LANDSCAPE photography | A Very DANGEROUS Location, But the Reward... WOW!
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Landscape photography carries it's own risks, be they fall and trip hazards, wet and treacherous paths or in this case a steep and rocky climb down to a stone bowl and an incoming tide.
Safety first... always have an escape plan, just in case. But the rewards! An iconic location that has never failed to deliver atmospheric and photogenic possibilities.
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Certainly can't beat seascape long exposures, fabulous images!
Never a truer word said David 🙏 Have a great week 🙏🙏🙏
Wow! Spectacular location and spectacular images. You never disappoint!
Cheers Keith, always appreciated buddy. Have a great week 🙏🙏🙏
That's an amazing feature Izzy, and some great images. Excellent tip on blending in the light on long exposures. Thanks for sharing and have a great week
Cheers Ralph, much appreciated, thanks for commenting and I trust you have a great week too 🙏🙏🙏
Ooooh Izzy, you are always living on the edge a bit! But yes, you got the reward with your mastery of techniques. What a fabulous location! In the last shot I noticed that someone has somehow put a ladder out on the rocks, Crazy.
Thank you very much Juanita, I really do fee privileged with your ongoing support 🙏. As for the ladder I have known about it for a few years but I still haven't figured out how to get around there and explore. Would have to be a very low tide I assume... maybe next time. Have a great week 🙏🙏🙏
You are a true artist Izzy. I wouldn't have the patience I'm afraid 📷👍
Thank you Eltin, very much appreciated. Have a great week 🙏🙏🙏
Spectacular images, Izzy. What a place! Rip that plastic off the RODE TX, old boy!
Cheers buddy, and yes I'll have to rip it off! Your eyes are still exceedingly sharp 😂... and old boy is right 😂. Have a great week 🙏🙏🙏
Truly spectacular photos, and I can't stop thinking of "Groot" as the rock's name! The base is looking a little eroded, and I hope I can get there before it can no longer withstand the pounding it's getting. (One of the 12 Apostles succumbed a few years back.) I liked the first of the two images (@ 5:00-ish) more for the clouds and the wave formations. Looking at the cliffs and hearing you say you'd be going down, I thought, "I think that's beyond me," but then I saw there was a path and then thought, "That's not so bad!" But if I do get there, I'll decide on the day. (I am not good with heights, and watching your clip on the Pinnacles @ Phillip Island, I feel uncertain about that, too.) And like other commenters, I saw that ladder on the right-hand side of the picture. That was...unexpected.
Cheers Mick, yeah Groot is engrained in my mind too 😂. The path down is a little steep in places (not as steep or as long as the Pinnacles path though) but easy to manage if you take your time, and well worth the effort in my opinion. Just don't attempt it in the wet! The ladder is a mystery... if I time it right on my next visit (low tide) I might try and investigate. Have a great week buddy 🙏🙏🙏
Many thanks Izzy for another great trip out capturing awesome images, thought my pick was at 18:20, beautiful. Have a nice week.
Cheers Ross, fantastic to have you come along with me each and every week... very much appreciated buddy. I hope you have a great week too 🙏🙏🙏
and all without the aid of a safety net!!!
wonderful as always Izzy. that 1 second exposure was just about perfect. also I preferred the longer exposure from the wider comp 🙂
I have plenty of padding in the eventuality of a tumble 😂 Hope you are staying strong, have a great week 🙏🙏🙏
Going the extra mile pays off! Great location but you make it look even better 👍
Cheers, it's a little tricky to get in and out but if its dry its well worth giving it a go 🙏🙏🙏
Wonderful location Izzy and good work again. Love the tonal and textural variation of the vegetation in the foreground of the images taken from the top. The glaucous foliage of Leucophyta brownii really adds interest. It makes you feel lucky to be in Australia as we are blessed with some great coastal scenery. And the chances are you will see no other photographers (or people for that matter) in a location like this - a far cry from many similar locations in Europe and North America.
Thank you Dane, glad you enjoyed the adventure, and I'm impressed that you recognised the foliage too. I have been here about 6 or 7 times and only ever seen one other photographer, its a bit of a hike with easier locations about 20 minutes up the coast so I think it's still off the radar a little bit. Thanks for your support and comments. Have a great week 🙏🙏🙏
Wonderful location and images Izzy! You obviously do a lot of research to find such amazing locations.
Thank you for sharing 😊
Cheers Colin, much appreciated buddy. Google maps and searching Instagram are my main tools. Have a great week 🙏🙏🙏
Magnificent :)
Thank you very much 🙏🙏🙏
Do you know how lucky you are in geologic time to be alive to photograph this magic rock while it is still standing? A truly spectacular location that, as always, yielded another amazing collection of photos. I had a chuckle and an eye roll at the "postcardy" commemt. Sure, not as dramatic as the 2nd location, but still a lovely composition and fantastic image. Well done my friend, thanks ror sharing this amazing location. Hope you are well pal, have a wonderful week!
