A daylight long exposure image from the mouth of the Powlett River, Victoria, Australia.

June 15, 2013 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, filters, fog, images, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, low light, mist, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, rock pools, sea, seascape, Sigma 10-20mm, travel | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, fog, images, landscape, long exposure, mist, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, Powlett River, rocks, rockscape, seascape, winter | Leave a comment
A dawn long exposure image from the Mornington Peninsula’s rugged ocean coastline.

May 26, 2013 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, excursion, filters, images, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, low light, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, prints, rock pools, sea, seascape, Sigma 10-20mm, storm, travel | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, Cape Schanck, images, landscape, long exposure, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape, sunrise | Leave a comment
A couple of long exposure images from the surf beach at Kilcunda.


May 20, 2013 | Categories: motion blur, landscape photos, beach, rock pools, seascape, Australian, Australia, photography, photographer, low light, photo website, camera, filters, mist, landscape, long exposure, pictures, travel, ND400, art, sea, Sigma 10-20mm, ND filters, images, excursion | Tags: photos for sale, mist, seascape, rockscape, long exposure, ocean, beach, rocks, ocean beach, photography, motion blur, Australian, Australia, photographer, Kilcunda, landscape, ND400, ND filters, pictures, art, images | Leave a comment
A couple of images from a dawn shoot at Pulpit Rock, Cape Schanck. Yes, I know, it’s not like me to be up before the birds. I don’t know what got into me. The images were taken during a welcome break between showers.


May 12, 2013 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, excursion, images, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, low light, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, prints, rock pools, sea, seascape, Sigma 10-20mm, travel | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, Cape Schanck, images, landscape, long exposure, mini waterfalls, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, pulpit rock, rocks, rockscape, seascape | Leave a comment
A marker on the outermost edge of the rock shelf at Ricketts Point beach in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.

November 18, 2012 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, excursion, filters, images, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, low light, mist, monochrome, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, Port Phillip Bay, rock pools, sea, seascape, Sigma 10-20mm, travel | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, long exposure, mist, monochrome, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, Port Phillip Bay, Ricketts Point, rocks, rockscape, seascape | Leave a comment
November is a great time of year on the Mornington Peninsula back beaches. The warming water signals an explosion of bright green seaweed on the rocky plateaus all along the coast.




November 12, 2012 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, excursion, filters, green, images, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, prints, rock pools, sea, seascape, Sigma 10-20mm, Sorrento, travel | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, buy, images, landscape, long exposure, mini waterfalls, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape, Sorrento | 1 Comment
Following are a couple of shots of the beautiful rock pools available to explore at Sorrento back beach during low tide. In these images I’ve used an ND400 filter to smooth the background waves and a polarizing filter to remove the sky’s reflection from the surface of the pools.


November 8, 2012 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, excursion, filters, images, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, prints, rock pools, sea, seascape, Sigma 10-20mm, Sorrento, travel | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, circular polarizer, cpl, images, landscape, long exposure, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, polarizing filter, rocks, rockscape, seascape, Sorrento | 3 Comments
A few images of the rock formations at the Number Sixteen beach at Rye.
Pictured below – The Dragon’s Head rock, initially named by a local with a fertile imagination.

Below – The Pod, ….well I had to call it something since all of the good names like Dragon’s Head had already been snapped up.

Below – Water flows off the rocky plateaus returning to the ocean.
Click to enlarge.

Below – A couple of images of my friend lining up his gear for the money shots.


October 7, 2012 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, camera, excursion, filters, images, landscape, landscape photos, monochrome, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, rock pools, seascape, Sigma 10-20mm | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, black and white, images, landscape, long exposure, mini waterfalls, mist, monochrome, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, Rye beach, seascape | 2 Comments
Some afternoon long exposure images from Sorrento back beach on the Mornington Peninsula, Australia. The foreground rocks are submerged at high tide and are gradually revealed as the tide goes out. A long exposure time is used to smooth out the ocean waves into a mist.



