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On the Beach at Cape Pallerenda Conservation Park
I was out at Cape Pallarenda, walking along the sand, marvelling at the sun and fresh sea breeze, when I noticed this log being washed around by the waves. It steamed like such a normal occurrence on the beach yet I still couldn’t resist the urge of taking a few shots. So I wiped out the camera, zoomed in close so I didn’t get the gear wet and snapped away. I wanted to try and get as low as possible and catch the moment the waves crashed into the drifting log. The bright mid morning sun highlighted the white wash of the waves which made correctly exposing the dark log a little tricky. I waited until a wave was just moments away from the log and fired off a set of 3 shots hoping to capture the impact as the wave swallowed the floating wood. I did the same thing from a couple of different view points trying to capture the action.
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The best shot of the day, as seen at the start of this post, was actually quite a treat. It was a fairly unorthodox shot as I held the camera away from my body just above the ground. I guessed and largely hoped I had the framing correct and squeezed the shutter. The result was stunning. My framing was spot on and although the camera was tilted making the horizon fall away to the right, I had managed to include a nearby shipping buoy in the process. Everything worked well together, even with its slightly unusual composition. I liked how I had captured the wave and log perfectly but also included some background interest. The whole scene really draws the eye in to the shot and the surprising composition which is fundamentally wrong yet so right, adds heaps of interest.
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Very impressed with the log shot I decided to capture a few of the smaller things on the beach and include the white wash foam and bubbles. These couple of shots where taken from above just as the wave and foam began to withdraw. Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park is about 10km north-east of Townsville and during World War II was home to a quarantine and strategic defence station. Historic buildings, gun emplacements and searchlights towers can still be seen today. For more information about the site and what you can do there visit the EPA website
Hutch @ AZ