WHERE'S THE HERO?....

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).

The Calm, Long Jetty NSW © Josh Pitt

Sunday, Long Jetty NSW © Josh Pitt

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 :)

Beyond The Reeds, Long Jetty NSW © Josh Pitt

THE GUARDIANS....

This is another shot capture on Killcare beach. It was taken on the same shoot as another one of my images - Morning Swirls, Killcare NSW.
While shooting that shot I could see the clouds starting to part and the light starting to penitrate. In this shot the the light has completely penitrated an opening in the clouds and was at its picturesque best when I pressed down on my remote shutter release.
I love the soft wash across the foreground and the detail in the rocks and of course the rays of light shining through. I called this shot "The Guardians" because these rocks are the front line soldiers battling against the relentless incoming swells of the ocean. Unfortunately, this a losing battle and one day the rocks will be totally eroded away but will know that they have fought gallantly up until the day.

Catchya
Josh :)

The Guardians, Killcare NSW © Josh Pitt

ROCK SOLDIERS...

Located on the NSW Central Coast - Killcare is quite a beautiful and secluded area which I had never shot there before.
On the morning of the shoot, I rose in the pitch darkness and could see a slight silvering of the clouds in the sky - I had high hopes for a dramatic image. When I arrived on location, clouds covered the entire sky and as I stepped onto the sands it began to rain! Not quite what I had in mind. Luckily, the rain soon eased and then stopped. As I wondered around towards the rocks, I noticed some beautiful green mossy rocks that had the rough ocean washing in, out and around them. I shot a number of different intervals for this composition and this was my favourite. I think I like the swirl of whitewash eye cuddling these resiliant rocks sitting on the beach is really quite interesting. It is almost as though this rock is being protected from the ocean by his rock soldiers spread in front of him. Although big, they are no much for the ocean that manages to squeeze through their guard and continue the erosion process.

Catchya
Josh

Morning Swirls, Killcare NSW © Josh Pitt

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Josh :)