I got
up at 3 am in the morning today and headed down the M1 to hopefully get a good
sunrise on my day off. I headed to one of my favorite and popular spots in Snapper
Rocks. Snapper Rocks is a small rocky outcrop on the northern side of Point
Danger at the southern end of Rainbow Bay on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Sunrise at Snapper Rocks as the barrels are thumping. It's barely 4.30am yet
one die-hard surfer is already tackling the cheeky waves and another is about
to enter. In another hour, the water will be dotted with devotees to the Gold
Coast surf culture.
Photographers were dotted across the beach and adoring the
southern spot, one of the true easterly aspects on the coast with its rocks,
sea spray and the occasional silhouette of a brave soul prepared to stand on
the sea wall. The green rock frog, which has sat for decades on the hill
leading to Point Danger, waits expectantly for the day to dawn. The air here is
100 per cent pure salt. Glimpse behind you and the sun glints off the
reflections of the Surfers Paradise high rises in the far distance like pure
gold.
It was
getting close to 8am, so I decided to drop into the Currumbin Wildlife
Sanctuary which is filled with colourful birds eager for a feed. The Lorikeets
certainly aren't shy from the crowd with many landing on everyone’s heads,
cameras and feeding bowls without hesitation. It was a great opportunity to
take a few photos.
Currumbin Wildlife
Sanctuary generously offers FREE ENTRY to view the Lorikeet Feeding, with
feeding bowls available for a gold coin donation.
After
leaving Wildlife Sanctuary I stopped into The Alley at Currumbin, which has
very long rights, well sheltered from the strongest SE winds. Rarely a barrel,
it lazily peels for hundreds of metres, just asking to be ripped to pieces. It
is such an accommodating wave that all types of surfcraft tackle it making the
crowds of longboards, SUP and even kiteboarders a bit daunting. The seas were a
little choppy but a dozen surfers enjoyed the morning surf.
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Your photos are gorgeous! I don't like getting up that early, but I think I could for a view like this, too. I'm from the west coast of Florida in the US, so I am used to capturing the sunsets, not the sunrise.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pictures of the sunrise! That moment when the sun passes the horizon... lovely.
ReplyDeleteThese are all beautiful photos and make me feel as if I'm standing there next to you enjoying this. They are so life like!
ReplyDeleteThese photos are absolutely gorgeous! Australia is high on my bucket list, and this post makes me want to go even more.
ReplyDeleteAmazing photo collection and so many wonderful places! Australia is already on my travel bucket list and I wish I could visit this country as soon as possible.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with some of the other comments your photos are gorgeous and captivating! I want to visit Australia at some point, bucket list!!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are so vibrant! Loved how you captured them! Photography is something I've always wanted to delve into as it's a great form of self expression and art itself .thanks for sharing these shots with us!
ReplyDeleteLove photography, and have be doing it for years, and still learning. Love the early mornings, cool air, sound of birds waking up and no one around.
DeleteBeautiful pictures! I am going to the beach this weekend and was hoping to get sunrise and sunset shots. Hope they turn out as beautiful as yours!
ReplyDeleteFabulous photos! I wish I could drag myself out of bed to capture something like this. Snapper Rocks is one of the iconic surfing spots on the Gold Coast.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy - www.50shadesofage.com - Getting out of bed the easy part. The drive down praying for clear weather is the headache.
DeleteOMG - I just wish I could take the beautiful images that you do! Looks like you have a great camera as well as some pretty good knowledge on how to use it. Just love the colours and natural beauty you captured here. The surfers and the bird shots were equally good. Love this part of the Gold Coast and getting up that early definitely has its perks.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nicole - www.campingforwomen.com - Currently using Nikon D3200 and latest GoPro. Always loved photography and self taught. Love getting up in the early morning for a sunrise and capturing the afternoon sunsets.
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