The Briars Tractor – Mt Martha
The rusting remnants of The Briars tractor at Mt Martha on the Mornington Peninsula.
The image above is available to purchase as a print in many forms and sizes here.
The image above is available to purchase as a print in many forms and sizes here.
Sunset at Grantville jetty
Grantville is a small coastal town on the east coast of Western Port bay in Victoria, Australia. The jetty at Grantville usually stands in relatively shallow water at high tide, and at low tide it stands proud on a bed of mud. During a “king tide” the water can sometimes cover the walking platform at the end of the jetty as seen here.
Following are a couple of long exposure images taken at sunset during high tide.
Tech stuff for the image below – 157 sec f/18 ISO100 using an ND400 + ND8 filter. This image is available to purchase as a print here at Redbubble and here at Zazzle.
Pictured below – Grantville jetty as the sunset fizzled out.
Tech stuff – 152 secs f/18 using an ND400+ND8 filter. This image is available to purchase as a print here.
If you’re hungry during your visit to Grantville then I highly recommend trying the homemade chunky beef pies at the Grantville Pantry. It’s located directly across the highway from the jetty. Real chunks of steak in a delicious gravy and housed in a beaut puff pastry casing. Great stuff!! 🙂 (…..and NO, I’m not sponsored by them!) 🙂
Pictured below – A selfie from the end of the Grantville jetty at low tide. Mud as far as the eye can see. 🙂 This is a short exposure HDR image.
It’s available to purchase as a print here.
The Pinnacles – Cape Woolamai – Phillip Island
A long exposure shot from the beach at The Pinnacles rock formation, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island.
Technical stuff – 30 secs f/10 ISO50 using an ND500 filter.
The image above is available to purchase as a print in many forms and sizes here at Redbubble and here at Zazzle.
Eagles Nest – Bass Coast
Eagles Nest is a popular rock formation and beach located on Victoria’s Bass Coast. It’s about half way between Inverloch and Cape Paterson, and it’s well sign posted.
Pictured below, a couple of long exposure images from Eagles Nest on a bright afternoon with patchy cloud. Conditions on the day were very photographically challenging as the sun was diffused by cloud one moment, then it would pop out with all it’s brutal harshness the next moment. This would happen several times during each long exposure causing many of my shots to be blown out. Thankfully not all. 🙂
Technical stuff for both images – 150 sec f/18 iso50 using an ND500 and ND8 filter.
The image above is available to purchase as a print here.
Balnarring Beach Groyne Sunrise
Another sunrise expedition to the groynes at Balnarring Beach on Western Port Bay. This time we visited the straight groynes on the beach near the general store.
The image above was shot just before the sun broke through the clouds on the horizon. It’s a 2 second exposure, slightly smoothing the surface details in the water. This image is available to purchase as a print here.
Pictured above – A short exposure as the sun breaks through the clouds. I liked the way the reflected sun rays were glinting off the waves and the foreground sand. This image is available to buy as a print here.
Pictured above – As the sun rises higher in the sky, one of the groynes becomes beautifully side lit by the warming rays. This is a short exposure (1/20 sec f/18 iso100) shot with the camera way down low almost resting on the sand. This image is available to purchase as a print here.
Pictured above – Friend Jason preparing for his next shot as the sky lights up.
Cowrie beach – Phillip Island
Cowrie beach sits alongside The Nobbies, a popular tourist attraction on Phillip Island. The beach is home to lots of penguins and other sea birds, and is a beautifully rugged piece of coastline.
Pictured below – The view from Cowrie beach looking towards The Nobbies. This image is available to purchase as a print here.
Tech stuff – 5 seconds f/11 using an ND500 filter.
Pictured below – The rugged rocky coastline of Cowrie beach, looking away from The Nobbies. The image is available to purchase as a print here.
Tech stuff – 2 seconds f/9 ISO100 using an ND500 filter.
….and finally for some Christmas fun. The great thing about long exposure photography is that you never quite know what you’ll catch. 🙂
A Balnarring Beach sunrise.
A couple of dawn shots from the zig-zag groyne at Balnarring Beach on Western Port Bay.
The image above is available to purchase as a print in many forms and sizes here.
Tech stuff – 10 secs, f/8, iso 100, using a 10 stop and 4 stop soft grad ND filter.
For those who might be interested in photographing the groyne, it’s easily accessible. Park at the end of Seawind Rd, Balnarring Beach. It’s a short walk down to the beach then turn right. There are also a few straight groynes off to the left.
The image above is available to purchase as a print in many sizes and forms here.
Tech stuff – 13 secs, f/8, 10 stopper and 4 stop soft grad.
Bore beach – San Remo
A wave explodes against rocks at Bore beach, San Remo. To access Bore beach park at the end of Potters Hill Rd and follow the stairs down onto the beach. This image is available to purchase as a print here.
