Position, position, position

Mel Brackstone

Position, position, position

Title sourced from the Brisbane News real estate pages:
Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
f/22, HDR from three bracketed exposures, ISO 50, 16-35mm lens at 16mm. Canon 5D, cable release, tripod, Lee filters ND Grad 0.6 and 0.9
Last upload for a week, see you all when I get back!!

REAL ESTATE SERIES
NEW ZEALAND
FROGS
LENSBABY
INFRARED
BEACH
INDUSTRIAL
PANORAMAS
LANDSCAPES
SPAM PHOTOS

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Position, position, position by Mel Brackstone
Position, position, position by Mel Brackstone
  • Mike Emmett

    Mike Emmett

    Fantastic parting shot before you leave for NZ!

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana GriffinRedbubbley Schweppervescence

    What an absolutely glorious image to leave us with Mel!

  • Deborah  Bowness

    Deborah Bowness

    Stunning shot!! In the UK we say Location, Location, Location!!! Either fits!

  • alistair mcbride

    alistair mcbride

    Fantastic,fantastic,fantastic

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond

    Looks almost heavenly. A divine shot Mel. See ya. xxx

  • Susan Grissom

    Susan Grissom

    You left us with a with a doosy. That is so beautiful ….....what a position.

  • Heather Davies

    Heather Davies

    Wonderful position!!! :)

  • phillip wise

    phillip wise

    great shot

  • WitheringMoon

    WitheringMoon

    Stunning Mel – Such a beautiful Sky you hav captured im in awe!!!

  • kristian94

    kristian94

    Mel, this is a brilliant peice!
    It looks brilliant!

  • Naomi Frost

    Naomi Frost

    Well, what a stunner to leave us with!!! Absolutely gorgeous.

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Thanks so much everyone! The sky was something we’d been waiting for, and drove through the rain for a couple of hours in the hope we’d be able to get out of the car….turned out to be a bonza cloudscape!

  • louise

    louise

    A wonderful rock platform….love the water flowing through.

    The rosy clouds of the setting sun, with a hint of an impending storm…

    A magnificent work Mel!!

  • Stephanie Johnson

    Stephanie Johnson

    I love the composition Mel! Absolutely awesome.
    Have another fantastic time in NZ :-)

  • Damien Taylor

    Damien Taylor

    Bonza cloudscape indeed!

  • christhepostman

    christhepostman

    love it

  • Antoine Dagobert

    Antoine Dagobert

    Great image!fantastic shot Mel!

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Thanks so much everyone. This is the one Nick picked as his fav from the shots I showed him on my camera…..he’s good!

  • Alan Findlater

    Alan Findlater

    once again simply stinning

  • Ann Garrett

    Ann Garrett

    A fabulous sky

  • Brian Towers

    Brian Towers

    A real beaut’ Mel.

  • Christina Martin
  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    LOVELY shot!!

  • GabrielK

    GabrielK

    wonderful shot, love the colours, the clouds and the water rushing in

  • Brian Puhl IPA

    Brian Puhl IPA

    I’m jealous of your work! You’ve got so many beautiful places to photograph! keep up the awesome stuff!

  • PhotogeniquE IPA

    PhotogeniquE IPA

    another stunner. The way the water becomes such an ethreal quantity is wonderful.

  • booboo

    booboo

    Beautiful image Mel

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    Another stunner. Well done. Its beautiful

  • Deri Dority

    Deri Dority

    Wow Mel, this is so very stunning!

  • Neil Boucher

    Neil Boucher

    Do you ever stop? Beautiful image as usual Mel.

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Thanks all, no Neil, I never stop :)

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    OMG! this is outstanding! I’ve never seen a sky look so amazing… brilliant photo mel – so much detail!

  • John Robb

    John Robb

    a rippingly good image Mel.

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Stunning Mel!

  • Annika Strömgren

    Annika Strömgren

    Wonderful shot!

  • Lance Leopold

    Lance Leopold

    It’s like a painting from the masters,Mel,beautiful colors and motion!!!!

  • Russell Fry

    Russell Fry

    great shot, love the sky

  • Philipp Verges

    Philipp Verges

    wow, Mel, this is gorgeous!

  • Lachlan Kent

    Lachlan Kent

    the depth in this is amazing…. I love how many “grounds you have” like super foreground and super background…. love it

  • igotmeacanon

    igotmeacanon

    jesus mel this is something else wow

  • Sara Lamond

    Sara Lamond

    gorgeous shot – lovely saturation in the colours

  • Jacqueline  Roberts

    Jacqueline Ro...

    Truly stunning, colours, skies, light….wonderful scenary!

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    fantastic image

  • Ben Herman

    Ben Herman

    Absolutely stunning image, so moving.

  • wolfllink

    wolfllink

    Abasuletyl Beautiful I lnve the Softness of the colors Fantastic work as always my friend!

  • BarryKing

    BarryKing

    Amazing piece !

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    Great perspective

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    This is so beautiful Mel!

  • Sharon Perrett

    Sharon Perrett

    Wow, stunning, magnificient image

  • Patricia L. Ballard

    Patricia L. Ba...

    Beautiful, Mel.

  • Jacqueline  Roberts

    Jacqueline Ro...

    Stunning, stunning, stunning …the colours, the light, the scenary…

  • micmac

    micmac

    Land and water in one ,fantastic picture.

  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath

    Superb work

  • StacyLee

    StacyLee

    Have a great break Mel :) This is stunning… as always!

  • dreadfulbride

    dreadfulbride

    Gorgeous landscape Mel, well done.

