Pier PreDawn - Queenscliff - Victoria

James Pierce

Pier PreDawn - Queenscliff - Victoria

A happy mistake, a daylight savings miscalculation saw me up many hours before sunrise – I shot this image in the twilight with a 4 min exposure.

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Pier PreDawn - Queenscliff - Victoria by James Pierce
  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    Yes – lovin’ this James, it’s as though it is daylight, however, the 4 min exposure has given the image a deepness all of its own. Great moment!

  • peter

    peterworks here

    Stunning James!

  • kookylane

    kookylane

    Brilliant colours!!

  • Pilgrim

    Pilgrimworks here

    Extraordinary and all without photoshop 4 min exposure. Brilliant. Love the way it has washed out the sea.

  • James Pierce

    James Pierce

    I must confess that some of the purple comes from a breakdown of the chemical process in the film over longer expsoures call reciprocity failure, when the reaction becomes non-linear. With Veliva this tends towards a bit more purple in the images.

  • kookylane

    kookylane

    a HAPPY mistake then, don’t you love it when that happen, it just meant to be (grin).

  • Jeremy Mawson

    Jeremy Mawson

    Wow, I bet your arms were tired. =) Lovely effect.

  • meanderthal

    meanderthal

    velvia…ahhhhh

  • Joe  Mortelliti

    Joe Mortelliti

    Love how the long exp smooths out the water

  • Bernadette Loring

    Bernadette Loring

    So beautiful

  • Adrian Rachele

    Adrian Rachele

    How did i miss this one?

    Great pic James.

  • Tony Middleton

    Tony Middleton

    magnificent glow and composition James! well done :)

  • Alex Lau

    Alex Lau

    Yes James, I went to PMA last weekend and try to follow your footsteps and I love this place so much!!!

  • Craig Watson

    Craig Watson

    Absolutely superb shot!!!

  • Helen McLean

    Helen McLean

    too nice!

  • thickblackoutline

    thickblackoutlinet-shirt and design aficionado

    the water is stunning! love the colours and the calmness of it all for so early in the morning

  • ChrisArmytage

    ChrisArmytage

    Oh, I just love this James, reminds me of some really brilliant holidays at Queenscliffe, when I went to bed after dawn … oh, those were the days!!! Brilliant photography, congratulations.!!!

  • Peter Ede

    Peter Ede

    A beautiful mistake for sure.

  • marieancolie

    marieancolie

    this is but a dream for me.

    what an excellent photo, and what an lovely feeling of relax and calm.
    Merci

  • Melinda Kerr

    Melinda Kerr

    James-what a stunner. More reason for me to buy a tripod! Just brilliant.

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    What a magnificent shot, James!!!

  • rsmac

    rsmac

    so peaceful – love the colours

  • Danielle Prowse

    Danielle Prowse

    love it…sometimes the biggest mistakes make the best images!!!

  • Neil Boucher

    Neil Boucher

    I don’t know how I have missed commenting on this before James. Superb image.

  • Lost Lost

    Lost Lost

    Awesome work mate, well done…Great comp, beautiful tones…

    Have they stopped making Velvia yet?

  • EOS20

    EOS20Greeter

    Looks great James! I really like the use of a slower shutter speed to blur the movement of the water. The lighting is also spot on!

  • Juilee  Pryor

    Juilee Pryor

    This is stunning James. Wonderful image so beautiful and still. Lovely.

  • pinkelephant

    pinkelephant

    A tendril of earth
    Stands firm against the open expanse
    Of the blue unknown.
    A grounding place
    For men
    Of eddying tides and
    Salt-worn faces.

  • Eirepix

    Eirepix

    beautiful. some amazing work here.

  • Mardynn

    Mardynn

    colours!

  • Andrew  Maccoll

    Andrew Maccoll

    superb…

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    such pretty colours – lovely shot!

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    Unreal on the colors. What an excellent picture James. Spectacular.

  • Louise Cooke

    Louise Cooke

    Sooo beautiful.

  • Cathleen Tarawhiti

    Cathleen Taraw...

    stunning! And thanks for the hints on selling – good of you to share :)

  • Tony Anastasi

    Tony Anastasi

    loverly james, do more mistakes!!!

  • Mandy Fell

    Mandy Fell

    goog job you make the time miscalulation, awesum image.

  • Carlo Cesar Rodillas

    Carlo Cesar Ro...

    Picture perfect!

  • fracturedfotos

    fracturedfotos

    What a beautiful mistake. I love this longview pano!

