- Location
- Melbourne. Australia
- Name
- Joe
I've posted a handfull of these up already in various threads, done and dusted with the post processing of the whole set so here they are.
Spent the summer holidays on the Gold Coast with family and friends, Coolangatta to be precise and it was my first time back since 2005 when I spent almost 2 years living and working up there before returning home to Melbourne, so in many ways this holiday felt like a bit of a homecoming too. To be honest I didn't shoot as much as I'd hoped, but then again, with these beaches and surf its not so surprising is it?. Still, I think I got some decent shots out of it. My kit for the trip was the Panasonic GX7 and a maiden outing with my new to me LX100...a camera which I'm really digging. Regarding the GX7, although I had a bunch of lenses I used it mostly as a digital back for my telephoto lenses to capture some surfing action, a job it and the lenses did well. This was my first attempt at Surf Photography and I have to say, it's an incredibly fun thing to do....holidays by beautiful beaches taking photos....what's not to like? even if admittedly it was difficult at times resisting the temptation to get in there myself, the ocean is a magical place, simply just being in its waters feels almost life giving. These surf shots were all taken at a place called "Snapper Rocks"....its my understanding that before the government stopped the dredging of the adjacent Tweed River shipping channel the waves would form into what locals call a 'superbank' creating neat sets of waves that could be riden all the way from Snapper Rocks to Kirra Beach 3 kilometres away. Snapper Rocks surf spot is a very photographer friendly location as its long rock formation protrudes into the surf allowing the shooter to get in nice and close to the action...the Panasonic 100-300mm hardly got pushed out further than 200-250mm.
Can't wait to go back....so much so in fact that we've already rebooked for next summer
1. (LX100)
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Summer Holidays Snapper Rocks-1 by Livnius, on Flickr
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Summer Holidays Snapper Rocks-2 by Livnius, on Flickr
3. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Surf 2 by Livnius, on Flickr
4. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Surf 1 by Livnius, on Flickr
5. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Surf 3 by Livnius, on Flickr
6. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Rocks Surf 10 by Livnius, on Flickr
7. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Rocks Surf 9 by Livnius, on Flickr
8. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Rocks Surf 11 by Livnius, on Flickr
9. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Surf 8 by Livnius, on Flickr
10. (GX7)
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Summer Holidays - Snapper Surf 4 by Livnius, on Flickr
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Summer Holidays - Snapper Surf 5 by Livnius, on Flickr
12. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Rocks Surf 6 by Livnius, on Flickr
13. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Rocks Surf 7 by Livnius, on Flickr
14. (LX100)
Out 'local' beach for the 2 weeks we were there, the southern tip of Greenmount Bay.
Summer Holidays - Greenmount Bay Headland by Livnius, on Flickr
15. (LX100)
Summer Holidays - Poolside Spider by Livnius, on Flickr
16. (LX100)
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Summer Holidays - Dragon by Livnius, on Flickr
17. (LX100)
Summer Holidays - Kirra Beach by Livnius, on Flickr
18. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Kirra to Surfers Paradise by Livnius, on Flickr
19. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Surfers Paradise by Livnius, on Flickr
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Summer Holidays - Rainbow Bay Photographer by Livnius, on Flickr
21. (LX100)
Summer Holidays - Rainbow Bay by Livnius, on Flickr
22. (GX7)
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Summer Holidays - Greenmount Bay to Kirra by Livnius, on Flickr
23. (GX7)
Watching the sun set over Greenmount Bay and the Gold Coast hinterland.
Summer Holidays - Greenmount Bay Sunset by Livnius, on Flickr
24. (LX100)
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Summer Holidays Snapper Rocks-4 by Livnius, on Flickr
25. (LX100)
Summer Holidays Snapper Rocks-5 by Livnius, on Flickr
Spent the summer holidays on the Gold Coast with family and friends, Coolangatta to be precise and it was my first time back since 2005 when I spent almost 2 years living and working up there before returning home to Melbourne, so in many ways this holiday felt like a bit of a homecoming too. To be honest I didn't shoot as much as I'd hoped, but then again, with these beaches and surf its not so surprising is it?. Still, I think I got some decent shots out of it. My kit for the trip was the Panasonic GX7 and a maiden outing with my new to me LX100...a camera which I'm really digging. Regarding the GX7, although I had a bunch of lenses I used it mostly as a digital back for my telephoto lenses to capture some surfing action, a job it and the lenses did well. This was my first attempt at Surf Photography and I have to say, it's an incredibly fun thing to do....holidays by beautiful beaches taking photos....what's not to like? even if admittedly it was difficult at times resisting the temptation to get in there myself, the ocean is a magical place, simply just being in its waters feels almost life giving. These surf shots were all taken at a place called "Snapper Rocks"....its my understanding that before the government stopped the dredging of the adjacent Tweed River shipping channel the waves would form into what locals call a 'superbank' creating neat sets of waves that could be riden all the way from Snapper Rocks to Kirra Beach 3 kilometres away. Snapper Rocks surf spot is a very photographer friendly location as its long rock formation protrudes into the surf allowing the shooter to get in nice and close to the action...the Panasonic 100-300mm hardly got pushed out further than 200-250mm.
Can't wait to go back....so much so in fact that we've already rebooked for next summer
1. (LX100)
View attachment 106330
Summer Holidays Snapper Rocks-1 by Livnius, on Flickr
2.(LX100)
Summer Holidays Snapper Rocks-2 by Livnius, on Flickr
3. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Surf 2 by Livnius, on Flickr
4. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Surf 1 by Livnius, on Flickr
5. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Surf 3 by Livnius, on Flickr
6. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Rocks Surf 10 by Livnius, on Flickr
7. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Rocks Surf 9 by Livnius, on Flickr
8. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Rocks Surf 11 by Livnius, on Flickr
9. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Surf 8 by Livnius, on Flickr
10. (GX7)
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Summer Holidays - Snapper Surf 4 by Livnius, on Flickr
11. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Surf 5 by Livnius, on Flickr
12. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Rocks Surf 6 by Livnius, on Flickr
13. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Snapper Rocks Surf 7 by Livnius, on Flickr
14. (LX100)
Out 'local' beach for the 2 weeks we were there, the southern tip of Greenmount Bay.
Summer Holidays - Greenmount Bay Headland by Livnius, on Flickr
15. (LX100)
Summer Holidays - Poolside Spider by Livnius, on Flickr
16. (LX100)
View attachment 106345
Summer Holidays - Dragon by Livnius, on Flickr
17. (LX100)
Summer Holidays - Kirra Beach by Livnius, on Flickr
18. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Kirra to Surfers Paradise by Livnius, on Flickr
19. (GX7)
Summer Holidays - Surfers Paradise by Livnius, on Flickr
20 (GX7)
View attachment 106349
Summer Holidays - Rainbow Bay Photographer by Livnius, on Flickr
21. (LX100)
Summer Holidays - Rainbow Bay by Livnius, on Flickr
22. (GX7)
View attachment 106351
Summer Holidays - Greenmount Bay to Kirra by Livnius, on Flickr
23. (GX7)
Watching the sun set over Greenmount Bay and the Gold Coast hinterland.
Summer Holidays - Greenmount Bay Sunset by Livnius, on Flickr
24. (LX100)
View attachment 106353
Summer Holidays Snapper Rocks-4 by Livnius, on Flickr
25. (LX100)
Summer Holidays Snapper Rocks-5 by Livnius, on Flickr