ABC Open: Your best pictures from around Australia this week
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Our Pic of the Week is this hot and dusty sheep, longingly eyeing off the cool and shade indoors at Menindee, NSW. (ABC Open contributor sophiadesigns)
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There appears to be a message, for barnacles, in this bottle found near Robe, in South Australia. (ABC Open contributor garrettlaur)
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A bit of water never stopped a horse, like this one at Port Fairy, in Victoria. (ABC Open contributor missfarmerjojo)
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These are sculptures by Antony Gormley, placed on Lake Ballard, just two hours from Kalgoorlie in WA. (ABC Open contributor RobMulally)
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These kelpies are earning their keep on a property at Brewarrina, in western NSW. (ABC Open contributor Jessica Payton)
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These giant kites at Torquay, on the Victorian coast, are certainly conversation starters. (ABC Open contributor Carla)
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Leaping to greet the sun at Burleigh Heads, on Queensland's Gold Coast. (ABC Open contributor k_bro74)
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Burning the sugar cane at dusk near Maclean, on the NSW coast. (ABC Open contributor Mitch Forrester)
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Shelly Beach, on Sydney Harbour at Manly, is a popular harbour beach with a natural swimming pool feel on stunning days like this one. (ABC Open contributor australiansecrets)
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Correction: This photograph is actually a huge herd of 6,000 goats in the Mulga country of north-west NSW. (Supplied: Greg Robertson)
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Which came first — the name or the boots at Boots Gully, near Daylesford in Victoria? (ABC Open contributor golddustdays)
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Swans mate for life, as these two at Eagle Point, Victoria seem to have done. (ABC Open contributor Annette Hobbs)
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So that's how they paint those lines — at Adelong in NSW. (ABC Open contributor jamesvandewall)
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This inquisitive python was out hunting on a Redlynch, Queensland, street this week. (ABC Open contributor johanlarsonphotography)
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The turtles and ducks in this dam in Nungurner, Victoria, have learned to share the boogie board in a concession to territory. (ABC Open contributor Simon Watson)
If you enjoyed this week's Pic of the Week gallery, here are some more from previous weeks.
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This week's Pic of the Week is from Morley, in WA where the photographer captured the Crawley Boatshed along the Swan River. (ABC Open contributor tscharke)
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The Yarra Valley of Victoria is full of pleasant surprises, from tranquil paddocks to popular wineries. (ABC Open contributor missybaxta)
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One last surf as the sun sets over Byron Bay, NSW. (ABC Open contributor Anth.Mitchell)
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Street art like this colourful fish painted on a wall in Coffs Harbour, NSW brightens up the day. (ABC Open contributor Melinda J Irvine)
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Mother turkey decided to leave the nest so she and her clutch of chicks was quickly scooped up and relocated to a crow and hawk-proof enclosure while Indi the dog supervised in Croxton East, Victoria. (ABC Open contributor Tracey Kruger)
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A street parade featuring the stilt-walking Cupcakes was just one part of celebrations at the Mullumbimby Music Festival, in northern NSW. (ABC Open contributor Sean O'Shea Art)
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After capturing 158 images, they were stacked to make this star trail composite, with the lights of Alstonville, Ballina and a cane fire in northern NSW. (ABC Open contributor Rod Evans)
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An ant's-eye view of an echidna, near Melbourne, Victoria. Three puggles, or baby echidnas, have recently been born at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. (ABC Open contributor honeycut)
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The tiny tendrils of this dandelion in Merrijig, Victoria, are just waiting to be caught up by a puff of evening air. (ABC Open contributor merrijignic)
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Breakfast is taken care of as this hungry pelican on the Sapphire Coast, near Eden in NSW, prepares to close his bill on an unsuspecting fish. (ABC Open contributor Louise Kelly)
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A check of the BoM app confirmed what could be seen off the coast at Iluka, NSW this week — storm activity off shore. (ABC Open contributor Love Iluka)
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This cat just happened to take a leap as the photographer walked past National Trust house Labassa in the Melbourne suburb of Caulfield, in Victoria. (ABC Open contributor Harris Smart)
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Ocean or pool? Both options are available at Newcastle, NSW. (ABC Open contributor drone_hunter)
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The photographer was sitting on a giant mass of green ants as he tried to capture this shot of a dragonfly, at Mutarnee, Queensland. (ABC Open contributor faunatrography)
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Juvenile bluebottle fish (Nomeus gronovii) shelter in the tentacles of floating bluebottles for protection, like this one at Cronulla, NSW. (ABC Open contributor Diana Chou Norman)
