A series of long exposures taken at Sorrento beach, Australia.
The Last Blaze
Aspects of Night
The Thin Green Line
Surge – the pants wetter
December 18, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, HDR, landscape, long exposure, low light, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, night photography, photo website, photographer, photography, rock pools, seascape, sunset | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, dusk, HDR, landscape, long exposure, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photos for sale, rocks, rockscape, seascape, Sorrento, summer, sunset | 17 Comments
Following are 3 images taken yesterday at Ricketts Point, Beaumaris, as a storm rolled across the bay.
The apparent power and turbulence of the clouds in the sky is mirrored by the motion and ferocity of the water. It was an invigorating place to be.
December 11, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, HDR, landscape, landscape photos, low light, mornington peninsula, motion blur, photo website, photographer, photography, Port Phillip Bay, rock pools, seascape, storm | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, HDR, landscape, mornington peninsula, motion blur, photographer, photography, photos for sale, Port Phillip Bay, rockscape, seascape, storm | 1 Comment
These images were taken on a recent dusk excursion to Koonya beach on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia.
Dusk is my favorite time of day for shooting, ……it’s certainly MUCH more user friendly than that other time of day, …….what do they call it, ….”dawn” or something like that. 🙂
Koonya Blue
Reflections
December 8, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, Blairgowrie, camera, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, low light, mornington peninsula, motion blur, night photography, photo website, photographer, photography, seascape, sunset, Uncategorized | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, Blairgowrie, Koonya beach, landscape, long exposure, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, night photography, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, rocks, rockscape, seascape, sunset | Leave a comment
Some more images taken on an excursion to Bushrangers Bay in Victoria, Australia.
Bushrangers Bay
Below – An image taken along the path to Bushrangers Bay.
Rolling hills, farmland and grazing cattle. Very relaxing stuff indeed.
The Bushranger’s Bovine
December 6, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, bush walking, landscape, landscape photos, monochrome, mornington peninsula, photographer, photography, seascape | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, landscape, monochrome, mornington peninsula, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, rockscape, seascape, summer | 1 Comment
A series of long exposures taken at Sorrento and Blairgowrie beaches on the Mornington Peninsula, Australia.
These images were taken using the Sigma 10-20mm and Canon 17-85 mm lenses with ND8 and polarizing filters stacked on the front in order to slow the shutter speed.
Note – when stacking two filters on the 10-20mm lens the rim of the outermost filter becomes visible in the corners of the images necessitating a little cropping in post processing.
All of these images are available to purchase in various forms and sizes by clicking on their titles.
Blaze – taken at Sorrento beach.
The Glow of Last Light – taken at Sorrento beach.
The Pastel Kiss of Night – taken at Blairgowrie beach.
Welcome the Night – taken at Blairgowrie beach.
Koonya Isle – taken at Blairgowrie beach.
Through Angler’s Eyes – taken at Blairgowrie beach.
December 1, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, camera, filters, long exposure, low light, mornington peninsula, motion blur, night photography, photo website, photographer, photography, rock pools, seascape, Sorrento, sunset | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, Blairgowrie, landscape, long exposure, mornington peninsula, motion blur, night photography, ocean beach, photographer, photos for sale, rocks, rockscape, seascape, Sorrento, sunset | 1 Comment
This image shows the Burrabong Creek meeting the ocean at Bushrangers Bay near Cape Schanck, Victoria.
Bushrangers Bay is a secluded beach located about one hours walk from the Cape Schanck car park.
The walking track winds it’s way through beach scrub, up and down hills including many stairs, and along scenic clifftops.
I would advise anyone taking this track to wear sturdy footwear as the path is shared with aggressive bull ants for much of the way, and of course there’s always a chance of encountering a snake sunning itself. Oh, and don’t forget a bottle of drinking water.
Burrabong meets the Bushranger.
November 26, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, bush, bush walking, landscape, landscape photos, mornington peninsula, photo website, photographer, photography, river, rock pools, seascape | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, Bushrangers Bay, landscape, mornington peninsula, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photos for sale, river, seascape, summer | Leave a comment
A seascape image from Cape Schanck in Victoria, Australia.
