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Gary
Rowan Higgins | Silent Street Photography
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Rock, Aireys Inlet Though not one of my best images, it is nevertheless noteworthy for the research and preparation that went into the shoot. Photographing from this point was dependant on not being under a metre of water, which is very common. So three previous visits were made with reference to tidal tables to give some idea of what could be expected on a certain date. I had teemed up with another photographer whose prime discipline of very well organised and financially successful wedding and commercial photography seemed a great distance away from the more leisurely, though intensive landscape discipline that I followed. We arranged an overnight in Aireys Inlet and planned the shoot for early the next morning. <
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an unpromising windy night, the day dawned cool and calm with splashes of
gold as the sun rose in the east. As we neared the beach, we could clearly
see that the point where the camera would be set up was safe. However, the
tide is on the way in, as can be seen in this image by the encroaching
waterline. With this image, my lack of attention to straightening the horizon
is inexcusable but, all things considered, is OK for what is a quite peaceful
coastal outlook (the horizon was straightened by the printer as a matter
of detail). The angle of the rock outcrop is so positioned in the view as
to lead the eye into the top third distance (sometimes referred to in fine
art as Hogan's Line).
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