Friday 7 May 2010

Cronulla, Wanda Beach, sunrise

The sunrise provided a bit of colour in the gap on the horizon for an otherwise overcast sky above Bate Bay last Saturday morning. I discovered this magnificent wooden bench in the shape of a surfboard installed at the lookout behind Wanda Beach, close to the Greenhills sand dunes. It's a perfect surf culture design for the great surf beaches here, in the southern suburb of Cronulla. Another view can be seen here.

53 comments:

  1. Very beautiful pastels on a stormy sky. Great captures!

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  2. peaceful scene, dear

    http://graceolsson.com/blog/2010/05/simply-myself/

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  3. What a great way to start the day! Beautiful pastel skies and a terrific capture as always! Have a great weekend!

    Sylvia

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  4. Beautiful skies!
    Have a great weekend.

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  5. Beautiful skies and place! Would love to be there..:-)

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  6. the place looks serene and that bench just makes me want to sit and stare at the horizon.

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  7. great shots and view....have a nice friday...

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  8. I love the view from wooden surf beach shape photo. It's nice and peaceful there. Still haven't visit Sydney yet.

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  9. Now that looks like a good place to sit and watch the gorgeous sunrise. Interesting skies. Have a good weekend.

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  10. Very moody skies, but very beautiful too.

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  11. the surf board bench is rather grand and its placed exactly where its most needed, there is a great view.

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  12. That's the place I like to hang out for the sunrise to take place. Great shot!


    SkyWatchFriday

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  13. That's an amazing capture...love the parallel structure of this shot. And the muted colors are amazing. Bravo!

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  14. Very peaceful. Love the hint of colour on the horizon.

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  15. peaceful and beautiful. i'd love be sit on that bench and watch this wonder.

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  16. can you see New Zealand when you sit there?

    I like the layer of soft colour in the sky.

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  17. Beautiful muted colours in sea and sky. Great capture.

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  18. I love the view of the whitecaps.
    www.snapthatpenny.blogspot.com

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  19. Wow! A dramatic sky. Love the calmness here. Wish you a great friday.

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  20. A fine contribution to the SWF meme, J Bar.

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  21. Ann, New Zealand is in that direction. If you look hard enough you might see it over the horizon. ;)

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  22. The sky is always interesting over the sea. You have an advantage over us landlocked folks.

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  23. Really wonderful images, with charming shades and very well composed!
    Happy weekend!

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  24. I love it I love it. That was my teenage stomping ground.

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  25. I really like skies where clouds and light from the sun meet, often makes dramatic view - like in your pictures. Must be great to sit at the bench looking over that landscape!

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  26. Beautiful sunrise! Looks like a great day. Cool bench it looks like a surfboard.

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  27. I really wanna sit on the bench :)

    Thanks for dropping by...

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  28. Hi Jim, thanks for visiting my blog today. I inadvertantly called you Julie (another blogger from Sydney) Apologies. Beautiful shots. Thanks for sharing.

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  29. What a beautiful sunrise and I love the surfboard bench.

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  30. that's an interesting gap in the horizon, sandwiched between the heavy clouds and the water :)

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  31. That lookout and that bench are absolutely perfect. And thank you so much for getting up and around early enough to share the sunrise! I am never disappointed with your pictures ever, but this one makes me realize how dedicated you are! We appreciate it.

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  32. Beautiful! And thanks for visiting my photoblog!

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  33. You hang around some beautiful spots, Jim. Lovely photos.

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  34. very nice picture, would love to just sit there with a mug of a cuppa

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  35. Love the peaceful but stormy sunrise. Beautiful.

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  36. These are lovely. Gosh you must have been up early! I love the surfboard bench. I've seen a few surfboard benches around Caloundra beach (an area on the Sunshine Coast in Qld) but they're made of metal. So in the middle of summer they're not too pleasant to sit on. Ouch!

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  37. These are beautiful sunrise photos, I love the glow on the horizon!

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  38. Love the pastel colours of the sky, very serene captures, lovely feel~ Happy Mother's Day

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  39. Such a beautiful place and pictures !

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  40. These two shots are just beautiful! Looks like a slice of heaven...

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  41. I love the Sunrise event, that is very nice as it sounds mix of beautiful shades of darkness to light

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