The image features the well known landmark Pulpit Rock as incoming waves rush across the surface of the surrounding rocky platforms.
The Chant of the Pulpit.
November 24, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, camera, flinders, HDR, landscape, landscape photos, low light, mornington peninsula, photo website, photographer, photography, rock pools, seascape, sunset | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, cape schank, HDR, landscape, mornington peninsula, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photos for sale, pulpit rock, rocks, rockscape, seascape, summer, sunset | Leave a comment
After a short hike through the “Fingal forest”, see previous post, I arrived on the beach with the sun high in the sky.
Of course this isn’t the best time of day for photographing this kind of environment.
Landscape and seascape images are best captured around dawn or sunset when the scene is always less contrasty.
In the image below I was attracted by the shimmering, sparkling highlights on the surface of the water as the sun managed to poke its way through a break in the clouds.
Fingal beach.
November 3, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, landscape, landscape photos, mornington peninsula, photo website, photographer, photography, rock pools, seascape | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, Fingal beach, landscape, mornington peninsula, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, rocks, rockscape, seascape | 1 Comment
These images were taken on a recent excursion to Fingal beach, near Cape Schanck, Victoria, Australia.
The long track from the carpark to the beach is lined with twisted and gnarled trees creating an interesting viewing experience.
Visitors to the beach also experience the joy of navigating the hundreds of “awkwardly spaced” steps along the path. It’s not so bad going down to the beach but the return uphill journey is certainly a good test of your general fitness. Of course the ideal solution is to take along a strong, sturdy friend who can carry you back up the hill.
The images below were all taken using the Lumix LX3 camera.
Through the Fingal Forest
After traversing the Fingal forest I managed to take this image.
October 25, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, bush, bush walking, camera, compact camera, landscape, landscape photos, LX3, monochrome, mornington peninsula, photo website, photographer, photography, tree | Tags: Australia, Australian, black and white, Fingal beach, LX3, monochrome, mornington peninsula, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, tree | 1 Comment
This image was taken at Beaumaris beach, Victoria, Australia.
Walking along the beach at sunset was a hazardous proposition as sand was littered with the stranded bodies of hundreds of jellyfish. Poor things!
This shot taken with the Lumix LX3.
Stranded
October 23, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, compact camera, HDR, landscape, LX3, photo website, photographer, photography, seascape, sunset | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, beaumaris, HDR, jellyfish, landscape, LX3, ocean, photographer, photography, photos for sale, seascape, stranded, sunset | 4 Comments
This image was taken at Warneet coastal reserve using the Panasonic Lumix LX3 compact camera.
This has been my favorite compact camera so far, ….it’s a real “photographers camera” allowing full manual control of all the bells and whistles that one could want.
I’ve just updated my LX3 to a new firmware version (V2.1) and all seems to be well at this stage.
Apparently version 2.0 had a bug or two and was removed from the Panasonic site and has resurfaced as version 2.1.
The Promise of Summer
October 22, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, camera, compact camera, landscape, landscape photos, LX3, photo website, photographer, photography, seascape, sunset | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, firmware update, landscape, LX3, photographer, photos for sale, seascape, silhouette, warneet | Leave a comment
This is a reworked version of one of my first images posted to Redbubble. I’ve finally had time to tweak it the way I way I like it.
It was a taken on the beach at Blairgowrie as a storm was rolling in from the ocean. It was an amazing storm to see, …dark swirling clouds, lightning, halos formed by the sun shining through sheets of rain, ….marvelous stuff !
Tempest over the Ocean – Blairgowrie
Tempest over the Ocean is available as a high quality print at my Zazzle and RedBubble websites.
October 6, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, Blairgowrie, HDR, landscape, landscape photos, mist, mornington peninsula, photo website, photographer, photography, seascape, storm | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, Blairgowrie, clouds, cloudy, Crepuscular rays, god beams, god rays, halos, HDR, images, Koonya beach, landscape, mornington peninsula, ND filters, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape, storm, sunbeams, sunlight streaks | 1 Comment
After a long pre-dawn walk along tracks through the tops of the coastal cliffs I arrived at The Pinnacles in time to see the sunrise. Access to the Pinnacles beach area here is via a steep (slippery when wet) track running down the face of the cliff area.
