Arthur River (ii), Tasmania, Australia

Gear: Canon 5D Mk II | Canon 17-40

Settings: ISO 200 | f/8 | 1/8 | 17mm

A quiet afternoon at Arthur River was exciting to say the list. Some rough seas, an oncoming shower of rain in the distance and just that little peak of light through the clouds to light that foreground up just a touch. And of course, one rogue wave.

Can you go wrong at Arthur River? Absolutely not! I reccommend it to anyone to stay for a night - plenty of accommodation in the township, a little general store and fish and chip shop, and the Marrawah Tavern only a good 10ks away for a decent pub meal. Just watch out for the paddymelons and Bennett's Wallabies on the road at night - they tend to feed just off to the side of the road, and I stopped to standstill about 3 times, and they sauntered off back into the scrub (checking for cars first of course!).

The road around to the lookout is full of animals too, something to keep an eye out for and well, looking little furry creatures is just fun and exciting.

Here is my trip video of my trip to Tasmania in Autumn 2011 - you can check it out here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmjd0WyzkX0

My previous video, "Tasmania, Spring 2011 - A Compliation" can be found here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WBGjkiarxc

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Arthur River

Arthur River is the name of both a river and a small township on the northern part of the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Arthur River and the surrounding area had a population of 121.

It is south of the town of Marrawah. Named after Sir George Arthur, Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemens Land (1824-36), the river is fed by several tributaries including the Frankland River, which was named after its discoverer, then the colony's surveyor-general. The region has been exploited commercially for timber and fisheries, but today is mostly a centre for tourism.

On the coast near the mouth of the Arthur River is a plaque titled The Edge of the World. North West Coast Tasmania, and a poem by tourism pioneer Brian Inder, who coined the term, referring to the coastline at Arthur River which is regularly lashed by the gales of the Roaring Forties.

Taken in: Australia / Tasmania / Arthur River (show map)

Taken on: April 25, 2011

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/8.0, 1/8 sec, 17mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:	EF17-40mm f/4L USM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.125 sec (1/8)
Focal Length:	17mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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