Stroke Of Luck

Thanks, Colin. The thought struck me that it’s not often a person gets a chance to photograph progressive concentric circles!

Thank you, Lorena. Luckily I walked to the edge of the bridge, looked down and saw this crew!

Thank you, JustArt. Later this week, when I have some spare time, I’ll upload a shot from the series I shot of the sky. The colours were pretty good – and very unusual for winter!

Thank you, Maureen. I just waited until they rowed into the right spot. It was as if someone had painted the river!

Thank you kindly, Mike. Glad it made you chuckle!

Thank you very much, Betty. I just had to wait a few seconds, until it all came together in one frame ….. a little bit of patience and a little bit of luck.

Thank you, Lizalady. I’m so glad you share my opinion.

Thank you very much. I was extremely lucky with the light that morning …. and this crew turned up just before I walked away.

Thank you, Jenny. Lucky to be in the right place at the right time. A two-man crew would not have had the same effect, as far as the ripples go!

Thanks, Lois. It’s interesting how these shapes crop up when and where you least expect them!

Thanks for that kind comment, Arrowman. Glad you liked the result – the result of an unusually vivid winter sunrise.

Thank you, Larry. Delighted to know that you liked the result. It’s interesting to note that an eight-person boat moves very quickly, so I guess I didn’t have a lot of time to decide what to do!

Thanks so much, Di. I’m always fascinated by the changing colours of the Yarra!

Thank you very much, Medley. I’ll post the shots of the sunrise soon – and then you’ll see why the water was that beautiful mellow colour!

Thanks very much, Sharon – and thank you to you and your co-hosts for featuring this image. My very humble thanks ….

Thank you so much, Walela. I actually lined up the image and waited a few seconds until I had the ripples just as I wanted them. Very lucky with the light that morning!

Thank you very much, Nigel. Nature did most of the work – I just composed the shot!

Thank you, Barbara. So glad you liked the shot.

Thanks very much, Robert. It was a great sunrise, hence the colours of the water. Funny thing is, I only went to the bridge on a whim!

Thanks very much for that kind comment, Indrani. I hope so too!

Thanks so much, Walter. The sunrise was great – and I only walked to the bridge on a whim, because I wasn’t really going in that direction to start with! Lucky I changed my mind ….

Thank you very much, Helmut. I was lucky to be there.

Thanks very much, Graham. I’m so glad you like the result.

Thank you very much, Christine. That crew really made the shot. I was just about to walk away, having photographed a great sunset – then I heard their oars below me and decided to wait for “the” moment!

Thank you, Kent. The geometrical possibilities of this shot really snapped in my brain, so I waited until the oars dipped and I could catch the previous ripples. So glad you like the result.

Thank you very much, Cathy. Really appreciate that observation. I knew I only had time for one, maybe two frames at the most – and I knew exactly what I wanted. As you say, it was the symmetry that I wanted to depict. Luckily the light was on my side!

Thank you very much, Angela. The strange thing about this shot was that I was actually walking AWAY from the bridge when I saw this crew … and suddenly realised what a geometrical pattern I could shoot if everything fell into place!

Thank you, Barbara, I was lucky with the light. If it had been a few minutes earlier I wouldn’t have been able to capture the clarity of the ripples.

Thanks very much for the astute observation. There are many standards of crews on that river – the Olympic gold medallists, the hopefuls, the contenders and many high-school crews. I figured this was probably a school crew!

Thank you very much, TriciaMary. Really appreciate your comment. Hope you have the time to come back and ensure that my work meets your standards! Like you say, I have never post-edited my images – and I don’t think I ever will …..!

Thank you very much, Andraz – it was an amazing sunrise, for a winter morning, so I was lucky with the reflection in the water.

Please don’t be embarrassed, TriciaMary – I didn’t take offence. I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to spot this comment. Keep smiling!

That’s wonderful news, Nancy. Thank you very much for taking the trouble of letting me know.