Dramatic sunset at Back Beach Mornington Peninsula

 

Sea Cave at Back Beach Mornington Peninsula

Close to sunset

Sony A7RV + 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Skywatch Friday

Pulpit Rock, Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne

 

Last weekend, we just had to get out of the house despite a stormy gloomy weather. It was mainly the stairs and steps I want to do to get my metabolism going. 

Spam filter here is getting to me again. So, I am trapped in this never ending gotcha moment proving I am not a robot. Sometimes I do feel that I am a robot in this capitalistic world.

Sony A7RV

FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM

Linking Randomosity

HMAS Hastings in Mornington Peninsula for Treasures Tuesday

This was one of the few abandoned submarines along Melbourne's coastline. 

Sony A7RIV

FE 200-600mm f5.6-6.3

Linking Tom's Treasure Tuesday

Back beach, Mornington Peninsula

 

A late post this morning since I had another adventure last night. It was fun searching for a landscape. There is no time to re-examine the work last night. However, I am so buggered this morning. Sore muscles everywhere

Sony A7RV

FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM

Linking Sunday Best

Mornington Peninsula Back Beach for Skywatch Friday

 

Last few days strolling along the beach was nice. The temperature actually came down too. more bearable. This is so good that I do not need to stress over anything in the holiday mood.

Sony A7RV

FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM

Linking Skywatch Friday

Bays of Island, Mornington Peninsula

 

There are three "bays of islands" in Victoria, Australia.

This one is most accessible. I am going to come here to test out my new Sony A7RV

Sony A7RIV

FE 16-35mm f2.8 Gm

Linking Good Random Fun

Sky Watch Mornington Peninsula

 

I forgot to bring ND filter along. So this was taken handheld. Too bright still. 

Sony A7RIV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Sky watch

Sky watch Friday it comes! Sierra Nevada Rocks, Mornington Peninsula

 

Sierra Nevada Rocks by Sony A7RIV + FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Sunset magical hour

Participating the Skywatch event Sky watch Friday

Back Beach at Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne, Australia

 

Back beach is about 72km long along Mornington Peninsula. It is about 150km out of Melbourne but still getting classified as a Melbourne suburb. Some said Melbourne is similar to Los Angeles in US. It has a wide span really.

Love long exposure. Here we go, another "unnatural" photo. 

Sony A7RIV

FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM

Photos of Mornington Peninsula

Sea Cave, Sierra Nevada Rocks, Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne, Australia

 

Kind of spooky inside this cave. But the view is quite nice. Worth the effort to come here in the cold.

Sony A7RIV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Skywatch Friday

Pulpit Rock, Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne

 

Pulpit rock is a basalt type formed by cooling lava. This is a popular location for angling fishing and photographers. Few get hurled out into the sea every year according to the statistics. During high tide, one would be standing at the sea floor scuba diving. 

Coming here is always a challenge. Photographers are like a pack of wolves here. We gonna get our spots like a prized possession. I often browse for stock market news on my phone, squatting on these uneven rock surfaces. 

Did I mention that there were more tourists than the fish in the ocean here?

Sony A7RIV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Cape Schanck Mornington Peninsula

Bay of Islands, Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne

 

Well, that big rock was meant to be my focus of the day for an ultra long exposure. I misread the tides that it was actually a high tide instead of a low one. So I walked to the deck for a timely sunset. The couple was already there trying to suck on each other's tongue. 

So a snap 

Panasonic G9

Leica 12-60mm f2.8-4

Mornington Peninsula

Pirate Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne

 

It has been a project over the past few years that I try to find these esoteric sea caves which were often immersed in sea during high tides. They are not easy to access but it has become an adventure since pandemic happens. 

The good thing about these sea caves is that no tourists come visit at all. But the bad thing is if anything happen to me, no one would know about it. Sometimes rogue waves would cover the sea cave opening and wash me down the cave into an abyss. The very thought does scare me from time to time. This is why I have stopped photographing sea caves now. Time to do something cheaper and safer. 

Sony A7RIV

Laowa 9mm f5.6 

Sea Cave shots

Back Beach, Mornington Peninsula Melbourne Australia

 

It has been a fever to capture various unknown caves at seaside since the pandemic. Well, this is the best way to avoid crowd. And there is a bit of explorer feel to it. My friend got various sorts of trauma from walking around these areas too.

I just got my forth dose for Covid. Arm is painful for quite a few days already. 

Cave posts

Pirate's Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Australia

 

This is the coast that is still classified within Melbourne district. And, no, there are no pirates here. In fact, pirates will die coming here. This cave is usually under the sea in high tide. These rocks can cut my shoes so easily like razor blades.

Sony A7RIV

Laowa 9mm f5.6

Mornington Peninsula Posts

Sierra Nevada Rocks, Mornington Peninsula, Australia

 

Weather is getting quite cold. -2 degree Celsius almost every night. Walking in the ankle deep sea water on the beach rocks is really designed for iron man or iron woman.

Normally one would come up a poem for this image. I just like to ponder on a view like this. No words.

Sony A7RIV

FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM

Sunset Posts

No 16 Back Beach Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne

 

Love the spot behind Dragon Head No 16 Rye beach in Mornington Peninsula 

Sony A7RIV 

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Beach posts

The intense blue is particularly nice in Winter 

Not good for my wet feet

p.s. The spam filter on blogspot is a nightmare. I cannot even comment on other blogs anymore. I even struggle to get inside this blogspot. This reminds why I left Blogspot 5 years ago. PTSD!

Lizard Rock Milkyway

 

Subtle light with Milkyway 

Mornington Peninsula

Sony A7RIV

FE 14mm 1.8 GM

No 16 Beach, Rye, Dragon Head, Mornington Peninsula

 

The iconic place in a sunny weather

Sony A7RIV 

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Sea Cave at Mornington Peninsula, Australia

 

Three years later, I realise I had something good going in blogspot. Though I had started my ventures in zenfolio and instagram, blogspot platform has its own advantages. I think I cannot put all eggs in one basket as all my previous successful blogs on here either get bot attacked or domain hijacked. So this is just a space that I post whatever I want from my amateur career in photography 

This sea cave is among the thousands on back beach of Mornington Peninsula. 

Sony A7RIV 

FE 14mm f1.8 GM