DJI Mavic 3
Canon RF70-200mm f2.8 lens
Canon RF24-70mm f2.8 lins
Canon RF15-35mm f2.8 lens
Acratech Ballhead
Gitzo Systematic Tripod
Gitzo Traveller Tripod
Acratech Leveller
Induro Tripod
Canon R5
NN Rotator
DJI Mini 3 Pro
NN Panoramic Head Ultimate
map of Trip Up North to Karijini Eco Retreat 2021
For this trip we have setup our 4WD with a front bull bar in case of collision with kangaroos and cows on the road. Installed a CB radio in the car too and replaced the original car 60L diesel fuel tank with a 110L fuel tank. As we are driving to Wooleen Station which is considered outback, we purchased an emergency personal locator beacon and brought two spare tyres along just in case. Trip started from Perth with first rest stop at Jurien Bay and then a night stay at Port Denison before staying at Geraldton for two nights to view the spring wild flowers in Mingenew. Well not exactly a good time of the year as it was a bit too early for that and because of the rainfalls over the weeks, many unsealed road were closed. From Geraldton we drove to Wooleen Station and stayed two nights there to experience the cattle station environment. Kennedy Ranges national park is only about half and hour drive from Gascoyne Junction (stayed 2 nights here).
Sunset panorama of port denison in the mid-west region of western australia (1 august 2021)
port denison, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 35mm, f16 and ISO 100.
Wild flower field in the gascoyne region of Western australia (3 august 2021)
wooleen station, western australia
Wild flowers found along the road leading to Wooleen Station. Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 35mm, f16 and ISO 100.
big rock sunset (3 august 2021)
wooleen station, western australia
Wooleen Station is located 700kms north-north east of Perth in the shire of Murchison. Can be reached by road or aircraft. Large ancient granite boulders at Woollen Station in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. Joined the station sunset tour to watch the sunset at these large granite boulders. When making a trip to the station make sure you have enough fuel to get you there and then out to your next destination or petrol stop. Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 30mm, f16 and ISO 100.
Wooleen Station is a pastoral lease that was previously operated as a sheep station and currently runs cattle. The station was established in 1886 in the Murchison region of Western Australia that is bisected by the Murchison River. Wikipedia
Address: Twin Peaks-Wooleen Rd, Murchison WA 6630
route from gascoyne pub & tourist park to kenedy range national park (5 august 2021)
HDR panorama of kennedy range in the gascoyne region of western australia (5 august 2021)
kennedy range national park, western australia
In order to have ample time and easy access to the Kennedy Range National Park, we stayed for 2 nights at the Junction Tourist Park & Pub at Gascoyne Junction. We drove from Wooleen Station to Gascoyne Junction on unsealed/gravel road for almost 4.5 hours (340kms) and make sure you have enough fuel as there is no petrol station along the way. At the same time was able to do some astrophotography at Gascoyne Junction. Not many tourists when we were there, probably seen less than a dozen people and a few vehicles. Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 48mm, f16 and ISO 100 on a tripod with leveller.
Kennedy Range National Park is a national park in Gascoyne region of Western Australia, approximately 830 kilometres north of Perth and about 150 km east of Carnarvon. Wikipedia
Weano Gorge At Sunset (7 august 2021)
karijini national park, western australia
Continues to amaze me how people manage to hike up and
weano gorge (16 september 2022)
karijini national park, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 70mm, f11 and ISO 100.
sunset at weano gorge in the pilbara region of western australia (7 august 2021)
karijini national park, western australia
Views from Oxer Lookout. To the top far right is the Junction Pool Lookout and has been closed while we were ther
Weano Gorge At Sunset (7 august 2021)
karijini national park, western australia
Weano Gorge At Sunset (7 augudt 2021)
karijini national park, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 35mm, f16 and ISO 100.
Weano Gorge At Sunset (7 augudt 2021)
karijini national park, western australia
Weano Gorge At Sunset (7 august 2021)
karijini national park, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 20mm, f16 and ISO 100.
