North Narrabeen tidal pool on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Shot at 18mm; 30sec; f/11; ISO100
“Praying for Rain” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © “As the farmer knelt down on the salty sand, / He needed rain to save his land. / The crops were wilting, the cattle all dead, / He looked around, not a word was said. / The ground was dry, where is the rain? / What could stop this worthless pain? / The farmer cursed in sheer despair, / He did not have a drop to spare. / A thundercloud covers the western sky, / A bolt of lightning explodes near by. / The farmer looks up and begins to pray, / Hoping that the rain will come his way. / Then drip-by-drip it starts to fall, / The crystal water like a clear glass wall. / The trees and flowers all in bloom, / Then once again, gone is the gloom. / The water fills the old parched creek, / The rivers bulge as the waters peak. / The mud squelches through the farmer’s dry old / hands, / As he thanks the Lord for saving his land.” / ~ Meg Hayes Year Seven / St Mary’s Primary School Featured in the: Redbubble Homepage – November 08 Recent Sales: 1 x Card – unknown buyer 1 x Card – unknown buyer 1 x 40” x 27” matte canvas through Fine Art America – Jessikalyn – America / Thank you so much to everyone. / Part profits donated to Starlight Childrens Foundation Australia See “Praying for Rain” at my website /
“Sun Shower” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © “To every word of love I heard you whisper, the raindrops seem to play a sweet refrain.” / ~The Beatles Featured in the: Prize Challenges Group Recent Sales: 1 x Medium laminated print – unknown buyer – America 1 x Card – Nanagahma – America 1 x Small laminated print – unknown buyer – Europe 1 x Small laminated print – unknown buyer – Australia / Thank you so much to everyone. / Profits donated to Starlight Childrens Foundation Australia See “Sun Shower” at my website /
“Pour Me a Rainbow” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © “Couple of jiggers of moonlight and add a star, / Pour in the blue of a June night and one guitar, / Mix in a couple of dreamers and there you are: / Lovers hail the Moonlight Cocktail.” / ~Kim Gannon Featured in the: Prize Challenges Group Recent Sales: 1 x Card – unknow buyer / Thank you so much to both. / Profits donated to Starlight Childrens Foundation Australia See “Pour Me a Rainbow” at my website /
“Open for Business” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © “History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days.” ~Winston Churchill Competitions: Top Ten placement of the Outback Australia group. / Thank you so much. See “Open for Business” at my website /
Dawn over South Curl Curl Beach tidal pool, on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
A full frame version of this image is also currently available.
“Growth in the City” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” / ~ Winston Churchill / / Original image taken in Sydney, Australia. See “Growth in the City” at my website /
With a heavy NE swell closing down most of the beaches along Australia’s East Coast over new year, not even the pools are safe. In a somewhat typical Aussie understatement, the sign at North Curl Curl pool on Sydney’s Northern Beaches says “Pool Closed, Dangerous Conditions” and that’s if you can get close enough to read it without being washed away. A new years day swim to shake out the NYE cobwebs from the previous night is pretty much out of the question. While I was there, there were some much bigger waves/sprays but this one was pretty solid and nicely balanced the image with the pool. There should probably also be a sign that says “Don’t stand so close to the pool taking photographs” or shoot telephoto from a distance rather than wideangle. But then what’s the fun in that? Although the two feet of water swirling around below me was a bit dicey at times.
“On the Rugged Cliffs” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © “Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think.” / ~Robert Henri Taken at Coogee Beach, Sydney (see large view for details). See “On the Rugged Cliffs” at my website /
Dawn silhouette on Sydney Harbour, Australia.
One of the many excellent sculptures being exhibited at the annual Sculpture by the Sea held in Bondi.
Taken towards the end of a day at Balls Head, near Waverton in Sydney. The light was fairly flat all day except for this moment where it highlighted the trees beautifully. Angophora costata
A Sydney northern beach light show early one morning.
“Sundown” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © “The summer sun is sinking low; / Only the tree-tops redden and glow.” / ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow See “Sundown” a my website /
“Ripples” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © “Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” / ~ Scott Adams Competition: Top Ten of the Womans Photographer group – The Sum of Parts challenge Thank you so much. See “Ripples” at my website /
A Sydney Northern Beaches sunrise.
A time lapsed shot of the total lunar eclipse as seen over Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach in August 2007.
A Sydney Northern Beach sunrise over Turimetta.
A series of intense East Coast low pressure systems threw up some solid surf along Sydney’s Northern Beaches during Winter. This was South Narrabeen on Friday 13th July
North Narrabeen tidal rock pool on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
“Roots of Wisdom” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © “The trees are whispering to me, reminding me of my roots, and my reach… shhhhhh… can you hear them? Selflessly sharing their subtle song.” / ~Jeb Dickerson See “Roots of Wisdom” at my website /
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