Friday, June 14, 2013

The Leap Without The Leap

This morning Carolyn and I investigated "The Leap" which is a favourite spot for divers accessed off Solander Drive between Inscription Point and Yena at Kurnell. Carolyn's map is a beauty for documenting all the hidden treasures out at Kurnell.



View Yena in a larger map


It was a reasonably steep yet easy descent on metal steps but I'm afraid I chickened out and elected to shoot from up higher as the rocks at the base are notorious for being quite deadly and slippery and I don't want to risk being out of action again like last year.  All in all it was a good morning, other than losing my camera footing for my tripod and not being able to christen my ND filters.

It was amazing to see the difference in sky colour dependent on which direction we were facing. There was initially some promising red, but this soon disappeared and was replaced by gold, pink and tangerine. It certainly wasn't the best sunrise I've ever seen but it certainly wasn't the worst.
1. Facing away from the city
2. Facing towards the refinery
Facing towards the City
  Facing towards the City
I love the faces in the rocks all along the sandstone cliffs in the Botany Bay National Park. They remind me of creatures embedded in the sandstone. It is not as if they are imprisoned, rather that they are just maintaining guard in some fashion. I was disappointed that I was unable to get a better angle on the guardian of the cranes at the oil refinery - maybe next time :-) My friend Carolyn affectionately refers to them as 'the giraffes'.
Facing towards Port Botany


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