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On the rocks at Grantville Jetty

A long exposure shot from the rocks at Grantville Jetty, Victoria.

Tech stuff – 20 secs, f/13, ISO100, 10 stop solid + 4 stop soft grad filters.


Moonrise at Shelley Beach – Portsea

The moon rises over the calm waters of Shelley Beach, Portsea, on the Mornington Peninsula.

Tech stuff – 13 sec, f/8, ISO100

pier, jetty, Jim Worrall, Mornington Peninsula, beach, moon, night


Grantville Jetty Sunset

Sunset approaches at Grantville jetty on Western Port Bay.

Jim Worrall, Grantville, jetty, pier, sunset, beach, Western Port Bay,


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.


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


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


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


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


Sunset at North Road Jetty – Brighton

An unexpected explosion of colour over the North Road jetty at Brighton.

Jim Worrall, North Road, jetty, pier, beach, boat ramp, sunset


Sunset at Safety Beach

Some long exposure sunset shots from Safety Beach jetty on the Mornington Peninsula.

Jim Worrall, Mornington Peninsula, Safety Beach, jetty, pier, sunset

Jim Worrall, Safety Beach, Mornington Peninsula, sunset, jetty, pier, beach

Jim Worrall, Mornington Peninsula, Safety Beach, jetty, pier, beach

Jim Worrall, Mornington Peninsula, Safety Beach, jetty, pier, sunset


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.


Sullivan Bay jetty – Sorrento

Following the destruction and subsequent rebuilding of this iconic jetty at Sullivan Bay, it took a few visits here for me to catch it in favourable light.

This is a long exposure of 204 seconds on a cloudy day giving nice diffused light.port phillip bay, long exposure, jim worrall, jetty, pier, mornington peninsula


Sunset at Grantville jetty

Grantville is a small coastal town on the east coast of Western Port bay in Victoria, Australia.  The jetty at Grantville usually stands in relatively shallow water at high tide, and at low tide it stands proud on a bed of mud.  During a “king tide” the water can sometimes cover the walking platform at the end of the jetty as seen here.

Following are a couple of long exposure images taken at sunset during high tide.

Tech stuff for the image below – 157 sec f/18 ISO100 using an ND400 + ND8 filter.

Grantville, jetty, beach, sunset, Jim Worrall, long exposure, nd filters, Western Port Bay

Pictured below – Grantville jetty as the sunset fizzled out.

Tech stuff – 152 secs f/18 using an ND400+ND8 filter.

Grantville, jetty, beach, sunset, Jim Worrall, sunset, long exposure, Western Port Bay

If you’re hungry during your visit to Grantville then I highly recommend trying the homemade chunky beef pies at the Grantville Pantry.  It’s located directly across the highway from the jetty.   Real chunks of steak in a delicious gravy and housed in a beaut puff pastry casing. Great stuff!!   🙂  (…..and NO, I’m not sponsored by them!)  🙂

Pictured below – A selfie from the end of the Grantville jetty at low tide.  Mud as far as the eye can see.  🙂  This is a short exposure HDR image.

Jim Worrall, Grantville jetty, Western Port Bay, sunset, beach, low tide


Sunrise at Point King – Portsea

An early morning long exposure from Point King, Portsea, on the Mornington Peninsula.

Tech stuff – 30 seconds at f/8 using an ND400 filter.

Jim Worrall, Point King, beach, Mornington Peninsula, long exposure, ND400, sunrise


Sunrise at Sullivan Bay – Sorrento

A long exposure sunrise image from Sullivan Bay, Sorrento, on the Mornington Peninsula.  The iconic jetty has recently started to fall to bits.  I suspect she wont be around much longer.  :/

Tech stuff – 25 seconds f/18 ND400 filter.

sullivan bay, sorrento, mornington peninsula, sunrise, long exposure, nd filters, nd400


Sullivan Bay – Sorrento

A daytime long exposure photo from Sullivan Bay, Sorrento, on the Mornington Peninsula.

Tech stuff – 66 secs f/13 using ND400 + ND8 filters.

Jim Worrall, Mornington Peninsula, Port Phillip Bay, long exposure, seascape, jetty, black and white

Jetty at Sullivan Bay, Sorrento.


Time Traveller – Shelly beach Portsea

morington peninsula, Jim Worrall, portsea, long exposure, black and white

13 seconds f/8


Grantville Jetty Sunset

Sunset at Grantville jetty on Western Port Bay.

sunset at Grantville jetty, Western Port Bay, Jim Worrall


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.
seaford pier Jim Worrall

As the sun slowly rose behind us pastel colours appeared in the sky.

seaford pier Jim Worrall

A long exposure image from under Seaford pier.
seaford pier Jim Worrall
The morning was finished nicely with a civilized hot breakfast at the pier cafe. 🙂


Jetty Remnants at Tenby Point West

Tenby Point West Jetty

Tenby Point West Jetty


Tenby Point – West Jetty

A long exposure image at high tide from the picturesque shores of Tenby Point on Western Port Bay, Australia.

