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Queenscliff Pier

Queenscliff pier jetty Jim Worrall

Queenscliff Pier.

Technical details – 30 sec, f/16, ISO50, using a 10 stop solid ND and 4 stop soft grad filter.

Queenscliff pier jetty Jim Worrall

Queenscliff Pier.

Technical details – 25 secs, f/11, ISO50, using a 10 stop solid ND and 4 stop soft grad filter.

Corinella Barge Landing

The French Island to Corinella Barge traverses a narrow section of Western Port Bay carrying vehicles and passengers back and forth between the island and mainland.

Pictured below is a long exposure image of the Corinella Barge landing area as sunset approaches.

jim worrall, Corinella, barge, seascape, long exposure, Western Port Bay

Tech stuff – 30 sec, f/11, ISO200, 10 stop solid + 4 stop soft grad filters.

Halo – Grantville Boat Ramp

A sun halo as seen from the end of Grantville boat ramp at low tide.

A description of how the sun halo is formed can be found at the Wikipedia article here.

jim worrall, western port bay, boat ramp, jetty

Sawtells Inlet – Tooradin

The view across Sawtells Inlet, looking towards Tooradin Village.

Tech stuff – 10 seconds, f/13, ISO 100, 10 stop solid + 4 stop soft grad ND filters.

Jim Worrall, western port bay, black and white, seascape, mangroves

Sierra Nevada Rock – Portsea

A long exposure image of Sierra Nevada Rock, Portsea.   The rock formation is on Portsea back beach, just a short walk north-west of the London Bridge rock formation.  IMPORTANT – It’s only accessible at low tide.

Tech stuff -15 sec, f/14, ISO 100, using an ND400 filter.

jim worrall, portsea back beach, mornington peninsula, long exposure, seascape, black and white

Blind Bight Boat Ramp and Jetty

A couple of sunset shots from Blind Bight foreshore.

The image below shows the edge of the boat ramp in the foreground with the distant land and sky lit by the sun setting behind me.

Tech stuff – 1.3 sec, f/20, ISO 50, 4 stop soft grad ND filter.

jim worrall, Blind Bight foreshore, western port bay, sunset, seascape, boat ramp

Pictured below – Looking out to sea alongside the Blind Bight jetty / pontoon as sunset approaches.

Tech stuff – 1 sec, f/20, ISO 50 with 4 stop soft grad ND filter.

Jim Worrall, Blind Bight, western port bay, pontoon, sunset, seascape

Safety Beach – The Jetty and the Pipes

A couple of long exposure images from Safety Beach on the Mornington Peninsula.

Pictured below – The “gun barrel” shot, looking along the Safety Beach jetty out to sea.

Tech stuff – 13 secs, f/20, ISO 50, 10 stop solid + 4 stop grad ND filters.

Jim Worrall, Mornington Peninsula, pier, Port Phillip Bay, long exposure, smooth water

Pictured below – The view from alongside the jetty looking out to sea.

Tech stuff – 30 secs, f/14, ISO 50, ND400 filter.

Jim Worrall, Mornington Peninsula, Port Phillip Bay, long exposure

Pictured below – The Pipes on Safety Beach.  They’re either twin stormwater outlets or torpedo tubes, …..I suspect the former rather than the latter.

Tech stuff – 30 secs, f/20, ISO 50, ND400 filter.

This image is available to purchase as a print here.

Safety Beach - Stormwater Outlets - Pipes

Dromana Pier – Mornington Peninsula

Some long exposure shots from the pier at Dromana beach on the Mornington Peninsula.

Pictured below – The view from the shore end of the pier, looking out to sea as clouds roll in obscuring the afternoon sun.

Tech stuff – 15 seconds, f/20, ISO 50, ND400 filter.

Jim Worrall, Dromana, Mornington Peninsula, pier, jetty, long exposure, port phillip bay

Pictured below  – A long exposure shot from under the pier.

Tech stuff – 13 seconds, f/13, ISO50, ND400 filter.

Jim Worrall, Dromana, Mornington Peninsula, Port Phillip Bay, pier, jetty, long exposure

Pictured below – A long exposure side shot of the Dromana pier.

Tech stuff – 8 seconds, f/13, ISO 50, ND400 filter.

Jim Worrall, Dromana, Mornington Peninsula, Port Phillip Bay, jetty, pier, long exposure

Shelley Beach Sunset – Portsea

A long exposure image of a cloudless sunset at Shelley Beach, Portsea, on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula.

Tech stuff – 30 sec, f/16, ISO 100, using a 10 stop solid + 4 stop soft grad filter.

jetty, pier, Jim Worrall, Mornington Peninsula, Port Phillip Bay

Evening at Grantville Jetty

A couple of long exposure images as the sunset approaches at Grantville jetty.

Tech stuff – 25 sec, f/14, ISO 200, 10 stop solid and 4 stop grad filters.

jim worrall, pier, Bass Coast, Wetern Port Bay, long exposure, sunset

Tech stuff – 15 sec, f/13, ISO200, 10 stop solid and 4 stop grad filters.

The image below is available to purchase as a print here.

Jim Worrall, Bass Coast, Western Port Bay, seascape, long exposure, sunset

Cowrie Beach – A View To The Nobbies

A long exposure image from Cowrie Beach looking towards The Nobbies on Phillip Island.

Tech stuff – 30 secs, f/8, ISO50, 10 stop solid filter + 4 stop soft grad filter.

