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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.
Sunshine Coast, Queensland - storm at sea
ILCE-1E 70-300mm F4.5-6.3 A047 lens211mmf/8.01/160s500 ISO0.0 EV
Fairy Grotto in the Blue Mountains
ILCE-1---- lens6s500 ISO0.0 EV
Iron Bark Creek Waterfall on the Central Coast of NSW
ILCE-1ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21 lens21mmf/11.03s500 ISO0.0 EV
Turrimetta Beach, Sunrise. A favourite haunt for Sydney seascape photographers because of it beautiful rocks and channels
ILCE-1ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21 lens21mmf/11.02s500 ISO0.0 EV
Turrimetta Beach, Sunrise.
ILCE-1ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21 lens21mmf/11.01/2s500 ISO0.0 EV
Turrimetta Beach, Sunrise ripples.
ILCE-1ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21 lens21mmf/11.01/4s500 ISO0.0 EV
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-1ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21 lens21mmf/11.01/40s100 ISO0.0 EV
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
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
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
. Thanks for that!