Anyone living on or near to the NSW Central Coast should spend a sunset at the waterways of Long Jetty. There is always great foreground interest to put in your frame - from the most obvious subject of the long jetties to the ducks and the occasional boat or windsurfer.
This day was very windy and I was actually going to shoot The Entrance at sunset but decided to find somewhere a little more protected. Not because there were angry looking fishermen in my frame that didn't seem to appreciate me taking their portraits ;).
I always have good shoots at this spot, mainly due to the sky firing off some vivid colours and I thought this time would be no different. BUT it was. The setting sky didn't get to great vibrancey I had come to expect from this location.
It's hard to come back to a location and shoot it again when you are happy with the initial results. But sometimes it pays to return. Like this time. Becasue at least I knew I wasn't interested in shooting the same composition as two of my previous shots (below).
So I turned my attention to finding a whole new shot. When I got out of the car I spotted a large row of reasonably manucured row of reeds by the waters edge. I was fascinated by this and spent a fair amount of time trying to compose the image you see below. My tripod went up. My tripod when down. I walked to the right. I walked to the left. Until I found the right spot.
Leaving enough mystery that you can still see what is "Beyond the Reeds" - the couple watching the sunset together, the jetty, the last glimspe of the sun for the day. The sky wasn't the hero this time. And it didn't need to be. The soft setting sun was enough to draw the day to an end.
Catchya
Josh :)
This day was very windy and I was actually going to shoot The Entrance at sunset but decided to find somewhere a little more protected. Not because there were angry looking fishermen in my frame that didn't seem to appreciate me taking their portraits ;).
I always have good shoots at this spot, mainly due to the sky firing off some vivid colours and I thought this time would be no different. BUT it was. The setting sky didn't get to great vibrancey I had come to expect from this location.
It's hard to come back to a location and shoot it again when you are happy with the initial results. But sometimes it pays to return. Like this time. Becasue at least I knew I wasn't interested in shooting the same composition as two of my previous shots (below).
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| The Calm, Long Jetty NSW © Josh Pitt |
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| Sunday, Long Jetty NSW © Josh Pitt |
Leaving enough mystery that you can still see what is "Beyond the Reeds" - the couple watching the sunset together, the jetty, the last glimspe of the sun for the day. The sky wasn't the hero this time. And it didn't need to be. The soft setting sun was enough to draw the day to an end.
Catchya
Josh :)
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| Beyond The Reeds, Long Jetty NSW © Josh Pitt |
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