North Narrabeen Pool
This image was taken before dawn down at North Narrabeen Rock Pool. This is one of the largest rock pools in Australia.
This image was a 3 minute exposure which captures a lovely blurring of the clouds. The interesting colours of the water are due to overhead lighting on the pool.
This is a very simple but peaceful image.
For those that want to find out how I produced this, I described my processing in detail in one of my blog posts You can read it here
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Lisa Kenny, 9 months ago
This is just superb Brent! I love those colours!
Jacq Wilson, 9 months ago
Wow….....this is beautiful, that sky is something else!!
mayuphoto, 9 months ago
Stunning…what a beautiful image!
Nathan Welk, 9 months ago
Great image, the exposure result on the clouds is amazing and the rich blues are fabulous.
Mark German, 9 months ago
Processing is exceptional.
This is a masterpiece, mate.
Congrats.
John Jovic, 9 months ago
Wow. great colour. Beautiful image.
Underload, 9 months ago
Fantastic mate, very very well done.
Tim Condon, 9 months ago
What a shot!! Well done.
TonyLegg, 9 months ago
Yum…...
Nicole Chaffey, 9 months ago
Stunning.. took my breath away. Amazing shot.
Benjamin Scheurer, 9 months ago
sensational!
Dave Pearson, 9 months ago
Sweet.
Richard Binstead, 9 months ago
Amazing shot Brent
Alex Wise, 9 months ago
Lovely work
Patricia L. Ba..., 9 months ago
This goes to my favorites!
Lachlan Kent, 9 months ago
Amazing and astounding! Wonderful exposure! (And I love how much depth this image has.)
Keegan Wong, 9 months ago
Wow.
Heather Rivet..., 9 months ago
gorgeous
Carl Osbourn, 9 months ago
absolutely stunning! perfect specimen of a long exposure shot – wonderful :]
crackgerbal, 9 months ago
gorgeous blues here! amazing shot!
Antoine Dagobert, 9 months ago
Natures own beauty Excellent work!
Jelynn, 9 months ago
AMAZING!
Brett Foster, 9 months ago
What an absolute stunner! Brilliant work.
rippedangelwings, 9 months ago
Fantastic colors!!!
coleen gudbranson, 9 months ago
stunning i love it
NervousNellie, 9 months ago
That is gorgeous!
Jennifer Resemius, 9 months ago
equisite… (don’t know how to spell? LOL) amazing!
hannahelizabeth, 9 months ago
beautifully captured!
Tanya B. Schro..., 9 months ago
A three minute exposure – well worth the wait. Just lovely.
manoj85, 9 months ago
Wow..this is just AWESOME, great capture.
paulspoon, 9 months ago
this is a fantastic shot. the colours and light are stunning. great work
Holly Werner, 9 months ago
Just beautiful. A stunning image. The clouds are spectacular.
coffeetea, 9 months ago
This is fantastic! gigantic !
Frank Lindsey, 9 months ago
Superb capture Brent, I wish here in Florida I could find such a place to photograph, great job!
Barbara Gordon, 9 months ago
Absolutely beautiful!!
wella, 9 months ago
hey man such amazing picture i’ve been looking for the picture for a long time i can’t believe what i’m seeing such a great job …..
kimwild, 9 months ago
This is a peaceful image, very beautiful…loving the colours!
Deri Dority, 9 months ago
So outstanding. I love the colors and the lighting in this.
Christina Martin, 9 months ago
Stunning you have made it to look like a painting I love this
Charles McKean, 9 months ago
Fab
Rob Corbett, 9 months ago
exceptional!
Torfinn Johann..., 9 months ago
WOW! Excellent colours, composition, and light. Superb!!!
branning1021, 9 months ago
This really caught my eye. Absolutely beautiful!
Julie Langford
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9 months ago
What a fabulous image, such vibrant colour and light. I love this.
Heather Loster, 9 months ago
this is simply georgeous. i wish i could’ve been there to see this.
Jenny Haskey, 9 months ago
Simply stunning!
Michael Lane, 9 months ago
Beautiful shot and fantastic colour. Very nice work!
Nicole Goggins, 9 months ago
OMG!!! this is an amazing photo – the colours and softness are sooooo beautiful… great shot!
Victor(Vic) Be..., 9 months ago
The colour and perspective !
looking so nice !
berndt2, 9 months ago
Lovely shot!!
Leeo, 9 months ago
Simple, peaceful & bloody beautiful! : )
Naomi Frost, 9 months ago
PERFECT…
andrew cowell, 9 months ago
Drop dead gorgeous – very nicely executed! :-))
Dzian, 9 months ago
Nice work, the colors and the light are excellent!
David Haviland, 9 months ago
Stunning, amazing work.
nsoup, 9 months ago
Beautiful! i love the colours of the water and the movement in the sky. Simply stunning.
Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago
Classy.
A superb example of landscape photography! :D
Stephen Colquitt, 9 months ago
A very nice piece Brett. Lovely aqua-marine hues.
Jodi Webb, 9 months ago
This is beautiful, and very peaceful. Great shot.
funkyfacestudio, 9 months ago
Fantastic work, beautiful colors.
Shaddy, 9 months ago
Stunning colours Brent! I’m glad you’ve made it back into the photography scene! A definite favourite.
Jewd, 9 months ago
Something still pristine, even if its only in our art…just glorious…
bidkev, 9 months ago
Absolutely stunning!
Pete Chennell, 9 months ago
perfect shot
Jeff Burns, 9 months ago
Breathtaking shot
Chris Malcolm, 9 months ago
Colours and composition are faultless. It’s images like these that are really inspiring.
sharka, 9 months ago
Amazing colours, love the composition.
Basia McAuley, 9 months ago
The colours and composition is perfect!!! Love it!
joolz, 9 months ago
Absolutely gorgeous. Love the cloud effect and the lines of the pier.
Jo Young, 9 months ago
very beautiful and serene, well done!
mattappel, 9 months ago
me likes
Sue Kane, 9 months ago
Absolutely Stunning Brent!!!
Paul Vanzella
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9 months ago
The stillness of this is so amazing!
Hagen, 9 months ago
Looks great
Fred Frank, 9 months ago
Incredible image. Very nicely done.
Mugsy, 9 months ago
What a beautiful image!
shawhouse, 9 months ago
What colors. Vibrant and so still. I love it.
Kathryn Potempski, 9 months ago
all of the above, i am not being lazy just smart !
Roberts Birze, 9 months ago
Brilliant. Lovely colours and drama in the sky.
Brent Pearson, 9 months ago
Hey everybody
Thanks for your lovely comments. I was pretty taken aback at how many of you commented on this image.
Thanks again.
Brent
InfinityRain, 9 months ago
Absolutely stunning!! WOW The colors are so rich and vivid!!
fracturedfotos, 9 months ago
Very serene and that lighting in the clouds is wonderful. Terrific composition and really well thought out!
Adrian Rachele, 9 months ago
Love it.
Nigel Roulston, 9 months ago
This is a great image. The stillness of the water against the movement in the clouds and the light foreground moving away to a darker background make for a very interesting experience.
I really appreciate you explaining how you took it as well. It gives those of us with less experience (or in my case experience and imagination!) some ideas to try – although I’m not too sure about the whole “before dawn” part of the exercise.
Cindy Perrinj..., 9 months ago
This is breathtaking!!!
Trifle, 9 months ago
This is simply stunning and totally justifies the number of comments and praises. Thank you for sharing this.
Angelina Marek..., 9 months ago
Amazing
Brent Pearson, 9 months ago
Thanks again everyone, some of you have commented that you like the fact that I explain my approach to the images I produce. In the case of this particular photo I actually documented the way I processed it in Photoshop step-by-step. If you are interested you can read all my little secrets at
http://brentbat.blogspot.com/2007/09/in-this-post-i-am-going-to-describe-my.html
Enjoy
Brent
Monster, 9 months ago
This is excellent Brent! It gives me more ideas and inspiration!
mlgkats, 9 months ago
gorgeous blues , and very nice comp
justjulie, 9 months ago
breathtakingly stunning Brent, like it has been captured on silk
Christiaan, 9 months ago
Wow, this is an amazing shot. I love all the blues in this, instant fave. I wish I could have read how you did it, but your blog is blocked at my work. I will have to wait till I get home :)
Nicole Pearce, 9 months ago
Holy wow, this would have to be one of the most breathtaking shots I have seen for a while (and I see a lot of shots) totally and utterly breathtaking. LOVE this.
Susan Trigg, 9 months ago
Fabulous image!
itsallgoodamanda, 9 months ago
simply perfect
mgadise, 9 months ago
love the shot.
Andy Mueller IPA, 9 months ago
Wow, an absolutely stunning image. Love it !!!
elc12, 9 months ago
oh im so inlove witht his photo!!!!
chriso, 9 months ago
I agree with you, simple and peaceful but so very effective. This is a shot that just keeps you coming back for another look. You take great seascapes.
Robert Elliott, 9 months ago
simply a superb image Brent!!
Tracy King, 9 months ago
Stunning – no other comments necessary
Damiend, 9 months ago
Just sensational, well done!!! Nothing more needs to be said, I think the image speaks for itself….
Angela Stewart, 9 months ago
Wow, what they all said!!!
calipix, 9 months ago
photoshopped?
James Ireland, 9 months ago
good work
Simon Gladwin, 9 months ago
Jaw droppingly superb! I keep coming back to this over and over again! Wonderful! Your work is just wonderful!
