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29th April 2012
Wheels in the tide - golden hour by peterdegraaff

Wheels in the tide - golden hour

photo 145
...Windang Island.

Alternate views in main album at blue hour http://365project.org/peterdegraaff/365/2012-04-29 and http://365project.org/peterdegraaff/365/2012-04-29

The abandoned bogey wheels are from the 1890s when "attempts were made to make Lake Illawarra a deep sea port. A jetty was to be built on the western shore of the lake to allow the export of coal from the Ocean View colliery. As part of this scheme, a channel was to be dredged through the entrance of Lake Illawarra to allow ocean-going boats to reach the lake jetty. The channel was to be four and a half miles long and 430 feet wide between the breakwaters at the lake entrance. A railway line was built on Windang Island to carry rock cut from the south-western side of the Island through to the mainland side of the Island. This rock was used to build the breakwaters, the remains of which can be seen today. The project was abandoned in 1902 because of the problem of drifting sand blocking the lake entrance channel." cf http://www.lia.nsw.gov.au/the_lake/history_of_lake_illawarra
Comments
Lovely photo!
posted April 29th, 2012  
Another stunning shot. The colors are amazing!
posted April 29th, 2012  
wow love this
posted April 29th, 2012  
Nice shot. Very rich tones. Why are there wheels on the beach?
posted April 29th, 2012  
beautiful capture and lighting
posted April 29th, 2012  
Fav again! Read my comments on the other two and place them here! :)
posted April 29th, 2012  
Wow! Beautiful! That's three out of three FAVS for you today! Great job!
posted April 29th, 2012  
This is very interesting. I love the coloring too.
posted April 29th, 2012  
I love this, Peter!! I think this is my fave out of the 3.
posted April 29th, 2012  
very dramatic
posted April 29th, 2012  
You're right about the "golden hour," Peter ... Fantastic. Love the whole comp. Your POV is stunning ... the textures and the colors. Amazing!
posted April 29th, 2012  
Excellent series.
posted April 29th, 2012  
Beautiful work Peter!
posted April 29th, 2012  
Wow, fabulous color, love this
posted April 29th, 2012  
oh! wow...beautiful...fab and fav :)
posted April 29th, 2012  
How long have those been there? Great find!
posted April 29th, 2012  
Great view
posted April 29th, 2012  
I think out of the three I like this one the most. The colours are so wonderfully vivid and the water has a real soft quality.
posted April 29th, 2012  
Beautiful
posted April 29th, 2012  
This is really really beautiful- very warm and romantic. Love the red sand! Fav.
posted April 29th, 2012  
Love this color version.
posted April 29th, 2012  
What kind of wheels are those and why are they in the tide? Inquiring minds want to know.
posted April 29th, 2012  
These colours are quite extraordinary
posted April 29th, 2012  
I love the light at golden hour, so warm looking, unlike the view out my window at the moment, cold and grey here
posted April 29th, 2012  
Beautiful colours! Love the golden hour!
posted April 29th, 2012  
great composition and the colours are just perfect!!
posted April 29th, 2012  
Wonderful!
posted April 29th, 2012  
Amazing colours!
posted April 29th, 2012  
beautiful long exposure Peter :-)
posted April 29th, 2012  
This is lovely Peter!Great colours :)
posted April 29th, 2012  
wow; interesting find!
posted April 29th, 2012  
So pretty, nice shot Peter :)
posted April 29th, 2012  
Gorgeous
posted April 29th, 2012  
...amazing...great photo:)))
posted April 29th, 2012  
Amazing shot Peter!!
posted April 29th, 2012  
amazingly beautiful!
posted April 29th, 2012  
Rob
Wow! Love golden hour! Nice capture.
posted April 29th, 2012  
Wow! The lighting is great. I can't believe the wheels that are there.
posted April 29th, 2012  
Gorgeous photo. Love the colours.
posted April 29th, 2012  
Beautiful- my favorite of the set.
posted April 29th, 2012  
I like the POV of this and the blue hour better but it is really difficult to tell which lighting I like more. I am so glad you shot all three and posted them ! Perfect lighting lesson and composition/POV tutorial,Peter!
posted April 29th, 2012  
Another beautiful capture
posted April 29th, 2012  
I love all these photos, Peter, but I think I love the golden hour lighting here the best!
posted April 29th, 2012  
Oh - and a fav, too!
posted April 29th, 2012  
Wow. Nice find. I love the lighting here and the colour tones. Just beautiful.
posted April 29th, 2012  
lovely shot! the colors are pleasing!
posted April 29th, 2012  
Such a beautiful shot! What a cool find!
posted April 29th, 2012  
Gorgeous beach! Your composition & the colors are amazing as always!
posted April 29th, 2012  
Very nice shot.
posted April 29th, 2012  
Gorgeous light, lovely comp - fave!
posted April 29th, 2012  
Gorgeous colors
posted April 29th, 2012  
Gorgeous. Fav! I could fav all your photos.
posted April 29th, 2012  
Beautiful tones and shot
posted April 29th, 2012  
Beautiful shot Peter. The composition and colors are fantastic.
posted April 29th, 2012  
So beautiful!!!
posted April 29th, 2012  
such warmth
posted April 29th, 2012  
Wow, don't see that often! Very beautiful.
posted April 29th, 2012  
I love the warm tones!! So beautiful!
posted April 29th, 2012  
very stunning!
posted April 29th, 2012  
Great photograph Peter - well captured - as always!
posted April 29th, 2012  
so pretty!!!!
posted April 29th, 2012  
wonderful composition
posted April 29th, 2012  
@jwlynn64 @webfoot Have added in historical information and link above about bogey wheels
posted April 29th, 2012  
love the washy feel of this shot. so warm, i can smell the salt!
posted April 29th, 2012  
holy crow! look at that light! just beautiful!
posted April 30th, 2012  
Gorgeous!
posted April 30th, 2012  
Beautiful shot
posted April 30th, 2012  
Wonderful series showing the differences of light during the day, great composition and lighting - fav'd the set
posted April 30th, 2012  
Fab shot with an interesting back-story and history.
posted May 2nd, 2012  
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