Manly Beach, Sydney.
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Queenscliff Surf Beach.
Looking south towards Manly.
Northern beaches, Sydney.
Photographed near sunset on Monday, 3rd January, 2022.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon EF 24-105mm f 4/L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Poolside at the Queenscliff ocean pool.
Near Manly Beach, Sydney.
Photographed in the early evening of Monday, 3rd January, 2022.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon EF 24-105mm f 4/L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
View looking north to Queenscliff.
Northern beaches, Sydney.
Photographed on the evening of Monday 3rd January, 2022.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, and the Canon EF 24-105mm f 4/L lens.
Processed in PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Manly Surf Beach, Sydney.
Photographed on Monday 3rd January, 2022.
In the evening - at 7.00pm (19:00 hours)
View looking south towards South Steyne, Fairy Bower and Shelly Beach.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 24-105mm f 4/L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
So it's back to the beach here in Sydney.
This is another image from my sunset trek to Shelly Beach.
Near Manly Beach. On the Northern Beaches of Sydney.
The view here looks across Cabbage Tree Bay to Manly Beach.
You park your car in the carpark up above Shelly Beach - at the end of Bower Street. Watch out for parking rangers, lol.
Then walk throught the sub-tropical rainforest along the Shelly Beach Walking Track, to emerge onto the rocky northern end of the headland.
And to accompany the 'rock star' theme here is, arguably, one of the greatest rock stars, Elton John, with 'Crocodile Rock':
ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw0EozkBWuI
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Queenscliff Ocean Pool
Queenscliff Beach. Near Manly Beach.
Northern beaches, Sydney.
View looking south across the Queenscliff Ocean Pool towards Manly Beach (North Steyne)
Photographed on Monday evening, 3rd January, 2022.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon EF 24-105mm f 4/L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
To celebrate my birthday, pure nostalgia from a time before Covid. This was Manly Beach in December 2006. Happy birthday to me.
Manly Surf Beach. Sydney.
Photographed from alongside the Queenscliff Ocean Pool.
Nearing sunset. Summertime.
And to match the blue colour of the ocean in Sydney, here is my most favourite chick from IMY2, Annalise, with her magical blue hair singing awesome cover versions of 'Crazy' and 'Blinding Lights':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp5RBIPtwP0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEv5WF09isI
Now I think Annalise should visit Sydney and do a music video by the beach here at Manly. I will get her a coffee & lunch, lol.
And then she might want to see a Sydney harbour sunset.
I know a place, or two!!
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom.
On the rocks at sunset.
Shelly Beach, Sydney.
Near Manly Beach.
One of my favourite sunset destinations in Sydney, when I don't go to the harbour. There's the sunset at the beach, and then there's coffee at Manly!! Try 'Showbox Coffee Brewers', 'Barefoot Coffee Traders', 'Skittle Lane' or 'Venice'.
This is the view looking towards Manly Beach and up the coast along Sydney's northern beaches. Cabbage Tree Bay is to the left of the image.
Photographed from the rocks at the northern end of the Shelly Beach Headland and walking track. Park your car at the end of Bower Street and walk through the forest to the beach. Awesome. Lots of birds, feathered and otherwise, lol.
And so here's 'The Clash' with their classic song 'Rock The Casbah' from the album 'Combat Rock' (1982):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ9r8LMU9bQ
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Manly Cove, Manly (harbour) beach.
Looking west to Manly Wharf and Fairlight.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon 16-35mm f 4/L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
View looking north-west across Cabbage Tree Bay.
In the distance:
Fairy Bower Beach (left) and Manly Beach (right).
Photographed from the Shelly Beach Headland.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon EF 16-35mm f 4/L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
So it is Sunday, 1st December, 2024.
The first day of summer here in Sydney.
And this is Manly Surf Beach.
Photographed at low tide in the late afternoon.
Looking north towards Queenscliff.
And here is 'Summer In The City' by 'The Lovin' Spoonful':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YgevxRGXIU
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom.
Photographed from the headland above Shelly Beach.
This is view looking north across the ocean to Manly Beach, and then, in succession, all the northern beaches of Sydney.
In order, these beaches include: Manly, Queenscliff, Harbord, Curl Curl, Dee Why, Long Reef, Collaroy, Narrabeen, Mona Vale, Newport, Bilgola, Whale Beach and Palm Beach. In this photo you can see as far north as Long Reef Beach.
They are all mega cool, and I prefer them to the more famous Bondi Beach, in terms of overall beauty and serenity.
When my daughters were little I would take them to these beaches where they learnt to surf. We especially liked Bilgola Beach with its towering cliffs and gorgeous ocean pool. Plus there was a groovy cafe right at the beachside where I could get amazing coffee, and ice-creams for the girls.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Queenscliff Beach, in Sydney, as viewed from the Queenscliff Ocean Swimming Pool.
Looking south-east towards the Manly Surf Beach.
