Wilsons Promontory | VIC | Australia

This is exactly the shot I had envisaged before embarking on a multi-day hike into Little Waterloo Bay, in the Wilsons Promontory National Park. I had previously shot this location many years ago. I told myself then that if I was to ever come back, that I would have to do it justice with a panorama. Seeing the end result in front of me now, I am pleased beyond words. It makes all the suffering and full-body soreness from lugging in the tripod, heavy steel panorama head and slider, filters, and not to mention camera, lenses and other equipment, totally worth it! The body can recover, but I'll always have this image to remind myself of what a beautiful and unspoilt part of the world this is.

What you see is about 20 minutes before sunrise on a very calm and peaceful morning. The air was still, and the air temperature was cool but not cold (at least it didn't feel cold to me). You can see the distinctive red lichen which nature has "spray painted" onto the rocks; the tannin stains on the rocks close to the water; as well as the incredible turquoise colours of the bay. Little Waterloo Bay is to the right, with Waterloo Bay just visible far off in the distance.

This image is comprised of 6 exposures shot vertically panning left to right, and stitched in Adobe Lightroom. I haven't had to crop the resulting panorama very much at all, and with the Sony PZ 16-35 f/4 shot at f/11 - the resulting image is tac sharp with loads of detail.

Enjoy.

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Make:	SONY
Model:	ILCE-7RM3
Exposure:	0.6
Aperture:	f/11.0
ISO Speed:	100
Focal Length:	17 mm
Lens:	FE PZ 16-35mm F4 G