It's been more than a year since my last post. I've wondered if I was done with photography, but it seems I'm not. I'm just on a slower path. Here's what's caught my eye over the past year.
Beach
I like taking photos at beaches (see
Coledale and
Where is that? posts) and I especially like the beaches just north of Wollongong because they are nestled agains cliffs and they are an easy drive from where I live.
Visiting
Austinmer just before dawn, I was attracted to a surf life saving hut on the empty beach. The lights from the car park lit up the sand making this an interesting colour contrast. I ended up visiting this scene three or four times before I was able to get the composition, lens selection, and sky all to my satisfaction.
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Beach hut at dawn, Austinmer |
On the northern end of Austinmer there's a cliff which provides an interesting silhouette against the early morning sky and sea.
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Beach hut at dawn, Austinmer |
You'll find these and other beach scenes in the
Nature/Coastal gallery.
City
My wife and I occasionally go for drives around our area just to see what's changed (there's continual development going on as there's lots of empty spaces). On one of these drives I came across a new road that provided a clear view towards the Blue Mountains, so I visited at dusk to see how things looked photographically, but I couldn't get a photo that appealed to me.
However, I did notice the street lights which stood out clearly against the skyline. So I returned at dawn to get the lights against the dark yet lightening morning sky and, hopefully, with little traffic on the road.
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Street lights at dawn, Schofields |
Playground
In one of the new development areas there's a playground that had plenty of things that attracted me. I love the patterns, contrasts, and textures on some of the things I found there.
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Yellow dots box, Arndell Park |
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Sandstone 1, Arndell Park |
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Coloured blocks, Arndell Park |
You can see more like these in the
Others/Abstract and Design gallery.