In terms of classic Tasmanian views, Wineglass Bay from Mt Amos really is one of the big ones. At 60-90 minutes one way it is a reasonably short hike, but the slippery and rocky route over granite boulders and gullies makes it a much more significant hike than the very easy (by comparison) walk up to the lookout.

First shot of the morning after arriving at the top of Mt Amos

I caught some really nice morning light up Mt Amos one morning many years ago, and a couple of weeks ago had another go.

Lining up the shot with my trusty ol’ Pentax K1

We started out well before sunrise in complete darkness. As the sky was clear, the pre-dawn twilight kicked in part way up and by the time we reached the top it was quite bright despite sunrise not due for another 30-40 minutes.

Pre-dawn panorama. Nice range of colours from east to west

There is a nice rock basically right at the top of the trail which is where I shot last time, so this time I scampered around a little to find a different foreground. This shot with the delicate pre-dawn colours still in the sky is my favourite from the morning, with a yellow hue to the east and the pink and blue “belt of venus” in the west.

My favourite 🙂

Same composition as above including the sunrise light on the beach and peninsula

Once the sun popped up I tried out a few other compositions, the very last one being the same as I had done years before.

Sunrise Mt Amos hike overlooking Wineglass Bay

Repeating my shot from many years before.

Magnificent way to start a day!