Rocks rock!

Posted by Daniel & Jessica (Melbourne, Australia) on 23 June 2007 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

The sun was blinding, our backpacks were heavy and we'd been walking for hours. Decided to stop for lunch at this beautiful bay.

I went to play in the waves with my sister. We had a ball. We would wait at the edge of the waters for giant waves to emerge (occurs maybe once in every 30 waves). When it came, we'd run helter-skelter from it.

Daniel chose to cower under this magnificent overhanging rock and 'look after the food'. There were a couple of birds eyeing our food.

We were on a three-day hiking/camping trip in Wilsons Promontory National Park - arguably the most loved national park in Victoria. The promontory is a peninsula that forms the southernmost tip of the Australian mainland.

Image acquisition details
Camera model: Canon EOS 30D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 USM IS
Image date: 24/10/2006 12:24:58 PM
Pixel size: 2124 x 3192
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutter speed: 1/250
Exposure bias: 0ev
Focal length: 17mm
ISO speed rating: ISO100

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Comments (6)

bronzebilly u.k. from cardiff, United Kingdom

hey D&J--great macro on the rock formation--overall good composition--hope you took some more "park" shots--billy

23 Jun 2007 12:22pm

@bronzebilly u.k.: Thanks for the comments, Billy. Yes, there are more. I think altogether 2500+ shots in just 3 days, will be released eventually. Check back later for more postings

June from Media, PA, United States

I thought 2,500 shots over 9 days in Iceland was a lot! Beautiful photos - looking forward to seeing many more!

23 Jun 2007 2:20pm

@June: I was a little trigger happy. Mostly wildlife photos. BTW, your photos are awesome!

Wayne from Melbourne, Australia

I'm planning on taking a trip down there in the next couple of weeks...either to do the south circuit or the northern Mt Singapore one. Any tips? And great shot!

23 Jun 2007 5:51pm

@Wayne: If you could afford the time, I'd recommend you do the entire southern circuit clockwise (Telegraph Saddle - Sealers - Refuge - Lil Waterloo - Oberon - Tidal River). That should be possible with 2-3 overnights. If you intend to go on a photo spree, I'd recommend you do a shorter circuits (maybe no overnights). A camera body with lenses is no joke when you add camping equipment into the equation. Plus you would have more time taking photos and not worry about the sun setting on ya before you get to your next base camp.

BTW, I posted a picture of Oberon Bay taken at sunset today.

Herbert from Meerkerk, Netherlands

When I opened your picture I thought it was the rock only....very nice that the rock is actually blocking a magnificent blue sea....great shot!

24 Jun 2007 2:29pm

@Herbert: Yea I know. Sometimes I feel most pictures don't even get viewed because of how the thumbnails are arranged. Maybe the admin people could improve this in future. Thanks for your comments.

Helen from Melbourne, Australia

That walk from Sealers - Refuge - Lil Oberon is a superb hike! Thanks to my parents I grew up as a Prom feral, I was there just about every weekend and every school holiday, if we weren't exploring another part of this amazing country. It is much changed now, but the beauty of those rocks remain. Whisky Bay is the place for rock studies.

24 Jun 2007 9:03pm

@Helen: Yea, I absolutely love the place! Been through all the southern tracks except to the lighthouse. I am planning on my 5th trip there at the end of this year - may be doing the entire southern circuit again via the lighthouse and Roaring Meg or the Northern tracks!

vasa from United States

great texture

26 Jun 2007 9:11pm

@vasa: Thanks!

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Canon EOS 30D
1/250 second
F/7.1
ISO 100
17 mm