Weano Gorge At Sunset (7 august 2021)
karijini national park, western australia
weano gorge (16 september 2022)
karijini national park, western australia
Went back to this location again in 2022 to spend a bit more time exploring it and photographing it. Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 25mm, f11 and ISO 100.
weano gorge (16 september 2022)
karijini national park, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 70mm, f16 and ISO 100.
weano gorge (16 september 2022)
karijini national park, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 52mm, f11 and ISO 100.
weano gorge (16 september 2022)
karijini national park, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 37mm, f22 and ISO 100.
weano gorge from oxer lookout (16 september 2022)
karijini national park, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 34mm, f16 and ISO 100.
Hamersley Gorge (8 august 2021)
karijini national park, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 24mm, f16 and ISO 100.
Panorama Of Hamersley Gorge (8 august 2021)
karijini national park, western australia
Hamersley Gorge is in the north-west of Karijini, further afield than the other gorges. Swirls of rock sweep down through the gorge and waterfalls rush into tranquil pools. There is sealed road access to the lower parking area, a lookout and toilet. Images taken with a Canon R5 at 70mm, f16 and ISO 100.
Joffre Gorge At Sunrise (8 august 2021)
karijini national park, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 40mm, f16 and ISO 250.
Sunrise Panorama At Joffre Gorge Lookout (8 august 2021)
karijini national park, western australia
Joffre Gorge is a short walk from the Karijini Eco Retreat. Trekked a short distance to the lookout in the dark to watch the sunrise. Wow, we witnessed an exploding red/orange sunrise! Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 24mm, f16 and ISO 100.
Sunrise Panorama At Joffre Gorge Lookout (8 august 2021)
karijini national park, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 70mm, f16 and ISO 100.
Panorama Of Joffre Gorge & Falls (10 august 2021)
karijini national park, western australia
Images were taken from a different lookout located on the opposite side of the gorge. Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 32mm, f16 and ISO 100.
ladders at Joffre Gorge (10 august 2021)
karijini national park, western australia
In September of 2020, the staircases or ladders were not installed yet and for safety reasons, we did not venture down to the base of the gorge. Fortunately when we returned in August 2021, these ladders were installed and enabled us to venture down to the base of the gorge. Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 24mm, f16 and ISO 100.
jofre falls (17 september 2022)
karijini national park, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 24mm, f16 and ISO 100.
jofre falls (17 september 2022)
karijini national park, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 40mm, f16 and ISO 100.
a path leading to handrail pool at weano gorge (16 september 2022)
karijini national park, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 32mm, f16 and ISO 100.
a path leading to handrail pool at weano gorge (16 september 2022)
karijini national park, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 24mm, f16 and ISO 100.
Milky Way At The Karijini Eco Retreat (august 2021)
karijini national park, western australia
Glamping under the stars in the Eco Deluxe Tent
Milky Way At The Karijini Eco Retreat (august 2021)
karijini national park, western australia
glamping under milky way at karijini eco retreat (16 september 2022)
karijini national park, western australia
Images taken at 24mm, 10 secs, f2.8 and ISO 6400.
milky way at karijini eco retreat (16 september 2022)
karijini national park, western australia
Images taken at 70mm, 15 secs, f2.8 and ISO 6400.
glamping under milky way at karijini eco retreat, karijini national park (17 september 2022)
karijini national park, western australia
Stayed in the new Luxury Eco Tent, an upgrade from our previous stays. Images taken at 33mm, 10 secs, f2.8 and ISO 6400.
milky way at karijini eco retreat (16 september 2022)
karijini national park, western australia
Images taken at 32mm, 10 secs, f2.8 and ISO 6400.
