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Webbed hands - Ocean art from the Gold coast.
Webbed hands is one of my favorite photographic pieces of ocean art that I have taken on the Gold Coast. The backwash from the nearby rock wall was creating some amazing flares in the waves as they crashed down onto the sand. I spent hours floating around near Kingscliff beach to capture this little wave and capture the back wash. Upon reviewing my images from this session this photo really appealed to me. I was staring at it on my computer screen looking at all the different textures and colours, how the wave looks like it has some hands pushing through to say “hello” or maybe the ocean is trying to grab me and consume me. Photos of the ocean from this particular spot create for some amazing clarity in the water. I have several other images in my online store catalog from the same day including this panoramic shot where you can see the nearby rock wall and the sand beneath the wave. Surf photography camera equipment I use to capture these amazing photos of the ocean. · Canon 5D mkIII & Canon 7D · Tokina 10-17mm fisheye (soon to be upgraded) · Aquatech CO-7 water housing · Aquatech LP1 Dome port · Aquatech pistol grip The Aquatech water housing systems are some of the best sports housing available. The team at Aquatech are constantly working hard at producing incredible customer service along with a vast range of knowledge and expertise. The main reason I have chosen Aqautech instead of some of the other brands out there is for their customer service, interchangeable ports and pistol grips can be interchangeable with other housings. I originally bought the CO-7 water housing for my Canon 7D but thankfully the same water housing was able to fit my Canon 5DmkIII with a small upgrade to the back plate and buttons and also the locking plate. My advice when purchasing a water housing for your DSLR camera is to look at it from an investment point of view and work out how it will save you money in the long run. After all these items aren’t cheap and you want to use them for as long as you possibly can. You can purchase webbed hands via my online store; you can also purchase any of my ocean art photographic giclee’s on canvas, metallic photographic paper and acrylics. If you would like to see these items in person head on down to Gold coast images gallery and café in Broadbeach QLD Australia where you can see loads of my work printed on canvas and framed metallic prints. You can also purchase these items from the gallery. Price list for Webbed hands – Size CM CM Metallic prints Framed 50 33 $300 80 53 $450 CM CM Canvas Rolled Canvas stretched 30 45 $ 120.00 60 40 $ 190.00 75 50 $180 $ 250.00 100 66 $290 $ 380.00 120 75 $400 $ 450.00 150 100 $480 $ 590.00 150 66 $440 $ 560.00 Please contact me via jon@jonwrightphoto for any further information or special orders.
Learn moreThe salt kingdom – Ocean images from the Gold coast Australia.
When I woke up in the early hours of the morning to head down to the beach I was so excited with what the reports were indicating. I was like a little kid on Christmas day, eager to wake his parents to open up the presents Santa had left for him. I arrived at the beach just in time to photograph the sunrise on the Gold coast, I noticed how amazing the weather was and how clear the water would be by mid morning. Beautiful waves rolling through to the shore, making it ideal for some shore break photography. As the sun had risen high into the sky so did the clarity in the water, the fish were swimming through the water as the waves crashed onto the surface. Shooting this underwater photograph was exactly what I had hoped for when I woke in the morning. Hours upon hours were spent in the ocean photographing the waves this day, from above and below the water, I hadn’t had breakfast or eaten any meals until 11AM as I was filled with excitement and didn’t want to leave. Underwater photography on the Gold coast can sometimes be a hit and miss; thankfully I was finally rewarded with all the perfect conditions and a vision I’ve wanted to capture for a very long time. Photos of the ocean and images of waves in particular are something I truly love to capture, the fresh water temperatures and the amazing feeling of floating around with the ocean is absolute bliss. So how do you purchase my art online? It’s simple really, head on over to my online store where you will find loads of different photographs to purchase, click on the image you would like to purchase along with the type of material, (currently stocking canvas, metallic prints and also acrylic wall mounts) choose your sizing and then click check out. On check out you will have an option for any special requests such as frame colour or matte colour. From then on it will take 10 days to produce your unique artwork and shipped out to your home or office. Head on into the latest Gold Coast attraction and say “hi” to the guys at “Gold coast ocean images gallery & café” where you can purchase all of my coastal photographs and ocean images. Grab a coffee and some delicious food whilst you browse the amazing talent from some of the best local Gold coast photographers and grab some of the best coffee on the coast.
