Sun's Last Slant, a photo from Victoria, East

Photographer's Note

Barwon Heads, about 100 km from Melbourne, is a small holiday resort town of about 3000 people, located at the mouth of the Barwon River, where it flows into Bass Strait after passing through Geelong. The recent trip around the Bellarine Peninsula, undertaken by TE members Santo, Klaudio, Steve and I, finished on the beach near The Bluff lookout. After crossing the wide estuary of the Barwon River as dusk approached, we quickly found the road to the lookout, where we hoped to see a fine sunset. In the end, we were not disappointed as we descended from the lookout to the beach. This photo was taken at at 8pm, as the sun appeared below the cloud cover, about half an hour before it disappeared completely.

Some years ago, the Australian government TV station, the ABC (like the BBC) produced a pleasant Sunday-evening series called 'Sea Change' (sort of a sophisticated soapie), which was filmed partly in Barwon Heads and partly in another Bellarine Peninsula town called St. Leonards. It was very successful at the time, and I think it might have helped to feed the property boom (should that be 'bubble'?) in coastal towns, as many people, herd-like, began to strive for a view of the sea from their lounge window. On this topic, I once inspected a small apartment in Melbourne which was advertised as having 'sea glimpses'; I found this promise to be true, if one stood on a chair in a corner.

The map link, for those who are interested, shows precisely where I was standing when I took the photo.

Kofman, papagolf21, SnapRJW, daddo, jusninasirun, macjake, adramad, tatadalou, holmertz, Jardim, Royaldevon, jhm, krzychu30, Romano46, kato ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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mesutilgim (0) 2013-03-04 2:35

Hello Andrew,
My neighbour today !
Very nice landscape capture with good sidelight and perfect layout.
Nice to see how this deep standing sun created wonderfull structures on the sand of the beach.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

ChrisJ (171822) 2013-03-04 3:48

Hello Andrew,

Greetings from Turkey! I've been to Barwon Heads when I was a kid but not to this back beach. Swam in a river estuary there. Good sharpness and nice reflections in the wet sand. Well composed using the rule of thirds. I like the subtle warm cold color contrast between the blue & orange red in the distance. Tfs!

lousat (139220) 2013-03-04 3:52

Hi Andrew,great choice of the moment whit this special warm light,great point of view too and a great sensation of peace and quiet along this desert beach,i like it!Have a nice week and thanks,Luciano

rbassin (27472) 2013-03-04 4:19

Hello Andrew,
La lumière est superbe, et crée des teintes chaudes très agréables.
Joli mouvement de l'eau et du sable.
Bonne journée
Roland

papagolf21 (152607) 2013-03-04 4:25

Bonjour, cher ami Andrew,
C'est le genre de composition qui me comble. La beauté simple et naturelle est parfaitement mise en image.
La lumière dispensée sur les flots et sur les falaises donne à l'ensemble un effet de toute beauté.
La réussite est grande.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Oceania (5202) 2013-03-04 5:49

Hi Andrew,

It's a gorgeous sunset on the beach indeed. The waves reflect the lights greatly.

Kamilutka (8107) 2013-03-04 8:47

Andrew,
this is very attractive sunset! Lovely colors and all these golden reflections which sun cast over the sand are really making this shot eye catching.
Great light management!
Thanks for sharing
Kamila

daddo (28748) 2013-03-04 15:19

Hi Andrew. Great "restoration" job- the colours and light very close to what was there. My photo that I readied for posting is to artificial and reddish, so after seeing your image I think I shall bury it. Great light and colours, clarity and depth. Regards. Klaudio.

ifege (48019) 2013-03-04 19:56

Hi Andrew - a good evening photo capturing a good glow on the sand.
cheers
Ian

jusninasirun (17529) 2013-03-05 2:35

Hello Andrew.
You have capitalized the beautiful light very well in composing this beach view. Love the breaking wave and light falling on the sandy shore.
Regards,
Jusni

mjw364 (1466) 2013-03-05 3:28

Hello Andrew

Great light and clarity in this shot. Classic in composition in many ways. I like the little highlights on the wave in the foreground that pick up the sun's dying light.

