Vicki Smith Australian Landscape Photography Gallery

Map of Australia with red desert in the center and surfers in the ocean around the

Map of Australia with the red desert of the outback in the center and surfers in the ocean around the outside, created with original photos

© (C) Vicki Smith

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Yellow and white striped Albino Darwin python snake against a black background

Studio photograph of yellow and white striped Python (Morelia spilota variegata) snake against a black background. As most captive Northwestern Carpet Pythons come from the general area around Darwin, they are usually referred to as "Darwin Carpets" in the Pet trade, however the subspecies occurs in Western Australia and Queensland as well as a large area of Northern Territory and New Guinea

© (C) Vicki smith

Double Rainbow over the Cape Jarvis Lighthouse

Cape Jervis lighthouse guides ships through Backstairs Passage, between Kangaroo Island and the mainland. Built in 1871 the Cape Jervis light, at the entrance to St Vincent Gulf, displayed a fixed white light. It was manned until 1927 when it was also converted to an automatic acetylene system with a revolving light, with a distance of 14 miles. Built at the tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula, the light safeguards the Backstairs Passage, between Kangaroo Island and the mainland.It was replaced in 1972 by the present light which stands alongside the foundations of the original. The new tower is the twin of the lighthouse at Robe

© Vicki Smith