September 22, 2012 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, camera, filters, images, landscape, landscape photos, low light, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, prints, rock pools, sea, seascape, Sorrento | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, images, landscape, long exposure, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape, Sorrento | Leave a comment
On the way back home from a recent excursion to Cape Liptrap we stopped off at the mouth of the Powlett River.
I had just enough time to catch this image before the rain started to pour down hard.

July 9, 2012 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, filters, images, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, river, rock pools, sea, seascape | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, Gippsland, images, Kilcunda, landscape, long exposure, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, Powlett River, river, seascape | 2 Comments
Following are a couple of images from Dalmeny beach in New South Wales.
The first image below was captured from the clifftop at Duesbury Headland, Dalmeny.

Below, a long exposure image taken amongst the rocks and surf at Dalmeny beach.

If you’re in the area around brekky time there’s a cafe on Dalmeny Drive called Anton’s just down the road at Kianga. I highly recommend their excellently presented eggs and bacon.
Have a look at this beauty below. Gorgeous isn’t it!

June 21, 2012 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, filters, HDR, images, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, low light, mist, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, rock pools, sea, seascape, Sigma 10-20mm | Tags: Anton's, art, Australia, Australian, beach, Dalmeny, Duesbury Headland, images, Kianga, long exposure, mist, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape, winter | Leave a comment
When visiting Mystery Bay in New South Wales I found this wonderful cove full of dark rocks. The cove is open to the ocean and is constantly hammered by incoming waves.
A long exposure here creates a nice contrast of textures between the rough jagged rocks and the softness of the mist created by the motion of the waves.


June 20, 2012 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, filters, fog, HDR, images, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, low light, mist, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, prints, rock pools, sea, seascape, Sigma 10-20mm, travel | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, cove, HDR, images, landscape, long exposure, mist, motion blur, Mystery Bay, ND filters, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape, winter | 2 Comments
Following are a couple of long exposure images from Mossy Point near Broulee in New South Wales.
The images were taken in bright daylight using heavy ND filtering to slow the camera’s shutter speed.


June 7, 2012 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, filters, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, low light, mist, monochrome, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, rock pools, sea, seascape, storm, travel | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, Broulee, landscape, long exposure, mist, monochrome, Mossy Point, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, New South Wales, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape, winter | Leave a comment
A few images from Walkerville South beach at low tide.

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June 3, 2012 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, filters, HDR, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, low light, monochrome, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, rock pools, sea, seascape, Sigma 10-20mm, travel | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, HDR, landscape, long exposure, mist, monochrome, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape, Walkerville, winter | 1 Comment
The splendid view from Bushrangers Bay looking west just a few minutes before a drenching downpour.
Cape Schanck’s Pulpit Rock is on the horizon near the center of the image.

Click on the image to enlarge.
May 29, 2012 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, flinders, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, rock pools, sea, seascape, Sigma 10-20mm, storm, travel | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, Bushrangers Bay, flinders, landscape, long exposure, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape | 1 Comment
A long exposure image of the surf pounding away at Pulpit Rock, Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula.
This place is always a wonderful reminder to me of the power of the ocean. Visiting the rock shelves here is truly exhilarating.

May 28, 2012 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, flinders, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, low light, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, rock pools, sea, Sigma 10-20mm, travel | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, Bass Strait, beach, flinders, landscape, long exposure, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape | 1 Comment
It was one of those days that I’ll remember for a long time.
Whilst shooting on a rocky plateau at Tea Tree Creek beach at Flinders I carelessly let my guard down.
An unusually high rogue wave struck the face of the plateau and poured down upon me.

My workhorse camera, the Canon 40D, had experienced some salt water splash in the past but nothing like this.
Today was the day he ingested way too much salt water. He coughed and spluttered, ….and died.
Luckily my wide angle lens seems to have survived the ordeal with only some minor salt water spots inside the focal range window. The glass inside seems to be clear,…PHEW!

These images were thankfully retrieved from the camera’s memory card despite it’s convulsions.

