Surfer waiting in the lineup at the crack of dawn, I guess the title says it all
Sorry for not posting many shots over the past few weeks and not leaving any replies. I have been really busy with work and work around the house. I can tell you the past few days have been the worst choice to do some work around the Garden. Anyway here are two HDR – Sunrise shots from a few weeks ago taken from Victoria Road near the old White Bay Power Station. I hope you like it. Please also visit my website alexkess.com and my photoblog . Cheers and Thanks, Alex
Sydney is not only blessed by a beautiful coastline providing us with countless beaches, but also some of these beaches have a “rock pool” at the headland. These rock pools provide a great place for the locals to take a dip in the ocean without the waves. Photo Taken: 19-Nov-2006 / Time: 6am / Conditions: Calm, beautiful pre dawn…. / / / / / / / / / / / Some other seascape art: / / / / / / /
For the past couple of years I am attracted by the sunrise in the morning. This is one of such moments captured. Moisture is in the air Sunrise taken in Sydney. / 2005-03-13 5:18am / Panasonic DMC-LC1 / 1/200 / f/4.8 / ISO 100 © All Rights Reserved :hinting 2007 IR photo of the same view thinking of you / / Please see the rest of my portfolio. /
North Narrabeen tidal pool on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Shot at 18mm; 30sec; f/11; ISO100
It’s light and reflection , right place right time that is wonderful with cameras attached like another limb. This shot taken from Blues Point on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour / This piece has sold as a matted print to an unkown buyer /
Merimbula is on the east coast of Australia between Sydney and Melbourne.
BETTER VIEWED LARGER Is’nt it great when conditions click, sunrise,light and fog and cloud, this shot shows Lavender Bay from North Sydney. The shot taken from the 10th floor looking down. You can clearly see the expanse of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Luna Park Amusement Park at the northern base of the bridge, and the Sydney CBD Equipment: Nikon D300 Lens = Nikon 18-200mm Software: Photomatix HDR The shot is the result of four bracketed images and my continuing exploration of High Dynamic Range Photography
BEST VIEWED LARGER SOLD* / One medium framed Print to anonymous buyer Whale Beach is one of Sydney’s wonderful Northern Beaches, it is reaonably secluded and is the home to the rich and famous. About 40 kilometres north of Sydney via road.
BEST VIEWED LARGER This shot taken with my trusty Nikon D300, with my everloving great value Sigma 10-20mm lens.4 bracketted exposures. No enhancement of colours or filters and very little manipulation required. Software used Photomatix and Capture NX Taken from McMahons Point around 6am. The light , clouds and colour made my camera release finger twitch. Everytime I photograph the Sydney Harbour Bridge its different she has many moods / FRAMED PRINT / / See Also Sydney The Photographers Cut – Moods Of A City – THe HDR Series
A six image stitch of Coogee Bay . / http://kirkhille.wordpress.com/ Various images of mine are for sale on various finishes and sizes from Gloss and lustre, Metallic and Fuji Flew prints. Laminating and Mounting are available and framing service are available for local customers. Any enquires please contact me by email at kirkhille (@) westnet . com . au . For more information on my photographs you can visit my blog at http://kirkhille.wordpress.com/ All images are © Kirk Hille, All Rights Reserved. You may not use, replicate, manipulate, redistribute, or modify this image without my express consent
BETTER VIEWED LARGER Newport Beach is 30 kilometres from Sydney on the northern beaches of Sydney. This shot taken at sunrise was wonderful with reflections and light. / Newport can be reached by car or bus from the Sydney CBD, this is my neighbourhood No colour manupulation was used nor any filters, the hightened colours are the result of High Dynamic Range. Equipment: Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm lens, 5 Bracketted images .
