Sorrento Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

This is a view of the Ocean Beach or Back Beach as opposed to Port Phillip Bay.
The seaside village of Sorrento, located 112 KM south of Melbourne is one of the most popular and pretty holiday escapes on the Mornington Peninsula. Sorrento is located at the southern extremity of the peninsula at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay and provides a beautiful and picturesque outlook. The village is known for its historic buildings, cafes, shopping and resident population of bottlenose dolphins.
A highlight of a day trip to Sorrento at the turn of the century was a trip to the Back beach via steam tram. It was a favourite place for picnics, promenades and a view of the magnificent ocean scenery from the cliff top Rotunda.
Taken in the company of Lisa (delpeoples), Alfred (alftrek) & Bill (trekks) on the day prior to our TE meeting in Melbourne.
Taken from what I suspect is the New Rotunda, with my new toy.

Italian

Questa è una vista della spiaggia o Ocean Beach.
Il borgo marinaro di Sorrento, che si trova 112 km a sud di Melbourne è uno dei più popolari e belle sfugge di vacanza sulla penisola di Mornington. Sorrento è situata all'estremità meridionale della penisola all'ingresso di Port Phillip Bay e fornisce una visione bella e pittoresca. Il villaggio è noto per i suoi edifici storici, i caffè, negozi e popolazione residente di tursiopi.
Un punto culminante di una gita a Sorrento al volgere del secolo era una gita al mare con il tram a vapore. E 'stato un luogo preferito per pic-nic, le passeggiate e la vista sul magnifico scenario dell'oceano dalla Rotonda sopra la scogliera.
Preso in compagnia di Lisa (delpeoples), Alfred (alftrek) e Bill (trekks) il giorno precedente al nostro incontro TE a Melbourne.
Preso da ciò che ho il sospetto che sia la Rotonda Nuova con il mio giocattolo nuovo..

Bluejeans, achakladar, mikolaj_kawa, PixelTerror, Clementi, jusninasirun, Kielia, TravelerNL, bakes888, s_lush, Longroute, paololg, shevchenko, bobocortis, trekks, bisok, westcoastgirl1 has marked this note useful

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Bluejeans (32293) 2009-10-03 3:54

Ola Santo ,
Gostei muito do efeito da lente fisheye , o ângulo de visão e incrível , ficou linda a praia e o céu , gostei muito das cores do céu , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

papon (857) 2009-10-03 4:05

Hi Santo..
Nice place...well captured the mood..the color and POV are really nice..

Regards,
Sunandan.

pauloog (6505) 2009-10-03 4:21

Hello Santa,
The wide angle put to good use to produce not only a beautifully curved view of the beach, but also well composed with a fitting foreground and a lovely sky.
Regards,
Paul

achakladar (786) 2009-10-03 4:37

Lovely...nice POV !

daddo (11363) 2009-10-03 4:44

Ciao Santo. With your new toy there is no limit to creativity, by the looks of it. First your nose providing the convex in Alfred's shot, now the beach providing the concave look in your creation.the colours and light are superb and there is a nice balance to the image. Hope everything is fine at home. Klaudio.

jemaflor (39381) 2009-10-03 4:50

Hi Santo,
Great result with this curve, impressive and beautiful light in this cloudy sky, well managed.

alftrek (2799) 2009-10-03 4:51

Hello Santo,
The fisheye lens is full of pleasant surprises and I wonder what will turn up next. This one captures everything from headland to headland with wonderful light. It also prove that the earth is round judging from the curved horizon:)). I think you took this when I was in agonizing pain rushing off to the washroom below.