Carla Sophia, 9 months ago
Beautiful!
phil1950, 9 months ago
Fantastic image of one of my favourite spots, love surfing north narrabeen, superb colours, great dramatic impact, well done
elliot81, 9 months ago
I read your blog on how to do that, it was bloody confusing.
But when you get a shot like that then its definetly worth it!
Momlee Bhattac..., 9 months ago
What a beauty! Exposure is perfect. Love the serenity associated with the place. Great job!
DawsonImages, 9 months ago
Beautiful work
Deborah Parkin, 9 months ago
just perfect!!
Timdim, 9 months ago
WOW, its just like a postcard, looks so nice.
janik, 9 months ago
Gorgeous colours.
martinilogic, 9 months ago
couldn’t find the end of the comments to place my own, now that’s a testimony to your art. I mirror all the above comments. great capture
Tami Montgomery, 9 months ago
Thank you for sharing your talent with the world…..this is beautiful!
Heather Meadows, 9 months ago
i love the colors, truely amazing shot :)
Hans Kawitzki, 9 months ago
Beautiful to say the least.
Simon Deadman, 9 months ago
brilliant colour, nice work.
GabrielK, 9 months ago
magical shot, very professional
Stefan Trenker, 9 months ago
simply outstanding! the colors are fantasic
perfect work!
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS, 9 months ago
Ditto….. to what everyone said!! And so much more!! Beautiful!!!!!!
Douzy, 9 months ago
Wow I’ve never seen so many somments under anyone’s photo!!!!!!!!! Well deserved though! Breathtaking pic :)
Chris Clark, 9 months ago
took me ages to scroll to the bottom to add this comment.
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kevin Kroeker, 9 months ago
what a great shot. the image is so crisp and the colors are amazing.
nodakami, 9 months ago
A very soothing picture…
wellman, 9 months ago
Bravo on this magic…and a bigger bravo on your generosity in sharing your processing technique
sinnika, 8 months ago
Brings back fond memories of summers at Narrabeen.
Great work
Angelique Brunas, 8 months ago
How many blues can go into one image?
This is truly one of the best I’ve seen in months!
geoff curtis, 8 months ago
Fantastic
Magnetic, 8 months ago
OMG…..I cant find the words!.......................... EXQUISITE comes to mind!
igotmeacanon, 8 months ago
just read your blog on post production, i wouldent know where to start
lensman, 8 months ago
A beaautiful, restful transition from blue to green. Nice work.
hinting, 8 months ago
Very cool!
Karen Cougan, 8 months ago
very special
xkc
naman, 7 months ago
Brent an excellent image, I read your blog on post processing , was fantastic.
SamHarrons, 7 months ago
This relaxes me =] great pik
sanne, 7 months ago
so pretty
Ciska, 7 months ago
Wow this is so beautiful, love the colours and lighting.
Patrick Morand, 7 months ago
Wonderful pool and wonderful shot !
Albert1000, 7 months ago
Nice image.
Ben Ryan
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7 months ago
Love the transition from the light to darker colours, and the gangway leads the eye gracefully through the image.
MarbiaStudios, 7 months ago
This is stunning, good job!!!
Leah Highland, 7 months ago
Sureal…...
Will Pursell, 6 months ago
amazing!
Michelle Dry, 6 months ago
beautiful and calming
richardfrank, 6 months ago
A truly inspiring capture. Sublime.
Famz, 6 months ago
My goodness, this is a breathtaking photo, the colours are so vibrant and amazing!
msbimages, 5 months ago
Just stunning!
Geri Bragg, 5 months ago
stunning photo.
Nancy Polanski, 5 months ago
Wow, this is so serene and beautiful.
SCPhotos, 5 months ago
Absolutely gorgeous!!! Love the blues!
Robxavier, 5 months ago
This shot is tremendous excellent job Brent
fuz1on, 4 months ago
Beautiful shot, thanks for explaining how you did it!
Electra, 4 months ago
stunning
Mandy Fell, 4 months ago
brilliant the colours are amazing
ozlat, 4 months ago
it truly is peaceful as you say… has it been on the front page as it is more than worthy!
JimFilmer, 3 months ago
All I can say Brent – absolutely brilliant!
Lara Bianco, 3 months ago
this shot is magical – i love it well done
Eleni Sofroniou, 3 months ago
Very relaxing view.
Joyce Dickens,..., 3 months ago
Incredible image!
tangleduptight, about 1 month ago
so lovely! :)
Julie Thomas, about 1 month ago
Amazing shot! so crystal clear and those clouds are simply stunning!
Stacy Rodriguez, 29 days ago
Wonderful shot and colors. Love this:)
estrada, 18 days ago
WOW! GORGEOUS!
Angela Harburn, 12 days ago
Just beautiful! xxx
Amber Galvin, 4 days ago
fantastic shot!