Unfortunately it turned out to be a dud sunrise so there wasn’t much colour in the sky but after getting down to the beach the view of the rock formations was wonderful. An interesting feature of this beach is the large round rocks covering the ground, great for photos but a challenge to navigate at times.
Pinnacle Dawn
When Time Stands Still
Dinosaur Days
August 15, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, HDR, landscape photos, Phillip Island, photo website, photographer, photography, rock pools, seascape | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, motion blur, ocean, ocean beach, Phillip Island, photographer, photography, photos for sale, Pinnacles, rocks, rockscape, seascape, sunrise, winter | 1 Comment
This image was taken at Sorrento beach shortly after the sun had dropped below the horizon.
The long exposure (30 seconds) smooths out the motion of the waves and gives the ocean a smooth, almost cloud like appearance. The pink hue is a remnant of the sunset.
This image is available to purchase as a high quality print here.
April 17, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, landscape photos, low light, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, night photography, photographer, photography, rock pools, seascape, sunset | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, fog, long exposure, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, night photography, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, rocks, seascape, Sorrento, sunset | Leave a comment
A surfer takes advantage of the last light of day at Sorrento to paddle out and catch one more wave.
This image is available to purchase as a high quality print here.
April 17, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, low light, mornington peninsula, photographer, photography, seascape, skyscape, Sorrento, sunset | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, mornington peninsula, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, rocks, rockscape, seascape, Sorrento, sunset, surfer | Leave a comment
This sunset image taken at Blairgowrie beach, Australia, turned out to be much softer than I expected but I like the final result. The softness of the image is due to a build up of ocean salt spray on the lens filter.
April 3, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, Blairgowrie, filters, landscape photos, low light, mornington peninsula, motion blur, photographer, photography, seascape, sunset | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, Blairgowrie, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ocean, ocean beach, photo filters, photographer, photography, photos for sale, rocks, rockscape, seascape, sunset | Leave a comment
A sunset taken at Blairgowrie beach, Australia.
I never get sick of visiting this ocean coastline along the Mornington Peninsula. The rocky landscape remains as a constant, however the continually changing sky and tide never fail to create a new captivating scene.
Generally the best time to visit this area are when the sunset corresponds with a low tide.
This image is available to purchase as a quality print here.
April 1, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, Blairgowrie, landscape photos, low light, mornington peninsula, photographer, photography, rock pools, seascape, sunset | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, Blairgowrie, mornington peninsula, night photography, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, rocks, rockscape, seascape, sunset | 1 Comment
A sunset at Blairgowrie ocean beach, Australia.
This image is available to purchase as a high quality print here.
March 29, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, Blairgowrie, HDR, landscape photos, low light, mornington peninsula, photographer, photography, rock pools, seascape, skyscape, sunset | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, Blairgowrie, HDR, mornington peninsula, night photography, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, rocks, rockscape, seascape, sunset | 4 Comments
End of day at Sorrento beach, Australia.
This image is available to purchase as a print here.
March 1, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, HDR, landscape photos, photographer, photography, seascape, Sorrento, sunset | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, HDR, mornington peninsula, night photography, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, rockscape, seascape, Sorrento, summer, sunset | 2 Comments
A monochrome sunset shot taken at Sorrento ocean beach.
This image is available to purchase as a print here.
February 24, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, HDR, landscape photos, monochrome, mornington peninsula, photographer, photography, rock pools, seascape, Sorrento, sunset | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, monochrome, mornington peninsula, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, rocks, rockscape, seascape, Sorrento, summer, sunset | Leave a comment
A glorious sunset taken at Sorrento ocean beach, Australia.
This photo is available as a print here.
February 23, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, HDR, landscape photos, mornington peninsula, photographer, photography, seascape, Sorrento, sunset | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, HDR, mornington peninsula, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, rocks, rockscape, seascape, Sorrento, summer, sunset | 1 Comment
A sunset shot taken at Sorrento ocean beach, Australia.