Regards
Alfred

holmertz (9645) 2009-10-03 5:28

Hello Santo,
Gee, this beach looks so neat, so perfectly round! A fisheye can certainly make the world look nice, and surprising. This is an amusing composition that makes me believe that even "for real", this would be a pleasant place to visit.
Kind regards,
Gert

mikolaj_kawa (30161) 2009-10-03 5:46

Hello Santo! Wonderful seascape, amazing POV and composition. Excellent capture and marvellous exposure. Original frame. Great effect. Well done!

cherryripe (18973) 2009-10-03 7:58

Hi Santo
The fisheye works really well here. I like the curve of the beach and your pov down the stairs.
Regards
Nikki

PixelTerror (86124) 2009-10-03 8:01

Hi Santo
The fisheye is great here for further enhance already existing curves, and effect on the horizon is fun !
have a nice day JY

carmia (4958) 2009-10-03 8:51

Wonderful colourful landscape. Good perspective. Good exposure and capture. Great work! TFS. Carme.

Clementi (44091) 2009-10-03 13:40

Ciao Santo,
avrai dovuto fare molte faccende di casa per farti regalare questo fisheye, ma ne è valsa la pena,
bellissma la prospettiva e magnifici giochi di luce.
ottimo lavoro
Giorgio

siamesa (12888) 2009-10-03 14:24

Hello Santo,

A superb work that you did with your sensitivy and art. Marvelous picture with nice effects. Congratulations.
Abraços
maria

delpeoples (6068) 2009-10-03 16:06

Ciao Caro Santo, what an inventive and beautiful photo. All those washed dishes have produced a photo par excellence for us. The sky is absolutely amazing and the shot really well exposed because I know how difficult the light was then. Great POV here, the climb was certainly worth it. Grazie per il condivisione ed un caro abbraccio, Lisa. PS: I had so much fun that day with you and the lads, the scenery was magnificent and the company the best a gal could ask for! :)

jusninasirun (10203) 2009-10-03 18:10

Hi Santo,

This image has a very good effect from the fish-eye optics. The curve of the coast against the stunning sky is so well registered. Sharp details and very well metered exposure. Thanks for sharing and best regards.
Jusni

SteveH (3903) 2009-10-03 19:52

Hi Santo, I can see that you're having fun with your new toy, and putting it to good use. You've done a great job on this scene with it. I particularly like the clouds moving in from the right. None of the slightly strange bokeh that was visible on your other shots with this lens - I guess because there was nothigng really close. I wonder if Sony/KM make one of these. Cheers, Steve

lousat (15376) 2009-10-04 3:20

Ciao Santo,ma che magnifico modo di presentare questo angolo cosi' affascinante.Una foto di altissimo livello con un'atmosfera magica,colori e dettagli di gran classe!!Complimenti e grazie,buona Domenica,LUCIANO

Kielia (8501) 2009-10-04 8:41

Hi Santo,
your new toy works outstandingly! This is a very beautiful - excellently composed – impression of the beach. The colors and the light are amazing. I also enjoyed reading your note. I wish you many happy hours with the new lens! Congratulation!
Warm regards
Harriet

TravelerNL (2951) 2009-10-04 10:54

Hi Santo,
Nice use of your wide angle/fish eye lens. You captured almost the entire beach. I like how you included the stairs to the beach.
Thanks for sharing,
Harko

bakes888 (18207) 2009-10-05 0:36

Hi Santo.
I’m trying to justify one of those toys for myself! This looks like the perfect use for a fish eye lens, plenty of dramatic sky and nicely shaped shoreline. Great photo and thanks for sharing.
Have a good week, Paul.

polpo56 (7952) 2009-10-05 14:59

Ciao Santo,
il nome, Sorrento, mi ha incuriosito molto, non pensavo che in Australia ci fosse un posto con il nome uguale ad una delle perle della costiera amalfitana (evidentemente deve averglielo dato un italiano, anzi, un napoletano...).
Simpatici gli effetti che riesci ad ottenere con il tuo nuovo giocattolo, vai avanti così.

