Sea and sand.. and kangaroo! Photo

Photographer’s Note

Situated in the Murramarang National Park, north of Batemans Bay, the Pebbly Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches of New South Wales. A wide strip of sand separates the thick tall forest from the dark blue ocean. The most exotic attraction of the beach is the kangaroo population. They don’t really like the extreme heat of the Australian summer, so during the day they hide in the bushes but while the sun sets they come out to say hello to the people that are leaving home after a relaxing day on the beach. They are really tame animals, being used with the presence of humans. They like to be pet and they go wild for picnics, being used to be feed by the Sunday tourists (although, giving them food is not recommended, they might get sick..). Hundreds of parrots of all the colors of the rainbow are animating the heavenly landscape making you want to never leave this amazing place…

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ktanska (16514) 2007-01-30 3:12

Hi Ioan,
Good close-up of this kangaroo. Well framed shot where the stripe of sea adds extra interest. Light is rather harsh though. Could use a bit of extra sharpening.
Kari

luluwi (224) 2007-01-30 14:55

Great composition! It works well as a "presentation" of what everybody knows of Australia! Maybe staying closer to the ground would have presented the kangaroo well defined against that clear blue sky, but you would have lost the detail of that stripe of ocean.
It's a pity that your image lacks in definition, due to the resizing.
Excellents notes, as usual.

Mi raccomando, mi aspetto di vederne molte altre dalla tua nuova attuale casa!
Luca

NellyD (1872) 2007-03-18 18:15

Hi Ioan,

Wow, that must have been a nice experience seeing this kangaroo. It's a very good close up and you've captured it in a beautiful landscape.
Good colours and composition.
TFS

Greetings, Nel