A FALLEN GIANT
It was not a tree that would have stood out in a forest. Yet it was, nonetheless, a pretty outstanding tree. Its trunk, gnarled and bent, had been left dishevelled and with a distinct, quirky lean from years of coastal winds. Out on its own like a sentry with its many weathered branches twisting to the sky, the lone tree at the Bay of Fires gave a striking backdrop to the orange-tinged boulders that hug the shoreline on Tasmania’s Northeast Coast. And now, sadly, it’s no more. For visiting photographers, the tree was the kind of location you’d plan your trip around. I remember speaking to photographer Craig Crosthwaite about his image of it back when it graced our cover in August this year, and him telling me he’d been there…
