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Bicheno Blowhole at Sunrise



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The Bicheno Blowhole on Tasmania's East Coast. Taken at Sunrise

The Bicheno Blowhole on Tasmania's East Coast. Taken at Sunrise
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cameraPENTAX K-5

settings ISO 80 Shutter 1/8 

upload_dateApr, 2013

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63 Comments |
thorirb Platinum
 
thorirb April 20, 2013
Very nice capture
xavierw Platinum
 
xavierw April 22, 2013
Superb
mloiz
 
mloiz April 30, 2013
Amazing photo!! Stunning shot!! Well done!!
prashanwilfred
 
prashanwilfred April 30, 2013
Amazing Click to say the Least !!! Congrats !!
jleiweke
 
jleiweke April 30, 2013
Congrats!
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta April 30, 2013
Awesome dramatic capture with beautiful colors. Congratulations on being featured.
Ashley_Perez
 
Ashley_Perez April 30, 2013
beautiful capture and colors. well done! Congrats on being featured!
djensen
 
djensen April 30, 2013
Beautiful image, congrats on the feature!
catini
 
catini April 30, 2013
Beautiful capture and composition, congrats on your feature!
Rachel-Barlow
 
Rachel-Barlow April 30, 2013
Very nice :)
Tkay
 
Tkay April 30, 2013
Wow! Congrats!!
symesie04
 
symesie04 April 30, 2013
Thats gorgeous. Excellent exposure control.
TAHammer
 
TAHammer April 30, 2013
Beautiful capture, love the colors. Congratulations on your feature
Carli
 
Carli April 30, 2013
beautiful capture, congrats :D
markcoleman
 
markcoleman April 30, 2013
Beautiful!
GordonD
 
GordonD April 30, 2013
Congratulations
Akang_Bagja
 
Akang_Bagja April 30, 2013
gorgeous
GBloniarz
 
GBloniarz April 30, 2013
A WOW photo! Congrats!
Jinjinphoto
 
Jinjinphoto April 30, 2013
Beautifully captured
iceman2
 
iceman2 April 30, 2013
Beautiful capture.Congrats!
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drakkardarkblade April 30, 2013
Congrats. Awesome capture! If you get a chance please check out my photos.
humbertoferreira
 
humbertoferreira April 30, 2013
Congrats, awesome shot!
MarMo
 
MarMo April 30, 2013
amazing
SarahKeates
 
SarahKeates April 30, 2013
Stunning capture! Congrats!
DiabloDeb
 
DiabloDeb April 30, 2013
Lovely
Chrissimpson01
 
Chrissimpson01 April 30, 2013
Wonderful capture
HappyTree
 
HappyTree April 30, 2013
Beautiful!
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inbalrubin April 30, 2013
Beautiful capture!
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tetvet April 30, 2013
nice shot,great colors
Kirsten_
 
Kirsten_ April 30, 2013
extreme well done!
PKnot
 
PKnot April 30, 2013
Very nice!
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rmr731 April 30, 2013
Amazing capture! Congrats!
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redwriter April 30, 2013
Beautiful capture, congrats on your feature. - Jake
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mailsmc April 30, 2013
Great shot! Congrats on your feature!
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lorrainebrooks April 30, 2013
A beautiful Image!
Jewel
 
Jewel April 30, 2013
Beautiful, awesome shot! Congratulations on your feature!
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DanielCombsPhotography April 30, 2013
Great shot, congrats!
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tomaszulman May 01, 2013
stunning
ShutterBug76
 
ShutterBug76 May 01, 2013
very nice
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daydreamsbymary0710 May 01, 2013
Beautiful! Congrats! :)M
limar1974
 
limar1974 May 01, 2013
great shot!
Inmar
 
Inmar May 01, 2013
Amazing shot! Congratulations!
Joecas
 
Joecas May 02, 2013
wonderful capture!
tsambaproductions
 
tsambaproductions May 02, 2013
congrats
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carolmaurerlyon May 06, 2013
Wow!
Krishna_Kumar
 
Krishna_Kumar May 07, 2013
Wow! congrats
gabajo
 
gabajo May 10, 2013
Congratulations! So Deserving of Recognition!
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MichelleRosePhotography May 11, 2013
wow !
Pedrolino
 
Pedrolino May 14, 2013
Beautiful photo !!!
BrianBasson PRO+
 
BrianBasson May 25, 2013
Julien, this is a sensational photo! Brian :-)
limar1974
 
limar1974 June 06, 2013
cool shot!
Alaska68752
 
Alaska68752 June 08, 2013
Great job on this one. Voted.
rosemarieedwards
 
rosemarieedwards June 14, 2013
Stunning!
Rosemarie
Flanerie66
 
Flanerie66 June 19, 2013
Beautiful image!
Jonocon
 
Jonocon July 21, 2013
Nice colors
Kcole11
 
Kcole11 October 29, 2013
Reminds me artis Salvador dolly work
arminebalasanyan
 
arminebalasanyan July 24, 2014
beautiful! voted!
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman September 27, 2014
This is one of my big favourites.....A prize winning shot .....In my eyes at least.....Voted .
JulianGwilson
 
JulianGwilson October 06, 2014
Wow beautiful shot! Lived there for 6 months :) wonderful place!!!! Did you see pinguins around?
abjurelee
 
abjurelee November 04, 2014
fantastic colour, detail and texture x
KatsmithNZ
 
KatsmithNZ September 28, 2016
Great colours im only on my phone. But it looks gorgeous. I love the light on the rocks too.
Happy_Hippy
 
Happy_Hippy December 11, 2019
Amazing shot
RickL PRO+
 
RickL March 28, 2020
Exceptional composition and photography,the action and lighting is incredible

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Tags

#Bicheno #rocks #blowhole #surf #water #pink #landscape #seascape
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Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken at the Bicheno Blowhole on the East Coast of Tasmania, Australia.

Time

This was taken at Dawn in the middle of Winter.

Lighting

I just used the natural light of the sun rising over the Ocean.

Equipment

I used my Pentax K5 with an old manual Asahi manual 50mm f2,lens, 1/40th sec exposure, 80 iso. My camera mounted on my tripod, and using a cable release. I had the colour saturation increased in the camera. I used a Grad ND filter on the sky.

Inspiration

There were large waves hitting the coast so we went and stayed overnight hoping for a good sunrise.

Editing

A little adjusting of levels in photoshop, cropping and an increase in the colour saturation to bring out the sunrise pinks in the water spray.

In my camera bag

s this was taken in 2010 I have now upgraded to a Pentax K3, I also have a back up camera my Pentax K5 for when I am doing Weddings. The main lenses in my bag are the Pentax 50-135mm f2.8, Sigma 28-70mm f 2.8, Sigma 10-20mm, Pentax 50mm f1.4, Sigma 150-500mm. Metz 50 Flash, Cable Release, Lee system Filters grad ND and ND, Lee ND400, B&W ND400. Manfrotto 055XPROB

Feedback

Get there well before the sunrise to be ready as the best light is very fleeting and doesn't last long. Try to use shutter speeds slow enough to blur the waves but not at a shutter speed that still portrays the action.

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