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Little Salmon Bay Rottnest

Aug
04
2013
by Jamie Paterson | 0 Comments

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I just love Rottnest Island, its great in Summer but I believe even better in Winter.  You still get amazing scenes like this but you get it all to yourself.  We Western Australians are so lucky to have a place like Rottnest Island on our doorstep.

As many of you know I’ve been to Hawaii many times, its a stunning a place in this world, however, I easily rate Rottnest much high than Hawaii.  You’ve got easy access to some of the cleanest beaches in the world at Rottnest some of them only minutes outside the settlement.   Want to see all of them in one day?  Then jump on the amazing Bay Seeker bus service.  You can buy a ticket and hop on and off the bus all day at any location you want.  It’s such a great service.

We were also really impressed with the great playgrounds for our kids.  The boys spent hours just playing around in those playgrounds which gave us some quiet time as well.  What more could parents ask for?

If you’re looking for a quick break from it all, you should definitely head on over to Rottnest during Winter.  Its easily one of Perth’s best kept secrets.

Thanks,

Jamie

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Geordie Bay Rottnest

Jan
08
2011
by Jamie Paterson | 9 Comments

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Hi Everyone,

I can’t believe this photo was taken almost a year ago.  How time flies!   A friend of mine is an amazing artist and she was really excited about the idea of hiring a helicopter and heading out to Rottnest to get some shots of it.   We spend just under an hour over Rottnest and she had an absolute blast.

We specifically headed over on Easter Saturday as we figured that there would be stacks of boats over at the island and we certainly weren’t disappointed.   I’m thinking about heading back over there again soon, this time on a less cloudy day.

Thanks,

Jamie Paterson

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Drama At The Basin

Aug
24
2010
by Jamie Paterson | 23 Comments

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Same place different point of view.   The Basin at Rottnest Island has just so many angles that you can take photos from, I’m sure I could spend another few days hitting this spot without getting bored.   My main focus in this photo wasn’t surprisingly the clouds, they were a great bonus.   The real attraction for me in this photo was the little sandy channel running through the reef and out into the basin itself.  It actually struck me that in all my years of going to Rottnest I’ve never been swimming here.  Weird!

This has been created by using two vertical photos stitched together using my 16-35mm lens.   As always I hope you guys enjoy it.

Thanks,

Jamie Paterson

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The Basin

Aug
23
2010
by Jamie Paterson | 6 Comments

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I’ve been lucky enough to have spent the past four days at Rottnest and its been pure bliss.  Sure we had a few fronts come through with lots of rain, but they never lasted long and we pretty much had the island to ourselves.   I was staying at the Bathurst villas at Rottnest so it was a short little walk to the Basin for me via Pinky Beach.

On this particular night there was a stack of rain heading my way, it was heading towards the island really slowly so I thought let’s get the camera out and see what happens.   As it happens it was a good call and the result was pretty awesome.  I managed to grab this shot on the first night and have had to wait for four days to be able to process it.   Talk about testing ones patience!

I hope you guys enjoy it,

Jamie Paterson

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Pinky Beach – Rottnest Island

Jun
27
2010
by Jamie Paterson | 14 Comments

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What a cool weekend.  Literally!!!    I’m told that its always warmer at Rottnest but it still felt really cold to me out there.   I have to admit this weekend I had very little success with the conditions and struggled to take a decent daytime shot.  There was a stack of clouds that never quite made it over until today unfortunately so I had clear skies all weekend.    What this did mean though was that night photography was definitely on the cards especially with an almost full moon.

I decided to try out the Canon 14mm F/2.8 lens that I had for the weekend and see what it could do.   I headed up to Pinky Beach at Rottnest and setup my camera at the top of the stairs that lead down to the beach from the lighthouse.    After a long exposure I managed to capture what I thought was a reasonable shot.   Would I buy the Canon 14mm F/2.8?   I don’t think so.  Its a cool lens but it doesn’t do anything my 16-35mm  can’t do and you can’t use filters on the 14mm which means more post processing work.

Camera Settings:

Lens – Canon 14mm F/2.8

Aperture – F11

Iso – 125

Shutter – 9mins

Hope you all had a warmer weekend than I did. 🙂

Jamie Paterson

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