MUCH BETTER VIEWED LARGER SOLD ONE LARGE FRAMED PRINT _ UNKOWN BUYER FROM THE UK It is easily reached by public transport or car from the Sydney CBD. Balmoral Beach / In the vicinity of Balmoral Beach are restaurants, beautiful houses and expensive yachts. It’s an ideal place for a quick swim and takeaway fish and chips at sunset. In fact, its the type of beach where you can take your rollerblades, dog, bike, sailboard and football, or just a picnic basket. The middle area of the beach is graced with a classic footbridge across the sand to a tree-covered outcrop. A section is protected by a shark net. Head to the northern tip of the beach where you’ll find a small, shady park behind an old club building. From here, a short walk through the streets or around the rocks will take you to Chinamans Beach. You can hire sailboards & Balmoral Boatshed offers tuition. Next to the boatshed are the swimming baths, enclosed by shark nets and a wide boardwalk. At Balmoral beach you can take a ferry from Circular Quay to Taronga Zoo or Mosman Wharf and take the bus to the village of Mosman. You can discover nearby Taronga Zoo, and enjoy the breathtaking harbour views at the world’s only harbourside zoo. Swim at Balmoral Beach, one of Sydney Harbour’s best, followed by fish and chips on the beach. Relax at The Spit waterfront recreation area with marinas, restaurants and canoe hire, or join a local kayak tour. Balmoral features Balmoral and Edwards Beaches, both of which are separated by the outcrop of Rocky Point. Both beaches are usually referred to as simply Balmoral. The locality has views across the entrance to Middle Harbour to North Head, Manly, and Clontarf. The harbour beaches face north east and is sheltered from ocean swell by Middle Head. The entire beach is listed on the Register of the National Estate as the ‘Balmoral Beach Conservation Area’.[2] The conservation area includes the promenade, the esplanade, the Rotunda and the Bathers’ Pavilion, which date back to the 1930s. Equipment : Nikon D300 Sigma 10-20mm lens / Processing: 5 bracketted images, processed using Photomatix HDR Software, image saved as 16bit tiff, minor focus adjustment using Capture NX. No colour manipulation or filters used
HDR MUCH BETTER VIEWED LARGER It is easily reached by public transport or car from the Sydney CBD. Balmoral Beach / In the vicinity of Balmoral Beach are restaurants, beautiful houses and expensive yachts. It’s an ideal place for a quick swim and takeaway fish and chips at sunset. In fact, its the type of beach where you can take your rollerblades, dog, bike, sailboard and football, or just a picnic basket. The middle area of the beach is graced with a classic footbridge across the sand to a tree-covered outcrop. A section is protected by a shark net. Head to the northern tip of the beach where you’ll find a small, shady park behind an old club building. From here, a short walk through the streets or around the rocks will take you to Chinamans Beach. You can hire sailboards & Balmoral Boatshed offers tuition. Next to the boatshed are the swimming baths, enclosed by shark nets and a wide boardwalk. At Balmoral beach you can take a ferry from Circular Quay to Taronga Zoo or Mosman Wharf and take the bus to the village of Mosman. You can discover nearby Taronga Zoo, and enjoy the breathtaking harbour views at the world’s only harbourside zoo. Swim at Balmoral Beach, one of Sydney Harbour’s best, followed by fish and chips on the beach. Relax at The Spit waterfront recreation area with marinas, restaurants and canoe hire, or join a local kayak tour. Balmoral features Balmoral and Edwards Beaches, both of which are separated by the outcrop of Rocky Point. Both beaches are usually referred to as simply Balmoral. The locality has views across the entrance to Middle Harbour to North Head, Manly, and Clontarf. The harbour beaches face north east and is sheltered from ocean swell by Middle Head. The entire beach is listed on the Register of the National Estate as the ‘Balmoral Beach Conservation Area’.[2] The conservation area includes the promenade, the esplanade, the Rotunda and the Bathers’ Pavilion, which date back to the 1930s. Equipment : Nikon D300 Sigma 10-20mm lens / Processing: 5 bracketted images, processed using Photomatix HDR Software, image saved as 16bit tiff, minor focus adjustment using Capture NX. No colour manipulation or filters used, Framed Prints / See Also* /
A light mist this morning supplied me with this serendipidous shot. Not what I’d planned, but I do like what I was given!!! Same building but different time of day, different angle, and different conditions to Slab Hut No 2 My Bubblesite also shows works in categories. Landscapes Trees Cards EOD Rusty Flowers Architecture Macro CatchAll DM
MUCH BETTER VIEWED LARGER / 190 Comments,125 Favourites, 2956 Views / Sydney is great for sunrises, it quite often receives spectacular sunrises as it greets the sunrises that appear from the east. This shot shows the city skyline as seen from North Sydney CBD on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour, in the foreground is Lavender Bay. Technique: HDR , 5 Bracketted images processed with Photomatix Pro with avery slight adjustment (sharpening & contrast) in Capture NX. Equipment: Nikon D300 , Nikon 18-200mm lens No filters or colour adjustment 1) RED SKY AT NIGHT… means that as the sun sets in the west, if it has a red hue or color to it, then the moisture was further west of their location. Thus SAILORS DELIGHT. A beautiful sunset. 2) RED SKY IN MORN…means that as the sunlight from the rising sun passes through moisture, it too will be red. This means that with the rotation of the earth, this will bring this moisture (and possible storm) right on top of them and it is only a few hours away. SO SAILORS TAKE WARN.” / I hope this bit of weather science helps.