This is one of my favorite areas to photograph when the tourist season has finished.
This image is available to purchase as a print here.
February 22, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, mornington peninsula, photographer, photography, rock pools, seascape, skyscape, Sorrento, sunset | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, mornington peninsula, night photography, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, rocks, rockscape, seascape, Sorrento, sunset | Leave a comment
A monochrome HDR image taken at Blairgowrie beach, Australia.
The sun struggles through gathering storm clouds.
This image is available to purchase as a print here.
January 25, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, Blairgowrie, HDR, monochrome, mornington peninsula, photographer, photography, rock pools, seascape | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, Blairgowrie, HDR, monochrome, mornington peninsula, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, rocks, rockscape, Rye beach, seascape, summer | 1 Comment
An afternoon shot, taken at Blairgowrie ocean beach.
This image is available to purchase as a print here.
January 24, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, Blairgowrie, landscape photos, mornington peninsula, photographer, photography, rock pools, seascape | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, Blairgowrie, mornington peninsula, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, seascape | 1 Comment
Sunset at Black Rock beach, Australia.
The Cerberus is the semi submerged rusting hull of a ship pictured just below the setting sun.
This image is available to purchase as a print here.
January 20, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, photographer, photography, Port Phillip Bay, seascape, sunset | Tags: 2009 seascapes calendar, Australia, Australian, beach, Black Rock, Cerberus, photographer, photography, photos for sale, Port Phillip Bay, rocks, rockscape, seascape, shipwreck, sunset | 1 Comment
Some HDR tonemapped images of the Kilcunda trestle rail bridge, Australia.
There’s a wikipedia page for Kilcunda here.
January 17, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, HDR, monochrome, photographer, photography, river | Tags: Australia, bridge, HDR, Kilcunda, monochrome, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, trestle | 1 Comment
A rewarding excursion to the beautiful mouth of the Powlett River.
Image above – The Rush of the Powlett.
Just prior to the Powlett’s water reaching the ocean, the shallow flow speeds up, rippling at the surface and dancing over low obstacles.
The dunes in the background and the river bank on the right glow yellow-orange as the sun sinks low on the horizon.
Image available for purchase here.
Image above – Ripples.
Evening at the mouth of the Powlett River.
The foreground rock and background dunes lit by the setting sun.
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Image above – The Magic Hour.
The orange glow from the setting sun catches the tops of the foreground rocks and the distant dunes at the mouth of the Powlett River, Australia.
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Image above – Looking towards the end of the Powlett River as it meets the ocean.
Image above – Last Rays at the Powlett.
Looking out across the river mouth to the setting sun.
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Image above – Near Journeys End.
The Powlett River nears the end of it’s journey as it winds it’s way through sand dunes towards it’s ultimate destination, the ocean.
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Image above – Powlett Sunset.
The sun sets as the Powlett River winds it’s way through the sand dunes.
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January 13, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, landscape photos, photographer, photography, river, rock pools, seascape, sunset | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, Powlett River, river, rockscape, seascape, sunset | 1 Comment
The Archway to Yesterday – a seascape shot taken at Blairgowrie ocean beach as the sun drops below the horizon.
This image is available to purchase as a print here.
January 9, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, Blairgowrie, landscape photos, low light, mornington peninsula, photo website, photographer, photography, rock pools, seascape, sunset | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, Blairgowrie, mornington peninsula, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, rocks, rockscape, seascape, sunset | 1 Comment
Eclipsed – a black and white seascape taken as the sun was setting at Rye ocean beach, Australia.
This image is available to purchase here.
January 8, 2009 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, monochrome, mornington peninsula, photographer, photography, seascape, sunset | Tags: black and white, monochrome, mornington peninsula, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, Rye beach, seascape, sunset | Leave a comment
A black and white shot of the Aireys Inlet (Australia) lighthouse.
This image is available to purchase as a print here.
December 22, 2008 | Categories: Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, landscape photos, monochrome, photographer, photography | Tags: Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, lighthouse, monochrome, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, seascape | Leave a comment