map of Trip Up North to Karijini Eco Retreat 2022
Started our trip from Perth and making our first stop at Port Denison. Stayed 3 nights at Port Denison to explore the area more especially the harbour. Also is a good central location (better than using Geraldton) to visit Mingenew, Mullewa, Three Springs, etc. for spring wildflowers. Got to see and explore many wild flower sites, also got to see a fair number of wreath flowers. Next stop was the Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort in the Shark Bay Area and watched dolphins along the beach and also great Milky Way photography here. It was also here that I took my first small plane ride in a Cessna 206 with opened rear doors for aerial photography of the Shark Bay Area! Coral Bay was our next stop, with further visits to see the ocean fronts and corals. Another great spot for astrophotography. Finally a long drive to Karijini Eco Retreat along sealed, unsealed and corrugated roads where we stayed for 3 nights. This was our third visit to the resort, the first being in 2020 and the second in 2021. Got to explore the national park further with many challenging hikes to the various gorges.
sunset at port denison boat harbour in the mid-west region of western australia (8 September, 2022)
port denison, western australia
Port Denison is located 360kms north of Perth and south of the Geraldton region and is famous for its lobsters. You can see a lobster fishing vessel in this panorama. Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 52mm, f11 and ISO 100.
sunset aerial panorama at port denison boat harbour in the mid-west region of western australia (8 September, 2022)
port denison, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 52mm, f11 and ISO 100.
sunset at port denison boat harbour in the mid-west region of western australia (6 july 2023)
port denison, western australia
Drone HDR panorama using a DJI Mavic 3 drone at F8 ISO100 and 8 sets of bracketed 3 images. On the left is the remains of the old jetty at this fisherman wharf.
wildflowers at irwin lookout, coalseam conservation park, mid-west region of western australia (9 september 2022)
mingenew, western australia
Coalseam Conservation Park is approximately 30kms north east of Mingenew and the journey is through both sealed and unsealed roads. Best spot for mass wildflowers is at Irwin Lookout. This was our second trip to this park, first one being in 2020. We drove up to this park again in August 2021 but was unable to enter it as the approaching unsealed road were flooded with the recent rain!
wildflowers at irwin lookout, coalseam conservation park, mid-west region of western australia (9 september 2025)
mingenew, western australia
In comparing the images from 2022, you can see this year the flowers were not in full bloom yet! Although there has been plenty of rainfall earlier but spring temperatures were much lower than past years. Thus on visiting the site the 'wow' factor was not there! Images taken with a Canon R5 camera on a tripod to generate this panorama.
wildflowers at irwin lookout, coalseam conservation park, mid-west region of western australia (9 september 2025)
mingenew, western australia
In comparing the images from 2022 on the same date, you can see this year the flowers were not in full bloom yet! Images taken with a Canon R5 camera on a tripod to generate this panorama.
wildflowers at irwin lookout, coalseam conservation park, mid-west region of western australia (9 september 2025)
mingenew, western australia
In comparing the images from 2022, you can see this year the flowers were not in full bloom yet! Images taken with a Canon R5 camera on a tripod to generate this panorama.
wildflowers at irwin lookout, coalseam conservation park, mid-west region of western australia (9 september 2022)
mingenew, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 35mm, f16 and ISO 100.
wildflowers along both sides of the beringarra-pindar road in the mid-west region of western australia (9 september 2022)
mingenew, western australia
it is on this road that you will also find the rare wreath flowers, also on a short section on both sides of the road. Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 24mm, f16 and ISO 100.
wildflowers at irwin lookout, coalseam conservation park, mid-west region of western australia (9 september 2022)
mingenew, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 24mm, f16 and ISO 100.
wreath flowers along both sides of the beringarra-pindar road in the mid-west region of western australia (9 september 2022)
mingenew, western australia
wildflowers along both sides of the beringarra-pindar road in the mid-west region of western australia (9 september 2022)
mingenew, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 46mm, f16 and ISO 100.
stromatolites at hamelin pool (13 september 2025)
shark bay, western australia
The 200 meter long timber boardwalk was built in 1996 and damaged by Cyclone Seroja back in April 2021. The boardwalk allowed visitors to experience the stromatolites whilst preserving the delicate environment. Was determined to visit this place again since visiting it in 2021 and 2022, and during all the three visits the boardwalk is not being rebuilt yet. This time flew the drone to appreciate the area and views from above.
damaged boardwalk at hamelin pool (13 september 2025)
shark bay, western australia
Images taken with a DJI Mavic 4 Pro drone and stitched together in LR to produce this panorama.
damaged boardwalk at hamelin pool (13 september 2025)
shark bay, western australia
Images taken with a DJI Mavic 4 Pro drone and stitched together in LR to produce this panorama.
