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Taken tonight at Balmoral beach. The dark exposure is deliberate.



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Hi Doug. Really nice tones in this image, however it looks to me like there is something missing from the foreground. Nice colours and tones though.

Cheers,
Owen.

Thanks Owen, I appreciate your comments.

Hi Doug, Balmoral can be a fantastic place to take photos from, good image with a "coolness/calm" about it. The little touch of light leads into the photo well.

You should try an early morning shot with the Balmoral Bathouse sometime

Doug,

A really nice calmness in this shot..... like owen mentioned maybe a sailboat or something in the forground could of provided some forground interest... but we can't just magic them up.....

I really like this one Doug. Something very mysterious about it and the light on Manly head really makes it great.

The exposure I find particulary intersting. Can you show us the EXIF and tell me what time of the evening it was?

Thanks

LostDingo - Thanks for your comment, I'd like to do early morning shots, but I tend to be lazy. I think now it's getting warmer, I'll be able to get out of bed much more easily.

Craig, thanks for your comment. When I stood looking at this spot, I loved the dark blue and the sillouettes and enjoyed the minimalist beauty of it all. I captured exactly what I wanted, so this photo has become a favourite of mine. I know others will want boats and other stuff in the foreground. This though was what I really wanted to capture. I didn't want anything to break the blue, or complicate the "minimalistic" scene. I'm pleased you like it otherwise.

Jonesy, it was actually darker than this in real life. I could just make out the heads through a kind of blue haze. When I darken this image, I can see it as it was. It was taken tonight at 6:38pm, 20 sec @ f/8, iso 200. I'm pleased you like it.