Tenby Point - West Jetty - Jim Worrall - Western Port Bay - Australia - ND400


The Dell – Clifton Springs

Jetty remnants at The Dell at Clifton Springs in Victoria, Australia.

The Dell - Clifton Springs - Jim Worrall - Australia


Cat Bay and Ventnor, Phillip Island long exposures

It was a fine day with fluffy white clouds scooting along on the breeze. It didn’t take long for me to convince myself to go down along the coast and play with some dark ND filters.

Below – The old jetty remnants at Cat Bay, Phillip Island.
Cat Bay jetty - Phillip Island - Jim Worrall - nd400 long exposure

Below – The old jetty remants at Cat Bay, Phillip Island.
Cat Bay - Phillip Island - Jim Worrall - long exposure -nd400

Below – Summerlands beach, Phillip Island. I was lucky to catch this one with no footprints near it since this is a popular stretch of beach for the locals to wander on.
Summerlands beach - Phillip Island - Jim Worrall - nd400 long exposure

Below – Red Rocks beach, Ventnor, Phillip Island.
Ventnor beach - Phillip Island - Jim Worrall - nd400 long exposure

Below – Red Rocks beach, Ventnor, Phillip Island.
Ventnor beach - Phillip Island - Jim Worrall - nd400 long exposure

Below – Red Rocks beach, Ventnor, Phillip Island.
Ventnor beach - Phillip Island - Jim Worrall - nd400 long exposure

Below – Some old jetty remnants at Grantville beach, shot at dusk on the way home.
Grantville jetty remnants - Jim Worrall - Western Port Bay - nd400 long exposure


Tenby Point – The Jetty and the Mangroves

We had arrived just in time. The high tide was starting to recede giving us easy access to the beach yet there was still enough water covering the base of the jetty posts.
If you arrive at this destination at the wrong time you’ll find sticks in mud.

Below – Two images of the Tenby Point jetty remnants.
Tenby Point Jetty - Jim Worrall - Western Port Bay - Australia - storm clouds

Tenby Point Jetty - Jim Worrall - Western Port Bay - Australia - ND400 - long exposure

Pictured below – On the way back to the car park the water had receded enough to reveal the tangled root system on this Tenby Point icon.

Tenby Point - mangrove -Jim Worrall - Western Port Bay - ND400 - long exposure

Tenby Point - mangroves - Jim Worrall - Western Port Bay - ND400 - long exposure


A Sunset at Tooradin

A couple of images taken as the sun disappears below the horizon at Tooradin foreshore, Western Port Bay.

Pictured below – At high tide a mangrove sits semi submerged in the foreground as day gives way to night.
Sunset at Tooradin foreshore - Jim Worrall - Western Port Bay - Australia

Below – A view from the Tooradin jetty looking back upstream towards town.
Tooradin foreshore sunset - Jim Worrall - Western Port Bay - Australia


Catching the Instagram Train

The photography community seems to be polarized over the use of phone cameras and associated filter programs such as Instagram.
I must admit to being slow to travel down the “phone and filter” path and have only recently decided to give it a go to see what all the noise is about.

Since giving it a trial run I must admit that the use of Instagram and other similar programs has reintroduced a fresh and fun aspect to my photography.

Pictured below – Rye Pier.
Rye Pier - Jim Worrall - Mornington Peninsula - Instagram

I find it refreshingly simple to just pull out my phone, click, process and even publish the image so quickly.
I also enjoy being forced to rethink my compositions into a square format after being conditioned by years of using a 3×2 SLR format.

Pictured below – A foggy morning at Tooradin foreshore.
Foggy Morning at Tooradin - Jim Worrall - Instagram

Admittedly I’ve had to resist the urge to “pixel peep” at the noise and visual anomalies created by some of the clunky filters.
This will never replace my SLR photography but I reckon it will complement it nicely. Phone photography has definitely introduced a fresh fun aspect to my photo life.

Pictured below – Mt Martha beach.
Mt Martha beach - Jim Worrall - Mornington Peninsula - Instagram


Cape Conran beach – the rockscapes and jetty

The beach at west Cape Conran offers an almost alien landscape populated with a huge array of highly eroded rocks. The jetty and boat ramp look out of place in this environment and so they tend to become the feature subjects of photographers who visit the site.
If you cant visit this site at sunset I’d recommend visiting during a day of high surf activity. The large waves crashing into these rocks create a really impressive scene.
I’m definitely going to revisit this location when I get the chance. There’s a lot to explore here.

Cape Conran Jetty - Jim Worrall - seascape - long exposure - ND400 - misty - sea - ocean

Cape Conran Jetty - Jim Worrall - seascape - ocean - misty waves - long exposure - beach

Mists of Cape Conran - Jim Worrall - seascape - ocean - beach - long exposure

Foam at Cape Conran - Jim Worrall - seascape - beach - ocean - Australia