Tech stuff – 0.8 secs f/8 ND400 filter.
Rabbit Rock (Bunny Rock) – Montforts beach
Picture above – A long exposure image from Montforts beach, Blairgowrie, on the Mornington Peninsula. Montforts beach can be accessed from the carpark at the end of Spray Point Road, Blairgowrie. Take the path to the left. This image is available to purchase as a print here.
Tech stuff – 10 secs f/13 using a 10 stop solid ND filter and a 4 stop soft grad.
Picture above – A long exposure shot of the Bunny Rock’s close companions at Montforts beach. This image is available to purchase as a print here.
Tech stuff -30 secs f/11 using a 10 stop solid ND + 4 stop soft grad filter.
Tenby Point – Western Port Bay
A long exposure shot taken near sunset at Tenby Point on Western Port Bay.
Tech stuff – 123 secs at f/16 using a 10 stop solid ND and 4 stop grad ND filter.
This photo is available to purchase as a print here.
Sunrise at Point King – Portsea
An early morning long exposure from Point King, Portsea, on the Mornington Peninsula.
Tech stuff – 30 seconds at f/8 using an ND400 filter.
This photo is available to purchase as a print here.
Montforts beach – Blairgowrie
A long exposure image from Montforts beach, Blairgowrie, on the Mornington Peninsula.
Tech stuff – 30 seconds at f/13 using an ND400 filter.
This photo is available to purchase as a print at my Redbubble site here.
Through the Keyhole – Bridgewater Bay
A couple of long exposure images from Bridgewater Bay, Blairgowrie, on the Mornington Peninsula.
Picture below – a 20 second exposure at f/16 using a Hoya ND400 filter. This photo is available to purchase as a print in various forms and sizes here.
Picture below – A random visitor on the beach stands relatively still under the “bridge”offering some size perspective during a 13 second exposure .
Tech stuff – 13 secs f/9 ND400
Sunrise at Sullivan Bay – Sorrento
A long exposure sunrise image from Sullivan Bay, Sorrento, on the Mornington Peninsula. The iconic jetty has recently started to fall to bits. I suspect she wont be around much longer. 
Tech stuff – 25 seconds f/18 ND400 filter.
This photo is available to purchase as a print in various forms and sizes here.
Togs on the Rocks – Eagles Nest – Inverloch
Togs on the rocks at Eagles Nest, Inverloch.
Tech stuff – 30 secs f/9, 10 stop solid and 4 stop soft grad ND filters.
Pulpit Rock – Cape Schanck
Pulpit Rock at Cape Schanck, on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula.
Tech stuff – 2.5 secs f/20, 4 stop soft grad – tonemapped image.
The image above is available to purchase as a print in many sizes and forms here.
Tenby Point jetty remnants
Tenby Point is a coastal village sitting on the eastern side of Western Port Bay, about half way between Grantville and Corinella. The jetty remnants are best visited near high tide when water surrounds the base of the posts. When the tide recedes here it goes WAY out leaving the posts sitting in an unattractive bed of mud.
Tech stuff for the image below – 260 secs at f/13, ND400 + ND8 filters.
Tech stuff for the image below – 205 secs at f/14, ND400 + ND8 filters.
Bushrangers Bay – The Splash Zone
The “splash zone” at Bushrangers Bay, near Cape Schanck on the Mornington Peninsula.
Tech stuff – 15 secs f/14 ISO100 with an ND400 filter
The photo above is available to purchase as a print in various forms and sizes here.
Shelley beach jetty
A long exposure shot from Shelley (Shelly) beach in Portsea.
Tech stuff – 180 secs f/18, 10 stop solid ND + 4 stop soft grad ND.
This image is available to buy as a print in various forms and sizes here.
Warneet Sunset
Sometimes we don’t realize what we have until we view it through different eyes.
Warneet sunset 10-04-16
Tech stuff – 60 secs @ f/16, 10 stop solid ND + 4 stop soft grad.
Shelley beach and Point King – ND group excursion
Last weekend we had our ND group excursion for beginners. It was a great turnout with lots of enthusiastic people attending. We started shooting at Bridgewater Bay in Sorrento in very difficult conditions with the wind blowing a continuous mist of fine rain onto our lenses. I was both surprised and delighted that so many people stayed and had the patience to put up with these conditions, …..such a dedicated bunch. 🙂 Many thanks to Jason Cincotta and Michael Stringer for assisting with so many ND newcomers.
Later we moved onto the front beaches at Point King, Sorrento, followed by Shelley beach, Portsea , both providing us with much more friendly shooting conditions.
Pictured below – Point King jetty. Tech stuff – 132 secs f/18. This photo is available to buy as a print in many forms here.
Pictured below – Shelley beach, Portsea. Tech stuff – 60 secs f/18. This photo is available to buy as a print in many forms here.
