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Vivid Awakening
As a Flickr latecomer, I thought I'd throw back to some of my early works first. This photograph features a magnificent sunrise and a small fishing boat moored at Dolphin Island, off Karratha, on the West Pilbara Coast of Western Australia, Australia.
Released as a limited-edition print (edition of 12), "Vivid Awakening" holds a special place in my heart because it played a pivotal role in my development as a landscape and nature photographer.
By this time I’d been dabbling in photography for years on and off, during my travels and as a casual hobby, having bought my first (film) SLR camera in 2000 or thereabouts while living - and travelling - in the UK. But the confidence I gained from this one image is what gave me the impetus to follow the path that has led me to when I now stand.
In essence, you could say, “Vivid Awakening” was my awakening as a photographer!
Having camped overnight on Dolphin Island, near Karratha, I have to concede I would have missed this spectacle if it wasn’t for my father-in-law banging on the tent and telling my wife and I with some urgency to get up! Stumbling out blurry-eyed we were simply in awe of the show Mother Nature was putting on for us - the colours in the sky were just spectacular.
Buy print: www.fredmckie.com/collections/limited-edition-prints/prod...
Vivid Awakening
As a Flickr latecomer, I thought I'd throw back to some of my early works first. This photograph features a magnificent sunrise and a small fishing boat moored at Dolphin Island, off Karratha, on the West Pilbara Coast of Western Australia, Australia.
Released as a limited-edition print (edition of 12), "Vivid Awakening" holds a special place in my heart because it played a pivotal role in my development as a landscape and nature photographer.
By this time I’d been dabbling in photography for years on and off, during my travels and as a casual hobby, having bought my first (film) SLR camera in 2000 or thereabouts while living - and travelling - in the UK. But the confidence I gained from this one image is what gave me the impetus to follow the path that has led me to when I now stand.
In essence, you could say, “Vivid Awakening” was my awakening as a photographer!
Having camped overnight on Dolphin Island, near Karratha, I have to concede I would have missed this spectacle if it wasn’t for my father-in-law banging on the tent and telling my wife and I with some urgency to get up! Stumbling out blurry-eyed we were simply in awe of the show Mother Nature was putting on for us - the colours in the sky were just spectacular.
Buy print: www.fredmckie.com/collections/limited-edition-prints/prod...