April 6, 2012 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, camera, filters, flinders, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, rock pools, sea, seascape, Sigma 10-20mm | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, flinders, landscape, long exposure, mini waterfalls, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape | 6 Comments
The entrance to the track begins where Tea Tree Creek meets the Boneo Road.
The mowed walking path follows a gentle slope downhill alongside the creek gully and down towards the beach.
Upon arrival at the beach, visitors are welcomed by the presence of a rusty metal wheel nestled amongst the undergrowth.

East from here, the beach invites exploration for those willing to navigate across the black weather-worn rocks covering much of the beach.
The area also offers an impressive selection of rocky plateaus which are sometimes exposed and sometimes dramatically washed by the relentless surf.

When exploring along this stretch of beach it’s a good idea to avoid an embarrassing or even life threatening situation by knowing what the tide is doing. Keep an eye out for the occasional rogue wave determined to sweep you off the rocks.

There’s an amazing amount to see, explore, experience and photograph here.
I’ll definitely be returning soon. 😉

February 13, 2012 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, filters, flinders, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, rock pools, sea, seascape, Sigma 10-20mm, travel | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, flinders, landscape, long exposure, mini waterfalls, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape, Tea Tree Creek | 3 Comments
A selection of images from the beach at the end of the Blowhole Track at Flinders on the lovely Mornington Peninsula.
On the day I was there the wind was so horrendously strong I had to push down hard on the tripod to stop it from vibrating and blurring all of the long exposure shots.
Pictured below – Flinders Beach, the Blowhole Track.

A very picturesque coastline battered by the relentless surf.


February 12, 2012 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, clouds, filters, flinders, fog, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, low light, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, rock pools, sea, seascape, Sigma 10-20mm, travel | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, flinders, fog, landscape, long exposure, mini waterfalls, mist, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape | 6 Comments
I’d been to this part of Phillip Island on previous occasions but I loved it so much I thought I’d revisit.
That’s one of the joys of photography, you can visit the same location on several occasions and come away with completely different images each time.
Pictured below – Old wooden remnants at Cat Bay, Phillip Island.



Pictured below – The beach at Right Point, Phillip Island, located between Cat Bay and the Nobbies. The violence of the ocean waves smoothed by the use of long exposure.


January 26, 2012 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, fog, landscape, long exposure, mist, monochrome, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, Phillip Island, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, pier, rock pools, sea, seascape, Sigma 10-20mm | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, Cat Bay, fog, jetty, landscape, long exposure, mist, monochrome, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, Phillip Island, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, pier, Right Point, seascape | 8 Comments
Shortly before xmas I took the opportunity to snap some images just before the summer “silly season” struck Sorrento.
I’m certain that one day the Sorrento/Portsea area of the Mornington Peninsula will become so heavy with tourists that it’ll snap off and fall into the sea.
Until that day I’ll continue to enjoy it as much as I can.
Pictured below – A couple of long exposure images from south-east of the main beach.


Pictured below – Bay of Islands – Sorrento
Located a short walk from the car park at the end of Diamond Bay Road.

January 2, 2012 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, low light, mist, monochrome, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, rock pools, sea, seascape, Sigma 10-20mm, Sorrento | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, Jim Worrall, landscape, long exposure, mist, monochrome, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape, Sorrento, summer | 6 Comments
The Dragon’s Head rock at the Number Sixteen beach, Rye, has been a photographic target that I’ve been looking forward to shooting for quite some time. The last time I visited here I’d arrived a bit too late in the tidal cycle to safely explore the rocky plateau that surrounds the Dragon’s Head.
Today’s visit was executed with military precision. I arrived on the beach precisely at low tide, waded out to the Dragon’s Head through ankle deep water and excitedly set up my tripod. The ocean waves were crashing and rolling across the rocky plateau then cascading beautifully over the edge very close to the Dragon’s Head.
Being a big fan of long exposure images you can imagine my disappointment as I fumbled around in my camera bag trying to find my ND filters to fit the wide angle lens. They were no where to be found. I had left the filters behind at home, … they were attached to another lens. It was one of those forehead slapping moments.

