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Took a few shots at the Jetty as a celebration. A celebration? Yep, the first time I've seen the sun in many weeks, and guess what, it's pouring rain again today. That's the north coast for you.

The lighting in the first is just sublime

What Chris said.

what Chris and Gary said....i do like the second image as well.

Thanks Chris & Gary, it was blowing a gale so I just stuck the 10-22 lens on my tripod at F18 (or was it F22?) I think, used the self timer and held down the tripod...great light but fair dinkum, it never stops raining. However, we must be thankful for the rain...

Thanks Pa, too.

That first has beautiful light and tones Ozi

#1 superb. The reflection on the beach is very nice.

ozimax wrote:Thanks Chris & Gary, it was blowing a gale so I just stuck the 10-22 lens on my tripod

Hey, cool!

Look Ma, no camera!

Both great images that make the most of the wonderful lighting. Well done ozimax.
cheers
marco

both shots are great. i prefer the lighting and reflections in the first but i like the composition of the 2nd better.

both great shots. & magic lighting ...... you are going to wear that lens out

gstark wrote:

ozimax wrote:Thanks Chris & Gary, it was blowing a gale so I just stuck the 10-22 lens on my tripod

Hey, cool!
Look Ma, no camera!

I knew someone was going to say that!!! Actually, this lens is marvellous, does away with the need for a camera body indeed...

Very nice!

Now that's using the light! Beautiful!

These 2 are both composed beautifully and have excellent colour. Nice work!

These shots are fantastic. Especially love the reflections and light in the first

As everyone has said great light .

Jeff

Thank you all for the kind comments. I know it's been said so many times, but light is everything in photography, more important than camera bodies, conditions, lens.

For those just starting out in this wonderful hobby/profession/whatever, the last few minutes before the sun slips over the horizon is the time to shoot, if you can.

Ozi.

That first shot would look great as a pano - magical light being reflected off the jetty and water.

Big V wrote:That first shot would look great as a pano - magical light being reflected off the jetty and water.

Good point, actually with the 10-22mm I haven't needed to think about panos that much, you can fit so much into the frame!

Well done,

love the light in the first and the composition,

cheers,

André

I prefer the light in the first, but I love the perspective in the second.

You say it was blowing a gale but it looks a lot flatter than the day I dived under the jetty.

ATJ wrote:You say it was blowing a gale but it looks a lot flatter than the day I dived under the jetty.

If you meant the 1st week in January when there were massive swells coming through the harbour, yes, you're right, it definitely was not that bad!

Ozi,

It was 21 September last year. We'd drove from Sydney to Mollaway on the 20th to dive the Solitary Islands. The boat wouldn't take us out on the 21st because it was too rough so we had a whole day to kill. Late in the afternoon we got a bright idea to dive the Jetty. We got there around 4pm, just after high tide (tide was much higher than in your pictures) and the waves were far too large to hit the water from the beach. We ended up going in at the steps half way along - it was actually quite calm there. http://www.petsforum.com/personal/trevor-jones/Dive200792116Jetty.html

I reckon it would be an interesting dive with less wind and diving in the middle of the day.

Love #1 for the obvious reasons Very nice indeed..

Wonderful pics that bring back memories, my kids caught their first fish(s) from that wharf.