Photographed near sunset, on one of my expeditions to Manly, Queenscliff, Fairy Bower and Shelly Beach. It takes about 40 minutes to drive to the coast from my home in northwestern Sydney, and I sometimes do this on summer evenings after work, when it remains light until after 9.00pm.
So you walk along the beach, or, if you prefer, the coastal walkway beneath the Norfolk Pine trees, from Queenscliff to Manly, and then, if you are adventurous, around the coast to Shelly Beach via Fairy Bower.
And, on the return walk, there are many places to eat along Manly Beach, notably Kazzi's Greek Restaurant, right opposite the Manly Surf School. Great for salads with olives & feta cheese, whilst watching the surf action.
My Canon EOS Mk IV with the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom.
Well it's almost summer.
In just three day's time it will be 'Summer In Sydney', for 2024-2025.
But it's already summer here at Fairy Bower, near Manly Beach.
In the distance is Shelly Beach headland and the Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve.
Fairy Bower, located between Manly Beach and Shelly Beach, is one of my favourite Sydney summer destinations. The ocean walkway is a treasure of seaside scenery and - most importantly - cafes right on the boardwalk.
Let's go.....
And here's Billy Thorpe with 'It's Almost Summer' from way back in Australian pop music history - in the summer of 1975:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=659BB5W838I
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Rocks. Where the forest meets the sea. At the northern end of the Shelly Beach Walking Track.
Shelly Beach, near Manly Beach.
Northern beaches, Sydney.
And here's Michael Jackson with his famous song 'Rock With You'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-Mrc2l1d0
My Samsung Galaxy S20+ mobile phone camera.
Wide angle lens mode.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
A Legacy 'Candy' filter at 25%.
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A large wave sweeping along the coastal walkway from South Steyne to Shelly Beach known as Fairy Bower, which has been a tourist attraction for many years in Manly NSW Australia
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Sydney's northern beaches viewed from the Shelley Beach headland point, near Manly.
Shelley Beach on Cabbage Tree Bay, near Manly - Sydney.
The northern beaches, from left to right: South Steyne (Manly), North Steyne (Manly), Queenscliff, Freshwater (Harbord), Curl Curl, Dee Why and Long Reef.
Photographed at midday on Thursday, 21st January, 2021.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon 16-35mm lens.
Processed in:
Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Tonight in Sydney.
Saturday, 14th October, 2023.
Taken about three hours ago at Shelly Beach, near Manly.
Northern end of the Shelly Beach Walking Track.
So I finished work earlier than expected today, and I thought, instead of going into the city to get more Darling Harbour pictures, I would instead stroll over to the beach and see what was happening at Manly.
Shelly Beach (next to Manly) is about 40 minutes drive from the Hills District - so not too bad. It is about the same as going into the city. AND, by miracle, there was a lot of parking on the headland up above the beach. And, even better, after 7.00pm it is FREE. And I arrived at 6.50pm, so it was very fortuitous.
AND, whilst I was sitting on the rocks, beside the surf, taking the sunset pictures, these amazing young women suddenly turned up out of nowhere! They were backpackers from France and they all love photography.
They post on Instagram but I introduced them to Flickr, and they downloaded the Flickr app at the beach. I also told them about Pyrmont Point (that I only recently discovered), and they will check it out to get photos of Sydney harbour and the Jones Bay Wharf, etc. And I must say, I really like French accents. Superb (that's a French word, lol)
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
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Looking west across Cabbage Tree Bay, Sydney.
Photographed from the rocks at the end of the Shelly Beach headland forest walk.
In the distance:
Fairy Bower Beach (left)
Manly Beach (right)
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 16-355mm f/4L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Sydney, AUSTRÀLIA 2023
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A child watches the ocean, Manly beach, Sydney, March 2022. Ref. #232223691.
Camera: Google Pixel 3a
Processing: Lightroom 6
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media, or reproduce it in any way without my explicit written permission. © copyright 2022 Lynn Burdekin. All Rights Reserved.
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Looking north across to Manly Beach from the Shelly Beach headland, near Cabbage Tree Bay.
Northern beaches, Sydney.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon 16-35mm f/4L lens
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro
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Sometimes you are just in the right place at the right time. I went looking for a sunrise shot this morning and I found it.. Manly beach, NSW, May 9, 6.35am.
autumn, Manly beach, Sydney, March 2022. Ref. #222340506.
Early autumn but more like the end of summer, 25C and close to 100% humidity. Stormy seas have removed about 2m of sand from the beach, and the waves and strong currents made it too dangerous to swim. I was looking for a balanced composition, the two seagulls were a bonus.
Camera: Google Pixel 3a
Processing: Lightroom 6
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media, or reproduce it in any way without my explicit written permission. © copyright 2022 Lynn Burdekin. All Rights Reserved.
This is the beach just below the Shelley Beach headland, on Cabbage Tree Bay, near Manly - on Sydney's northern beaches.
In the distance, across the bay, is Manly's main surfing beach.
Photographed today, Thursday, 21st January, 2021.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon 16-35mm lens.
Processed in:
Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Sydney, AUSTRÀLIA 2023
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