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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 05/08/2026

In honour of unbridled apathy - ahutchinson.substack.com/p/ten-epic-p...

https://ahutchinson.substack.com/p/ten-epic-photo-editing-tips-for-when

Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 29/03/2026

Must admit Bluesky fell off my radar over the last year or so, but that's true of all social media so it's nothing against this platform. Anyway - here's a shot from my happy place - Gerroa, looking south down Seven Mile Beach towards Cullunghutti Mountain. #photography #landscapephotography

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 27/12/2025

Out exploring the Booderee National Park on a glorious summer's day and encountered this lovely Honeyeater getting his calories for the day.

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 17/12/2025

Always love seeing the pelicans down at the river estuary chilling out after a hard day harassing the silver gulls at the boat ramp. This is the Shoalhaven River estuary at low tide, looking west towards the setting sun. #photography #australia #shoalhaven #serenity

Pelicans on a driftwood log on the Shoalhaven River estuary at sunset

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 10/12/2025

How do you feel about this application of AI in photo editing? Using Nano Banana Pro and this prompt: "make the background as sharp and in-focus as the foreground - as if this was a focus-stacked image". Output Image is 4K at 300dpi - zoom detail at 200%. #ai #photography

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 15/11/2025

We still doing aurora? I bollocks'd the last big show - went out too late and hit up a local spot that turned out to be busier than Bondi on Xmas day. So this time I had a plan - an abandoned yacht on the river estuary. 25s exposure on the X-T4 - bit of dehaze and white/black not much else needed.

an abandoned wrecked yacht on the shoalhaven river estuary during a strong aurora #aurora #yacht #southernlights #auroraaustralis #fujiilm

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 06/10/2025

Some lovely sunrises and sunsets over the long weekend here in South Coast NSW. This was taken on Monday about 30 minutes before sunrise. I thought this driftwood looked a bit like someone lying back in the surf with an arm out-stretched. #surf #beach #sunrise #landscapephotography #australia

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 01/10/2025

One of those lovely warm spring evenings shooting long exposures at Black Head in Gerroa at the weekend. #photography #landscapephotography #sunset #australia #fujifilm

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 30/09/2025

Mavic 2 Pro. 10-bit 1" sensor & Hasselblad colour science. What's not to love? 5 x shot vertical pano shot above the Shoalhaven River estuary at the weekend. #waterscrape #landscapephotography #photography #australia #dji #mavic2pro

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 26/07/2025

The ever lovely Murrays Beach in Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay on a mid-winter's evening. #photography #longexposure #beach #landscape #australia #fujifilm

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 18/07/2025

Sunset last night was spectacular - like a golden flower of vibrant colours. It carried on for ages after sunset too - I was still on the beach nearly an hour after the sun hit the horizon. #photograph #sunset #australia #beach #serenity #sunflower

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 13/07/2025

Had my eye on this beached yacht since it washed up on the estuary and when I realised the sunset was going to pop, I headed down early to photograph it. Ironic then that this shot (a long exposure) was taken a full 50 minutes after sunset. #photography #landscape #australia #fujifilm #sunset #nsw

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 11/07/2025

Excire ran a photo competition that was judged by an A.I. Excire's CEO thinks their A.I. is 'subjective' and 'unbiased' - I categorically disagree. open.substack.com/pu... #photography #excire #judgementday

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 10/07/2025

Sunrise in the back dunes on Seven Mile Beach here in South Coast NSW, Australia. Wind's back again today, but it was calm as you like three days ago. #photography #landscape #australia #beach #sunrise #fujifilm

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 08/07/2025

Some cracking winter sunrises lately - always a treat after a spell of bad weather. This was sunrise in Shoalhaven Heads. #photography #sunrise #beach #serenity #australia #fujifilm #coast #landscape

