Turimetta in all it’s green glory. This wide angle panorama, photographed shortly after sunset shows the nights sky glowing a beautiful purple which contrasts against the green moss covered rocks.

A popular spot with local photographers, Turimetta can get somewhat crowded. The beach is constantly evolving with sands being dumped and stripped from its shores with a changing tide and the seasonal green moss covering its rocks adding colour.

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D
Shutter Speed: 6 sec
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Sensitivity: 100

Warriewood Blowhole or Canyon X as it is known to some photographers is a hidden treasure just north of Turimetta Beach. I visited the blowhole mid tide when access is limited to a short abseil down the surrounding cliff face. Luckily I had a Warriewood experienced photographer buddy Jerome Berbigier with me to guide my feet into the foot holds as I lowered myself down the rope. It’s not for the faint hearted and something I am unlikely to do again, especially in the dark, rain (think wet slippery rocks), and with 10kg of camera gear like this time. Is a photograph really worth risking injury or death for? I’ve come very close to getting sucked out to sea and falling down a 6ft rock shelf when I was knocked over by two waves a year or so ago at Freshwater Reserve. It wasn’t a clever thing to do, especially considering I was on my own, nobody knew where I was and it I was photographing at midnight. Needless to say it really gave me a wakeup call so I’m a bit more careful these days.

Anyway this is a great spot, next time I’ll go there at low tide and access it from Turimetta. Be sure to check out the videos below to get an idea of the place.

Warriewood Blowhole, Sydney, Australia

Warriewood, Sydney, Australia

Warriewood Blowhole, Sydney, Australia

Shot with the 5D MkII and Canon 50mm F1.8.

Shot with KodaK Zi8. Featuring my fellow photography buddy Jerome Berbigier.

Heart Shaped Reef, Australia

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Just a quick update before Christmas and the New Year.

2010 Calendar

I’m pleased to announce the release of two beautiful 2010 calendars featuring my favourite photographs of Sydney’s Northern Beaches and New Zealand’s South Island. Both calendar costs $30 each plus postage and will make an ideal Christmas or Birthday present. Our calendars are satin-coated prints on high quality art paper, A3 in size, white wire bound with a hanger. For more information please click here

Exhibition Ash’s Table
For 6 weeks starting January 12th I will be exhibiting at Ash’s Table Cafe, Manly featuring images from Sydney’s Northern Beaches. I hope you can make it along, have a coffee and check out my images.

New Images
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I’ve been busy shooting an assignment using compact cameras so haven’t been shooting with the SLR much in the last month. Here is one I took the other morning at Turimetta Beach in between compact shots.

And one from Brighton Beach I finally got around to posting.

I’m off to NZ this week so will have some more photos for next time. I hope everyone has a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Thanks, Lee

I’ve been busy photographing landscapes for a future article on point and shoot cameras a fellow camera enthusiast Dave Turner is writing for Digital Photography + Design magazine. Dave wanted to see what results I could get out of a point and shoot so gave me a Ricoh GRD III to play with. Given time I think I could improve on these but for a first go I’m quite pleased with the results. Lets hope they get published.

Left: Valley of Waters, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
Right: Empress Falls, Valley of Waters, Blue Mountains, Australia

Both: Turimetta Beach, Sydney’s Northern Beaches, NSW, Australia

Some old and something new.

The first, shoot last week at sunrise. One of my favourite beach to photograph Turimetta, Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

The second a panoramic of Brighton Beach in Victoria. It always takes me a while to process pano shots, they can be difficult! Here is one from my recent trip to Victoria.

I’m pleased to announce the release of two beautiful 2010 calendars featuring my favourite photographs of Sydney’s Northern Beaches and New Zealand’s South Island. Both calendar costs $30 each plus postage and will make an ideal Christmas or Birthday present. Our calendars are satin-coated prints on high quality art paper, A3 in size, white wire bound with a hanger.