  • Franklin Lindsey

    Franklin Lindsey

    How I love the cloudy difficult photo shoots at the beach! Between keeping the lens clean and getting the timing and light down, it’s all worth it when the results come out like this. JOB WELL DONE! You rock Mel!

  • VelvetMoxie

    VelvetMoxie

    Absolutely breathtaking!

  • Dave Moilanen

    Dave Moilanen

    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!!

  • Gideon Swart

    Gideon Swart

    bravobravo!

  • sasha

    sasha

    surreal

  • petelangman

    petelangman

    wow.. thats amazing

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Absolute top shot Mel.

  • cdwork

    cdwork

    Wonderful!

  • Eyal Nahmias

    Eyal Nahmias

    Excellent light, details and perspective. A well done seascape.

  • Derivatix

    Derivatix

    beautiful, I’m speechless!

  • Catalin Soare

    Catalin Soare

    Perfect!

  • robjbez

    robjbez

    Absolutely stunning! Thanks for the technical info used to create this shot.

  • marts1

    marts1

    Wonderful shot

  • Halcyon007

    Halcyon007

    This is just amazing! The tones, colours, composition water movement, clouds, everything, just everything is jaw dropping!

  • Heabar

    Heabar

    Another beauty Mel enjoy ur 2nd !!!

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Thanks all, for your lovely words. I look forward to catching up with you all when I return!

  • Kathryn Potempski

    Kathryn Potempski

    this is a fantastic shot the sky is amazing

  • Dale Wilhelm

    Dale Wilhelm

    Absolute and perfect, an outstanding piece.

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    I’m so lovin’ your titles… wow – you know the best part about this image Mel, is the way the horizon line blurs and the crossover of sky and water become inified… amazing colour tone and those distant clouds in themselves are works of art…. This is a stunning piece!

  • brummieboy

    brummieboy

    Beautiful …..

  • Andy Smylie

    Andy Smylie

    Your seascapes just keep getting better Mel. This is superb in every detail. WOW!

  • Peter Davidson

    Peter Davidson

    Lovely!

  • jamesmcfcrule

    jamesmcfcrule

    wow great shot so peaceful

  • Deon de Waal

    Deon de Waal

    What a brilliant shot mel
    Would love to see it in the Sunrise, Sunset group

  • Jake Easley

    Jake Easley

    Beautiful exposure Mel. The blue sky adds so much visual stimulation to this photo. A nice break from the dark skies of so many seascapes.

  • Heather Loster

    Heather Loster

    breathtaking. great job.

  • joolz

    joolz

    Mel, those clouds look quite magical – looks like a painting.

  • Lee Burgess

    Lee Burgess

    Gorgeous pastels in this Mel!!! It has a real summertime feelin about it!!!

  • Anne2

    Anne2

    Stunning shot, Mel!

  • Mark Ramstead

    Mark Ramstead

    This has so much going on in it!

  • W. J. St. Christopher

    W. J. St. Chri...

    Fabulous shot, perfect composition. Feels like I just took a 1-minute vacation. Thanks!

  • Dakolina

    Dakolina

    this transport you to a different place and mood all togther. i can’t imagine anywhere else i’d rather be

  • Daniel  Speranza

    Daniel Speranza

    Magical work Mel

  • wolfllink

    wolfllink

    breathtaking shot.

  • Michael  Bermingham

    Michael Bermi...

    Youde done it once again, It looks like a Painting.

  • Annette Blattman

    Annette Blattman

    simply stunning Mel

  • LeeAnn Alexander

    LeeAnn Alexander

    When I look at this I feel like I’m in Heaven. Literally! Magnificent.

  • Heather Hartkamp

    Heather Hartkamp

    Has a ‘dreamy-fantasy’ look to it. Nice soft use of HDR. Lovely.

  • Zigga

    Zigga

    Awe-inspiring. Really lovely image.

  • hugo

    hugo

    brilliant landscape/ seascape creation

  • BethBernier

    BethBernier

    I am sure this was even more dramatic in person but oh my goodness what a sky and what a scene with the sea the way you’ve captured it!!!! Utterly floored here!

  • Robert Mullner

    Robert Mullner

    Great sky and light..Composition is superb..Another brilliant image.

  • Mark Peterson

    Mark Peterson

    Beautiful! love that pastel sky!

  • diffusion

    diffusion

    Never seen anything like this, it’s beautiful!!!

  • Robyn Lakeman

    Robyn Lakeman

    Awesome like all your seascapes. It’s very heavenly

  • tessmaturana

    tessmaturana

    Thanks for giving settings

    your work is breathtaking to me.
    Tess

  • Mick Davson

    Mick Davson

    Well the reaction from redbubblers says it all

  • ByrneFoto

    ByrneFoto

    Stunning work!

  • Robert Mullner

    Robert Mullner

    Superb sky Mel…brilliant soft tones and awesome comp..Superb shot indeed, as always…
    rgs, Rob.

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

    The water looks like smoke. VERY nice… :)

  • elisab

    elisab

    Beautiful shot. The water is amazing.

  • duroo

    duroo

    Hi Mel,

    Hope you are well , im moving on with my HDR and was wondering how long your shutter time
    would be on a shot like this?

    Many thanks,

    Duroo.

  • averystudios

    averystudios

    Beautiful!

  • kernuak

    kernuak

    The rocks as steps for the sea to flow down make the composition.

  • Stzar

    Stzar

    Sensational work !! this is so beautiful

  • AnaCBStudio

    AnaCBStudio

    love the exposure and comp Mel!

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