The first light of day paints the sky in vibrant hues of orange and pink, creating a stunning backdrop for the coastal flora. The composition leads the eye from the foreground wildflowers to the distant shoreline, capturing the essence of a winter morning on the Australian coast. 🌅💜

Location details: Shoalhaven Heads, Australia

Technical information:
* Exposure: ¹⁄₁₅ sec
* Aperture: ƒ / 8.0
* Focal Length: 10 mm
* Lens: XF10-24mmF4 R OIS WR
* ISO: ISO 200
* Camera Make: Fujifilm
* Camera Model: X-T4
* Post processing: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.4 (Macintosh)

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 23/06/2025

My sunset spider-sense was well and truly tingling yesterday, so I made sure that the drone was charged up. Flew just before sunset and about 10 minutes afterwards. This is a Mavic 2 Pro incidentally - still the best Hasselblad camera DJI stuck on a drone. #photography #dji #drone #sunset #australia

DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone landscape photograph of a sunset over the Shoalhaven River estuary in South Coast NSW, Australia.

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 22/06/2025

Incredible sunset tonight here in south coast NSW. This is a two minute exposure shot an hour and 10 minutes after sunset! #photography #landscape #sunset #australia #fujifilm #skyfire

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 19/06/2025

Beautiful vibrant sunset tonight down at the local. Just me, a solitary surfer and the silver gulls. #photography #sunset #australia #pacific #fujifilm #landscape #beach #serenity

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 13/06/2025

Photographed the 'strawberry' moon with the big zoom lens to get into the detail. I've marked up a few of the landmarks in the second image. Funny to think of the Eagle sat there on the edge of the Sea of Tranquility. #photography #astrophotography #moon #astro #landscape #fujifilm

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 11/06/2025

Big old strawberry moon tonight - photographed rising over the Shoalhaven River in NSW, Australia. 10 shot vertical pano edited in Lightroom. #photography #australia #nsw #shoalhaven #fujifilm #fullmoon #strawberrymoon #moonrise

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 04/06/2025

The Aurora Australis at the weekend was just incredible. Stunning colours and amazing clarity. Living somewhere with dark skies is a real privilege. #photography #aurora #astro #australia #gerroa #nsw #fujifilm

the Aurora Australis over the south Pacific Ocean at Gerroa in South Coast NSW Australia

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 03/06/2025

The aurora australis arrived in full technicolour glory on the 1st of June and, miracle of miracles, we had clear skies too! This was towards the end of the show with the lovely red light slowly receding under the milky way in Shoalhaven Heads. #photography #aurora #australia

aurora australis over the Shoalhaven River in Shoalhaven Heads, NSW, Australia

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 25/05/2025

After a week of heavy rain the skies cleared and we were all rewarded with a stunning sunrise this morning. Gorgeous firey tones, deep reds, oranges and magenta. Nowhere beats South Coast NSW. #photography #sunrise #beach #australia

Looking out over Seven Mile Beach at sunrise. The sky is filled with orange and red clouds, transitioning to a deep blue at the top of the frame. The wet sand in the foreground reflects the colors of the sky. Small waves are breaking on the shore in the middle distance.

The weather is clear, and the lighting is soft and warm due to the early morning sun. It appears to be summer.

Location details: Shoalhaven Heads, Australia
Technical information:
Camera: Fujifilm X-T4
Lens: XF10-24mmF4 R OIS WR
Settings: ¹⁄₂₅ sec at ƒ / 5.0, f/ƒ / 5.0, 10 mm, ISO ISO 160
Processing: Digital Camera X-T4 Ver2.01

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 13/05/2025

In-lens and in-camera stabilisation makes handheld longer exposures perfectly do-able - this was 1/10th of a second handheld on the Fujifilm X-T4. #photography #scape #beach #sunset #australia #fujifilm

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 07/05/2025

Phew. Back at the beach. It's been a minute. No vlogging, no headphones, no tourists, just me and the camera on a beautiful warm autumn evening with pastel skies and the lazy arc of Seven Mile Beach curving away to the horizon. #photography #landscape #australia #gerroa

