V & C Impressions

Almost Grey Nomads in Australia

Tag: Beach

  • Slow Website Updates

    Slow Website Updates

    We are so sorry that we haven’t posted in a while, and we will be back.

    We had a wedding to go to, A few business appointments as well as other appointments. Everything has been on hold for now. Things have been busy, busy, busy for us and we do promise to post some more of what we have been up real soon.

    Our adventure will be kicking off again and heading into another 2 states – can you guess which ones?

    Stick with us and watch this space, we will have some great adventures coming your way. We are starting something new for us.

    Thanks for your support as always.

  • Pic of the Day – Lone Tree

    Pic of the Day – Lone Tree

    While camping at Norval Park campground I took the opportunity to get up early and have a go at some early sunrise photography.

    The weather was not particularly co-operative with heavy clouds and rain forecast. The clouds did break at dawn with some nice colors to come through.

    This tree, or what was left of it was about the only item of significance on this beach, I thought it would match well with the moody heavy clouds.

  • Pic of the Day – On the beach

    Pic of the Day – On the beach

    This trip was a long time coming.

    Towards the end of our holiday, we met up with some friends, so we can go in a group to the beach, you know, safety in numbers, especially since we had never done beach/sand driving before. Byfield National Park was the place we stayed at for a few days, so we just had a short drive to the beach along some sandy tracks.

    As the Ranger suggested drop Tyre pressures down to about 14psi, low range, manual third gear and just keep on going. Our new Nissan Patrol did not disappoint, handling the sand with ease. Not once did we think we would get stuck.

    It was a good day out with the experience wanting use to do it again soon.

  • Pic of the Day – Sunrise

    Pic of the Day – Sunrise

    In what seems like forever I have managed to get out at sunrise and do a photo shoot. It felt good to get back to what started getting me into photography in the beginning. But like everybody else, life/Covid gets in the way.

    It also helps to be on holiday in the Sunshine Coast, staying across the road from the beach.

    With the living with Covid now beginning to be reality, and hopefully with-it lockdowns/restriction ending, life can get back to normal.

    Below is a pic of Shadow, our dog, just has happy to be out and about on the beach.

    Shadow on the beach
  • Pic of the Day – Noosa North Shore

    Pic of the Day – Noosa North Shore

    Pic of the day
    It was a heavily overcast morning, but as the sun rose over the horizon the clouds opened up in the distance. I’m glad I made the effort and stayed for the light show.

  • Pic of the day – Beachmere

    from Instagram: https://ift.tt/2tnYRHn
    Canon EOS 6D Mark II
    iso100, 30 sec. f/9.5 16 mm

  • Byron Bay

    Byron Bay sunset-June 2018
    Byron Bay sunset-June 2018

    Canon 6D Mk II iso 200, f/13, 2 sec 100mm

  • Long Exposure – Surfers Paradise

    Long Exposure – Surfers Paradise

    Last weekend we took a drive down to Burleigh Heads and Surfers Paradise to have a play around with my Nisi Filters. I was attempting some long exposure photography.
    This photo was taken mid morning, in bright sunlight with 2 ND filters stacked, a 10 + 6 stop. The exposure time was about 6 minutes, yes you read correctly, minutes not seconds. Good technique is required since every photo takes a lot of time to take.
    The main benefit of the long exposure time is the removal of moving objects. You don’t see many people on this beach but it is a popular place on the weekend so there was plenty going on.
    More practice is needed and careful attention to detail, one of my photos didn’t work out because the tide came in a washed around one of the tripod legs, sinking it while I still had 2 minutes to go on the exposure. That photo didn’t work out.
    I hope to do some more of this type of photography in the future.

  • Moreton Island

    It’s Australia day (Jan 26), the time when most Australians take some time off from work, and head to the beach, fire up the BBQ, or just sit back and relax with the family having a few quite ones. My wife and I decided to join our friends on Moreton Island.
    Queensland has a number of islands off the coast which are easy to get to, some of them have bridges so you can drive to them, others like Moreton Island have no bridges, and no roads, so it is a 4WD only island only accessible by ferry.

    Heading out to Moreton Island
    Heading out to Moreton Island

    The ferry doesn’t berth at a pier on Moreton Island, instead, it just stops at the beach, in the sand. As I said 4WD only.
    Moreton Island beach
    Moreton Island beach

    The beach above is actually classified as a road. Police patrol up and down it on the quad bikes. Someone actually said the were breathalyzed.
    Moreton Island shipwrecks.
    Moreton Island shipwrecks.

    These pictures were taken towards the end of the day, there was a lot more people about earlier. Plenty of fish and thing to see, but watch out for the current, it will take you down the beach quickly.
    Moreton Island - heading back to Brisbane
    Moreton Island – heading back to Brisbane

    It was a great day, and certainly a place I would come back to.