Sunset at coral bay in the mid-west region of western australia (14 september 2022)
coral bay, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 27mm, f16 and ISO 100.
Sunset at coral bay in the mid-west region of western australia (14 september 2022)
coral bay, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 24mm, f16 and ISO 100.
Sunset at coral bay in the mid-west region of western australia (14 september 2022)
coral bay, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 48mm, f16 and ISO 100.
Sunset at coral bay in the mid-west region of western australia (14 september 2022)
coral bay, western australia
Bracketed images taken with a Canon R5 at 42mm, f16 and ISO 100.
map of Trip Up North to damboring 2023
Nice drive through national parks and farmlands. Salt lakes are nestled among farming land. On the way to Damboring, we stopped at Lake Nina and also Wongan Hills for something to eat for lunch. Then explored Lake Nina and then past Wongan Hills to Reynoldson Reserve, where there is a series of salt lakes too.
terrain map showing salt lakes at damboring & kondut 2023
Reynoldson Reserve is at Kondut, north-north east of Wongan Hills.
salt lakes of damboring (23 november 2022)
damboring, western australia
These salt lakes are located in the wheatbelt town of Damboring, almost 3 hours drive and 225kms north-north east of Perth, Western Australia. Images taken with a DJI Mavic 3 drone at f2.8 and ISO 100.
salt lakes of damboring (23 november 2022)
damboring, western australia
These salt lakes are located in the wheatbelt town of Damboring, north east of Perth, Western Australia. Images taken with a DJI Mavic 3 drone at f2.8 and ISO 100.
salt lakes of damboring (23 novrmber 2022)
damboring, western australia
These salt lakes are located in the wheatbelt town of Damboring, north east of Perth, Western Australia. Images taken with a DJI
salt lakes of damboring (23 november 2022)
damboring, western australia
These salt lakes are located in the wheatbelt town of Damboring, north east of Perth, Western Australia. Images taken with a DJI Mavic 3 drone at f2.8 and ISO 100.
salt lakes of reynoldson nature reserve (23 november 2022)
wongan hills, western australia
These salt lakes are located north-northeast of Wongan Hills, two and a half hour drive north of Perth, Western Australia.Images taken with a DJI Mavic 3 drone at f2.8 and ISO 100.
salt lakes of reynoldson nature reserve (23 november 2022)
wongan hills, western australia
These salt lakes are located north-northeast of Wongan Hills, two and a half hour drive north of Perth, Western Australia. Images taken with a DJI Mavic 3 drone at f2.8 and ISO 100.
salt lakes of reynoldson nature reserve (23 november 2022)
wongan hills, western australia
These salt lakes are located north-northeast of Wongan Hills, two and a half hour drive north of Perth, Western Australia. Images taken with a DJI Mavic 3 drone at f4 and ISO 100.
map of Trip Up North to kalbarri 2023
Started our trip from Perth and making our first stop at Moora, a local small farming town. From Moora we drive half an hour north to Coomberdale to try find the salt lakes there. Got my drone up in the air and took some panorama shots of the salt lakes in the area. Finishing there we then drove to Port Denison and stayed 2 nights at Port Denison to explore the area more especially the harbour. On the way back from Kalbarri, we stopped at Hutt Lagoon in Port Gregory to see the pink lake.
terrain map of moora & coomberdale 2023
Aerial HDR Panorama of Salt Lakes (6 July 2023)
coomberdale, western australia
Coomberdale is a small town located along the Midlands Road between Moora and Watheroo in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It had 56 residents in the 2021 census. The Midland Railway Company constructed a railway siding in 1895 when the Midland line to Walkaway was opened. Wikipedia
On our first day of trip to Kalbarri from Perth, we stopped at the local bakery in Moora for a bit of a snacks in the morning before proceeding to Coomberdale. Images taken with a DJI Mavic 3 drone at F11 and ISO 100 using sets of 3 bracketed images and stitched together to form a HDR panorama image. Could not find any colourful lakes around, maybe it was winter and there were plenty of rainfalls recently. Still the view from above is quite unforgettable. You can see the road going through the salt lakes from a sealed to an unsealed road.