The sky transitions from a deep blue at the top to vibrant hues of pink, orange, and yellow near the horizon. The wet sand reflects the colours of the sky, creating a mirror effect. A flock of birds are silhouetted against the colourful reflections on the beach. The composition is vertically oriented, emphasizing the height of the sky and its reflection. 🌅📸

Location details: Gerroa, Australia

Technical information:
* Exposure: ¹⁄₂₅ sec
* Aperture: ƒ / 5.0
* Shutter Speed: 1/25 sec
* Focal Length: 17.4 mm
* Lens: XF10-24mmF4 R OIS WR
* ISO: ISO 320
* Camera Model: X-T4
* Camera Make: Fujifilm
* Post processing: DxO PureRAW 5

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 01/05/2025

Epic rainbow visible this morning. Photographed with the iPhone from the gateway to the south coast at the end of the Kiama bends. Removed some ugly telegraph wires using the new distraction removal tool in Photoshop Beta. #photography #iphone #iphone16promax

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 23/04/2025

If you're a Photolab user you might like to know that DxO have rolled out a hot fix for the recent (buggy) 8.5 release - the Export submenu is now working again! #photography #postprocessing #photolab #dxo

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 15/04/2025

"The friend part has gone down quite a bit," Zuckerberg testified. The Facebook feed, he said, "has turned into more of a broad discovery and entertainment space." Or, you know, just one great big vestigial bowel movement, a shit-flecked cyclone of the lowest value content possible. #facebook

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 07/04/2025

Stunning sunset last night, but one of those late-burners that you'd have missed out on if you'd packed up and gone home too soon. This is the Shoalhaven River estuary in Shoalhaven Heads. #photography #sunset #scape #australia #river #coast

The sky ablaze with colour over the Shoalhaven River estuary. The long exposure smooths the water's surface, reflecting the fiery hues above. Driftwood litters the foreground, adding texture and depth to the composition. A tranquil autumn evening.

Location details: Shoalhaven Heads, Australia
Technical information:
* Exposure: 4.5 sec
* Aperture: ƒ / 8.0
* Shutter Speed: 4.5 sec
* Focal Length: 10 mm
* Lens: XF10-24mmF4 R OIS WR
* ISO: ISO 400
* Camera Model: X-T4
* Camera Make: Fujifilm
* Post Processing: Lightroom Classic 📸

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 05/04/2025

Went out hunting Aurora Australia tonight which is rarely easy at latitude 35 south. Got a very faint glimpse of purple on the horizon, but was happy with the clarity of the Milky Way. #photography #landscape #scape #astrophotography #australia

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 26/03/2025

Oatmeal bang on the money with this one. 😆

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 23/03/2025

Free to read on my Substack - the story of Unsplash and how they grifted the entire photography community. #unsplash #photography #stockphotography open.substack.com/pu...

https://open.substack.com/pub/ahutchinson/p/fuck-unsplash

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 22/03/2025

Never turn your back on the ocean. Those basalt columns are over six metres high. Bombo rarely disappoints. #landscape #scape #photography #bombo #australia

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 22/03/2025

These birds were shaking off the dust of the day and cooling down from the extreme heat down at the local river reserve.

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 21/03/2025

That's why I'm easy, easy like Sunday morning. Great splash of colour down at the local, early morning dog walker out enjoying the sunrise and getting some of those rejuvenating negative ions. And breathe out. #photography #scape #beach #sunrise #australia

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 19/03/2025

With such warm early autumn temperatures and good cloud forecast a trip to Jervis Bay was in order. This is Hyams Beach, busy (by South Coast NSW standards) even at 6am. #photography #scape #beach #landscape #sunrise #australia

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 17/03/2025

Sunrise colours on the local beach and a cyclist making the most of the harder sand at lowtide. I've created a tutorial video for this technique which will be on my YouTube channel tonight. #photography #sunrise #bicycle #beach #abstract