Nicely done.

TFS

Mike

i9l2y1m8a8t3 (4814) 2013-03-05 5:28

Hi Andrew!

Very nice sunset image. Love the glowing area on the top and the seemingly dark at the bottom. Shows enough contrast, calm and refreshing scene. Well handled and captured!

TFS,
Matt

wolf38 (30) 2013-03-05 8:15

Hi Andrew. It is a pleasure to look at this wonderful landscape. Composition, light and colors are perfect. Informative text. The photo has a lot of inner peace.
Rgds, Wolfgang.

SteveH (8220) 2013-03-05 15:03

Hi Andrew, a very different take on this than mine. Whereas I focused on the foreground, you have provided an image showing more of the general scene, which works well, the haze in the distance, waves breaking, posts in the sand dunes and the cloudy sky. very nice. Cheers, Steve

chrisvek (7003) 2013-03-05 15:16

Hello Andrew

Excellent shot.So amazing colors and splendid atmosphere.Very good time for this shot.Good job.

Well done
Chris

macjake (98438) 2013-03-05 17:52

Hi Andrew
another fine photo for your gallery.

great info in the written note below, too bad I wasn't there for that TE meeting :)

its all about the lighting isn't it, here we can see some perfect spot lighting on the sands in the far bg areas.
and I really enjoy the layering type of effect from left to right across the frame.
well done my friend
cheers
craig

sevy (58) 2013-03-06 0:54

Nice mood through this post.
I guess it is mainly coming from the warm lightning, almost horizontal giving touch of gold color inside a overall blue-grey environment.
As well, a balanced composition with the different stripes from water to shore dunes.

Yves.

carlo62 (81265) 2013-03-06 6:49

Ciao Andrew
una luce fantastica si diffonde su tutto il panorama.
Bellissima profondità e splendidi colori.
Saluti
Carlo

adramad (72970) 2013-03-07 8:06

Hi Andrew.
Sensational beauty of this composition with this special light and color tonalities really ideal, great perspective pride with this beach that we lost in the distance, I'm surprised to see it completely empty of people, it is a great place to walk.
A colorful ideal, with good sharpness and optimum brightness, makes the composition more charming.
Very well done. I love it.
Have a nice day.
Best wishes.
Luis.

abmdsudi (95869) 2013-03-07 9:34

Hi Andrew
A pretty and peaceful beachscape beautifully framed and equally attractive coloring along with brilliant warm side lighting. Touch of deep grey has added so much contrast and overall beauty along with effect of the water. This is exquisite that sums up the impact achieved leaving so much to admire. Remarkable, Well done, TFS.
Kind regards

claudeD (47754) 2013-03-07 10:25

Hello Andrew,

wow!
what an amazing seaside picture with a perfect comnposition and so much atmosphere. I like the view very much and would like to be there now ...TFS.

WIth regards from Luxembourg

JC

tatadalou (7459) 2013-03-07 12:21

Hello Andrew,
Sweet harmony between the warm tones given by the sunshine and the cool colors of water and gray sky.
Regards,
Delphine

yquem46 (38752) 2013-03-07 12:42

hello andrew
A splendid golden light on this simple though very beautiful compo
Bravo, have a nice day
patrick

Nard (6972) 2013-03-08 2:12

Hi Andrew
Wonderful light on this empty beach and splendid effcets on th waves in the foreground.
Regards
bernard

holmertz (102650) 2013-03-08 11:33

Hello Andrew,
This looks windswept and desolate and not quite my idea of a cosy beach to spend a day at. But I really like the colours you have captured, the superb light and the very good contrasts. Whatever PP you may have done on this you did it very well.
Kind regards,
Gert

Jardim (3243) 2013-03-08 12:39

Olá Andrew,

A like of the smooth colours, a balanced composition with good depth.

