Archive for July, 2009

Jimmy, a friend of mine from Queensland was in town for work and had a free afternoon – asked if I would like to come do some landscape photography with him.

He picked me up and I directed him up to Kuringai Chase National Park where we drove around looking for the ideal spot to take some sunset photos.

We had to be a little careful, since they close the gates around an hour after sunset and it can be very costly to get someone to come out and unlock them.

After taking some photos at West Head, we drove back and walked down to America Bay and stopped to take photos of the sunset over the water.

Jimmy let me try his 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens which I had never used before, while he tried my 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS lens. I was quite impressed with the quality of the shots taken with the 70-200 … but then I would want to be – this is considered one of the best zoom lenses that Canon make and is more expensive than my 100-400!

Jimmy taking photos at West Head

Small yacht powers up the Hawkesbury

Barrenjoey Head as taken from West Head

Moon - taken handheld with Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens (image cropped)

Seaplane lands on Pittwater

Sunset over America Bay - Kuringai Chase National Park

Sunset over America Bay - Kuringai Chase National Park

Sunset over America Bay - Kuringai Chase National Park

Sunset over America Bay - Kuringai Chase National Park

Leanne’s parents are staying with us for a few days – we took them out to Kuringai Chase National park and did some walking around West Head and other nearby walking tracks.

This is quite a spectacular area of Sydney, with the mouth of the Hawkesbury River and many inlets and coves forming an intricate maze of waterways to explore. The scenery is amazing just about any way you look.

At West Head, the north-easterly most part of the national park you get views out over the Hawkesbury towards Woy Woy, and across Pittwater to Barrenjoey Head and Palm Beach.

Looking across Pittwater from West Head - Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Looking across the Hawkesbury to Lion Island from West Head - Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Barrenjoey Head seen from West Head - Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park