On the Edge by Allan Savage
Allan Savage

On the Edge by

Looking west from the lookout above Sphinx Rock, between Sorrento and Portsea, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria.

On a day of big swells, the steady sea-breeze was blowing a dense, low-lying mist up the seaward side of the peninsula. Been a while since my paragliding days, but I’d have thought the conditions ideal for the guys slope-soaring along the coastal uplift. In fact, they would have been much safer than the people clinging precariously to the last vestiges of sand above the high-water mark.

Canon EOS30D, ISO100, EF24-105F4L IS @ 105mm, f4, 1/4000s, handheld, IS on. Some very minor post-processing in CS5, mono conversion using Nik SilverEfex Pro 2.

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coastal, paragliding, surf

Comments

  • Anthony Mancuso
    Anthony Mancusoabout 1 year ago

  • Thanks for the feature – nice of you. Cheers, BigAl

    – Allan Savage

  • phoenixpixx
    phoenixpixxabout 1 year ago

    COOL!!!!!!!!

  • Yes, it was – although out of the breeze (on the other side of the peninsula) it was a glorious day. Cheers, BigAl

    – Allan Savage

  • Ian English
    Ian Englishabout 1 year ago

    Excellent image, looks great in mono Allan !!

  • Thanks Ian. It was a really odd mist – never seen it cling so hard to the gullies, which left the tops of the hummocks clear. Didn’t really boost too much in the mono conversion. Cheers, BigAl

    – Allan Savage

  • WeeZie
    WeeZieabout 1 year ago

    Fantastic image, love it.

  • Thankyou. Glad you like it. Cheers, BigAl

    – Allan Savage