Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula for Treasure Tuesday

 

Taken last week with Joel. This was a corner that gave me a suprising result.

Joel is now in Sapphire coast joining a wedding. I will have to find things to do on my own this weekend.

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Pulpit Rock, Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula for Sunday Best

 

Last Saturday was my first hike since the quadriceps recovered. To the location again. This time, it is medium high tide. 

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Pirate Bay seascape Mornington Peninsula for H2O Thursday

 

This was captured at twilight. 

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Sierra Nevada Rock, Mornington Peninsula for Treasure Tuesday

 

There were mines in the region. So the place is now permanently closed for visit. Damn, one less place to visit for my water photography

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Pearses Bay Mornington Peninsula for Water H2O Thursday

 

Sometimes it is easier to avoid major landmarks getting the seascape in an anonymous way 

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Kilcunda rock arch Gippsland for Treasure Sunday

 

I have been here a few times over the years. It was a lowest tide ever while everywhere on the back beach of Mornington Peninsula was actually high tide. 

This is probably the moodiest shot I have taken this winter.

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Mount Martha sunset Mornington Peninsula for Water H2O Thursday

 

Joel and I did not manage to walk far into Balcombe walking trail. He was so preoccupied with this scene. He set up his equipment like he was setting up a nuclear lab. It only took less than 1 minute to get this frame handheld.

Mount Martha is a quaint beach town wedged between Safety Beach and Mornington on the Mornington Peninsula. This is a popular walk with locals and it's easy to see why - this track follows the Bay Trail and encompasses four leash free beaches as well as providing beautiful bay views.

Hawker Beach, Birdrock Beach and Dava Beach are three different leash free beaches available along this walk and all boast golden sand and clear water. Your dog will love jumping through the waves or digging in the sand and owners will love the shelter of the surrounding cliffs – creating your own sanctuary. Make sure you are aware of the steep beach access along this walk 

The leash free beaches are expansive, with Dava Beach being a continuation of Birdrock Beach (the only way to enter Dava Beach is to first enter Birdrock Beach). Fossil Beach gives you something different altogether, being predominately made up of rocks it gets its name from the abundance of fossils that geologist A.R.C Selwyn discovered amongst the limestone cliffs there in 1854. These fossils displayed evidence of sea life from 10-15 million years ago.

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Pearses Bay, Mornington Peninsula for Treasure Tuesday

 

Joel and I knew the day gonna suck. We visited the place 2 weeks ago. I did not give enough time in the planning. By the time we were at the coast, sun was already gone. Then the cloud cover kind of dropped the temperature by a few more degrees. So we set up our gear very quickly and snapped the usual location here.

What surprised me was the fact that there were two wedding photographers torturing brides at this windy coast for portraits. It was not even pretty at that hour. The area we were standing on can collapse any time from my earlier reading into geological studies. 

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Bridgewater Bay, Mornington Peninsula for Water H2O Thursday

 

It was an overcast day at Bridgewater Bay, Mornington Peninsula.

A different take on the flow effect.

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Balnarring Beach in Mornington Peninsula for Treasure Tuesday

 

It is not monsoon, but it always rains heavily in April and May around here. This shot was rather interesting from 2 weeks ago. The water flow motion is fun.

Joel and I are just busy playing PlayStation instead. 

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Balnarring Beach Jetty in Mornington Peninsula for Treasure Tuesday

 

Joel and I came back here on Easter Saturday. Again, I did not get the look I want but it gave me another opportunity to try it again.

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Pearse's Beach Mornington Peninsula for Sunday Best

 

A very relaxing evening. Not much walking and hiking involved. 

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Pearce Bay in Mornington Peninsula for Treasure Tuesday

 

Joel and I discovered this bay in a very low tide on the weekend. Playing with water flow exposure.

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I stumbled across this new song by Jessica Mauboy. It sounds really pleasing. She is really under-rated here in Australia. 

Portsea Back Beach in Mornington Peninsula for Sunday Best

 

The sea shelf exposed in the low tide often gave a photography interest for long exposure pleasure.

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Yesterday I had a yum cha lunch with Leonid who visited Australia from US this year. We caught up and chatted for hours. He was trying to get me to work in US while I was trying to lure him back to Australia. 

No 16 Beach, Rye, Mornington Peninsula for Sky Watch Friday

 

Gloomy and dark. The mini waterfall is a bonus for the dull sunset. There is reflection in the water hole too. 

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Pulpit Rock, Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula for Water H2O Thursday

 

I kind of dragged Joel along to this location again. We often encountered overcast sky with zero colours.  The waves hitting on the rocks vibrate the whole ground steadily. This was often why I got crappy shots here doing long exposure. This time, the tide was unusually low that there was not much vibrations on the ground level.  

Joel went onto the other side of this coast which was said to be popular with photographers. His view was photo bombed constantly and I could hear him swear from a distance. Haha

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I bumped into this old song today. I loved the tunes so much.

Pirate Bay Topdown in Mornington Peninsula for Water H2O Thursday

 

Last weekend was really good that Joel and I got the shots we wanted.

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No 16 Beach, Rye, Mornington Peninsula for Skywatch Friday

 

Sunset without clouds is usually looking the same everywhere. Joel tried to get his feet wet for a shot he would hardly process after he got home.

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No 16 Beach, Rye in Mornington Peninsula for Water H2O Thursday

 

We missed the lowest tide on the day. I believed the forecast prediction was an error. So we did not get to see Dragon's Head which was already immersed in the ocean. Then I tried to salvage the effort into getting a fine art shot if I could. This will do!

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Balnarring Beach Mornington Peninsula for Water H2O Thursday

 

On the day, Joel and I were supposed to visit the abandoned submarine in Hastings. It turned out the wreckage was already removed! It was so upsetting. So we moved quickly to this nearby beach before sunset took place.

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