  • chriso

    chriso

    Love the long exposure and the colour… you know I love purple.

  • Dzian

    Dzian

    Love the depth effectand the waterr effect. Great stuff

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    Pure magic, love it!

  • rock

    rock

    Love how the long exp smooths out the water and helps creates this masterpiece.
    Fabulous tranquil photograph James.

  • justjulie

    justjulie

    oh to have a mistake as good as this – beautiful colouration and exposure

  • Michele Roohani

    Michele Roohani

    everybody’s asleep – so beautifully quiet and indeed a happy mistake.

  • Crokus Label

    Crokus Label

    Indeed a beautiful mistake… love it.

  • Joanna Clark

    Joanna Clark

    Wow what a beautiful photo, such fantastic colours, Well Done!

  • alistair mcbride

    alistair mcbride

    Stunning Image James

  • Keegan Wong

    Keegan Wong

    Another beautiful shot. Some of your shots are almost surreal. I realised that you’ve used an ND filter? Definitely worked very well here.

  • Eyal Nahmias

    Eyal Nahmias

    One of my favorites of your panorama landscapes. Excellent comp, clarity and color. I like the effect of the water with the long exposure. Simply a well done seascape.

  • lex7

    lex7

    Gorgeous color, and I love pier shots. This is a fantastic photograph.

  • dwright

    dwright

    Gorgeous, the long exposure made for some fantastic water!

  • JANICE SCHULZ

    JANICE SCHULZ

    unbelievably gorgeous! thanks for taking me there…

  • emapearl

    emapearl

    this is so gorgeous! stunning colours and comp. great shot! :)

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    this is a stunning shot James, very nice work

  • bigrock88

    bigrock88

    I really like the extreme colours and the calmness of ithe early imorning image.

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    Forest Friends...

    absolurty stunning

  • BeckyJean

    BeckyJean

    Gorgeous Image :)

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    wonderful image the colors and clearness is amazing!

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    great composition

  • Geri Bragg

    Geri Bragg

    absolutely beautiful !

  • Carol Lirette

    Carol Lirette

    this is beautiful! Love the colors!

  • Gail Bridger

    Gail Bridger

    Perfection!
    This is a sunrise, am I right ?
    I have a sunrise with the exact colours!

  • Brian Puhl IPA

    Brian Puhl IPA

    gorgeous shot James, perfectly exposed!

  • jase8812

    jase8812

    Magic capture!

  • Melissa Contreras

    Melissa Contreras

    Gorgeous colours.

  • Kristin N. Hamm

    Kristin N. Hamm

    This is AMAZING!!! Good job! : )

  • Jonathan Cohen

    Jonathan Cohen

    Absolutely perfect. Especially the composition, with the dock so perfectly following the horizon line.

  • Jane Keats

    Jane Keats

    Gosh, that is divine!

  • phoggy

    phoggy

    Beautiful

  • Halley

    Halley

    Breath taking image James well done!

  • Patricia Gibson

    Patricia Gibson

    Stunning capture!!!

  • linda858100

    linda858100

    OUTSTANDING

  • David Lade

    David Lade

    Nice work James. It’s a mistake we all should make more often!

  • Sue Nueckel

    Sue Nueckel

    Beautiful work! Really love the purple tones :)

  • KENDALL EUTEMEY

    KENDALL EUTEMEY

    Fantabulous!!!

  • Kathryn Potempski

    Kathryn Potempski

    Wonderful image well captured , congrats on a beautiful photo , I enjoyed viewing you photography today you have an amazing body of work James

  • Michael Olive

    Michael Olive

    James, fantastic image. Great colours and nice composition.

  • Elana Bailey

    Elana Bailey

    Gorgeous capture. Well done. An instant fav.

  • linda858100

    linda858100

    LOVELY

  • Jane Best

    Jane Best

    This is awesome! Definitely a happy mistake!!!

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    awesome;

  • Jim Robertson

    Jim Robertson

    Great work.

  • Rod  Mueller

    Rod Mueller

    Awesome image.Well done,

  • SuperSprayer

    SuperSprayer

    wow amazing colour
    how did u overcome the curvature when u did this panoramic???

  • James Pierce replied

    I shoot nearly all my work with either a Hasselblad XPan or a Large Format camera using a 6×12 back. In both cases the images are a single exposure using lenses with loads of coverage meaning a single plane of focus and no stitching etc which as become popular in the digital age.

  • Bree Lucas

    Bree Lucas

    I love this! One of my favourite places in the world and you’ve absolutely done it justice! I’m transfixed, could look at this forever.

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