island

The only Australian island with highrises buildings (except Tasmania obviously). Located in the Whitsundays, Queensland

http://www.hamiltonisland.org/images/hamiltonfromair.jpg

The Aquashell, a 100-tonne barge with sound shell by Phillip Cox, hosts free concerts at the foot of Sydney's skyline from Cockle Bay in Darling Harbour and other locations. Many famous artists- rock, jazz, classical, Latin and Opera have performed on it. Shown here setting up, with the Pyrmont swing bridge opened behind it ...

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/MrMukherjee/syd9.jpg

Australia Rocks! :dance2::dance2::dance2:

The Melbourne-based Enivimission company (listed. 2001) proposed a 1000m solar tower near Buronga, near Wentorth in far Western NSW. The proposal received support from the Federal and NSW governments as one of national importance.

This awesome animated video shows a visit to a proposed viewing tower at the top of the initially-plannned tower, and a comparison to other tall structures. 6.7mb ..give it a moment to load ...

http://www.enviromission.com.au/project/video/video.htm

UPDATE; in fact the scale of the first stage of the project was downgraded to a 50MW station this month, but the video is still awesome viewing of a future prospect, the way oil prices are moving. This is a render, I think of the first stage...expected to start next year


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/solartower.jpg

By Mugley:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/mugley.jpg

You cant miss Gold Coast

pic posted originally by Locke

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1707/pan13mk.jpg

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/6136/fishingtrip10477dm.jpg

Sunsets over the ocean in a boat are very important for any australian, this photo taken by me is of sharks bay.

sunset at beach near my house :D

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/371/sunsetwow3qr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Taken From Cabble Beach broome

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6306/picture1764cn.jpg

Dales Gorge, karijini, WA.
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6523/picture1167lv.jpg

It's appart of this gorge system.
http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bucka-lassen.dk/flacroz/pictures/0808_3_Oxers_Lookout_in_Karijini_NP.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.bucka-lassen.dk/flacroz/August_8th.html&h=1280&w=960&sz=248&tbnid=W1v9R119aaAJ:&tbnh=150&tbnw=112&hl=en&start=5&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkarijini%2B%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/MrMukherjee/syd28.jpg

^^^^^ cool nice pic :)

both our natural and man made assets are some of the most beautiful in the world.... this thread has only further convinced me :) (and i have travelled to almost all the continants on this planet :)

some of the best urban photography in oz can be found at sleepy city: http://www.dsankt.com/index.php

beautiful.....

Quote:
Originally Posted by nOchAos


Ha! This is the first time I see Botany Bay from the backside!!! Looks great and dense!!!


That is actually not Botany Bay, it is about 10km south of the city, on the extreme left of this pic. Crappy quality but you get the idea...

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/1908/dscf22466hy.jpg

eeek that photo is horrible! make it really really small.... please...

The Big Pineapple

Located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, this is one of many 'big' things found around Australia.

http://www.mvermeulen.com/oneyear/Photos/gallery/gallery1/178.jpg

Cairns, North Queensland
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/MrMukherjee/cairns1.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/MrMukherjee/cairns3.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/MrMukherjee/cairns5.jpg

Here's a side of Australia that foreigners might never associate with Down Under,
some nice fresh powder @ Perisher!! :)
http://www.leisurenet.com.au/mms/perisherblue_2005_09_19_12_20_0.jpg
http://www.leisurenet.com.au/mms/perisherblue_2005_09_19_12_10_0.jpghttp://www.leisurenet.com.au/mms/perisherblue_2005_09_18_20_01_1.jpg

very nice pictures, keep them coming!!!

There are so many beaches in Australia, but no one has posted that yet.

Great pics. I love Australia.

does anyone have pics of cape tribulation national park?

oz is awesome. more sceney please!

^scenery i mean.