On The Edge Of No Return

Alistair Wilson

On The Edge Of No Return

Whilst standing up here this evening I had to ask myself.. is this the safe thing to do? But then I thought, if we never took risks then that would be a boring way to live. This one was taken from the same spot as a couple of my other Portsea images but at a different time and day.

My original intention was to get a good sunset around the eastern side of the London Bridge but the tide was a lot higher than I expected so I climbed back up to this spot instead and it was definitely worth it :)

I had to put the ISO up a fair bit to keep the exposure time down as it was almost dark. Luckily I can get away with it with this camera, the picture would be a lot grainier had I used my 40D.

The London Bridge is located on the ocean side of Portsea in the Mornington Peninsula National Park, Victoria, Australia. It’s only a short walk down to this spot from the car park.


Settings
  1. Canon 5D, 17-40mm f4 L USM. FL: 17 mm
  2. 2 seconds @ f4, ISO 500
  3. ND8 Graduated Filter
  4. Adobe Lightroom 2 & Adobe Photoshop CS4

Click here for my other images of Portsea

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On The Edge Of No Return by Alistair Wilson
On The Edge Of No Return by Alistair Wilson
  • Lisawv

    Lisawv

    Stunning capture, outstanding clarity and exposure.

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thanks Lisa appreciate it :)

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    There are calculated risks in everything we do Alistair…and this is beautiful. Beautifully dynamic and moody with great rock detail. Well done.

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thanks Sals, I had a hard time getting a good exposure with the water coming through the gap in the rocks without it being too high at the bottom of the pic, I liked this one the most :)

  • Stuart Chapman

    Stuart Chapman

    Lovely water movement Alistair, there’s so much of it too that it really pulls the eye around the image nicely. and that’s a great sky hanging over the top to finish it off.

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thanks Stuart, appreciate the comment mate

  • Donovan wilson

    Donovan wilson

    Top shot Alistair as you know it can be a risk just staying at home..

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thanks Donovan, that is also true.. I hope everything is well up Marysville way. I’ve only been up once since we lost our place but am looking forward to getting up there a bit more often soon to get some closure

  • Denis Molodkin

    Denis Molodkin

    Stunning work!

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thankyou Denis :)

  • John Kowalski

    John Kowalski

    Those storm clouds look menacing and the ocean plenty mean, great shot Alistair!!

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thanks John, always appreciate you dropping by! It sure was mean tonight, sounded like gun shots when the waves hit the rocks

  • JennyDean

    JennyDean

    brilliant Alistair.

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thanks Jenny :)

  • vagabondimages

    vagabondimages

    Great work mate, love the details in the rock face :))

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thanks Simone! Think I’m becoming to love this spot, there’s still a few shots I haven’t managed to get yet. There’s so many other spots on the other side of the bay that I have to get to one day as well

  • vagabondimages

    vagabondimages

    The whole eastern coast is fabulous, right up to Cape Schanck and beyond :))

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    I haven’t even been past Cape Schanck unless you count Phillip Island :P I’m dying to get down to the Prom one day!

  • Neil Boucher

    Neil Boucher

    Another amazing pic Alistair!

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Cheers mate, hows the 5d mkII going? :P

  • David Geoffrey Gosling

    David Geoffrey...

    As usual a great image!

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thanks David, appreciate it mate

  • Sue Kane

    Sue Kane

    Beautiful Alistair!

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thanks Sue :)

  • Lindsay Oram

    Lindsay Oram

    omg Al. U just keep getting better. I might have to take you up on that free lesson sometime. Just gotta get to Melbourne. lol

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thanks Lindsay, just let me know when you get here.. lol

  • Brad McEvoy

    Brad McEvoy

    Fantastic water movement.

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thanks Brad =)

  • Lindsay Oram

    Lindsay Oram

    lol….i’ll be there…....within the next year. lol

  • Teacup

    Teacup

    such a dramatic shot with alot of feeling. great talent. :)

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thanks, glad you like it

  • Robert Armstrong

    Robert Armstrong

    Fantastic! You have an amazing portfolio! :-0

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thanks mate, appreciate it :D

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Aloha Alistair, congratulations on your feature today in Dimensions

    06 August 2009

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thanks Sharon :D

  • Andrea Ida Rausch

    Andrea Ida Rausch

    your seascapes are so stunning! Wow. My congrats!

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thankyou Andrea :)

  • Garth Smith

    Garth Smith

    Great shot Alistair, looks like 2 secs was about perfect, nice soft colours.

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thanks mate, appreciate it!

  • Mallic

    Mallic

    looks absolutely amazing

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thanks!

  • rodeorose

    rodeorose

    This is definitely a WOW shot- great power in this shot..

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thankyou :) appreciate it!

  • John Dekker

    John Dekker

    Terrific capture Alistair, its a wonderful stretch of coastline out the back of Portsea. Interested to note your kit….have just updated mine to match, and loving it.

  • Alistair Wilson replied

    Thanks mate, yeah all the kit listed is my mums apart from the filters! i wish i had a 5d and 17-40L although i do get to borrow it a lot :) i would love a go at a new 5D just find the old 5D screen a bit small and the colour seems quite false too but i dunno :S

  • DaveBassett

    DaveBassett

    Superb image Alistair – great work and definitely worth the climb.

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    amazing

  • fennellio

    fennellio

    loving your work and your camera settings associated with your masterpiece.

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