The northwest coastline of Tasmania is rugged and beautiful. Millions of years ago these landscapes were formed by a number of large active volcanos. You can see the remnants of an extinct one in the distance in this shot. It is called "The Nut" (Munatrik) and it rises 143 metres above the little town of Stanley. This photograph is taken at the beautifully named tiny shack settlement of Crayfish Creek. That's the creek you can see in the foreground at low tide.

[This photograph ideally needs to be enlarged and seen on a big screen.]

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This smelter is in full production of iron ore pellets and has its own docking facilities for the cargo ships which transport their product to other Australian ports and overseas. It is operated by Grange Resources and is one of the major employers in the region.

www.grangeresources.com.au/

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We're standing on the beach at Crayfish Creek on Tasmania's northwest coastline. The light and clouds make for some dramatic shots. In the middle ground are the docking facilities of Port Latta (see the previous photograph), and behind that you can make out the volcanic plug of "The Nut" (Munatrik) at Stanley. With this photograph I particularly wanted to capture the textures of the beach and sky. The windblown sand in the foreground and that golden light breaking through the clouds.

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Rocky Cape sits between two ancient volcanic plugs, Table Cape to the east, and The Nut at Stanley to the west.

"The rocks of the Cape are among the oldest in Tasmania. These ancient Precambrian quartzites have been uplifted and folded to produce amazing contorted patterns. Check out the formations near the Rocky Cape lighthouse. They continue to be slowly eroded by the action of water, wind and waves forming a jagged coastline interspersed with sea caves."

parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-parks/rocky-cape-national-park

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Built in 1968, this was one of the last lighthouses in Tasmania. It is fully automated. Connected to mains power, it has a Chance Brothers 400mm catadioptric lens. Its height is only 9 metres, but it is at an elevation of 64 metres. This lantern flashes every 10 seconds and has a range of 21 nautical miles (38.9kms).

lighthouses.org.au/tas/rocky-cape-lighthouse/

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