It seems amazing that from the point of view of Earth, life has only existed for about 4 billion years and the universe existed for nearly 10 billion years before that!
Over the course of 10 billion years existence went unnoticed. Was life an inevitable outcome of the laws that govern our universe? Or is existence itself somehow trying to determine the meaning to its own creation. Sometimes it is easy to simply say that some higher power such as a deity is responsible for all this. But how is that more spiritual and magical than being part of pure existence in its quest for knowledge and self discovery?
Billions of years ago on a tiny insignificant speck of clumped together matter, life formed. From water and light we are the present form of self awareness hurtling through time in an endless endeavour to answer one little question.
Why do we exist?
Here is a shot of Bombo Quarry in NSW, Australia. A popular spot for photographers and Instagrammers alike. The power of the water here is palpable as it's ferocity is both hypnotically calming and curiously exciting. The rock stacks are about 10-15 metres high from sea level and the crashing of the waves often sends water many metres above and over them.
The danger the water swell here represents cannot be underestimated as rouge waves can arrive in an instant and sweep unsuspecting visitors off their feet and into the chaos below.
This shot has been one of my most popular on Instagram http://instagram.com/kieranstoneau racking up nearly 5k likes in under 24hrs.
zoomed-in crop of the detail
Camera Settings
Canon 5D MKIII with Canon 16-35mm F4
35mm
F11
ISO50
0.3sec
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Epic place and shot .
Thanks, mate!
Hi kier.. You shot such amazing and marvelous place.. You are talented person.. I am inspired your abilities also you are good writer.. Questions why do we exist.. Who create us.. Reason behind different things existense.. Who control powers of water air fire etc are in humans nature.. He always think and try to find the answer.. Lucky are those who find answers and so peace of life.. Power of water can be seen in sonami and in many other natural disasters.. Thanx for sharing such marvelous pic so i am able to see this place..
Thank you for your lovely words!
You are welcome
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Powerful.
It's a beautiful place with dramatic seas :)
Wow...great images. Perfect colors and exposure.
Fyi, I just nominated you for the #sevendaybnwchallenge ;)
Thanks heaps! Do I have to have any bnw images? ;)
Yep ;)
Amazing scene, great shot, good work!
Thank you very much!
You take incredibly beautiful photos! :)
Thank you, Deborah!
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No wonder it's a favorite!! Beautiful and dangerous.....it looks ethereal.
Waves at a beach is one thing, this is just next level ;)
I can imagine, the sound must have been deafening.
Amazing scene and perfect colours:)
Thanks heaps!
well done!!
Thanks! 🙂
So cool sir 😊👍
Thanks a bunch!
Incredible work! Love this.
Thanks so much 😃
Wow, these are amazing. Great work. Excellent use of light and long exposures to great effect. What a stunning location, would love to visit!
Thank you! This place is well worth a visit 🙂
This is extraordinary. Very Cinematic even. Great job. I will definitely put Bombo Quarry on my must visit list whenever I visit Australia.
Thank you very much! Sounds good!
I don't know, but I felt danger when I saw that picture.
It is dangerous if you get too close to the water 😉
Wow! I can see why it got so many likes! That looks incredible!
Thank you very much!
@kieranstone Great light and composition, congradulations! The only small suggestion I have to desaturate a bit blue in the water, but maybe it is just my personal preferences...
Thank you! The blues are already quite desaturated, The contrast with the warm light and colours of the rocks and sky gives it the appearances of saturation. If you'd like to know more about colour grading I do one-on-one post processing tutorials over Skype. Or you could download some of my full edit tutorials.
www.kieranstone.com
Thanks for upvoting and following! Much appreciated :)
wow, this picture is breathtakingly beautiful.
Thanks a bunch!
Holy fuck dude!
I saw that you won the Photo Contests and I decided to take a peek at your blog.
Wow-wa-wee-wa!
I can't wait to see what you have in store for 2018. You have my humble follow!
PS
If you ever happen to be in NYC again - hit me up! I'd love to show you around.
Haha thank you 😃
Early days yet for me on Steemit. Plenty to share though of my photos and experiences!
Thanks for following!
Gorgeous shots. I love the contrast between fluid and static. Following!
Thanks a bunch! Glad you like it :)
What an amazing piece of art!
Thank you very much!
WOW!!! That's my favorite one!! I love the water!
Thanks heaps!
Loving your landscape work ! <3
Great to hear, thank you!
Fabulous photography that makes me want to go there!! Great work with the long exposure!
Thanks! It is a dynamic place :)
My sister is in Australia at the moment. I wonder if she has visited it!
Love your work! Great ambience.
Thank you very much!
What a fantastic spot and great photo.
Thanks again :D