Pictured below – Shelley beach, Portsea. Tech stuff – 136 sec f/18. 10 stop ND + 4 stop soft grad. This photo is available to purchase as a print here.
Pictured below – Most of the crew from the group excursion, Bridgewater Bay.
Balnarring Beach Groyne – revisited
For those unfamiliar with groynes, a groyne is a low wall or timber barrier built out into the sea from a beach to prevent erosion.
On a previous visit to photograph this groyne the tide was unexpectedly low and yielded images that weren’t quite what we were looking for. This time I made sure to arrive at peak high tide and waited for the tide to recede and reveal just enough of the groyne to catch these images.
A local resident told me that the zig-zagging planks aren’t always visible and that they’re sometimes completely covered by sand with only the posts exposed.
For those who might be interested in photographing the groyne, it’s easily accessible. Park at the end of Seawind Rd, Balnarring Beach. It’s a short walk down to the beach then turn right.
Tech stuff – 25 secs @ f/9 using a 10 stop solid + 4 stop soft ND grad + polarizer.
The image above is available to purchase as a print in many forms and sizes at my Redbubble site here.
Tech stuff for the image below – 13 secs f/9, NiSi 10 stop solid + 4 stop soft grad + polarizer.
The image above is available to purchase as a print in many forms and sizes at my Redbubble site here.
Jubilee Point – Sorrento
A long exposure shot from the base of Jubilee Point at Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula.
Tech stuff – 4 secs at f/16 using an ND400 filter.
This image is available to purchase as a print in many forms and sizes here.
Tenby Point – Western Port Bay
A couple of long exposure photos from the beautifully serene beach at Tenby Point on Western Port Bay
Pictured above – The iconic tree “Ol’ Woody” and his mate, …… blowing in the wind at Tenby Point. Tech stuff – 30 secs f/20 ND400.
This photo is available to purchase as a print here.
Pictured above – Erosion prevention (I’m guessing), at Tenby Point.
Tech stuff – 30 secs f/10 ND400.
This photo is available to purchase as a print here.
Sullivan Bay – Sorrento
A daytime long exposure photo from Sullivan Bay, Sorrento, on the Mornington Peninsula.
Tech stuff – 66 secs f/13 using ND400 + ND8 filters.
This image is available to purchase as a print at my Redbubble site here.
Jetty at Sullivan Bay, Sorrento.
Whisky Bay Sunset – Wilsons Prom
My friend and I went on a reconnaissance mission to check out the west coast of Wilsons Prom for an upcoming group excursion. Most of the day was cloudless and the temperature was up around 36 degrees C. The 3 km hike up Mount Oberon was a killer in that heat, although well worth it for the breathtaking views. (Note to self – take more water next time!)
By the time sunset rolled around we found ourselves at Whisky Bay and the gods smiled on us, …the clouds rolled in. 🙂
Picture above – Whisky Bay – Wilsons Prom, 25 secs f/13 using an ND400 filter. This image is available to purchase as a print here.
Picture above – Whisky Bay Sunset, 0.6 secs f/18. This image is available to purchase as a print here.
Picture above – Rock Hopper. With sunset fast approaching Jason positions himself on the rocks at Whisky Bay.
Picture above – Much earlier in the day, Jason celebrating reaching the peak at Mt Oberon.
Rye Pier – crowd long exposures
Some long exposure shots on a glorious bright sunny day at Rye pier on the Mornington Peninsula.
Above image – 6 seconds f/8. This image is available to purchase as a print here.
Above image – “The Huddle” – 5 seconds f/8
Above image – 1.6 seconds f/8
Above image – 2.5 seconds f/8
Above image – My friend Stephen Pretty in action taking long exposure crowd shots at Rye pier with everyone moving around him. This is one of those flukey shots where he just happened to stay remarkably still for my 2.5 second exposure. 😉
Balnarring beach groyne
Ahh, ….the serenity. Some daytime long exposure shots from one of the groynes at Balnarring beach on Western Port Bay.
Above image – 0.8 secs f/16. This image is available to purchase as a print here.
Above image – 65 secs f/16 ND400+ND8. This image is available to purchase as a print here.
Above image – 55 secs f/16. This image is available to purchase as a print here.
Mungo sand dunes – Animal Traffic
Images from the sand dunes of Mungo, NSW.
Pictured above, Animal Traffic, available to purchase as a print here.
Pictured above, Animal Traffic 2, available to purchase as a print here.
Pictured above, Animal Traffic 3, available to purchase as a print here.
Pictured above, Animal Traffic 4, available to purchase as a print here.
Sunrise at Flinders
An early morning sunrise shot from Flinders Yacht Club on the Mornington Peninsula. The location is easily accessible, just a short walk south from the Flinders pier carpark.
Technical stuff – 2.5 secs f/16 with ND8 filter