JJ

Royaldevon (85896) 2013-03-09 0:17

Hello Andrew,

You can understand why anyone would love to have this view from their living room window. It is perfectly relaxing and would be even better with the gentle sound of the incoming waves.
Did you get your feet wet, as you have used the line of the tide to great advantage; it draws the eyes in, towards dunes and that primrose sky. The light is so well recorded helping to give this scene a romantic atmosphere.

Have a great w/e,
Bev :-)

berek (50518) 2013-03-10 8:51

Hi Andrew
The light is beautiful, warm colors and creates very pleasant.
Pretty movement of water and sand.
greetings.
Burak

jhm (211736) 2013-03-11 5:22

Hello Andrew,

A totally leave beach but a beach with a lot small stones between the sand.
You chose an excellent angle exactly along the last waves.
Perspective and depth are perfect presently.
What a lovely image with different colors and fantastic light management.
Excellent captured, nice composed, TFS.

Have a nice week,
John.

dta (98848) 2013-03-11 5:33

Hello Andrew ,
A terrific mood , for this splendid coastal view . Under this great lightin he contrast of the white and pink parts with the darker ones is really attractive . The picture is perfectly composed , too .
Regards

batalay (41261) 2013-03-18 19:10

Hello Andrew,

The light is fabulous in this early evening shot. With the beach entirely deserted, there is a surrealistic effect, the sort of atmosphere Salvador Dali would have liked to capture. I had read about your group photo-shoot. Clearly you've catalyzed each others best work..

Warm regards,

Bulent

npecanhuk (79329) 2013-03-26 19:07

Hello Andrew!
I really like this one here too!
Special regards to the management of light, colors, chosen pov and composition!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

eldancer1 (36343) 2013-04-10 9:26

Beautiful! Awesome capture of this sunset with good lighting and sharp details. Love the colors. Well done, tfs.

smarcell (19965) 2013-08-18 11:26

Hi Andrew, I love the light here, that really makes the difference (as in any photograph, actually !)
The breaking wave in the foreground draws a nice pattern to balance the hills in the background
Regards
Stefano

krzychu30 (15512) 2013-08-22 2:16

Hello Andrew,
this one is beautiful!
I mean not only the beach itself,but also so lovely light,which helps you to create unique and pleasant mood of the scene.I like also the fact,that the scene is devoid of people and we can enjoy tranquility of the scene.

Kind regards
Krzysztof

Romano46 (18472) 2013-09-16 4:26

Ciao Andrew
le tue vedute di mare sono spettacolari, come lo sono i maestosi paesaggi dell'Australia, ma tu ci metti del tuo nell'arricchire la poesia e la grandiosità della natura cogliendo le inquadrature più suggestive e arricchendole, come in questo cosa con una luce molto calda che crea un aspetto di magico incanto.
Una foto che potrebbe essere un quadro tanto la magia della luce e della natura si fondono a perfezione.
Complimenti!
Ciao e buon inizio di settimana
Romano

kato (11630) 2013-09-17 6:42

Hello Andrew.

You're capturing well this seaside by a good composition and excellent tone/clarity, so it's interesting and impressive to see calm beach and the wave which rolls in to the seashore under sunset. It's also effective for coastline with hill. The light is managed beautifully by shadow-highlight.

Kind regards,
mikio

Disabled_A (0) 2014-05-11 11:11

Hello Andrew,
this landscape looks fantastic to me... like a landscape of another - beautiful and a bit mysterious - planet. well, of course it's because of the colours and this silvery light which, in combination with the golden light, create this incredible effect.
I wonder if I will ever travel to Australia? I want it so much! but it is so far away... yet, it seems to me it's a photographer's paradise, especially for such people like me.
kind regards,
Elena

adidas5nb (5743) 2014-11-02 22:17

that is such a soothing shot with a great view and light.love the place and the division of the frame.
regards
dwaipayan