Rainy Day At Wollongong Harbour

Lesson Learnt:  Never underestimate the unpredictability of water and always cover the camera.

My photography teacher Greg Ford, David Mills, Danielle Sheehan and I had our plans thwarted for a sunrise at Sandon Point so we headed off in the rain to see if we could capture some interesting shots at Wollongong Harbour. It was BIG. I farewelled my first DSLR camera, my Canon 60D. 

Thinking I could get some great action shots of David and Greg, I took shelter behind what I thought was a safe barricade while they attempted to reach the lighthouse. However, the swell was so large a wave dumped beside me, bounced back up and poured down on both my cameras and left me with water swirling around my legs up to my thighs. My position ( indicated by the arrow) looked safe enough I thought. 

I was obviously wrong :-(

 It was interesting to watch Greg and David from my so called safe spot. Interesting to compare the two video versions. Can't find any way to make the One True Media (purchased software)video larger while the Slide.ly version (free) is easy to configure but difficult to change slide order . Go figure !!! Can never get exactly what you want

Sandon Point

 Lesson reinforced: Try to spend time researching the effect tides have on a  location. Check it out on Google earth to ascertain access

Travelled down to Sandon Point with some photo buddies - the aim to capture the sun's early rays beaming onto the old boat sheds.

Unfortunately high tide was approaching and as I couldn't find a space on the sand for my tripod I hurried towards the safety of the steps and amused myself by playing with an inordinately high ISO while I watched the braver trio using the limited time available to lightpaint.

Greg, Dave and Danielle experimenting

 View from my safe vantage point  

 As the water began  to rise Dave decided to hop up on the steps as well. This is a pretty crook shot but it's great for reliving the memory.

We weren't content to have our plans thwarted so we headed off for Wollongong Harbour hoping to get some decent shots with the high tide and a good swell . We weren't disappointed. See the results here