A monochrome seascape shot taken just before sunset at Blairgowrie beach, Australia.

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The Grasp of Her Shadows
The Reign of the Tranquil – night photography
This shot was taken at one of the many wonderful beaches along the Mornington Peninsula, Australia.
It’s a long exposure taken at night looking out at the ocean.
The long exposure smooths out the motion of the oceans rough surface giving it the appearance of a gentle mist. The rocks sticking out of the mist provide a nice contrast of texture.
The reflection of the rocks in the foreground water provides some additional interest.

The background light comes from the sun which long ago dropped below the horizon. When looking through the viewfinder this glow isn’t visible to the naked eye but the camera’s long exposure picks it up without much trouble.
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Burst on High
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Light’s long Tightrope
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Snapper’s Revenge
A sunset on Sorrento beach.

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Sisters Three
Night time on Blairgowrie beach.

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Time’s Reflection
The silhouette of a rock at Blairgowrie beach partially hides the setting sun.
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The Dynamics of Night
A long exposure taken after sunset at Blairgowrie beach.

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The Guidance of Roses
Photo taken at the Oakridge winery, Yarra Valley, Australia.
This winery is well worth a visit.

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Fun in the Dark – (Writing with Light experiment)
This was my first attempt at writing with light on a long exposure using an LED torch/flashlight, directly towards the camera. Of course I accidentally wrote a mirror image of what I actually wanted to write. 🙂
The actual “text writing” time during the exposure would have been about 10-15 seconds, ….out of the total exposure time of 120 seconds.
Notice my ghostly glowing face beneath the middle letter.
shutter – 120 secs
aperture – f8
ISO – 100

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This is my second attempt at writing with light on a long exposure using an LED torch. The actual “text writing” time during the exposure would again have been about 10-15 seconds, out of the total exposure time of 120 seconds.
shutter – 120 secs
aperture – f8
ISO – 100

Give this technique a go, …you can get some very strange effects happening! 😉
The Night of the Pastel Sun
A sunset taken at Sorrento beach.

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The Rise of the Angel
After multiple attempts I finally caught her, ….and my angel was beautiful.
Pareidolia is a wonderful thing.

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Harvest of the Night Keeper
A 30 second long exposure taken at Sorrento ocean beach shortly after sunset.
The moon and Venus visible in the sky.
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Gliding on a carpet of green.
Photos from the rocky plateaus of Blairgowrie. The plateaus are covered by bright green seaweed and exposed for exploration during lowtide. One misplaced foot and you’re face down in the slimy stuff
The photos are HDR images generated from 3 exposures, 1 stop apart.
Title – Path to the Sirens.
Title – Shepherd of the Green.
Title – Solstice.
Primordial Dawn, ….and Third Planet.
Some long exposures taken well before dawn. It was extremely dark looking through the viewfinder so some guesswork was involved with the composition of these.
Note that the violent crashing waves of the ocean appear as a gentle mist due to the long exposure time. Unfortunately it wasn’t possible to capture the stars in the sky due to clouds rolling in just a few minutes before I arrived on location (bugger).
shutter – 180 seconds
aperture – f8
ISO – 400
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“Soldiers” and the “Walking Wounded”
Title – Soldiers

Title – Walking Wounded

Heaven in Her Arms.

Title – Heaven in Her Arms.
A black and white landscape, shot at Sorrento ocean beach.
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