In the absence of any suitably sized ND filters I decided to make the unique shape of the rock fill the frame in the image above rather than featuring the flow of water.
The next image below was taken from quite a distance back from the Dragon’s head using a 70-200mm lens. Fortunately I had a suitably sized ND filter for this particular lens so it was possible to soften the look of the flowing water. Unfortunately using the long lens meant that I wasn’t able to get the composition that I was looking for.
Lesson learned – double check the gear before leaving home, never assume!

October 9, 2011 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, filters, HDR, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, monochrome, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, rock pools, sea, seascape, Sigma 10-20mm, travel | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, HDR, landscape, long exposure, mini waterfalls, monochrome, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND filters, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, Rye beach, seascape | 2 Comments
Following on from previous posts I thought I’d share with you just a few more images from the Phillip Island coastline. I feel like I’ve just scratched the surface down there, …….there’s just so much beauty to explore and discover.
Pictured below – The Roost – old jetty remnants that serve as a safe roost for the local birds at Cat Bay.

Pictured below – Evidence of Life – a soft misty view of some wonderful wave action off Cowrie beach.

Pictured below – The Long Swim Home – another view from Cowrie beach looking towards the Nobbies in the background.

Pictured below – Pyramid Rock, taken in strong windy and wet conditions from a vantage point ahead of the lookout area.
May 30, 2011 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, filters, jetty, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, mist, monochrome, motion blur, ND400, Phillip Island, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, pier, rock pools, sea, seascape, storm, travel, Westernport Bay | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, fog, jetty, landscape, long exposure, mini waterfalls, mist, monochrome, motion blur, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, pier, rocks, rockscape, seascape, silhouette, storm, westernport bay, winter | 6 Comments
Over the weekend I did a quick reconnaissance trip down to the pointy end of Phillip Island.
The images below were taken on a stretch of unsealed road named “The Boulevard” which runs along the south coast of Summerlands and ends at the Nobbies. The Boulevard is a grand name indeed for what amounts to a narrow dirt track, however the coastal views can be quite impressive from here.
Pictured below – The view from The Boulevard looking west towards the Nobbies.

Unfortunately for those of us who like to immerse ourselves in these kinds of coastal environments there is no beach access permitted. We’re reminded of this fact by strategically placed signs warning of penalties for such breaches.
Pictured below – The view from The Boulevard looking east.

Pictured below – a zoomed in view of the coastline. It looks like a fine place for a photographer to play.

When finished with the south coast I made the short trip over to the north coast to visit Cowrie beach. I’ve been here once before but I had some unresolved images in my head that I wanted to try to capture here. Most of the northern coast is photographer friendly, allowing one to get as close to the water as one dares.
Pictured below – Bull in a China Shop, one of the less sedate Phillip Island waves attacking from left of frame.

Pictured below – A long exposure image using an ND400 filter, The Course of the Penguin, one of the many corridors used by the penguins of Phillip Island.

After finishing at Cowrie beach I left the island and crossed the bridge over to San Remo on the mainland. As I was crossing the bridge I noticed some amusing looking stairs below, surrounded entirely by the water of a high tide. It appeared to be a stairway going from nowhere to nowhere.
Pictured below – From Nowhere to Nowhere, San Remo.

The day concluded with a delicious meal of fish n’ chips from the Fisherman’s Cooperative, …..what bliss!
May 25, 2011 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, filters, green, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, low light, mist, monochrome, motion blur, ND400, Phillip Island, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, rock pools, sea, seascape, Westernport Bay | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, landscape, long exposure, mist, monochrome, motion blur, ND400, neutral density filters, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, San Remo, seascape, Summerlands, westernport bay | 3 Comments
Below – Plateau – A long exposure image from the Sorrento back beach.
An intriguing place to visit at low tide.

May 2, 2011 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, HDR, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, rock pools, seascape, Sorrento | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, HDR, landscape, long exposure, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ocean, ocean beach, photography, photos for sale, pictures, plateau, rocks, rockscape, seascape, Sorrento, Sorrento Sphinx | Leave a comment
An image from the Sphinx rock formation after an enjoyable day of playing in the surf.
The Sleeping Sphinx.