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Sydney’s Northern Beaches

New Zealand’s South Island

Twelve Apostles, Australia

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It’s been a busy few months since my last newsletter with a couple of photo trips and my first solo exhibition.

Solo Exhibition update
Thanks to everyone who visited my first solo exhibition at RAW studios in Manly. It was a great success with hundreds of visitors over the 10 days and even a write up in the local newspaper, the Manly Daily. I’ve posted some images from the opening night here for those interested.

Exhibition GIG Gallery
As part of ‘Northern Expressions’ a Northern Beaches groups of artists I will be exhibiting two images at the Gig Gallery in Glebe. For more information please visit the Gig Gallery’s website. The opening night is on Tuesday 27th October (sorry about the late notice), please come and join me for a drink.

Canvas prints – new pricing
After printing the impressive 39 X 59 North Curl Curl canvas (1m x 1.5m) for my exhibition I’ve decided to offer this size for all my high resolution images. It really does have a massive visual impact and looks great on a feature wall. With the introduction of this product and in the lead up to Christmas I have decided to lower my canvas prices on the larger sizes. These great new prices are available immediately so purchase soon for Christmas to avoid disappointment.

Framing & Canvas Stretching
As a free service to my customers I am happy provide print framing and canvas stretching at cost. As I have close ties with local framers in the Northern Beaches this can often be at a reduced price otherwise offered. Please email or call for further information.

New Images
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Victoria including Great Ocean Road, Twelve Apostles, Great Otway National Park, Point Lonsdale and Melbourne city.

Sydney & Northern Beaches including Manly, Freshwater, Turimetta, and Sydney City.

Here are some of my latest images from around my neck of the woods, Sydney’s Northern Beaches. The first couple are from Turimetta, I would have to say the best spot for photography on the beaches. Visit it at the right time of year and the rocks will be covered in amazing neon green weed. The next shot is from Little Manly Cove, shot here on very stormy evening. The wind was blowing a gale and had even helped wash one of the boats about 5 metres up on to the beach. Next up is a photo of Manly Lagoon which was shot for Manly Council as part of the Manly Lagoon festival.The next two are from a trip to Freshwater Beach at sunrise. It was certainly a more memorable sunrise, glad I got up in time. Finally is a panoramic photo taken at Balls Head Reserve of the Opera House, Harbour Bridge and Sydney Skyline.

Here is some of my latest photography taken over the last couple of months.

An early morning at the Opera House, a rare opportunity to be alone at Australia’s iconic building. The sun rising to the East relects in the massive glass buildings of Sydneys city skyline.

Later in the morning just after sunrise I walked around from the Opera House to Mrs Macquarie’s Chair to capture this fleeting pink glow.

I’ve decided to capture some images a bit closer to home so have been busy shooting the Manly area. I managed to take only a couple of shots at Fairlight beach before getting caught in the approaching storm you see in this image. I then spent the next 5 minutes sheltering under a nearby tree before making a wet and long walk home.

I love the rock formations on this stretch of the Esplanade walk. Admittedly easier to see at full resolution but if you look very close you can just see the Manly ferry pass the heads.

Esplanade Walk between Manly and Fairlight, Fairlight Beach, Sydney, Australia, NSW

Sydney’s northern beaches landscape photographers unite in loving this beach. You are never alone when taking photos here. It is definitely a ‘hidden’ gem with great rock formations and neon green weed.

Turimetta Beach, Northern Beaches, Sydney, NSW, Australia

A short drive North of Sydney brings you to the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and relative wilderness. A great spot to explore, somewhere I’m sure to visit more over the coming months.

Bobbin Head, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Sydney, Australia, NSW

Bobbin Head, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Sydney, Australia, NSW

Finally I have some more Eastern Suburbs photographs. I decided to capture Australia’s famous beach, Bondi. The swell was big and the sunset beautiful as always.

Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, NSW

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Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, NSW

Bondi Beach rockpool, near Icebergs, Sydney, Australia, NSW