The Secret Spot Photo

Photographer’s Note

It seems that if you search hard enough or know the right people you can find yourself your own little paradise. Traveling up and down the coast of Western Australia revealed some of the most beautiful beaches and surf breaks.
Tucked away on the southern coast, this surf break is known to locals as Salmon Holes.
Stunning.

Newair, zeca, claire526, bakes888, cherryripe, JPlumb, lilimih33, Benedict has marked this note useful

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Newair (321) 2007-02-28 22:20

nice shot - here, in north america, we are just finishing up winter so I appreciate the picture of a welcoming beach that much more... thanks for sharing

zeca (20024) 2007-02-28 22:23

Hello Damon!
Beautiful seascape! The colours are nice, specially on that inviting waters! Nice to see that people, giving us idea about the size of the beach. A place to have on my mind when traveling to Australia one day...
Well done!
Regards,
Zeca

claire526 (1261) 2007-02-28 22:41

Hi Damon,
Stunning indeed! A paradise. Superb composition, shapness, POV and colors. Mezmerized by the sea, I didn't notice the people at first..It's secret no longer ;)
Cheers,
Claire

trinko (2940) 2007-02-28 23:03

nice setting good color but a little out of focus

colinb (1522) 2007-02-28 23:05

Wow, great shot. Love the title and sentiment. It's so nice to know that secret spots like this exist. Thanks for sharing.

bakes888 (18055) 2007-03-01 1:09

Hi Damon. Looks like you found a piece of paradise on a great day. Great photo. Well composed and presented. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

cherryripe (18794) 2007-03-01 4:08

Hi Damon
Great POV of this bay. The colour of the water is beautiful and I like the way the waves break getting through the gap. Nice inclusion of people to show the size of the place. As it could be sharper, I did a little workshop for you.
Regards
Nikki

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JPlumb (3153) 2007-03-01 4:52

Beautiful spot Damon, if I ever get out there I'll see what I can do about checking it out. You have a nice blue transition going on in this shot between the water and the sky. There's a nice contrast between those and the sand and that hill.

Thanks, John

lilimih33 (9870) 2007-03-01 13:41

Hello Damon!
Beautiful colours and perspective in your composition!
Lovely place!
Well done!
Lili

Koopman (875) 2007-03-04 12:49

Hi Damon,
Very nice blue colourpallet. Here, I assume, you can find all appearences of life: in the bush, on the beach, and under water.
Looks like a paradise,
Regards Henk

PogoStick (502) 2007-03-11 1:54

damo,

i don't think i've ever seen such an idylic beach n all my travels. wish i could have been there with you guys at this one. pure perfection! keep up the awesome adventures. Great shot!

jtb1965 (123) 2007-04-25 9:52

Hi Damon - love how the turquoise water gently graduates to a deep blue ocean. The foot prints reminds me of little crab tracks. I think someone else said the photo looks a little off focus and I have to agree it just doesn't seem sharp. Also I think framing the people out of the bottom right would maintain the idea of "secret" and they don't add anything to the capture.

Cheers Jamie

brandstaetter (13566) 2007-06-04 2:55

Phantasitic location, nice capture ! Did you catch a wave ?

Hang loose
Christian

Benedict (7060) 2007-08-28 21:03

hi damon,
yes, to borrow your word, stunning this is!
what a view you so well captured. the right amount of lighting lets one see the depth level of the water from the shore outwards. the couple to the right added the charm.
benedict