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Where the Sidewalk Ends, Manly Beach, Sydney
Posted by dj.tigersprout (New York City, United States) on 19 May 2009 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
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Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Ahh beautiful!! I never got to Manly beach but I hope to next time!
19 May 2009 5:58am
Leena from Joensuu, Finland
You have here bigger and more powerful vawes than in my today`s photo:)
Happy day to you!
19 May 2009 7:14am
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
That's for those people coming fom NZ by foot. :-)
19 May 2009 7:47am
@MadScientist: yes indeed!! :)
zOOm from Paris, France
Yes, it clearly ends here. You wnated to do some shopping ? ;-)
19 May 2009 8:56am
@zOOm: thanks Florence!! and yes -- for some goggles!!! :) there are gorgeous fish out in that water!! it is a marine park!!
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
A wonderful shot, I could do with a bit of sun and sand atm. Cold, grey, windy and wet here :(
19 May 2009 9:38am
@MaryB: yes me too -- although it has been nice in NYC... a little trip to Oz would be LOVELY right now...!
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Amphibians only.
Skipping about the planet a bit DJ
19 May 2009 9:59am
@grouser: hehe -- i wouldn't have it any other way mate!! :)
MrsAmber from West Wickham, United Kingdom
Love the curves. Do men have to be very Manly when they swim there and parade their muscles on the beach? Easier for some than others!
19 May 2009 10:38am
@MrsAmber: lol -- no they don't -- though they often are!! :P
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
I trust this is not the entrance to the undersea tunnel? :) Seriously though, really like the way the curves work together here.
19 May 2009 12:11pm
@dobbino: thanks Rob!! :)
@Yvonne S.: thanks Yvonne!!!
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Such a beautiful sky and lovely fresh air!!! This is wonderfully composed and superbly captured! Love to be there.:-)
19 May 2009 2:31pm
@hugo poon: cheers mate!! did you make it to Sydney on your holiday? if not you have to do it next time for SURE!!! :)
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
I guess that is the end of the line. Interesting scene. Love the graceful curves.
19 May 2009 2:33pm
Ken from United States
I love that children's book! Great image, as usual Jaycee! :) Oh and do i get bonus points for seeing the horseback rider. ( well, at least I hope its one?)
19 May 2009 3:48pm
@Ken: hehe -- thanks Ken! no -- i think it is just a person standing by the rails... but i like your imagination -- and to be truthful, i HAVE seen people ride horses down that path before at least once!! :)
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Looks more like a boat launch. But those boats would be up for some serious damage by the boulders and lake of a "breakwater." Love the colors and good use of "thirds" here.
19 May 2009 3:54pm
@Steven: cheers mate!! this is a public kayak / life guard rescue launch for small motorized rescue boats!! :)
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
I guess you would have to be manly to keep walking.
19 May 2009 4:11pm
@Michael Rawluk: hehe -- lol, well since it is used mostly by lifeguards and kayakers -- i guess so -- though that wouldn't be a pre-requisite!!! :)
Nicolas from Paris, France
That's a dead end road for sure, but instead of a wall there is the freedom...
19 May 2009 4:13pm
@Nicolas: yes indeed!! and the water is wonderfully refreshing!!! :)
Bogdan from Brasov, Romania
Nice neat image! i like the way you composed the picture with the curved road
19 May 2009 4:35pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Terrific photograph. Marvelous composition, detail and processing.
19 May 2009 4:49pm
@john4jack: cheers mate!! :)
peter from new york, United States
i'd just keep walking until i hit the water! you around for a drink tomorrow? i'm off to boston for the weekend but am free tonight or tomorrow. let me know!
19 May 2009 5:40pm
@peter: sorry about tonight -- didn't do my replies til this evening as i was interviewing today!! let's shoot for next week? we need to meet up!! :)
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
I would get the urge to skateboard into the water, nice one.
19 May 2009 5:52pm
@Richard_Irwin: hehe -- it certainly has been done before by friends of mine -- looked fun!! :) cheers Richard!!
@manel: gracias como siempre, Manel!!! :)
@Steve Rice: welcome back! hope the holiday was wonderful -- can't wait to see the pics!! ;)
observing from North West, United Kingdom
Short sighted and with a bottle of Jack Daniels inside.... who cares where the road leads :-0
20 May 2009 12:07am
@observing: hehe!! :) cheers Mike -- this spot is called 'the wall' ad it is a great swimming spot in the day / or drinking spot in the evening!!
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
Lovely composition... the eyes are being lead into the ocean... very cool
20 May 2009 12:38am
@Ivar: cheers Ivar!! :)
PD from Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Great photo. Nice composition - like the curve of the sidewalk
20 May 2009 3:16am
@missparis: merci a toi Veronique!!! yes -- it is lovely indeed! :)
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
The slight curve in the walkway leading to the ocean is so inviting...the blue of the water is stunning. Lovely image!
20 May 2009 12:56pm
@bluechameleon: thanks BC!!! wait til you feel how lovely the water is -- you will run right for it!!! :)
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
Fabulous shot! Great composition and perfect exposure! Well done!
20 May 2009 4:42pm
@Magda: thanks Magda!! :)
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
I like how it just ends like that. Kinda incorporating the pedestrian and the city lifestyle right into the ocean :)
21 May 2009 1:06am
@Howard F.: hehe -- yes, lol. australia is part civilization, part ocean... one just slides wonderfully into the other!!! :) cheers!!
10Fraction from Rennes, France
this could be somewhere here in Brittany. Very nice
21 May 2009 6:37pm
@10Fraction: yes -- i think i need to make a trip out to Brittany!! i have seen from photos that the landscape is just heavenly indeed!! :)
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