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 14/03/2025

Finally remembered to charge up the Mavic 2 Pro's batteries and just as well because we had a lovely sunset tonight down at the local. Looking south down Seven Mile Beach towards Cullunghutti, with Currumbene Creek on the right. #landscape #photography #sunset #drone #pano #australia

Chasing the last light of an early autumn evening at Seven Mile Beach. The sky is awash with pastel hues, reflecting softly on the wet sand as the tide recedes. The composition captures the vastness of the beach, stretching from the ocean to the lush greenery inland. 🌅📸

Location details: Seven Mile Beach, Gerroa, Australia

Technical information:
* Exposure: ¹⁄₃₀ sec
* Aperture: ƒ / 2.8
* Shutter Speed: 1/30 sec
* Focal Length: 10.26 mm
* Lens: 28.0 mm f/2.8
* ISO: ISO 200
* Camera Model: L1D-20c
* Camera Make: Mavic 2 Pro
* Post Processing: Lightroom Classic/Photoshop

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 14/03/2025

Just loved the light and the colour palette in this shot, just had a great pleasing mood to it. Took it on the dunes at Seven Mile Beach on a summer sunrise. #photography #sunrise #beach #landscape #scape #fujifilm #pastel

The first light of day paints the sky in soft hues of pink and gold, creating a tranquil scene over Seven Mile Beach. Gentle waves roll towards the shore, framed by the native vegetation of the dunes in the foreground. A peaceful start to a spring morning 🌅.

Location details: Shoalhaven Heads, Australia
Technical information:
* Exposure: ¹⁄₆₀ sec
* Aperture: ƒ / 16
* Focal Length: 50 mm
* Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 STM
* ISO: 1600
* Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II 📷
* Camera Make: Canon

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 13/03/2025

Couple of surfers heading home at sunset on the local beach (Seven Milie in South Coast NSW). Bringing this awesome technique bang up to date in a new video for my YouTube channel which I'll post this weekend. #photography #beach #sunset #surfing #australia

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 12/03/2025

Cheeky bit of sunset colour tonight had me thinking the drone was a better option than the Fuji, so I sent it up and shot a 180º pano over the Shoalhaven River estuary and Seven Mile Beach. #photography #sunset #drone #shoalhaven #beach

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 11/03/2025

In another life I was a magazine journalist, a career I greatly enjoyed. So it's been nice to start writing professionally again for one of the regional magazines here in Australia. (I also provided all the photographs). ℅ South Coast Style. #southcoaststyle #australia #southcoast #shoalhaven #nsw

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 09/03/2025

A midday view from the Burrawang Walking Track, framing beautiful Depot Beach through the trees. Has to be one of the most scenic beaches in the Shoalhaven. #depotbeach #shoalhaven #beach #photography #landscape #ocean

A midday view from the Burrawang Walking Track, framing Depot Beach through the trees. The turquoise water contrasts beautifully with the sandy beach and the lush green headland in the distance. The clear autumn sky adds to the overall vibrancy of the scene. 📸❤️

Location details: Depot Beach, Australia
Technical information:
* Exposure: ¹⁄₉₀ sec
* Aperture: ƒ / 8.0
* Shutter Speed: 1/90 sec
* Focal Length: 10 mm
* Lens: EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
* ISO: ISO 100
* Camera Make: Canon
* Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
* Post processing: Not specified

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 09/03/2025

One of those 'pull the car over' moments when the light was lovely looking towards Mount Cambewarra from Toolijooa near Gerroa. South Coast NSW in all its glory here. #photography #sunset #landscapephotography #gerroa #gerringong #australia

The rolling green hills of Gerringong are bathed in the soft, warm light of the setting sun. The sky is a mix of orange and yellow hues, with clouds adding texture and depth. In the foreground, a quaint house sits nestled amongst the trees, with cows grazing peacefully in the fields. Mount Cambewarra is visible in the distance. 🌄💚