Thank you buddy, I had a little giggle too, I find the larger landscapes more difficult to capture rather than the more intimate shots so it's a fair criticism. Art is subjective after all 😊. Every time I head there I am relieved 'old Groot' is standing and then I hope that I am the one to photograph it should it splinter and fall... imaging that (so long as I'm not in the middle of a long exposure that is 😂. hope you and the family have a great week Paul 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you once again for a wonderful video. Great lesson about taking that extra to "paint the light in" What a difference it makes! This is such a great location and you did it proud - as ony you can do! You must have climbed out of there safely too. Take care and thank you for another great start to my week.
Thank you as always Helen, its only a little trick but it can transform some dull long exposure images (and I prefer it to the tried and trusted dodge and burn). See you next time. Have a great week 🙏🙏🙏
Certainly a stunning location, especially at sea level. I'd have preferred a portrait at a longer focal length from up top to give the rock more prominence but you probably shot that before or you're 20-35 is glued on :-)
Cheers Andrew, and yes I have shot the solitary rock many times with a longer lens... I only had the 20-35 with me that day. Have a great week 🙏🙏🙏
Thanks Izzy for another informative video, If you ever get the opportunity have a look at Tidal River, Wilsons Prom Vic. It's a photography paradise. I have only been there once but intend to return soon.
Cheers buddy, I've never been to Wilson's Prom but I would love to... it would have to be without Raffy though. Have a great week 🙏🙏🙏
What an amazing location. Well worth the climb down and what looks like a lung busting climb up again. I always try to take a short exposure to give me the ability to paint in highlight and shadow detail, it can really lift a LE and create more depth. Great images again mate and btw, that's some bad hat.
Cheers Tony, the path up isn't too bad, quite steep in parts but thankfully quite short. You could mimic the light using dodge ad burn but, much like you, I like the challenge of capturing as much of the environment out in the field. Have a great week matey 🙏🙏🙏
Maybe it’s the Pinot slushing around in my somewhat addled brain but I was underwhelmed by the first half of the Vlog, the foreground seemed to dominate the image just making me think oh. But once you’d risked life and limb and got the close up shots of that rapidly eroding rock I was just wowed. Well done Iz
Thank you Eltin, very much appreciated. Have a great week 🙏🙏🙏
Great video Izzy and what an amazing place ..I’m a big fan of your long exposures work so delighted to see you turn it in a masterpiece.
Thank you Ivor, I very much appreciate your support mate. Have a great week 🙏🙏🙏
@@IzzyAbuleelaPhotography and you Izzy my friend
Hi lzzy.Great video yet again and what a location. The long exposure shot wins for ( im a long exposure fan anyway), and thank you for that tip with the extra shot to add the light etc to the shot, will be having a go at that next time. Hope you managed to get back up that rock face safely. Cheers
Thank you very much Roy, glad you enjoyed the adventure. If you are careful and take your time the trek up and down is quite manageable... but only on dry days, in the wet it's a different story. Have a great week 🙏🙏🙏
Great vlog Izzy, such an amazing spot. Beautiful photos, How long does the walk take you to actually reach the location - I know where it is just have not done the walk yet. Wondering how ' hard ' or easy it is. Cheers.
Thank you Judy, it is a beautiful part of an amazing coast! The walk is about 30 minutes, well it was for me and I'm not in the first flush of youth anymore 😂. I hope you make it out there, its such an awe inspiring location. Have a great week 🙏🙏🙏
Great video Izzy - thanks for sharing 👏👏 I haven't shot this one yet but it's on my ever-growing list, ha ha! I particularly like how you lead the viewer through your thought processes and your shot at 18:25 was quite sublime. May I ask what the tide situation was when you were there? Low/high or somewhere in between? Can't believe I wasn't subscribed previously - you have a new sub 😀
Cheers Brian, I'm pretty stoked to have you along 🙏. It is definitely a draw card location if you are ever at the tail end of the Great Ocean Road. The tide was on its way in (about half way when I left). I definitely prefer a retreating tide, although you can still access the bottom at high tide you just have to shoot from those large boulders at my back. The only concern you might have is if the wind is 'in your face' as the shape of the cliffs funnels everything directly at you and you might have some real issues with spray. Apart from that its a wonderfull spot. Have a great week 🙏🙏🙏
Please take this with positive intent. Nice blog Izzy, but to be honest I don't get the final images in the first half of the video. They seem a bit "postcardy". The second view, from down the cliff are 1000% better. I would like to understand why you use a graduated filter when post processing will give you a similar result with more flexibility.
Thank you Peter and i don't take any offence at all. Art and photography is subjective, it has to connect and 'talk' to you. I also find I need to work hard with the larger landscape images (postcardy is probably a fair description 😂). As for the grad filter, its purely because I like to try and capture as much of the final image in the field... it's as much a challenge as anything else. Have a great week 🙏🙏🙏
@@IzzyAbuleelaPhotography Thanks for the gracious reply and explanation/rationale. Keep up the great work! :) Pete
Great video…
Too shake vlog when walking…
Thank you, I haven't got a gimble yet but I'll put it on the list 🙏🙏🙏