Royal National Park – Photography Trip – October 2015

I like the wind eroded features on the top of the sea cliffs between Wattamolla and Marley in Royal National Park. So mid-week I wandered out that way with my camera to try and capture some of  this natural beauty with the right light.

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I had been concerned reading on Pawal’s nopixels.net site about people carving their initials into the sandstone in this area. I found this was true! A terrible thing indeed to such a beautiful place. 

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On my walk – I started out from Bundeena, after catching the ferry from Cronulla. It was pleasant walking south through the national park. Lots of wildflowers were still out, and the honeyeaters and wattlebirds were enjoying the nectar.

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On my way I passed “Instagram Rock” – which unfortunately is surrounded now by an unsightly fence in an attempt to placate the coroner if more people fall off here doing handstands on the edge in order to raise their social maria profile. Down at Marley Beach – I could not help noticing trail bike tracks. The trail bikes had been ridden along the beach and they had made a big mess near the lagoon. I understand that some new track work is about to be undertaken later this year to upgrade the coastal track between Bundeena and Wottamolla. I hope that some of the vandals are controlled too!

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I continued on to the cliffs to the south.

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After finishing my photography – at a place that could really be called “Sculpture By The Sea”, I headed back to Bundeena, on the way trying to capture some of the honeyeaters with photos. They move so fast that this is quite hard to do!

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More photos are on my website here.

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