A misty morning blended with an image by Marcus Ranum in CS3. The lady’s forlorn demeanor and “all dressed up with nowhere to go” image made me think of Karen Carpenter’s song “Looking for Love…” / Though people say love is everywhere, / I’m looking for love, but it’s just not there For those interested, the background image was processed, the figure placed (which automatically gives a second layer) and blended using the opacity slider, “blend if” options in the blending mode, and erase tool. A shadow was produced with the burn tool, and light controlled on the figure with dodge, burn, and a white brush at about 5%. The blur tool was also used around any hard edges to help the figure blend into the b/g and not appear sharp and ‘dropped in’. Most of these actions were done on separate layers in order to be able to switch them on and off individually and ensure the correct effect was achieved. It also prevents ruining the whole image – if something doesn’t work, just delete that particular layer! Featured in Digital Art Compliations Group Oct 09 My Bubblesite also shows works in categories. Landscapes Trees Cards EOD Rusty Flowers Architecture Macro CatchAll DM
MUCH BETTER VIEWED LARGER This shot taken at sunrise from my 10th floor vantage point in North Sydney CBD it’s hard but this is my view for breakfast. Fog greets the awakening city and approaching dawn. Equipment : Nikon D300, Handheld, Nikon 18-200mm lens / Technique: 5 bracketted images processed in Photomatix with a slight tidy in Capture NX
MUCH BETTER VIEWED LARGER / 2 Large POSTER SALES UNKNOWN BUYERS / Recentlydisplayed at Red Door Creative Gallery Opening This shot taken at sunrise from my 10th floor vantage point in North Sydney CBD it’s hard but this is my view for breakfast. Fog greets the awakening city and approaching dawn. Equipment : Nikon D300, Handheld, Nikon 18-200mm lens / Technique: 5 bracketted images processed in Photomatix with a slight tidy in Capture NX
MUCH BETTER VIEWED LARGER Thank you for the comments,views and favouritings they are appreciated. This shot taken at sunrise from my 10th floor vantage point in North Sydney CBD it’s hard but this is my view for breakfast. Fog greets the awakening city and approaching dawn. Equipment : Nikon D300, Handheld, Nikon 18-200mm lens / Technique: 5 bracketted images processed in Photomatix with a slight tidy in Capture NX
ISO125, f16, 60s, Circular polarising filter, 3-stop GND. Nikon D300 with 10-20mm Sigma Lens. Morning Sunrise view of the City of Sydney. Thanks for viewing, comments appreciated.
BEST VIEWED LARGER Thanks for dropping in your comments viewings and if lucky favoritings are greatly appreciated. Is’nt it great when you wake up open the door and get that hint of pink in the sky, throw in the right type of cloud and you get that burst of “Photographer Adrenalin” ? This is the result ! Newport Beach is 30 kilometres from Sydney and is one of the many fine beaches that make up Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Easily reachable by car or public transport. Equipment: Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm lens , Manfrotto Tripod, no filters just mother nature. Technique: HDR , 5 Bracketted Exposures, Photomatix 3.2, Capture NX, Noise Ninja
BEST VIEWED LARGER *Many Thanks for the many favouritings, views, and comments Morning light hits the Sydney skyline, this shot taken from McMahons Point on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour. The reflections on a still awakening city. / Equipment: Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm lens handheld Technique: HDR 5 bracketted exposures. Photomatix, Capture NX
Australia, Sydney, Eastern suburbs, Clovelly bay
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