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
This is just superb Brent! I love those colours!
Jacq Wilson
Wow….....this is beautiful, that sky is something else!!
mayuphoto
Stunning…what a beautiful image!
Nathan Welk
Great image, the exposure result on the clouds is amazing and the rich blues are fabulous.
Mark German
Processing is exceptional.
This is a masterpiece, mate.
Congrats.
John Jovic
Wow. great colour. Beautiful image.
Underload
Fantastic mate, very very well done.
Tim Condon
What a shot!! Well done.
TonyLegg
Yum…...
Nicole Chaffey
Stunning.. took my breath away. Amazing shot.
Benjamin Scheurer
sensational!
Dave Pearson
Sweet.
Richard Binstead
Amazing shot Brent
Alex Wise
Lovely work
Patricia L. Ba...
This goes to my favorites!
Lachlan Kent
Amazing and astounding! Wonderful exposure! (And I love how much depth this image has.)
Keegan Wong
Wow.
Heather Rivet...
gorgeous
Carl Osbourn
absolutely stunning! perfect specimen of a long exposure shot – wonderful :]
crackgerbal
gorgeous blues here! amazing shot!
Antoine Dagobert
Natures own beauty Excellent work!
Jelynn
AMAZING!
Brett Foster
What an absolute stunner! Brilliant work.
rippedangelwings
Fantastic colors!!!
coleen gudbranson
stunning i love it
NervousNellie
That is gorgeous!
Jennifer Resemius
equisite… (don’t know how to spell? LOL) amazing!
hannahelizabeth
beautifully captured!
Tanya B. Schro...
A three minute exposure – well worth the wait. Just lovely.
manoj85
Wow..this is just AWESOME, great capture.
Paul Finnegan
this is a fantastic shot. the colours and light are stunning. great work
Holly Werner
Just beautiful. A stunning image. The clouds are spectacular.
coffeetea
This is fantastic! gigantic !
Franklin Lindsey
Superb capture Brent, I wish here in Florida I could find such a place to photograph, great job!
Barbara Gordon
Absolutely beautiful!!
wella
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
This is a peaceful image, very beautiful…loving the colours!
Deri Dority
So outstanding. I love the colors and the lighting in this.
Christina Martin
Stunning you have made it to look like a painting I love this
Charles McKean
Fab
Rob Corbett
exceptional!
Torfinn Johann...
WOW! Excellent colours, composition, and light. Superb!!!
branning1021
This really caught my eye. Absolutely beautiful!
Julie Langford
What a fabulous image, such vibrant colour and light. I love this.
Heather Loster
this is simply georgeous. i wish i could’ve been there to see this.
Jenny Haskey
Simply stunning!
Michael Lane
Beautiful shot and fantastic colour. Very nice work!
Nicole Goggins
OMG!!! this is an amazing photo – the colours and softness are sooooo beautiful… great shot!
waitin' for rain
The colour and perspective !
looking so nice !
berndt2
Lovely shot!!
Leeo
Simple, peaceful & bloody beautiful! : )
Naomi Frost
PERFECT…
andrew cowell
Drop dead gorgeous – very nicely executed! :-))
Dzian
Nice work, the colors and the light are excellent!
David Haviland
Stunning, amazing work.
nsoup
Beautiful! i love the colours of the water and the movement in the sky. Simply stunning.
Paul Louis Vil...
Classy.
A superb example of landscape photography! :D
Stephen Colquitt
A very nice piece Brett. Lovely aqua-marine hues.
Jodi Webb
This is beautiful, and very peaceful. Great shot.
funkyfacestudio
Fantastic work, beautiful colors.
Craig Shadbolt
Stunning colours Brent! I’m glad you’ve made it back into the photography scene! A definite favourite.
Jewd
Something still pristine, even if its only in our art…just glorious…
bidkev
Absolutely stunning!
Pete Chennell
perfect shot
Jeff Burns
Breathtaking shot
Chris Malcolm
Colours and composition are faultless. It’s images like these that are really inspiring.
sharka
Amazing colours, love the composition.
Basia McAuley
The colours and composition is perfect!!! Love it!
joolz
Absolutely gorgeous. Love the cloud effect and the lines of the pier.
Jo Young
very beautiful and serene, well done!
mattappel
me likes
Sue Kane
Absolutely Stunning Brent!!!
Paul Vanzella
The stillness of this is so amazing!
Hagen
Looks great
Fred Frank
Incredible image. Very nicely done.
Mugsy
What a beautiful image!
shawhouse
What colors. Vibrant and so still. I love it.
Kathryn Potempski
all of the above, i am not being lazy just smart !
Roberts Birze
Brilliant. Lovely colours and drama in the sky.
Brent Pearson
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
Absolutely stunning!! WOW The colors are so rich and vivid!!
fracturedfotos
Very serene and that lighting in the clouds is wonderful. Terrific composition and really well thought out!
Adrian Rachele
Love it.
Nigel Roulston
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...
This is breathtaking!!!
Trifle
This is simply stunning and totally justifies the number of comments and praises. Thank you for sharing this.
Angelina Sidarta
Amazing
Brent Pearson
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
This is excellent Brent! It gives me more ideas and inspiration!
mlgkats
gorgeous blues , and very nice comp
justjulie
breathtakingly stunning Brent, like it has been captured on silk
Christiaan
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
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.
lizzy
Fabulous image!
itsallgoodamanda
simply perfect
mgadise
love the shot.
Andy Mueller
Wow, an absolutely stunning image. Love it !!!
elc12
oh im so inlove witht his photo!!!!
chriso
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
simply a superb image Brent!!
