Sunrise at Lake Burley Griffin

 Today I got up early to photography the balloon festival at Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra.  Unfortunately the launch got cancelled, but as I was already dressed and ready to go I decided to head down there anyway.

There weren't any balloons, so I had to be content with some pictures of the sunrise.  The big decision was whether I should show the slight wave action or blur it with a long exposure.   I think the long exposure ones looked a bit better.

It was interesting to see how the colours changed as the sun peeked over the horizon.

 

 I took both my OM Systems OM-5 and my Canon 70D thinking that I would use both and compare the results.  However, after using the OM-5 for the past year, the Canon felt so large and bulky I found I wasn't enjoying using it.  I've also got used to composing the image using the rear screen on the OM-5 whereas with the Canon I almost always used the eyepiece, so this felt rather strange.

 

 

 

 

Southern NSW - Dalmeny

 Southern NSW - Dalmeny

Last weekend I went to Dalmeny on the NSW southern coast, about 1 hour south of Bateman's Bay.

It's a mid-sized town as far as coastal towns go, with the major industry seeming to be holiday homes for people who want to spend their time at the beach.

The sandy beaches in this part of Australia seem endless, with towns randomly placed along them.  You can see from the following photo that the beach extends several kilometers to the next headland.  The town is to the left and behind the direction of the camera.  I didn't take any pictures of the town itself because it consists of lots of holiday homes and a few shops.

 

Here is a pedestrian bridge over the river that takes you to the beach.   When I was there the river was dammed by the sand and blocked from reaching the ocean.

The water was very clear and I could see the fish below.  I attached a polarising filter to remove the glare from the water.

Not a lot of wave activity

Not many people there as the school holidays have finished.

Looking over towards the pedestrian bridge

As I was driving past here on the way to Dalmeny I saw some interesting trees to my left.  So I stopped on my way back to see if I could get any good photos.  There was only a narrow strip of ground to the side of the road to get there.