Learn moreGold coast ocean images – Glass paradise – Fine art photography on the Gold Coast
As this month draws to a close, I want to showcase this beautiful piece of ocean art photography which was taken just north of Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast. An early morning start and pristine clear water allowed for beautiful conditions to flow through to the golden sands on the Gold Coast. As a surf photographer and fine art landscape photographer it’s always exciting to see these conditions roll through to your nearest beach. In some of the photographs from this session you could see the fish and even a pair of sunglasses that had been knocked off someone’s head. Gold coast ocean images have many different types of personalities and variability’s, from the beautiful sunshine and clear waters on our beaches, to the amazing picturesque city scapes and skyline of Surfers Paradise, all of which make for some amazing ocean photographs. In this particular ocean image you can see the lip of the wave almost connecting with the surface, whilst the sky scraper buildings are off in the distance. The feeling of being surrounded by such a busy place is now lost whilst in the water and your worries are no longer existent. Glass paradise is available in acrylic mount prints, stretched canvas giclee’ printing and also metallic photographic paper which are professionally framed and mounted with the highest attention to detail. To purchase this sought after photographic ocean art head on over to my online store, or if you’re on the Gold coast head on into Gold coast ocean images gallery & café where they’re displaying a huge 150x100cm stretched canvas. Grab a coffee and some delicious food whilst you browse the amazing talent from some of the best local photographers. Don’t forget you can view more of my work on FACEBOOK, TWITTER and INSTAGRAM @jonwrightphoto. If you would like a shoutout on Instagram make sure you #shoutmejonwright so I can see your shots. Currently I am giving away 2 shoutouts a week, one on Sunday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon. Some amazing photos have been coming through recently which has been great to see. Lastly make sure you’re following me on twitter as a new competition will be released very shortly.. *****************************NEXT BLOG TO SHOWCASE MY BEST PHOTOGRAPH TO DATE*****************************
Learn moreOcean art photography on the Gold coast
If you have had the time to peruse my ocean art portfolio you would have noticed there is a vast range of ocean art from the Gold coast area and some from Hawaii and Bali also. Several years ago when I first started photographing the ocean I was focused on shooting surfers, body-board riders and even the odd body surfer. I had a lot of success with shooting these guys with my main accolades was winning the “Digital camera world photographer of the year - 2010” picking up a nice cash price too. Now a days though my passion lies within capturing the ocean and movements of waves along the golden sand banks from Stradbroke island to Kingscliff in Northern NSW and everywhere in-between. Surf photography on the Gold Coast is ever becoming increasingly popular, head down to Duranbah or Snapper rocks on any weekend and there is as many photographers as there are surfers. Many photographers start off extremely passionate about their love for surf photography, but as the years go by I’ve noticed some of the guys I was shooting with when I started, have slowly moved on to other forms of photography and drifted out of the scene. It’s not easy being a surf photographer or a photographer based on the Gold coast for that matter, the prices of cameras and camera gear is getting more and more competitive every month, it’s becoming even harder to show that different style and diversity in ones work. But with saying that, competition drives excellence. Trying to be different is the only thing that will set us apart from the heard, now being different doesn’t always mean you will be liked but at least you’re giving it a “SHOT” no pun intended J Take this shot for example; this is an underwater photo of a wave crashing down on the surface above my head. This is certainly a different look/feel and moment in time compared to a lot of what the other guys are shooting. I’m not going to give away too many details on how I shot this as I feel if I give too many of my secrets away, the rest of the Gold coast will soon follow. Currently the water clarity on the Gold coast is unbelievable so I’m hoping I can get out in time and shoot some new work I have been conjuring up over the last year or so You can purchase this artwork on canvas or metallic prints via my online store. www.jonwrightphoto.comand click store link. This particular image is also printed on metallic paper in Gold Coast Ocean images gallery & café in Broadbeach Australia. Don’t forget you can view more of my work on FACEBOOK, TWITTER and INSTAGRAM @jonwrightphoto. If you would like a shoutout on Instagram make sure you #shoutmejonwright so I can see your shots. Currently I am giving away 2 shoutouts a week, one on Sunday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon. Some amazing photos have been coming through recently which has been great to see. Lastly make sure you’re following me on twitter as a new competition will be released very shortly..
