Week 14 – Ten Stop Castle Blocks

This place is somewhat special for me.. and I will revisit this in mid August but it is now my local beach! You would probably notice that I am indeed a sunrise man. So wait.. what? This is a sunset? Yep… this day I headed off from work at 4 after starting early at 8.. and caught the glimpse of some colour that I thought would make for a wonderful sunset. Now I am not normally one to rush down and pickup the camera on a whim but I raced into my house and down to the beach and setup.

Week 13 – Ten Stop Starting Blocks

This little shot I grabbed not long after the shot I used in Week 8. Upon re-reviewing some older shots I liked it so much I wanted to share it as part of the project. It is on the other side of the ocean pool at North Narrabeen facing South East. The water was actually splashing up and over the side but I loved the light difference between the smoothed water in the pool and the water of the ocean just on the other side of the wall. I wish there were some clouds to complete this photo.

Till next time..

Week 12 – La Perouse at 10 Stops

On a very gloomy morning Daniel convinced me to head out for a sunrise.. well it wasnt much of a sunrise.. it was really wet.. it was really cold with a fierce wind and we went to a place that normally has the sunrise blocked by the northern headland.. needless the say it become the perfect opportunity to get a long exposure! Now this was a bit of trial and error for me.. I was horrified when a 6 minute exposure came out mainly black.. that isnt the usual there really was hardly any light this morning. So I reframed my shot and set the exposure off and went to town….

Week 11 – Neilsen Park Sunset at 10 Stops

I find it hard to believe that this was my first visit to Neilsen Park… and what a location it is. I have attempted to go there a couple of times.. unfortunately they were all in summer when finding a park anywhere near or around Vaucluse is enough to kick in some hidden road rage tucked away in your personality. I get to thank my housemate Zee for taking me along here.. and we headed out this afternoon in the hope of catching a good spot for sunset overlooking the city. Unfortunate for Zee he did the old ‘leave my memory card plugged into the computer’ trick and wasnt able to shoot at all. None the less.. Neilsen Park has a beach… and a rocky foreshore.. and a tree lined path and lots of nice grass and well.. basically for someone who likes to take photos of people.. and Sydney.. I dont think you can go wrong.

As you can see from this shot it is perhaps a little too far from the city for shooting this wide as it doesnt have much of a presence or impact. I can see however the potential for some future sunsets at a longer focal length with the sun setting directly behind the city. Time to get out the prediction tools and plan a sunset again. Looking forward to head back.. maybe in spring when I can find a park and brave the water for a swim.

Till next time..

The Green Moss of Turimetta

Week 10 – Gordons Bay Sunset at 10 Stops

This spot is around a 10min walk from my new place. It is good and it was a spurr of the moment shoot. I think I can do better though the framing and the natural vignetting due to not exposing long enough can be improved. I have somewhat neglected the local area this last couple of months.. not for lack of wanting to visit but making the most of the later sunrise times by visiting places much further away from home. Cant wait for my first full Summer in Coogee however.. it is going to be magical. Gordon’s Bay actually used to have boat hire and there is a little shed out on the left.. but these boats dont look like they are used very much anymore. I will have to head back and maybe get closer to that rock structure on the right of frame there.

Till next time..

Week 9 – Ivo Rowe at Ten

Week 8 – North Narrabeen at Ten