Whale Beach

Whale Beach, a northern beachside suburb of Sydney New South Wales is located 40 kilometres north of the Sydney CBD, in the Northern Beaches region.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 70mm f8, 1/25 sec

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At the northern end just off the rocks you will find the surf break called, the Wedge.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 250, 200mm f2.8, 1/320 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 720, 35mm f2, 1/8000 sec

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Sunrise at the northern end a couple of fishermen take advantage of the low tide to venture out onto the rock platform.

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Sunrise from the rock platform. This is a HDR of some of the wide angle shots.

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 13mm f8, HDR

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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 13mm f5.6, HDR

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Manly and the Wormhole

Manly is just 20 minutes from Sydney’s CBD and sits on a peninsula surrounded on three sides by the Pacific Ocean and Sydney Harbour. Manly was so named after the confidence and ‘manly behaviour’ displayed by a group of local Aborigines in Manly Cove by Australia’s first Governor, Captain Arthur Phillip in 1788. Freshwater Beach is the first beach North of Manly on the Peninsular. Harbord was renamed Freshwater in January 2008. There is a tunnel linking Manly and Freshwater beaches which was built and blasted out by some of the Freshwater locals and fishermen. Manly and Freshwater are now connected though the sandstone headland by the cave and a rough walkway. The pathway requires a bit of mild climbing ability but if you are steady on your feet its an easy journey. Source.

From the Queenscliff Headland looking back to Manly

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 11mm, 1/800 sec

The houses blend in with the environment

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f8, 11mm, 1/2000 sec

Approaching the 'wormhole' you can see the entrance near the centre of the image.

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 11mm, Photomatix Pro HDR

Looking in towards Freshwater Beach

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Inside the Wormhole looking North

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Looking behind back to Manly

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 11mm, 9 images, Photomatix Pro HDR

The Freshwater end bathed in the morning sunrise

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f8, 11mm, Photomatix Pro HDR

Sunrise

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f8, 11mm, 1/200 sec

Some of the locals were quite 'Crabby'!

Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f8, 200mm, 1/80 sec

Early morning swim

Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f8, 70mm, 1/640 sec

Early Morning Beach Patrol Eastern Suburbs Sydney

Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club at dawn

Nikon D300, Nikkor 18-200mm f3.5, ISO 200, 18mm, f3.5, 1/1600 sec

Early morning walkers taking in the ambience

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Dawn patrol, Maroubra beach, the best waves are always when the lazy and hung over sleep

Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8, ISO 400, 70mm, f2.8, 1/3200 sec

They just kept coming through like this, short but good shape and size

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A closer inspection of the beach reveals hidden treasures, once glass but now not so sharp.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 105mm f2.8, ISO 400, 105mm, f8, 1/640 sec

Mother of Pearl fragment washed up as jetsum

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Seaweed flotsam

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Small cuttlefish bone flotsam

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Beach jelly diamonds

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Just metres away in the dunes is a different environment.

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A tiny dew encrusted flower on a low growing ground cover.

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An unopened flower pod nearby

Nikon D300, Nikkor 105mm f2.8, ISO 400, 105mm, f8, 1/200 sec