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Catherine Hill Bay Jetty, Central Coast, NSW, Australia

Ilya Genkin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:04:39 +0000

Catherine Hill Bay Jetty, Central Coast, New South Wales (NSW), Australia

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Stormy Morning at Avalon Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Ilya Genkin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:27:49 +0000

Stormy Morning at Avalon Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia

While meteorologists are still struggling to predict weather our ancestors already created some “formulas” that work: Weather Lore.

Red sky at morning, sailor take warning;
Red sky at night, sailor’s delight.

Works perfectly.

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Nobbys Beach and Nobbys Head, Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Ilya Genkin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:30:56 +0000

Nobbys Beach and Nobbys Head, Newcastle, New South Wales (NSW), Australia

Nobbys, the commanding island at the mouth of Newcastle Harbour is the most prominent landmark in Newcastle. First described by Captain Cook in May 1770 as ‘a small clump of an island lying close to shore’, it has become a symbol recognisable to all in the Hunter Region and far beyond. It is the location of Nobbys Head Lighthouse, the third lighthouse built in New South Wales after the Macquarie Lighthouse in 1818 and the Hornby Lighthouse which was also built in 1858.

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Dramatic Stormy Clouds Above Long Reef, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Ilya Genkin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:34:55 +0000

Dramatic Stormy Clouds Above Long Reef, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Bayview Wharf and Marina at Sunrise, Pittwater, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Ilya Genkin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:34:50 +0000

Bayview Wharf and Marina at Sunrise, Pittwater, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Great Australian Bight, Eyre Peninsula, SA, Australia

Ilya Genkin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:29:24 +0000

Great Australian Bight, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia (SA), Australia

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Stanwell Park from Bald Hill Lookout, Illawarra, NSW, Australia

Ilya Genkin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:47:40 +0000

Stanwell Park from Bald Hill Lookout, Illawarra, New South Wales (NSW), Australia

One of the most difficult things for me in the photography is breaking my own stereotypes. If I saw a photo of another photographer or a place somewhere and already pre-visualised how I want to photograph that place, it’s quite difficult for me to shoot it with a different light or angle. I always try to change my mind. Sometimes it’s easy and sometimes it’s quite hard. I saw that view a few years ago driving along the coastal road and since then I wanted to shoot this view with some specific light. It wasn’t on the top of my shooting list so I returned back only a few years later. I was expecting good light that morning, but unfortunately when I reached the lookout heavy clouds covered the entire sky. Alas! Well… a good landscape photographer should wait for the proper light, returning again and again trying to catch the best possible light for that place. On other hand a good travel photographer should be able to capture the scene at any light as he or she will not be able to return and re-shot the place when the light is right. A dilemma! It’s good if you can return to a place like Turimetta beach again and again and finally catch an amazing light. But what if you cannot do that? That happened with this image as well. You have to use the available light. Absolutely not what I wanted before but I like it. In black and white with long exposure it looks good as well.

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My Best Photos From 2011

Ilya Genkin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:03:04 +0000

Storm Clearing over Turimetta Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia

I have to thank Jim Goldstein for the idea of sharing a look at my favourite photos from the previous year. Every year, for five years now, Jim invites photographers to participate in his “Best Photos” project.

I’ve picked my Top 8 Favourite Images of 2011. Why eight and not ten? Well… Don’t know really. I’ve got more favourite photos from the last year but some photos haven’t been uploaded to the web yet and I still have to show them in the next couple of months. So please have a look at the small set and I hope you enjoy these photos as well.

PS. If you click on each photo you’ll get to the bigger version.

Waves Crashing at Forresters Beach, Forresters Beach, Central Coast, NSW, Australia

Sunrise at Govett’s Leap Lookout, Blackheath, Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia

Early Morning at Narrabeen Tidal Pool, Narrabeen Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Sunset at Norah Head, Central Coast, Soldiers Point, NSW, Australia

Storm Approaching Barrenjoey and Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Palm Beach at Sunrise, Palm Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Upper Somersby Falls, Brisbane Water National Park, Central Coast, NSW, Australia

Dramatic Sunrise at Jervis Bay, Callala Beach, NSW, Australia

Ilya Genkin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:53:36 +0000

Dramatic Sunrise at Jervis Bay, Callala Beach, NSW, Australia

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Sunset at Razorback, The Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road, Port Campbell National Park, VIC, Australia

Ilya Genkin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:54:56 +0000

Sunset at Razorback, The Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road, Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia

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