King Tide, a photo from New South Wales, East

Photographer's Note

In the last few days, the East Coast of Australia has seen huge storms and massive swells, the largest seas in many years. This is a photo taken at Maroubra today. The waves were between 10 and 12 feet. I escaped from work and took this from up high on a cliff and was still drenched by the spray from the surf.

Canon 5D MkII
f/11
1/800 sec
ISO 200
200mm using 70-200mm lens
Hand held

ikeharel, PecoBud, lakshmip1949, Sonata11, bayno, tyro, ChrisJ, Didi, Kielia, adores, fritzi007, baddori, ourania has marked this note useful

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nagual2 (1075) 2012-06-06 6:38

GREAT PICTURE.,IF YOU COULD HAVE GOTTEN THE LAND MASS ON THE RIGHT AND STICH IT., IT WOUL BE AWESOME.TAKE CARE.

annjackman (13219) 2012-06-06 7:24

Hello Lisa,
I hope your camera survived the drenching! I love standing near rough seas - very primeval somehow. These waves are enormous and look rather dangerous. Beautifully captured showing all the energy of the surf - excellent.
Kind Regards, Ann

ikeharel (37356) 2012-06-06 10:08

Force of the ocean can be mobilize and exploited it's energy into power, clean energy, Lisa.
This what came first to my mind when saw this.
Yet an amazing sight, excelent dynamic scene.
Ike

*** Hope to have good weather to take photos in Italia.

francio64 (38188) 2012-06-06 13:36

Ciao Lisa,
avevi proprio ragione quando dicevi che il mio Mar Mediterraneo anche quando è incazzato è come un lago tranquillo in confronto al tuo Oceano che ho avuto modo di assaggiare quando l'onda mi ha colpito alle spalle, mandando in tilt la mia fotocamera. :)
L'onda in FG rotolata come un tappeto, è impressionante e dà un grande senso di movimento all'immagine.
Sarebbe bello vedere tutto questo in 3D.

Brava Lisa, ottimo lavoro.
Il mare ha un fascino che la montagna non può dare.
Da casa mia si vede l'Etna e il mare, ma mentre l'Etna è sempre lo stesso, ad eccezione di quando ha la neve o c'è un'eruzione, il mare cambia sempre scenario.

TFS! See you soon!
Cicc

PecoBud (3778) 2012-06-06 14:10

All that's missing is that dare devil surfer riding a great white towards the shore.......haha

Anyway, nasty looking surf here but it's power does represent as one of your critique’rs pointed out CLEAN ENERGY.

Love the stopped action of the waves and the clarity under harsh conditions. Excellent job here Lisa, great shot for sure!!

TFS........Your Friend from California.......Buddy

Gigidusud (8078) 2012-06-06 14:55

Ciao cara Lisa,
Mamma mia che tempesta!Fantastico shot di queste onde in movimento.Bravissima!
Un abbraccio,Ghislaine.
PS:se vieni in Europe con tuo papa fammi sapere,cosi potremmo organizare un incontro a Napoli o a Marsiglia.:)

carlo62 (12610) 2012-06-06 15:09

Ciao Lisa
una bella continuazione del Memoriale, il mare che porta via tutto, guerre e cattivi, per far rinascere un nuovo mondo.
Mi sa che lo avevano già fatto qualche anno fa, ma non è servito a molto.
Un salutone
Carlo

tyro (13101) 2012-06-06 17:14

Ciao cara Lisa,

And what a wonderful reason to escape from work to capture this magnificent display of the power of Nature!

Your photograph is amazing and it certainly does not appear as though it was taken from the top of a high cliff - it looks as though that massive wave is about to carry you off! The lighting on the wave is wonderful and I particularly like the way the wind is lifting the spume from its top. The distant rocks with the waves crashing against them give depth to the image too as we view them across the heaving dark blue sea.

Fabulous lighting, perfect exposure with just the right shutter speed, lovely colours and impeccable sharpness.

Fabulous!

Kind Regards,

John.

lakshmip1949 (19110) 2012-06-06 18:34

Namaskar dear Lisa,

I can imagine the intensity of these waves. It is not easy to capture such a beautiful and sharp picture while getting drenched. Love the blue and white colors.

Lakshmi

Sonata11 (28341) 2012-06-06 20:34

Hello Lisa,
beautiful and spectacular waves. Lisa, you captured this scene brilliantly. Fantastic management of light, colors, sharpness, clarity. Wonderful POV and DOF as well. Very interesting composition and framework. Perfectly well done.I love it. Thanks for sharing.
All the best,
Barbara

jjcordier (62344) 2012-06-06 23:00

Lisa
Excellente photo de cette vague impressionnante dont tu as parfaitement capturé le mouvement. J'aime aussi tout particulièrement les tons d'image en harmonie.
Amicalement
JJ

angel66 (1006) 2012-06-06 23:01

Lisa
valeva la pena scappare dal lavoro per fotografare tale fenomeno! E' pauroso ed affascinante allo stesso tempo...è proprio una bella mareggiata! Brava
Buona giornata
Ciao
Giuliana

bayno (16209) 2012-06-07 0:25

Ciao Lisuzza,
ecco un'altro posto dove si può fare un bagnetto rilassante ;) impressionante la furia del mare...ottimo momento catturato con una esposizione perfetta...tempi...profondità...ISO...peccato che non hai messo la focale negli exit, mi sarebbe piaciuto sapere se avresti potuto allargare un pò l'inquadratura per includere un pexzzo un pò più grande di costa nella composizione...a me non piacciono molto gli stich...bellissimo scatto...
buona serata...
Valter

MJR (3157) 2012-06-07 2:06

Hi Lisa

Not quite the mellow serene scene we are used to from you Lisa ! Not a long exposure to be seen anywhere there !

