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Christmas day
Sony NEX F3 (18-55mm)

Christmas day
Sony NEX F3 (18-55mm)
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60 Comments |
TammyMarie
 
TammyMarie January 09, 2013
Extremely Beautiful!
GordonD
 
GordonD January 10, 2013
Fantastic scenery, nicely captured,
jaywoolwine
 
jaywoolwine January 10, 2013
Awesome deep colors!
Calldo
 
Calldo January 12, 2013
WOW!!!!
ericrincones
 
ericrincones January 12, 2013
Stunning! nice composition
Batesrc2 PRO+
 
Batesrc2 January 12, 2013
A great shot.
ChristinaFreak
 
ChristinaFreak January 12, 2013
Beautiful!
MyrianEdithPoggi
 
MyrianEdithPoggi January 12, 2013
Grandiosa imagen.
Excellent capture!
Eyeshine
 
Eyeshine January 13, 2013
Gorgeous Scenery love the color :)
senka
 
senka January 14, 2013
nice shot... thought i recognised it
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 January 15, 2013
Wow - stunning!
MooreMemories
 
MooreMemories January 17, 2013
Magnificent shot!!
Zrayphoto
 
Zrayphoto January 17, 2013
a classic
HelenRea
 
HelenRea January 17, 2013
Gorgeous place to be on Xmas day mcm...stunning image! :)
carol_bradshaw_4069
 
carol_bradshaw_4069 January 20, 2013
Beautiful shot!
Redcow
 
Redcow January 20, 2013
Stunning shot!
mikeyffin
 
mikeyffin January 23, 2013
Very Nice Shot
Thimbee
 
Thimbee January 24, 2013
beautiful view and color
DesignByKathi
 
DesignByKathi January 27, 2013
Great view and color
akhtarkhan
 
akhtarkhan January 29, 2013
Amazing detail, splendid deep colours and wonderful coastal view. Terrific capture.Well done.
saphira04
 
saphira04 January 29, 2013
Gorgeous! I love the variety of blue hues.
Batesrc2 PRO+
 
Batesrc2 February 04, 2013
Very cool.
bradyedgar
 
bradyedgar February 07, 2013
great photo!
KCraine
 
KCraine February 13, 2013
Stunning!!
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 March 18, 2013
Congrats on the award!
gabajo
 
gabajo April 02, 2013
Congratulations! So deserving of recognition!
chuckgordon
 
chuckgordon April 07, 2013
Excellent Too .. Congrats :)
ak8996a
 
ak8996a April 09, 2013
Gorgeous!!
garthurdavis
 
garthurdavis April 25, 2013
Very colorful capture ! ! ! Well done ! ! ! Thanks for adding it to my Project : Nature Zoomed In ~ ~ ~ Jerry ~ ~ ~ Congrats on your award ~ ~ ~ Peer Recognized ! ! !
SheilaDraper
 
SheilaDraper May 01, 2013
Stunning!...Beautiful capture :)
sheacam
 
sheacam July 12, 2013
WOW! Very Nice! Love the vibrant colors. Well done.
diporzio
 
diporzio July 22, 2013
beautiful colors, beautiful scenary
JoeS
 
JoeS September 19, 2013
Well dserved award! Beautiful!
pixellimagery
 
pixellimagery October 01, 2013
SENSATIONAL colours, Kym! Congrats on your March 2013 Award! :-))
Great place we live in, isn't it?? Love the ruggedness of our coastline! :-))
Ell
rong792 PRO+
 
rong792 October 04, 2013
What a beautiful place. You really captured it with great clarity and composition. Well done.
how2be
 
how2be October 14, 2013
vibrant colors!
frankcfc1
 
frankcfc1 October 17, 2013
Nice work.
marcelfens
 
marcelfens October 17, 2013
Awesome it is!
Juliamclean PRO
 
Juliamclean October 18, 2013
stunning.......
DeadEye Platinum
 
DeadEye October 18, 2013
Nice colors and composition!
photosue50
 
photosue50 October 18, 2013
Beautiful
adoptedone
 
adoptedone October 18, 2013
Great shot with beautiful colours.
aqleb
 
aqleb October 23, 2013
Love this!
angelkoger_87
 
angelkoger_87 October 24, 2013
Beautiful shot!
Joecas
 
Joecas October 25, 2013
wow so beautiful
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita October 26, 2013
I was going to say it looks like some of our rugged coastline downunder....and then I read that it was indeed our country! Havn't been here myself but will get there one day. Beautiful view. Great pic.
HectorRivera
 
HectorRivera November 02, 2013
Beautiful
rach_who
 
rach_who November 05, 2013
The colour of the water is amazing
CindrichPhoto
 
CindrichPhoto November 07, 2013
breathtaking
vbFMILLINES229181 PRO+
 
vbFMILLINES229181 November 08, 2013
Thank you mcm13,beautifully done.
richard_nemish_2816
 
richard_nemish_2816 November 11, 2013
Gorgeous photo
Avisagie
 
Avisagie November 12, 2013
Photo Critique Project - to be able to provide feedback on your image could you please provide the following information

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Flosno
 
Flosno November 30, 2013
voted
KayBrewer Platinum
 
KayBrewer December 02, 2013
Voted In Focus contest! beautiful LOOOONNNGGG focused photo!
Flosno
 
Flosno December 05, 2013
Beautiful coastal shot.
Flosno
 
Flosno December 05, 2013
voted
Bookwarmomatic
 
Bookwarmomatic January 01, 2014
thats so beautiful!
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel April 01, 2014
What a great shot. Congratulations.
Vikkii_007
 
Vikkii_007 May 16, 2014
Where is this ? I recognise this place :))
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel August 04, 2015
Awesome capture of the surf.
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo opposite the infamous Twelve Apostles site in Victoria,Australia on Christmas day.

Time

I believe this was taken before midday, it was a busy day and after I took many landscapes I tried to take portraits and a family photo but the sun was high by that time and we then went had lunch.

Lighting

All natural lighting used as it was a beautiful Summer day with the mid morning light.

Equipment

I used my Sony NEX 3 mirrorless with standard zoom lens, handheld.

Inspiration

I was very taken by the colours of the water and wanted to capture it. My camera was still very new to me so I played with the ability to take HDR imaging.

Editing

None, HDR in camera only.

In my camera bag

I have two Sony mirror less cameras, one is the NEX 3 and the other is the Alpha a5000. I use the former the most especially indoors and in the evenings with a Canon 50mm 1.2. Also in my camera bag is my smallest lens, the Pentax -110 and a spare battery. I use Eye-fi memory cards for ease of upload because I tend to use a tablet for internet use. When travelling I use a bigger camera bag as well which holds filters, adapters and other lenses.

Feedback

Even though I may have an idea in mind when I photograph, I prefer to be a candid photographer and enjoy surprise captures like this. Knowing your camera or having a willingness to play around and learn, take chances and see what happens is my advice.

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