Not Cumbria

OK. So, to state the obvious, not Cumbria. That will be next. This image comes from the Mornington Peninsula, near Melbourne. The base photo was taken much the same time as ‘Gathering Storm’ and ‘The Other Side of the Pier’ (below) but they were taken bay side and this was taken ocean side. The wind was so fierce that you could lean into it at an angle of 45 and not fall over. Holding a camera steady in the gusts was a nightmare, even using fence posts did not help; not even sure if a tripod would. The only option was to point the camera in vaguely the right direction, press the shutter; then, after every few shots, wipe salt spray (eek) and wind blown sand (eek eek) from the lens otherwise everything looked like it was shot through a soft focus filter. Quantity worked; some shots looked like she was having fun. Gaia dancing frenetically indeed.  I pushed and tweaked the photo, nudged the colours a bit; though not as much as you might think … there really were turquoise and indigo swathes.  Gaia is lady enough to like a bit of makeup sometimes. Hope you like.

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