Mudjimba Island Photo

Photographer’s Note

This small rocky island would be recognized by all who have visited the sunshine coast as Old Woman’s Island. It sits just over 1000metres from Mudjimba beach, north of the Maroochy River. It is famous for its left hand surfing swell, which some surfers swim to across from the beach, which takes about ½ an hour in good conditions. Several species of man eating sharks live in these waters, and in my opinion, this is very risky business. I travel out here with my father in our boat from Maroochydore a few times each year to go reef fishing. It is a wonderful spot for snorkeling, but hard to set foot on as the waves and jagged rock shelf prevents a good boat landing. The Island is about 200 metres long at most, and is surrounded by beautiful beds of coral.

gervaso, ribeiroantonio, rjb874, MLINES, JPlumb has marked this note useful

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gervaso (5706) 2006-12-15 18:24

Wonderful picture, and I think it was a good choice to show this much of water, giving a good notion of distance. The texture of the water is excellent!

kodiak11 (550) 2006-12-15 18:59

I "think" I like the shot with so much water, but it is a shame that the island is not in focus. Thanks for posting

ribeiroantonio (21975) 2006-12-15 19:00

This is the island that from Mooloolaba looks like a whale. I never been so close but I also never been boating there. For the photo, it is very nice the way you framed it with that large sea. The only minor observation is the tilted water liner. Well done.
Antonio

MLINES (10984) 2006-12-15 23:26

Hi Matt. Good photo and excellent note about this island. Reminds me of being "so-near-and-yet-so-far". An intriging place. The water in the forground looks interesting with a slightly oily effect from the light. Good work. Murray.

geff (102) 2006-12-16 2:52

Good pic matt,i like how you can just see mt coolum in the uuper left,i`ve surfed out here and explored the island,cheers ,,

JPlumb (3153) 2006-12-17 6:18

Hi Matthew, I like how you've cut the horizon. Your story in both photo and note is about the island and water, and that's what you show. You have good depth of field leading up through the water to the island with everything in focus. The blue in your water is awesome.

Thanks, John