Archive 2024 · East coast Australia
p.1 #1East coast Australia
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Being an expat Aussie living in California, I'm a frequent visitor back to Australia. I used to joke that I'd seen more of the USA than I have of Australia as I was a tourist in the USA long before I became a resident and as you know tourists often see more of a country than residents do. Now that I'm a tourist when I go back to Australia, the balance is being addressed. Of course trips back are always about family but the jetlag allows me to wake up before everyone else and photograph sunrise.
This year Sydney was cold and wet when we were there, and Queensland was just wet with a few glorious days of sunshine. Being a family centric holiday limited my opportunities but I did get out a few times and here are my results.
[No AI on these. All actual skies as experienced.
#4 Blend of two different exposures minutes apart
#7 Multishot panorama from the lookout]
Thanks for looking. C and C always welcome.
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Sunshine Coast, Queensland - storm at sea
ILCE-1 E 70-300mm F4.5-6.3 A047 lens 211mm f/8.0 1/160s 500 ISO 0.0 EV
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Fairy Grotto in the Blue Mountains
ILCE-1 ---- lens 6s 500 ISO 0.0 EV
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Iron Bark Creek Waterfall on the Central Coast of NSW
ILCE-1 ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21 lens 21mm f/11.0 3s 500 ISO 0.0 EV
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Turrimetta Beach, Sunrise. A favourite haunt for Sydney seascape photographers because of it beautiful rocks and channels
ILCE-1 ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21 lens 21mm f/11.0 2s 500 ISO 0.0 EV
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Turrimetta Beach, Sunrise.
ILCE-1 ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21 lens 21mm f/11.0 1/2s 500 ISO 0.0 EV
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Turrimetta Beach, Sunrise ripples.
ILCE-1 ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21 lens 21mm f/11.0 1/4s 500 ISO 0.0 EV
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Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands. This is a bonus tourist type shot because it's so beautiful there. I was expecting to be underwhelmed because of all the hype over this beach but was blown away by the beauty of the location.
ILCE-1 ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21 lens 21mm f/11.0 1/40s 100 ISO 0.0 EV
Aug 04, 2024 at 08:58 AM
p.1 #2East coast Australia
Awesome photos. Fairy Grotto looks really cool. I'll be going to Australia in a couple months, Sydney CBD for work, and will have to check out Blue Mountains and Turrimetta beach when in the area, especially after seeing these shots. Regards
Aug 04, 2024 at 02:03 PM
p.1 #4East coast Australia
Gorgeous set of images! Fairy Grotto may be my favorite, perfectly composed and processed.
Aug 04, 2024 at 03:59 PM
p.1 #5East coast Australia
DanTheSpaceMan1 wrote:
Awesome photos. Fairy Grotto looks really cool. I'll be going to Australia in a couple months, Sydney CBD for work, and will have to check out Blue Mountains and Turrimetta beach when in the area, especially after seeing these shots. Regards
Thanks Dan. If you need any location advice shoot me a PM.
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junglialoh wrote:
collection of gorgeous color fest
Thanks Jung
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Ross Martin wrote:
Gorgeous set of images! Fairy Grotto may be my favorite, perfectly composed and processed.
Cheers Ross. It's a really cool place to visit although to get to the actual waterfall where I shot from involves scooching along a narrow, damp ledge. Part of what makes it all fun
Awesome photos. Fairy Grotto looks really cool. I'll be going to Australia in a couple months, Sydney CBD for work, and will have to check out Blue Mountains and Turrimetta beach when in the area, especially after seeing these shots. Regards
Thanks Dan. If you need any location advice shoot me a PM.
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junglialoh wrote:
collection of gorgeous color fest
Thanks Jung
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Ross Martin wrote:
Gorgeous set of images! Fairy Grotto may be my favorite, perfectly composed and processed.
Cheers Ross. It's a really cool place to visit although to get to the actual waterfall where I shot from involves scooching along a narrow, damp ledge. Part of what makes it all fun
Aug 04, 2024 at 10:21 PM
p.1 #6East coast Australia
These are so beautiful! I love the way you capture water 
Aug 07, 2024 at 05:57 PM
p.1 #7East coast Australia
I really like tele shots like the first one, simple but say so much 👏
Aug 08, 2024 at 12:28 AM
p.1 #9East coast Australia
G'day cobber!
Rippers fer sur mate! The "Land of Oz'..The Land Down A-Low"
Digger
Rippers fer sur mate! The "Land of Oz'..The Land Down A-Low"
Digger
Aug 09, 2024 at 05:30 PM
p.1 #10East coast Australia
Great set of images! The first is quite striking.
Aug 10, 2024 at 06:13 PM
p.1 #11East coast Australia
Splendid work. My pick is the very first image.
Aug 10, 2024 at 07:45 PM
p.1 #12East coast Australia
Beautiful series! The Fairy Grotto looks much like behind the Subway of Zion NP.
Aug 11, 2024 at 06:51 PM
p.1 #13East coast Australia
gmansam wrote:
These are so beautiful! I love the way you capture water
Thanks Grant. Appreciate you.
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twodees wrote:
I really like tele shots like the first one, simple but say so much 👏
Thanks Andy appreciate the comment.
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mark1958 wrote:
Great images.
Cheers Mark. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
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Danpbphoto wrote:
G'day cobber!
Rippers fer sur mate! The "Land of Oz'..The Land Down A-Low"
Digger
. Thanks for that!
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jr200 wrote:
Great set of images! The first is quite striking.
Thanks for that, fellow Californian.
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Rajan Parrikar wrote:
Splendid work. My pick is the very first image.
Cheers Rajan. Trying the use my telephoto lens more often, akin to many of your landscapes.
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Monika C wrote:
Beautiful series! The Fairy Grotto looks much like behind the Subway of Zion NP.
Thanks so much Monika
These are so beautiful! I love the way you capture water
Thanks Grant. Appreciate you.
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twodees wrote:
I really like tele shots like the first one, simple but say so much 👏
Thanks Andy appreciate the comment.
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mark1958 wrote:
Great images.
Cheers Mark. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
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Danpbphoto wrote:
G'day cobber!
Rippers fer sur mate! The "Land of Oz'..The Land Down A-Low"
Digger
. Thanks for that!---------------------------------------------
jr200 wrote:
Great set of images! The first is quite striking.
Thanks for that, fellow Californian.
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Rajan Parrikar wrote:
Splendid work. My pick is the very first image.
Cheers Rajan. Trying the use my telephoto lens more often, akin to many of your landscapes.
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Monika C wrote:
Beautiful series! The Fairy Grotto looks much like behind the Subway of Zion NP.
Thanks so much Monika
Aug 11, 2024 at 10:57 PM
p.1 #16East coast Australia
Wow! Those are beautiful photos - I've got a niece who is saving to travel to Australia - can definitely understand why!
Aug 16, 2024 at 08:23 AM
p.1 #17East coast Australia
Outstanding, love the waterfalls, those are jaw dropping.
Aug 17, 2024 at 04:26 AM