May 1, 2011 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, landscape, landscape photos, low light, mornington peninsula, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, rock pools, seascape, Sorrento, sunset | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, landscape, mornington peninsula, ocean, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape, Sorrento, Sphinx, sunset | Leave a comment
Following is a series of images taken at the Sorrento back beach, Victoria, Australia, using an ND400 filter during bright afternoon light conditions.
Pictured below – Dorsal.

Below – The Vagabond Tide.

Below – The Rinse Cycle.


May 1, 2011 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, camera, filters, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, mist, monochrome, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, Port Phillip Bay, rock pools, seascape, Sorrento, travel | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, Autumn, beach, black and white, images, landscape, long exposure, mist, monochrome, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photo, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape, Sorrento | 3 Comments
Cowrie Beach is located just a few hundred meters north-east of the popular tourist destination “The Nobbies” on Phillip Island, Australia. The beach sits just inside the entrance to Westernport Bay and is subjected to rough surf originating from Bass Strait.
The thinly vegetated sandy portions of the beach are home to Fairy penguins and some other more endangered species so there are signs present advising which areas to avoid.
The main attraction here from my perspective is at the water’s edge. The beach is blessed by the presence of dark basalt rock formations continuously pounded by waves.
Below – The Nobbies – an image from Cowrie beach with The Nobbies in the background.

Below – Down the Winding Path – a long exposure looking out to sea from Cowrie Beach.

Below – Awaiting the Devil – a frightening part of the beach where unexpected waves suddenly inundate the dark basalt platforms. There’s a warning sign on the beach reminding fishermen and other visitors how easy it is to be swept off these rocks.

Below – The Ordeal – How the Phillip Island penguins manage to survive the violent Bass Strait surf combined with rocky beaches escapes me.

Below – Through the Vapour

April 5, 2011 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, HDR, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, low light, mist, monochrome, motion blur, ND400, Phillip Island, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, rock pools, seascape, Westernport Bay | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, Cowrie Beach, HDR, landscape, long exposure, mist, monochrome, motion blur, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape, westernport bay | 2 Comments
A selection of images from the photographically rich area along Sorrento back beach.
Below – “Her Outstretched Arms”
The sun has dropped close to the horizon giving a warm hue to the sky and rocky plateaus. The vigorous surf is tamed by the camera’s long exposure time.

Below – “Sphinx”
In the foreground the violent surf swirls under and around a rocky platform whilst in the background the iconic Sorrento Sphinx rock formation stares out to sea.

Below – “The Call of White Water”
Low tide at St Paul’s beach Sorrento as the surf crashes over the rocky plateaus filling one of the many natural pools.

Below – Water continually cascades off the edge of the platforms as waves push across them.

Below – A memorial on the cliff tops at Jubilee Point, Sorrento.
A sobering reminder of how dangerous this area can be.

February 20, 2011 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, HDR, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, monochrome, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, rock pools, seascape, Sorrento, sunset | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, HDR, Jubilee Point, landscape, long exposure, mini waterfalls, mist, monochrome, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND400, ocean, ocean beach, photographer, photos for sale, pictures, rocks, rockscape, seascape, Sorrento, summer, sunset | 1 Comment
Images from a recent trip to Flinders with friends Christine Wilson and Caroline Gorka.
The objective for the afternoon was to capture some images of the old wooden pier before it’s replaced by the concrete monster that’s currently being constructed right next to it.
As usual I became distracted.
Below – “IiN” some ghostly remains from further along the beach.


Below – “Flinders Point” just around the corner from the calm harbor area there’s a lot more ocean wave activity.
There were waves crashing all over the place here but the long exposure makes it look deceptively calm.

Below – “Flinders Back-Beach” near the blow hole area. Stop giggling, that’s what it’s called !!


February 16, 2011 | Categories: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, filters, flinders, HDR, jetty, landscape, landscape photos, long exposure, mist, monochrome, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND400, photo website, photographer, photography, pictures, pier, rock pools | Tags: art, Australia, Australian, beach, black and white, HDR, jetty, landscape, long exposure, mist, monochrome, mornington peninsula, motion blur, ND400, ocean, photographer, photography, photos for sale, pictures, pier, rocks, rockscape, seascape | Leave a comment