Un caro saluto a te e ai tuoi cari.
Ludo

s_lush (2204) 2009-10-06 12:00

Hello Santo,
The landscape and so dramatic sky are beautiful, but with your new fish eye facility they look even more beautiful. Very artistic shot!
Best regards,
Sergiy

Longroute (9355) 2009-10-07 8:40

Ah! Skippy, questa è proprio un capolavoro!
Il tuo nuovo fisheye ha fatto meraviglie, ma nche la scelta del luogo e dell'ora conta molto. La scalinata e la spiaggia sono belle e danno un bel senso della profondità ma le cose che mi piacciono di più e mi entusiasmano sono il cielo e il mare: avrei perso la testa in un posto così e con questa luce!
Complimenti,
Donato

paololg (13761) 2009-10-07 13:43

Ciao caro Santo,
mi fai voglia di comperarmi un fisheye! Stupenda immagine, assolutamente fantastica, con una luce e un cielo meravigliosi. L'effetto circolare della lente crea una piacevole suggestione, come essere in un'altro pianeta. Il tuo giocattolo funziona molto bene, bravissimo!
Ciao, un caro abbraccio a tutti!
Paolo

burraburra (847) 2009-10-08 6:46

Santo,
I will simply say - Clever, clever, clever.
Colours, clarity, contrasts & concave are colossal.
Regards from chilly Sydney,
Graham.

Silvio1953 (41761) 2009-10-08 11:19

Ciao Santo, più bella la Sorrento di casa nostra, ma fantastico fish eye, lo fai lavorare alla grande il tuo giocattolo nuovo, fantastica composizione, bravo, ciao Silvio

shevchenko (9922) 2009-10-08 21:16

Hi Santo,
The instrument for fisheye shoot is powerful, fantastic effect, impressive dim seascape in beautiful color and good lighting, good shoot.
Ally

pablominto (40712) 2009-10-08 21:59

Hello Santo,

Effective use of fisheye!
Normally fisheye effects are overdone, but you manage to use the effect to enhance what is already there...
The result is an artistic and dramatic composition, where the subject itself has high interest value!

Greetings,
Pablo -

bobocortis (14140) 2009-10-09 11:02

Hello Santo.
The right day, the right weather, the right .. lens.
In this shot there is all the beach, the surrounding vegetation, a great part of sky.
A shot rich of drama, well done.
Best regards.
Bobo.

giorgimer (21166) 2009-10-14 14:21

Hi Santo,

I visited the most famous one, I didn't know there was another one in Australia. I like a lot your wide view, excellent POV

Well done!

G

mozzy27 (267) 2009-10-18 16:21

Hello Santo
Very creative view of the beach and amazing looking sky. The whole scene looks very inviting even though it would have been a tad on the cold side at that time of year.
Very nice, thanks
Peter

bisok (264) 2009-11-06 2:36

Hi Santo

I've been in Sorrento two times, but I don't remember that it was in Australia :-)
... It was close to Napoli :-)
I think, that the name of Australian Sorrento comes from Italy :-)
Anyway, your photo invite us to visiting both Sorrentos :-)

P.S. I've eaten a delicious Sorrento Pizza lately :-)))
The best pizzas come from Napoli, apparently :-)))

Greetings
John

Koopman (915) 2009-11-15 0:36

Hi Santo,
Perfect composition. You als waited for the best moment to take this picture while the waves spread out on the beach.Also the most perfect POV with the wooden stairs in the fore ground and the symmetrical beach borders with the dunes on both sides. And the the end I assume you held your camera straight to avoid to much bending of the horizon. I almost wood name this little bay fisheye beach.
Regards henk

testmaniac (12118) 2009-12-01 1:00

Hello Santo, great fisheye landscape! The composition,colors and contrast are excellent! This beach is wonderful!

TFS and regards,

Phil

westcoastgirl1 (1211) 2009-12-02 18:08

Hi Santo

This unique image is very eye-catching I couldn't resist having a look at it.
Lovely composition
Gorgeous ocean view
and interesting sky

Well done,
Tosca

PS Did you have a good TE meeting?