Bells Beach, Victoria: run shrieking!

While this woman and young girl played along the shoreline, I prepared to snap them when a bigger wave rolled in!

Fujifilm X30 with in-camera B&W (Red) filter; mild edits applied in Snapseed app. 

Bells Beach, Victoria: the preparation

Fujifilm X30 with Provia film simulation filter; grainy film filter and border applied in Snapseed app. 

Bells Beach, Victoria: what a bummer!

I noticed this photographer, because he had a much bigger camera than mine and looked pretty serious. Especially when he seemed quite oblivious to how he changed the view for the rest of us when he got creative with the waves breaking over s rock. I’d be interested to see the results of his focus.

Fujifilm X30 with Provia film simulation; cropped and border applied in Snapseed app. 

Postcard From Portarlington: Melbourne across the bay

A change of plans has created an opportunity to visit the seaside during turbulent spring weather conditions, and it’s good to be back in the city of Geelong, which I’ve come to really enjoy. 

Fujifilm X30 at full telephoto; mild edits and border applied in Snapseed app. 

Bells Beach, Victoria: perfect for monochrome

Funny, it never really occurred to me that seascapes are perfect for monochrome photography! This was taken on my descent to Bells Beach, at the eastern end of the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.

Greetings From Geelong! a shag on a pier

In Australia – and for all I know, elsewhere also – cormorants are colloquially known as “shags”. Having some time to wander the waterfront in the port city of Geelong, south-west of Melbourne, I sat for a moment on this small pier and watched a shag dry its wings until some tourists (people like myself, I suppose) came along with their loudly-clicking cameras and frightened it off.

Formerly a working pier, the much longer Cunningham Pier (at left) is now dedicated to recreation, and boasts a restaurant and function centre.

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