Usually when I take photographs I pay a lot of attention to vertical and horizontal alignment as I tend to take the photos slightly skewed in one direction. If I am not careful I need to correct the verticals in post processing, which takes time. At times, however, like in this photograph having a tilted horizon emphasises the point of view. The man in the centre of the photograph was reclining against one of these small metal poles, which are everywhere in Sydney. Taking the photo on an angle in this case was deliberate to show this, otherwise the lens tends to flatten out scenes like that.
I went to the beach really early today. It was a beautiful, clear morning. Actually to clear for a interesting landscape. My usual spot around the base of Skillion looked frankly dull. I packed up my tripod and moved to the top of the hill leading to the sport oval. This vantage point spans entire Terrigal beach.
There was a thin crescent of the Moon and last star visible on a beautifully blue sky, while at the horizon the yet to rise sun provided for a hazy strawberry cream colour layer.
The scene for this landscape photograph looked very serene. Cold morning provided for good, crystal clear visibility.
One of the fishing boats started its trip out to the ocean. This is the point in time I have selected to capture this view. Everything quite beautiful and dreamy and at the same time there is this little human elements of fishermen going after their catch.
This photograph of Storm clouds over Terrigal is a bit out of sequence in the blog. I took this photograph early on Sunday morning, some three hours before I did the Pinnacle dive of the Bateau Bay. Looking at these dramatic clouds I thought they will be the end to my diving plans, but luckily they have dispersed just a couple of hours later with some staying far on the horizon.
There was something theatrical in this woman’s pose as she was looking towards the evening sun with her had trying to obscure the blinding light. Who or what was she looking for on the horizon? She seemed elegantly overdressed in a short black dress designed for an evening. Her hair all done up.
So, did I find out what it was that she was looking for? Yes, she was looking at a pleasure cruise for a company event on Sydney Harbour.
Hunter Valley is world famous for its excellent wines. It is a major tourist attraction as it is only 2 hours drive north of Sydney. Once you there and you enjoyed your wine tasting, excellent food and serene scenery you may wander why this flat hilly land is called a valley. To find the answer to this question you need to find the right sandy road that will take up high the the surrounding hills and if you lucky you will be viewing this vast landscape with the a matching hill group far on the horizon defining the valley.
