Number 10 diving block at dawn. / Merewether Ocean Baths / Newcastle NSW Australia
Childrens pool at Newcastle Beach / Newcastle NSW Australia
Early sunrise shot of the pool. Just so happen that there was A LOT OF blue bottle jellyfish washing up so i had to do a bid of dodging about taking this shot….No harm done!!!
I was standing in the middle of the on coming wall of water, it might look small now but when it got to me – it was up to my thighs. / More photos from the shoot of Mona Vale Pool - Got up at 4 to get to the pool for these shots, travelling petrol: $10 / - A can of WD40 to water proof the camera: $4.95 / (to use this – Hahah…. you sprey it onto a piece of cloth the wipe you camera with it, avoiding the lens and viewfinder….not sprey directly onto the camera….so what ever to reply moisture is good. It also stop salt sprey clinging itself on the camera too.) / - Stand in front of an on coming wall of sea water (Being scare sh#tless): PRICELESS!
Mel was kind enough to want to collaborate on this image. / She did all of the post processing and what a FANTASTIC job she did. / THANKS SO MUCH MEL.
I was down at Newcastle Beach this morning because I woke up to see a big swell pumping through Merewether but it just wasn’t performing.. so I decided to explore other parts of Newcastle which I’ve never bothered to photograph before. I was set up with my 500mm lens to get some surfing photographs, but due to the salty mist (making it difficult to see and focus) and my low placement (couldnt really see the wave if a wave had just broken in front of it), it wasn’t ideal for any decent surfing photographs. There were only a few decent waves coming through anyway which were actually being ridden, some were a bit too fat or shutting down too soon. So I swivled my gigantic lens around to see these guys waiting patiently to jump off the rocks into the surf. With the low sun, it created some beautiful back lighting perfect for silhouettes.
Camera: FujiFilm FinePix S7000 / Date: 22/01/2008 7:40PM / ISO200 / f/8 / 1.5sec exposure / Cir Polarising Filter / ND4 / ND8 / Shutter Release / Bloody great tripod / / Check out 1,2… / / / Check out 1, 2, 3…. / / / Check out Merewether Baths /
I often get questions about the pump house and the diving blocks at Merewether Beach so I found out a bit of info….. 1935 / At a cost of 2,600 pounds, Merewether Ocean Baths, acclaimed as the ‘largest of their kind in the State’ opened as part of the Merewether Golden Jubilee celebrations in November. There was a procession in fancy dress from the Council chambers to the baths. Considered ‘the greatest advertisement for Merewether as a residential suburb’, the new baths had been built further seaward and a little to the south of the older Merewether baths on the same rock platform. At 110 yards by 90 yards, they were ‘big enough to hold the larger swimming events’ and separated into a main pool and a children’s pool by a wide promenade. The main pool nearest the sea was 110 yards long and 55 yards wide, while the shore portion was 110 yards long and 35 yards wide. The 3,500 pounds for relief work on the baths had been paid by the NSW government. Excavation of the baths promised to yield 6,000 to 7,000 cubic yards of stone valued at 2,500 pounds. Merewether Council was seeking a further government loan to cover the construction of dressing-sheds at the baths. The new baths became central to the life of the community and prompted more people from the Lower Hunter district to visit Merewether. Camera: FujiFilm FinePix S7000 / Location: Merewether, NSW, 2291, Australia / (Latitude South 32d 57m 07s, Longitude East 151d 45m 23s) / Date: 24-02-2008 @ 7:46PM ISO200 / f/8 / Focal Length: 8mm / Exposure: 2.5sec / Filter: Circ polarizing & ND4 / Tripod
The starting blocks at Newcastle’s Merewether Ocean Baths
Can’t help myself with these at the moment…I’m obsessed.
Rather big seas this afternoon. Canon 450D / ISO400 / f/22 / Exposure 2.5sec / Focal Length: 18mm / Filters: ND4 (Canon) / Gradient Tobacco / Gradient Grey / Tripod / Wet pants up to my knees and as a result bloody cold feet.
I got really wet for this one. I really should wait for warmer weather to do these sort of shots!
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I liked the colour in this one. Taken on the Sony A200 again. Too much sea spray to take out the Canon.
Newcastle ~ NSW ~ Australia
Tidal rock pools at London Bridge, Portsea, taken the morning after the Mornington Peninsula group RedBubble meet. Thanks for viewing ! :-) Canon 40D w/ EF-S 10-22mm / Focal length @ 10mm / Aperture: f/22 / Shutter: 1/4 sec / ISO: 100
Caught the last sunrise before the end of daylight savings…..thankfully the rain stopped and some colour popped through the clouds to make it all worth while ;0)
Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota, FL has the most fantastic beach with yards and yards of white quartz sand. It is like sugar. You can spend the whole day relaxing and getting in a good book! Taken with a Canon XTI. /
I dropped the kids at school and headed to the beach this morning catching the incoming tide. Location: Newcastle Beach, NSW, Oz. / Time: 10:19am / Canon 450D / Filters: ND400 + circular polarising / f/9 / ISO100 / 4sec / tripod / wet feet
A slightly different angle. Location: Newcastle Ocean Baths, NSW, Oz. / Time: 10:35am / Canon 450D / Filters: ND400 + circular polarising / f/20 / ISO100 / 25sec / tripod
Canon450D / ISO100 / f/9 / 8sec / ND400 / Sturdy Tripod / Shutter release / Wet back – an unexpected rush of water sprayed up from behind me…luckily I was leaning over my camera and managed to stop most of the water from hitting it – but the wet clothes made for a cold shoot….but my shoes remained dry ;0) Newcastle Beach, NSW, Australia. / 18th June, 2009 @ 9:56AM
To have a good friend, take their hand… and walk on the beach. This is a story.. of best friends who happend to marry best friends who both have two year olds. The girl is my daughter Summer and her best of friends Matthew. Thank you Larissa for calling this to my attention. I have been away on vacation with limited internet access so I will be catching up soon. I just couldnt resist this shot as I was mulling through my picts of the week spent with friends and family. Taken in the Outer Banks of NC. WOW! Thank you all so much for the comments, and favs. This is a very special image to me. I’m thrilled so many others took the time to take a visit. I appreciate you all.
Sandwich Beach in Sandwich, MA on Cape Cod. A child walking the beach. / 50 or more grains of sand and stones along this beach! Taken with a Canon XTI and wide angle lens 12-24mm / F/8 / ISO-100 / 40mm / 1/4000 sec
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