Jim Worrall, Cowrie Beach, The Nobbies, Phillip Island, long exposure, seascape

Pictured below – A short exposure showing the waves slamming into the rocks at Cowrie Beach, Phillip Island.

Tech stuff – 1/6 sec, f/20, ISO 50, 4 stop soft grad filter.

Jim Worrall, Cowrie Beach, Phillip Island, Bass Coast, seascape, waves crashing

Cairns Bay – Flinders

A long exposure image of waves crashing over the rocks at Cairns Bay beach near Flinders on the Mornington Peninsula.  To access Cairns Bay follow the Tea Tree Creek trail from Boneo Road down to the beach.

Tech stuff – 6 secs, f/14, ISO200, ND400 filter.

Jim Worrall, Tea Tree Creek, Mornington Peninsula, seascape, long exposure

Shelley Beach – Portsea

Some long exposure jetty images from a recent visit to Shelley Beach, Portsea, on the Mornington Peninsula.

Tech stuff – 6 sec, f/10, ISO100, ND400 filter.

Jim Worrall, Mornington Peninsula, seascape, jetty, long exposure

Tech stuff – 20 sec, f/18, ISO 100, ND400 filter.

Jim Worrall, Mornington Peninsula, jetty, seascape, long exposure

Tech stuff – 15 sec, f/20, ISO100, 10 stop solid + 4 stop grad filters.

Jim Worrall, Mornington Peninsula, seascape, long exposure, jetty, beach

Cowrie beach – Phillip Island

A long exposure image of surf crashing onto the rocks at Cowrie beach on Phillip Island.  Cowrie beach is located a short distance north-east of the Nobbies tourist centre.

Tech stuff – 25 sec, f/8, ISO100 using a 10 stop solid filter and a 4 stop soft grad filter.

jim worrall, cowrie beach, phillip island, long exposure

Dawn at the Dragon’s Head – Rye

A long exposure image taken at the Dragon’s Head rock formation at Number Sixteen beach, Rye, Mornington Peninsula.

Tech stuff – 20 secs, f/16, ISO100.

jim worrall, rye, mornington peninsula, back beach, long exposure

The Caves – Inverloch

The view from inside one of The Caves at Inverloch, Victoria.

Tech stuff – The image is a blend of 3 exposures, each taken 3 stops apart in order to capture details on the dark walls of the cave and also the bright scene outside.

Inverloch, Bass Coast, Victoria, Jim Worrall, The Caves

Safety Beach Jetty

Pictured below, a storm rolls across Port Phillip Bay whipping up waves and sending them onto Mornington Peninsula bayside beaches.  This image is from the Safety Beach jetty.  Tech stuff – 0.8 sec, f/10, ISO400, ND400 filter.

Jim Worrall, mornington peninsula, port phillip bay, storm, jetty, beach

Pictured below, a behind the scenes shot.

storm, port phillip bay, mornington peninsula, beach, jetty

Crocodile Rock – Bay of Islands

High tide at the Bay of Islands, Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula.  The featured rock formation in the image is known to the locals as “Crocodile Rock”.

Tech stuff – 0.8 seconds, f/8, ISO200

crocodile rock, sorrento, jim worrall, mornington peninsula, seascape, back beach

A Mustang Sunset

A “wild” Mustang caught during sunset at a local car show in Baxter, Victoria.

jim worrall, ford mustang, stang, car, sunset

The image above is available to purchase as a print in many forms and sizes here at Redbubble.

jim worrall, mustang, ford, sunset, car, stang

The Pinnacles – Cape Woolamai

A long exposure image from down on the beach at The Pinnacles, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island.

Technical – 25 seconds, f/14, ISO50, using a 10 stop solid and 4 stop soft grad ND filter.

Jim Worrall, Phillip Island, long exposure, rockscape, seascape, beach, coast

SS Speke shipwreck – Kitty Miller Bay

A long exposure image from the SS Speke shipwreck at Kitty Miller Bay on Phillip Island.

Technical – 120 secs, f/18, ISO50, using a 10 stop solid and 4 stop grad filter.

Jim Worrall, shipwreck, Phillip Island, long exposure, ND filters

Before the dawn – Bridgewater Bay

A pre-dawn long exposure image from Bridgewater Bay, Blairgowrie, on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula.

(20 secs, f/8, iso200.)

Jim Worrall, Blairgowrie, Mornington Peninsula, beach, long exposure

St Pauls beach sunset – Sorrento

The setting sun lights up the foreshore through the arch at St Pauls beach, Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula.

Jim Worrall, Mornington Peninsula, beach, Sorrento, sunset, long exposure, ND filter

Jim Worrall, blank and white, long exposure, ND400, Mornington Peninsula

Point Lonsdale Pier

A pre-dawn long exposure image of the pier at Point Lonsdale on the Bellarine Peninsula.

Tech details – 30 secs, f/13, iso200.

Jim Worrall, jetty, beach, long exposure, Bellarine Peninsula, dawn, sunrise

Queenscliff Pier

A long exposure image from the old Queenscliff pier on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria.

Upon arrival we couldn’t have wished for better lighting conditions.  The harsh sunlight was briefly softened and diffused by a large cloud bank sweeping across the sky.  🙂

Jim Worrall, long exposure, jetty, seascape, long exposure, ND filter

Tech stuff – 30 seconds, f/16, iso50 with an ND400 filter.