Brisbane Sunrise - Captain Cook Bridge - Mar18

There are some excellent spots around the Captain Cook Bridge for sunrise shots over our beautiful city. After covering myself in bug spray (the mozzies are pretty tenacious around here) I set out with the camera, filters and tripod.

While not the best morning light (the sunrise was obscured by a layer of cloud on the horizon), I'm reasonably happy with these. Enjoy!

Wellington Point Sunrise Shoot - Jul17

I went back to Wellington Point which is on the bayside, or about a 35 min drive from our place.

I did some early morning shots here about a year ago, but had poor light so I returned only to get stunning colours and a beautiful sunrise (very lucky!).

There were a few other photographers here enjoying these near perfect conditions.

Enjoy the shots, and as always, click on each image to enlarge.

Sydney Rock Pools Part II - Coogee, Sydney - March 2009

I've surprised myself by getting up at 5.50am two consecutive Saturdays! My early start paid off as I witnessed some stunning early morning light and colours at two of Coogee's rock pools.

The smaller one, McIvor's Baths, was built in 1876 and is for women and children only so I didn't hang around for long. The larger one, Wylie's Baths, was established in 1907 by Henry Wylie who was a champion long-distance swimmer. It has an amazing proximity to the ocean and while I was there, water was constantly rushing into it.

The latter has a small fee for entry, but I skirted around the outside and took some slow shutter speed shots and caught the first rays of weekend sun. Enjoy the shots.



McIvor's Baths (above)



The shot above and all below are of Wylie's Baths

Sydney Rock Pools Rock! Mahon Pool, Maroubra - March 2009

I am fascinated by Sydney's rock pools. They are a unique feature of the city and many were built at the turn of the 19th Century. As public bathing on Sydney's beaches was forbidden during the day back then, the rock pools offered safe and legal swimming.

I am going to try and photograph as many of Sydney's rock pools as possible and catch them in a good light. To kick this series off, I headed down to Maroubra beach early one Saturday morning. The pool is Mahon pool - it was built in 1932 during the depression and has a spectacular view overlooking Lurline Bay. What makes it spectacular are the waves crashing around the pool. Many of the photos below are off the waves approaching the pool.



The rock pool and surrounding area



The next few shots were fun to take as had to get right amongst the rocks!

Given the textures and tones, this worked well black 'n white.

Another photographer...

The sun starting to make a full appearance....

Not so much the rock pool or surf, but the surrounding area has plenty of interesting boulders

The shallow end