Point Picquet - PoPi17 southwest

Point Picquet - PoPi17 southwestPoint Picquet with dawn light as the sunrise takes shape. Point Picquet is near Meelup Beach and was named after an explorer Sub Lieutenant Picquet. The ocean here is a stunning and clear turquoise blue and is enough to entice most people for a swim. This location is also a lookout point for migrating whales that pass by in close range to the shoreline. There is an array of orange coloured rock here which contrasts beautifully against the white sandy

A rare triple waterfall only showing itself after the winter rains

Boulder covered by moss stands out against the dark granite at dawn

which brings thousands to the area

ideal for swimming

Glorious in colour these rocks around the bay at Point Picquet really come to life at dawn

you will find the falls set back away from the beach

Glacial waterfalls are plentiful around the South Island and flow all year round

An evening scene as the long white clouds descend towards the lake and yacht

On the ocean side the water runs along a channel and waterfalls down into a beautifully protected rockpool

Wellington Dam is the largest dam in the state's Southwest and was built to supply the Collie River irrigation district

The central North Island is dominated by the Volcanic Plateau

The beaches are combined with many granite boulders and formations with some amazing colours and in the right light photographic opportunities are a plenty