A well caught image, tricky for sure, I know from bitter experience .. One advantage you may have is some brighter light. If we ever get big surf, it is usually as a consequence of bad weather, with grey days, and a good shot, short exposure is hard to find. Never would 1/800 work, esp at ISO 200 ...

You have caught the power well, even for your high vantage point, ( it hardly shows ) and stopped all movement for us to enjoy the scene.

Poor TE'r of late, nipping in for a quick post to fill up my map, and not much else. Sad, but there we go.. Kids huh ?!

hope all goes well for you, we do not 'speak' much of late, see above, but I do look in from time to time !

kind regards
Martin

dkmurphys (36819) 2012-06-07 4:22

Ciao Lisa,
Simple and very beautiful. The ocean is spectacular. Well taken, have a nice day.

Daniel

SnapRJW (18752) 2012-06-07 4:55

Hello Lisa - You've captured the unleashed power of the sea fantastically well here and no wonder you used the long lens! The contrast of textures from the wispy, misty spray to the splashing chop of the waves and the heavy roll of the breaking wave conveys the dynamic energy of the sea. Too rough for surfing?

Warm regards Rosemary

PS. A great motion shot!

Silvio1953 (98183) 2012-06-07 11:01

Ciao Lisa, gran tempismo nel beccare la fantastica onda, vista impressionante, bravissima, un abbraccio Silvio

amaryllis (30149) 2012-06-08 0:20

Bonjour
une superbe photo évoquant bien les tempêtes des derniers jours, les vagues fortes et en photos c'est magnifique
excellente capture de cette vague
Amicalement
Juliette

Didi (48930) 2012-06-09 11:27

Hi Lisa
Very good catch, a good decisive moment.
Well done.
Best regards

Kielia (20463) 2012-06-10 6:09

Dear Lisa,
looking at this wonderful impression one can really feel the power of the wave. Your POV works excellently. The result was worth all your efforts; my compliments!
Warm regards
Harriet

adores (28218) 2012-06-11 18:55

Hi Lisa!
We can almost hear the noise:)! The sense of movement is just perfect and I like the stormy atmosphere a lot! Well done!

abmdsudi (26281) 2012-06-12 4:10

Hi Lisa
Wonderful dramatic capture, an impressive display of power for sure. You really do capture these crashing waves and great sea action of some serious don't mess with me waves! Indeed an awesome nature shot and a great contrast to the violence taking place. An expressive shot ideed and great demonstration of you skills too with shutter speeds, the crispness of this shot and the timing is also amazing with it natural colors. Credit to your efforts for you must have waited for the opportune moment when the wave lashed on like this. The small bits of textures inside the waves look so wonderful. Great demonstration of your skills with shutter speeds. Congrats, TFS
Warm regards

ChrisJ (86876) 2012-06-15 2:44

Ciao Lisa,

It certainly looks rough & windy, similar to South Queensland when there's a cyclone off the coast. Not a good day to be body-surfing! I prefer this with the sandstone headland included at right rather than without. It adds depth. I like the spray being blown backwards behind the wave. Tfs!

Bluejeans (64239) 2012-06-16 3:18

Ola Lisa ,
Que enormes ondas , belo momento capturado gostei muito da sensação de movimento , bons detalhes, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

COSTANTINO (42746) 2012-07-10 7:16

Hello
angry sea and dynamic atmosphere
the nice shot the right timing
beaautifully captured
have a nice evening
regards
Costantino

baddori (18988) 2012-07-10 7:25

Lisa
Quando si è tristi , il fragore del mare è il migliore dei compagni.
Ottima qualità fotografica in un contesto do onda oceanica.
Trasferisci una emozione che il "bel" Mediterraneo non può offrire.
Troppo vecchio ..
GF

ourania (12397) 2012-07-25 4:28

Ciao cara Lisa,
uno spettacolo mozzafiato, l' impressionante risultato delle combinate forze di vento e mare catturato eccellentemente e chiuso in un superbo quadro stretto. La resa delle tessiture e delle stupende tonalit`a naturali `e magnifica. Il punto di vista eroico ci offre un' esperienza unica di quasi sentire il vento, il suo rumore ed il sentimento delizioso di sfidare gli elementi senza prendere un vero rischio... Mi piace tanto anche la vista della onda distante. Tanti complimenti e grazie!
Tanti saluti e buona giornata,
Ourania