Aerial HDR Panorama of Salt Lakes (6 July 2023)
coomberdale, western australia
Aerial HDR Panorama of Salt Lakes (6 July 2023)
coomberdale, western australia
Aerial HDR Panorama of Salt Lakes (6 July 2023)
coomberdale, western australia
Aerial HDR Panorama of Salt Lakes (6 July 2023)
coomberdale, western australia
Salt Lakes (6 July 2023)
coomberdale, western australia
Salt Lakes (6 July 2023)
coomberdale, western australia
drone HDR Panorama of Kalbarri Sunrise (8 July 2023)
kalbarri, western australia
Taken with the DJI Mavic 3 at F7.1 and ISO 100. View of where the Murchison River meets the Indian Ocean.
drone Topdown of White Sand Bank (8 July 2023)
kalbarri, western australia
Taken with the DJI Mavic 3 at F3.5 and ISO 100.
drone HDR Panorama of Island Rock Lookout (8 July 2023)
kalbarri, western australia
Taken with the DJI Mavic 3 at F11 and ISO 100.
drone HDR Panorama of Beach at Pot Alley (9 July 2023)
kalbarri, western australia
Taken with the DJI Mavic 3 at F11 and ISO 100.
drone HDR Panorama of Kalbarri Sunset, WA (9 July 2023)
kalbarri, western australia
Taken with the DJI Mini 3 Pro at F1.7 and ISO 100.
drone HDR Panorama of Kalbarri Sunset (9 July 2023)
kalbarri, western australia
Taken with the DJI Mini 3 Pro at F1.7 and ISO 100.
cowcowing lakes (3 december 2023)
cowcowing, western australia
Cowcowing is a small town located just off the Koorda–Wyalkatchem road 215 kilometres from Perth, 24 kilometres south of Koorda and 23 kilometres north of Wyalkatchem in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The town originated as a railway siding and was later gazetted as a townsite in 1919. Wikipedia
cowcowing lakes (3 december 2023)
cowcowing, western australia
cowcowing lakes (3 december 2023)
cowcowing, western australia
cowcowing lakes (3 december 2023)
cowcowing, western australia
Koomberkine lakes (3 december 2023)
Koomberkine, western australia
Just north of Dowerin, travel along on the Dowerin-Kalannie Road and turn left on McHugh Road is a series of salt lakes.
Koomberkine lakes (3 december 2023)
Koomberkine, western australia
Just north of Dowerin, travel along on the Dowerin-Kalannie Road and turn left on McHugh Road is a series of salt lakes.
Koomberkine lakes (3 december 2023)
Koomberkine, western australia
Just north of Dowerin, travel along on the Dowerin-Kalannie Road and turn left on McHugh Road is a series of salt lakes.
Unexpected find (3 december 2023)
koorda, western australia
As we were driving along the Koorda-Dowerin Road towards Cowcowing, spotted something unusual alongside the road. Had to stop to take a series of shots. This is the result!
lake dowerin (3 december 2023)
dowerin, western
lake dowerin (3 december 2023)
dowerin, western australia
death trees on dry salt bed (3 december 2023)
dowerin, western australia
death trees on dry salt bed (3 december 2023)
dowerin, western australia
Nambling lakes (3 december 2023)
dowerin, western australia
Nambling lakes (3 december 2023)
dowerin, western australia
Nambling lakes (3 december 2023)
dowerin, western australia
Nambling lakes (3 december 2023)
dowerin, western australia