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Our top photo this week captured an extremely intense storm with strong winds which hit Mildura, Victoria, leaving the local fish and chip shop without its rooftop air conditioner. (ABC Open contributor Vicki Kendrigan)
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Being hosed by their grandpa was much more fun for these kids than being told it's bedtime by their mum at Dargan, NSW. (ABC Open contributor Carlie Dalitz)
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Surfers at Broken Head, northern NSW, took advantage of this week's supermoon for an evening surf. (ABC Open contributor Di Lymbury (Nardoo))
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This pair of long-billed corellas are sharing this tree in the Australian Botanic Garden at Mt Tomah, NSW, with two galahs and a striated pardalote. It's a full house. (ABC Open contributor glennrsmith66)
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A geologist's — or artist's — dream at Marble Bar, in Western Australia. (ABC Open contributor 80kphkombilife)
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By 4am Wednesday morning, the supermoon was setting and on its way towards the horizon at Palm Beach, Queensland. (ABC Open contributor CurrumbinAli)
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Enjoy the view while you can! A hail storm passed over the Pinnacles, in the Grampians of Victoria, very quickly, drenching all in its path. (ABC Open contributor Jim Ogilivie)
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One of Australian farming's faces: Cotton grower Douglas Crothers of Booligar, at Dirranbandi, Qld. (ABC Open contributor Susie Cunningham)
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This duck is keeping a watchful eye on her family in Melbourne, Victoria. (ABC Open contributor scenebysarsphotograpy)
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These Jersey heifers seem to blend in to the golden morning light of Vacy, NSW. (ABC Open contributor david_vacy)
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This week's supermoon was a perfect photo opportunity for these children at Bundall, in Queensland. (ABC Open contributor mattimages)
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Shades of a Hollywood blockbuster movie exist in this photo from Sydney, NSW. (ABC Open contributor garrettlaur)
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Why did the wombats cross the road? Because that's what they do on Cradle Mountain, Tasmania. (ABC Open contributor FlossR)
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The Hurricane (top) flying near Scone, in NSW, has been painted in the colours of John Crossman, an RAF pilot from the Hunter Valley who was killed during the Battle of Britain. (ABC Open contributor xrayjets)
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The majesty of nature was on display when this mighty storm swept through the Sunraysia district of Victoria on Remembrance Day. (ABC Open contributor ChrisJ)
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Our winner for Pic of the Week is these joyous Year 12 of school leavers on Bribie Island, in Queensland, celebrating by leaping off the bridge into Pumicestone Passage. (ABC Open contributor iamcraigus)
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Spectacular by name and by nature, this Spectacular Crab Spider in Bunbury, WA, uses its white body to reflect UV light and attract bees. (ABC Open contributor theinsectdiary)
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These eager lambs from Port Fairy in Victoria seem excited to see the photographer. (ABC Open contributor Tracey Kruger)
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This kookaburra has claimed this bale of hay as his own at Vacy, in NSW. (ABC Open contributor david_vacy)
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The incoming tide at Talle Creek, on Queensland's Gold Coast, provided a unique backdrop for photographing floral displays. (ABC Open contributor CurrumbinAli)
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Occasional spine chilling sounds emanate from the darkness near the NASA Deep Space Network at Tidbinbilla, ACT on this starry night. (ABC Open contributor Shekhar)
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This tiny leafcutter bee is very busy collecting pollen in this West Australian wildflower in Bunbury. (ABC Open contributor theinsectdiary)
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Stairway to summer evening bliss at South Australia's Henley Beach, where the water looks inviting. (ABC Open contributor mickw78)
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Rays of the setting sun catch this sculpture, one of several set in the desert not far from Broken Hill in NSW. (ABC Open contributor Howard Mitchell)
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This street art in Broken Hill, NSW is doing a creative job of selling the "romance of the swag". (ABC Open contributor waitingforkate)
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It's not just humans enjoying the beach at Cape Le Grand, near Esperance in Western Australia. (ABC Open contributor australiansecrets)
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These inquisitive cows were spotted in their paddock at Cape Jervis, on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula. (ABC Open contributor Daniel Burton)
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This echidna at Queensland's Lake Nuganuga is on the lookout for food. (ABC Open contributor colly_mack)
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These roosters in Hamilton, Victoria, are released after being cooped up all day and are deciding who is the boss! (ABC Open contributor Tracey Kruger)
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This sharkray blends into the surrounds at Manly, in NSW, very well. (ABC Open contributor Ian Donato)
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, photography, community-and-society, regional, australia
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