Tracy King
Stunning – no other comments necessary
Damiend
Just sensational, well done!!! Nothing more needs to be said, I think the image speaks for itself….
Angela Stewart
Wow, what they all said!!!
calipix
photoshopped?
James Ireland
good work
gladders
Jaw droppingly superb! I keep coming back to this over and over again! Wonderful! Your work is just wonderful!
CarlaSophia
Beautiful!
phil1950
Fantastic image of one of my favourite spots, love surfing north narrabeen, superb colours, great dramatic impact, well done
elliot81
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!
momleeb
What a beauty! Exposure is perfect. Love the serenity associated with the place. Great job!
DawsonImages
Beautiful work
Deborah Parkin
just perfect!!
Timdim
WOW, its just like a postcard, looks so nice.
janik
Gorgeous colours.
martinilogic
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
Thank you for sharing your talent with the world…..this is beautiful!
Heather Meadows
i love the colors, truely amazing shot :)
Hans Kawitzki
Beautiful to say the least.
Simon Deadman
brilliant colour, nice work.
GabrielK
magical shot, very professional
Stefan Trenker
simply outstanding! the colors are fantasic
perfect work!
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
Ditto….. to what everyone said!! And so much more!! Beautiful!!!!!!
Douzy
Wow I’ve never seen so many somments under anyone’s photo!!!!!!!!! Well deserved though! Breathtaking pic :)
Chris Clark
took me ages to scroll to the bottom to add this comment.
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kevin Kroeker
what a great shot. the image is so crisp and the colors are amazing.
nodakami
A very soothing picture…
wellman
Bravo on this magic…and a bigger bravo on your generosity in sharing your processing technique
sinnika
Brings back fond memories of summers at Narrabeen.
Great work
Angelique Brunas
How many blues can go into one image?
This is truly one of the best I’ve seen in months!
geoff curtis
Fantastic
Robyn Maynard
OMG…..I cant find the words!.......................... EXQUISITE comes to mind!
igotmeacanon
just read your blog on post production, i wouldent know where to start
lensman
A beaautiful, restful transition from blue to green. Nice work.
hinting
Very cool!
Karen Cougan
very special
xkc
naman
Brent an excellent image, I read your blog on post processing , was fantastic.
SamHarrons
This relaxes me =] great pik
sanne
so pretty
Ciska
Wow this is so beautiful, love the colours and lighting.
Patrick Morand
Wonderful pool and wonderful shot !
Albert1000
Nice image.
Ben Ryan
Love the transition from the light to darker colours, and the gangway leads the eye gracefully through the image.
Bianca Stanton
This is stunning, good job!!!
Leah Highland
Sureal…...
Will Pursell
amazing!
Michelle Dry
beautiful and calming
richardfrank
A truly inspiring capture. Sublime.
Famz
My goodness, this is a breathtaking photo, the colours are so vibrant and amazing!
Mark Bolitho
Just stunning!
Geri Bragg
stunning photo.
Nancy Polanski
Wow, this is so serene and beautiful.
SCPhotos
Absolutely gorgeous!!! Love the blues!
Robxavier
This shot is tremendous excellent job Brent
fuz1on
Beautiful shot, thanks for explaining how you did it!
Kelly Fitzpat...
stunning
Mandy Fell
brilliant the colours are amazing
ozlat
it truly is peaceful as you say… has it been on the front page as it is more than worthy!
JimFilmer
All I can say Brent – absolutely brilliant!
Lara Bianco
this shot is magical – i love it well done
Eleni Sofroniou
Very relaxing view.
Joyce Dickens,...
Incredible image!
tangleduptight
so lovely! :)
Julie Thomas
Amazing shot! so crystal clear and those clouds are simply stunning!
Stacy Rodriguez
Wonderful shot and colors. Love this:)
estrada
WOW! GORGEOUS!
Angela Harburn
Just beautiful! xxx
Amber Galvin
fantastic shot!
Stephen Rowsell
beautiful, I love the varying blue tones
greenjewels77
beyond amazing! Phenomenal shot!! peace, jewels
JohnYo
nice
Elana Bailey
An absolute stunner. An instant fav.
Priscilla Rodr...
wow this is gorgeous!!
Keiran Lusk
A stunning capture Brent. So very peaceful. Yet so wonderfully atmospheric and moody at the same time. Beautiful image :-)
Sue Nueckel
Drop dead Georgous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ufosIsee
Sweet shot…......
Rosemaree
WOW this is georgous… So bright…
jasonprince
Superb is not a word that totally describes the essence in this shot!!!
aliw
Whoa! I live just up the road from here – I absolutely adore this shot of yours.
It is just stunning!
capecodart
fantastic…brilliant imagination
Damien Taylor
Brent, excellent photograph plus top notch processing skills, great blog too!
Dayonda
Exquisite!
Rachel Counts
Beautiful photograph. =)
Hena Tayeb
gorgeous
Steve Chapple
Simply amazing and thanks for the Blog….
Scott d'Almeida
outstanding;
laureenr
This is simply superb. So beautiful it touches the soul.
Laurie Search
Wowwwwww!!! Fantastic!!
dreamNwish
Stunning! One the most beautiful photos that I’ve ever seen. Wow!
Damon Colbeck
Fantastic shot!
Clare Colins
Brilliant :)
something101
chill
Eariel Tolentino
Brilliant!!
ildilazar
Very nice image!
Monica Scanlan
Spectacular!!!!
Matthew Reilly
Amazing shot!
annadavies
Absolutely amazing !!
redtree
Stunning work, silky silky. You’ve nailed it. Love your work.
Tania Birch
:-O smooth and beautiful, vey dreamy, lighting perfect. love love love it!!