Alicia Vaccaro, Bluehole Sunset (OCEAN - Entries close 30 November 2026)

I went out to the Bluehole car park in Warrnambool, where the Hopkins River meets the ocean. There were some amazing rock formations right at the edge of the ocean that framed the ocean. The sun was setting behind the lookout and created a lovely pop of orange in the sky. The tide was coming in and a particularly big wave came all the way up to the rocks. A long exposure creating a lovely leading line through the rocks and right out to the ocean. Camera: Nikon Z6 Lens: Nikon Z 24-200mm Focal Length: 24mm Shutter speed: 8 sec Aperture: f/20 ISO: 200 Tripod: yes Filter: ND filter Software edits: Use of masking and the curves layers to bring out the shadows in the foreground and to pull back the highlights in the sky. small cloning to remove dust spots

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