A long exposure image from the beach at Queensferry, Western Port Bay.
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Old Sea Wall – Queensferry
Flinders – Front and back beach long exposures
Following are a series of long exposure images from the front and back beaches of Flinders on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.
Pictured above – Flinders. 137 seconds f/13 ISO100.
Pictured above – Flinders back beach. 102 seconds f/20 ISO100.
Pictured above – Flinders beach. 141 seconds f/13 ISO100.
Pictured above – A Break from Fishing. Cormorants resting after diving for fish at Flinders back beach. 61 seconds f/11 iso100.
Pictued above – Flinders back beach. 56 seconds f/13 ISO100.
New Fern Life – Sherbrooke Forest
A couple of images from a cool winter’s walk through Sherbrooke forest, Victoria, Australia.
Rye Back Beach – long exposures
Following are some images from my recent long exposure Facebook group excursion to Rye back beach. It was a great turn out considering a pre-dawn meetup in the middle of winter isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. 🙂
Following are a couple of images from under the London Bridge rock formation, Portsea, using my phone camera. My mate steadys himself ready to take some shots of the turbulent sea.
Sunset at Coronet Bay
A boat ramp at Coronet Bay creates leading lines to the setting sun.
Sunrise at Pulpit Rock – Cape Schanck
A wild and stormy morning at Pulpit Rock, Cape Schanck.
Island in the Mist – Mouth of the Powlett River
A daylight long exposure image from the mouth of the Powlett River, Victoria, Australia.
Death of the 60D
This is a commemorative post marking the drowning of my Canon 60D at Portsea beach last month. An outgoing wave pulled the sand out from under one of the legs of my tripod causing the whole rig to topple into the surf. The poor 60D was only 12 months old and was a replacement for my 40D which drowned in similar circumstances in early 2012. The event also marks the death of my Sigma 10-20mm, a true workhorse who managed to survive the first drowning in 2012.
The Beauty in the Danger
A dawn long exposure image from the Mornington Peninsula’s rugged ocean coastline.
The Glow of Last Light – Sorrento
A long exposure image from Sorrento back beach, Victoria, Australia. The last rays of the day create a warm glow on the back of the Sphinx rock formation.
In the surf at Kilcunda
A couple of long exposure images from the surf beach at Kilcunda.
Dawn at Pulpit Rock – Cape Schanck
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.
Seaford pier – Up before the dawn
Images from a pre-dawn trip to Seaford pier with friends from the ND400 Long Exposure group on Facebook. We arrived in the pitch black of early morning, ….a VERY unusual time for me, ….and waited for the sun to rise.
As the sun slowly rose behind us pastel colours appeared in the sky.
A long exposure image from under Seaford pier.
The morning was finished nicely with a civilized hot breakfast at the pier cafe. 🙂
A Hot Starry Night at the Shed
An night time image from semi rural Devon Meadows. The foreground is lit by the long exposure picking up light from a neighbour’s house. Stars are apparent in the night sky.
Playing with fire – Experiments with burning steel wool
This collection of images were captured during a couple of night time excursions by members of my ND400 Long Exposure group on Facebook. The patterns are created by igniting steel wool packed inside a metal kitchen whisk and then swinging the whisk in various ways to create the desired effects.
I recommend that if your interested in giving this a try you should wear protective clothing to prevent igniting your hair or clothes. Also stay away from areas of dry grass or bushes. A beach is a good place for trying this kind of photography. Have fun!!
Sunset at Dog Rocks, Batesford.
A sunset image taken at Dog Rocks, Batesford, Victoria, Australia. It was the 21st December 2012 which was supposedly meant to be our “last day on Earth”. Thankfully it was all hot air as expected. 😉
Fire in the Night – Mentone Groyne
A long exposure image taken at Mentone beach just after sunset.
Koonya beach – Blairgowrie
The beautiful Koonya beach at Blairgowrie. A favorite spot of mine to sit and watch nature at it’s best.
Montforts beach – Blairgowrie
Sunrise at Montforts beach, water returning to the ocean strikes and wraps around a rock in the sand.
Days of Azure
An image from Sorrento back beach, near the Sphinx rock formation.
Return to Mentone Groyne
A couple of long exposure images from the groyne on the beach at Mentone near the pub.
Tenby Point – West Jetty
A long exposure image at high tide from the picturesque shores of Tenby Point on Western Port Bay, Australia.
Olinda – Ferns in the Dappled Light
I went to shoot the Olinda Falls today but the light turned out to be a bit too patchy and harsh. The dappled light streaming down through the tree-top canopy did however provide the right conditions to make a feature of the ferns.
Signal – Ricketts Point
A marker on the outermost edge of the rock shelf at Ricketts Point beach in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
At the Edge of the Ocean
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.
Rock pools at the back beach – Sorrento
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.
The Dell – Clifton Springs
Jetty remnants at The Dell at Clifton Springs in Victoria, Australia.
