We are lucky to live only like a 10 minutes-drive away from the beaches of Port Phillip Bay. I have always loved going to the beach, not to swim or sunbathe, but just to enjoy looking at the waters and leisurely walking alongside to it. It never fails to give me that sense of calmness, and the realization that there are bigger things in life...
The most famous beach here is of course none other than St Kilda Beach, but once you're in the mood of exploring new places, you're bound to find somewhere new... And so we did. We have had this set of Go Explore! Melbourne cards, and would turn to it each time we feel the urge of going somewhere, but just don't know where to go. With this card, we headed to a place called Black Rock Beach at Half Moon Bay, further down from St Kilda Beach and Brighton Beach.
There is a small cafe that sells coffee and fish & chippery, so that was nice to have something hot to drink and munch while we were there. This is a view from the jetty that looks over the boathouse, bath boxes and the small cafe.
Coffee is my life? Only occasionally when I feel the need for a cuppa :)
When we were there, the weather was not very sunny. It was for a short while, then the clouds came so it became a bit cloudy (and started to get cold). I remembered reading a simple photography tip that when it gets cloudy and the colours of the scenery became a bit dull, a black and white photography might work best. I seem to believe so too, as you can play around with the exposures and contrasts to make the photos livelier, or more dramatic, although in a monotone. These were from the "grains" mode in my Olympus PEN, no post-editing needed (great, right?).
This is one of my favourite silhouette shot.
If you're in Victoria or thinking about visiting Half Moon Bay, you can get a little bit more info about its whereabouts here.
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