Location details: Gerringong, Australia

Technical information:
* Exposure: ¹⁄₁₈₀ sec
* Aperture: ƒ / 8.0
* Focal Length: 119 mm
* Lens: 70-300mm
* ISO: 400
* Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
* Camera Make: Canon
* Post processing: Not specified

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 08/03/2025

Sometimes you just need to let the landscape do the talking in a photograph, like the sky explodes in colour like this sunrise a couple of years ago on the local beach. #sevenmilebeach #sunrise #landscape #photography #beach #australia #shoalhaven

The sky explodes with colour as the sun rises over Seven Mile Beach. The vibrant hues of orange and yellow meet the cooler tones of purple and pink, reflecting on the wet sand. The long exposure blurs the waves, creating a smooth, ethereal feel. 🌅📸

Location details: Shoalhaven Heads, Australia

Technical information:
* Exposure: 4.0 sec at ƒ / 16
* Shutter Speed: 4.0 sec
* Aperture: ƒ / 16
* Focal Length: 10 mm
* Lens: EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
* ISO: ISO 100
* Camera Make: Canon
* Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 07/03/2025

Tranquil sunrise over the Shoalhaven estuary a couple of years ago now. Just liked the way the trees framed the view in this one. #photography #sunrise #river #landscape #australia #serenity

The sun rises over the Shoalhaven River estuary, painting the water with a golden glow. The composition is framed by trees, adding depth and a sense of place. It's a tranquil Autumn morning, with the promise of a beautiful day ahead. 🌅📸❤️

Location details: Shoalhaven Heads, Australia
Technical information
* Exposure: ¹⁄₃₀ sec
* Aperture: ƒ / 16
* Shutter Speed: 1/30 sec
* Focal Length: 10 mm
* Lens: EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
* ISO: ISO 100
* Camera Make: Canon
* Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
* Post processing: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.5 (Macintosh)

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 06/03/2025

Seeing in the sunrise at Lake Conjola is often pretty magical, watching the line of surfers heading out to Green Island to score a few waves before school or work. #photography #landscape #beach #australia #sunrise #lakeconjola

The first light of day paints the sky with vibrant hues of orange and pink as the sun rises over Green Island and Lake Conjola. The long exposure smooths the water's surface, creating a tranquil scene with Green Island silhouetted against the horizon. The foreground is dominated by grassy dunes, adding depth and texture to the composition. 🌅📸

Location details: Lake Conjola, Australia

Technical information:
* Exposure: 30.0 sec
* Aperture: ƒ / 8.0
* Focal Length: 22 mm
* Lens: EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
* ISO: ISO 200
* Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
* Camera Make: Canon
* Post processing: None

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 04/03/2025

Channeling summer vibes here even though we've just officially ticked over into autumn! Shot this down at Seven Mile Beach, couple of lads heading for home after the last wave of the day. #beach #australia #photography #landscapephotography #sunset #surfing #gerroa

The golden hour bathes Seven Mile Beach in a warm, hazy glow. Two surfers, silhouetted against the light, stand at the water's edge, surfboards in hand, ready to catch the last waves of the day. The wet sand reflects the intense colours of the sunset, creating a mirror effect that enhances the scene's beauty. 🌅📸

Location details: Gerroa, Australia

Technical information:
* Exposure: ¹⁄₃₅₀ sec
* Aperture: ƒ / 8.0
* Focal Length: 119 mm
* Lens: 70-300mm
* ISO: 100
* Camera Make: Canon
* Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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Andy Hutchinson @andyhutchinson.com.au · 04/03/2025

Pretty sure I'll never not be impressed by the beautiful clear waters of Jervis Bay. This is Greenfields Beach in Vincentia looking stunning on a hot and sunny day. #scape #landscape #photography #landscapephotography #australia #jervisbay #whitesand #beach

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