When I hopped out of bed on the particular morning I captured this image, this was not what I had in mind. Avoca Beach is lined with some great big Pine trees..and I wanted to capture some nice light hitting them. Unfortunately (or fortunately) I could tell the conditions were not going to give me shot I wanted. Realising this on my drive there I thought about other potential compositions. When I arrived, there were already two other photographers on the beach. I grabbed my gear and went and said hi. I set up my gear and waited for sunrise.

Like I do with all (or most) photography outings I took my film and digital cameras. This particular morning I left the battery for the digital camera charging back at the unit. (This was a first for me!) This meant I had film and film only. I waited for the sun to rise, a wave to come and a bit of light hitting the clouds and this was the result.

Fuji G617
105mm
Velvia50 f/32 6sec
0.6 soft grad
Epson V700

Capture time: 29/8/14 6:31am