Australian seascape and landscape photography

Posts tagged “seascape

Burrabong meets the Bushranger

This image shows the Burrabong Creek meeting the ocean at Bushrangers Bay near Cape Schanck, Victoria.
Bushrangers Bay is a secluded beach located about one hours walk from the Cape Schanck car park.
The walking track winds it’s way through beach scrub, up and down hills including many stairs, and along scenic clifftops.
I would advise anyone taking this track to wear sturdy footwear as the path is shared with aggressive bull ants for much of the way, and of course there’s always a chance of encountering a snake sunning itself. Oh, and don’t forget a bottle of drinking water.

Burrabong meets the Bushranger.


The Chant of the Pulpit

A seascape image from Cape Schanck in Victoria, Australia.
The image features the well known landmark Pulpit Rock as incoming waves rush across the surface of the surrounding rocky platforms.

The Chant of the Pulpit.


A rockscape at Fingal beach.

After a short hike through the “Fingal forest”, see previous post, I arrived on the beach with the sun high in the sky.
Of course this isn’t the best time of day for photographing this kind of environment.
Landscape and seascape images are best captured around dawn or sunset when the scene is always less contrasty.
In the image below I was attracted by the shimmering, sparkling highlights on the surface of the water as the sun managed to poke its way through a break in the clouds.

Fingal beach.
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Stranded

This image was taken at Beaumaris beach, Victoria, Australia.
Walking along the beach at sunset was a hazardous proposition as sand was littered with the stranded bodies of hundreds of jellyfish. Poor things!

This shot taken with the Lumix LX3.

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The Promise of Summer

This image was taken at Warneet coastal reserve using the Panasonic Lumix LX3 compact camera.
This has been my favorite compact camera so far, ….it’s a real “photographers camera” allowing full manual control of all the bells and whistles that one could want.
I’ve just updated my LX3 to a new firmware version (V2.1) and all seems to be well at this stage.
Apparently version 2.0 had a bug or two and was removed from the Panasonic site and has resurfaced as version 2.1.

The Promise of Summer
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Tempest over the Ocean – Blairgowrie

This is a reworked version of one of my first images posted to Redbubble. I’ve finally had time to tweak it the way I way I like it.
It was a taken on the beach at Blairgowrie as a storm was rolling in from the ocean. It was an amazing storm to see, …dark swirling clouds, lightning, halos formed by the sun shining through sheets of rain, ….marvelous stuff !
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Tempest Over the Ocean - Blairgowrie - Jim Worrall - Mornington Peninsula - Australia

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A morning at The Pinnacles, Phillip Island.

After a long pre-dawn walk along tracks through the tops of the coastal cliffs I arrived at The Pinnacles in time to see the sunrise. Access to the Pinnacles beach area here is via a steep (slippery when wet) track running down the face of the cliff area.

Unfortunately it turned out to be a dud sunrise so there wasn’t much colour in the sky but after getting down to the beach the view of the rock formations was wonderful. An interesting feature of this beach is the large round rocks covering the ground, great for photos but a challenge to navigate at times.

Pinnacle Dawn
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When Time Stands Still
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Dinosaur Days
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Flying Solo – exposure after sunset

This image was taken at Sorrento beach shortly after the sun had dropped below the horizon.
The long exposure (30 seconds) smooths out the motion of the waves and gives the ocean a smooth, almost cloud like appearance. The pink hue is a remnant of the sunset.

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Twilight Surfer – Sorrento

A surfer takes advantage of the last light of day at Sorrento to paddle out and catch one more wave.
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Glide – the salt spray effect

This sunset image taken at Blairgowrie beach, Australia, turned out to be much softer than I expected but I like the final result. The softness of the image is due to a build up of ocean salt spray on the lens filter.
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Sirens – magic of sea and sunset

A sunset taken at Blairgowrie beach, Australia.
I never get sick of visiting this ocean coastline along the Mornington Peninsula. The rocky landscape remains as a constant, however the continually changing sky and tide never fail to create a new captivating scene.
Generally the best time to visit this area are when the sunset corresponds with a low tide.

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Spellbound – a Blairgowrie sunset

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A sunset at Blairgowrie ocean beach, Australia.
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The Last Post – a Sorrento sunset

End of day at Sorrento beach, Australia.

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Neptune’s Playground

A monochrome sunset shot taken at Sorrento ocean beach.

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The Shudder of the Touch.

A glorious sunset taken at Sorrento ocean beach, Australia.

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Afterglow Sorrento

A sunset shot taken at Sorrento ocean beach, Australia.
This is one of my favorite areas to photograph when the tourist season has finished.

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West of Mind

A monochrome HDR image taken at Blairgowrie beach, Australia.
The sun struggles through gathering storm clouds.

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January Prime

An afternoon shot, taken at Blairgowrie ocean beach.
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Cerberus Sunset

Sunset at Black Rock beach, Australia.
The Cerberus is the semi submerged rusting hull of a ship pictured just below the setting sun.
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Exploring the magical Powlett River

A rewarding excursion to the beautiful mouth of the Powlett River.

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Image above – The Rush of the Powlett.
Just prior to the Powlett’s water reaching the ocean, the shallow flow speeds up, rippling at the surface and dancing over low obstacles.
The dunes in the background and the river bank on the right glow yellow-orange as the sun sinks low on the horizon.
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Image above – Ripples.
Evening at the mouth of the Powlett River.
The foreground rock and background dunes lit by the setting sun.
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Image above – The Magic Hour.
The orange glow from the setting sun catches the tops of the foreground rocks and the distant dunes at the mouth of the Powlett River, Australia.
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Image above – Looking towards the end of the Powlett River as it meets the ocean.

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Image above – Last Rays at the Powlett.
Looking out across the river mouth to the setting sun.
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Image above – Near Journeys End.
The Powlett River nears the end of it’s journey as it winds it’s way through sand dunes towards it’s ultimate destination, the ocean.
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Image above – Powlett Sunset.
The sun sets as the Powlett River winds it’s way through the sand dunes.
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The Archway to Yesterday

The Archway to Yesterday – a seascape shot taken at Blairgowrie ocean beach as the sun drops below the horizon.
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Eclipsed

Eclipsed – a black and white seascape taken as the sun was setting at Rye ocean beach, Australia.
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Soldier of the Coast

A black and white shot of the Aireys Inlet (Australia) lighthouse.

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Koonya Sunset

Sunset at Koonya beach, Blairgowrie, Australia.

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Wishful Thinking

A monochrome sunset photo taken at Rye ocean beach, Australia.

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Southern Rendezvous

A six minute exposure taken at night, aperture f11, iso 100 on Blairgowrie beach.
The long exposure reveals the apparent path of objects around the south celestial pole and also transforms the motion of the rough ocean waves into a soft mist.

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Space Time in Reflection

An HDR seascape sunset taken at Blairgowrie ocean beach.
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Fire on the Bridge

A sunset on Blairgowrie beach.
This shot is an HDR image made from 3 exposures blended together in “Dynamic Photo HDR” software.
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The Grasp of Her Shadows

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

A sunset seascape at Blairgowrie beach, Australia.
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