Learn moreGold coast ocean art and fine art photography – Underwater photography - Vortex blue
Another one from my Gold coast photography series is called “vortex blue”. Vortex blue was taken on the same day as “reflections of Surfers paradise” and you can read all about it here. Vortex blue is a result of underwater surf photography, it was shot early in the morning just after the sun had risen from the horizon; it was a magical morning with super clear water and golden sand just north of Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast. Vortex blue is the exact moment in time when a wave crashes down on the surface, the waves pressure creates this cylindrical like effect and rolls on through to the shoreline, eventually becoming nothing but foam and water. As you’re probably already aware I specialise in ocean art and surf photography on the Gold Coast. I absolutely love waking up to the crisp mornings where the wind is offshore and the waves are groomed to perfection whether they are big or small. I’m often checking the forecasts for the waves, wind and also the tides on Coastalwatch.com, swellnet.com.au and also seabreeze. It takes all these conditions to come together to shoot ocean art. Vortex Blue can be viewed in person at Gold Coast Ocean images gallery & café in Broadbeach Australia, directly opposite the Gold coast convention centre. You can purchase this artwork on canvas or metallic prints via my online store. www.jonwrightphoto.com and click store link. All photographs are produced at the highest quality. Don’t forget you can view more of my work on FACEBOOK, TWITTER and INSTAGRAM @jonwrightphoto. If you would like a shoutout on Instagram make sure you #shoutmejonwright so I can see your shots. Currently I am giving away 2 shoutouts a week, one on Sunday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon. Some amazing photos have been coming through recently which has been great to see. Lastly make sure you’re following me on twitter as a new competition will be released very shortly.
Learn moreGold coast art
Purchase Gold Coast artwork from my online store and also from Gold coast images gallery and cafe in Broadbeach. My second image during this month is called “Reflections of Surfers paradise” fine art by Jon Wright. This magnificent piece of Gold Coast art was taken just north of Surfers paradise on the Gold Coast. I was up early in the morning before sunrise with a certain vision in mind, cold and just barely making it to the beach because I didn’t fill up my car with fuel, none the less I arrived at my destination on the northern end of the Gold coast to be greeted by a HUGE pelican. I quickly ran back to my car to grab my camera but he had flown away by the time I got my camera out. Ocean art and fine art seascape photography on the Gold coast is where most of my photographs take place. Being a Gold Coast photographer has many advantages including the beautiful ocean right at our doorstep along with a beautiful city scape. In this image I have tried to capture both the city line and the beautiful waves and their colours. I recently had this image placed on a gicle’ canvas in a Gold coast photography gallery “Gold coast images gallery & café” in Broadbeach which is certainly becoming a Gold Coast attraction. The artwork really does look 10 times better than on your desktop background so make sure you pop in and have browse. Being able to find peace in such a busy area is something unique and special and extremely difficult to find on the Gold Coast. However on this day there was no one else in site. I was truly able to appreciate my surrounds and am extremely lucky to get such an amazing piece of photography. You can purchase this artwork on canvas or metallic prints via my online store. www.jonwrightphoto.com and click store. All photographs are produced at the highest quality. Don’t forget you can view more of my work on FACEBOOK, TWITTER and INSTAGRAM @jonwrightphoto. If you would like a shoutout on Instagram make sure you #shoutmejonwright so I can see your shots. Currently I am giving away 2 shoutouts a week, one on Sunday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon. Some amazing photos have been coming through recently which has been great to see. Lastly I have loads of different canvas prints and photgraphy artwork from the Gold coast on my online store. This one has certainly been a popular canvas purchase for the home with the 2:1 pano ratio. Head on over and grab yourself a lasting memory.
Learn moreGold Coast surf photography Straddie
Over the next month I will be posting one blog a week about the ocean artwork I have taken over the last several years. I will include seascape photographs, underwater photography and surf photography. The love for the ocean and waves was built into my DNA, a family living just north of the Gold Coast and not far from the Sunshine coast we visited the beach regularly. From a very young age I remember one of the first times my father had taken me out on a boogie board up on the Sunshine coast of Australia. I remember we used to head up the north coast every Easter for a family holiday. My dad bought me a foam core body board, I had absolutely no idea what this contraption was or how I was even going to catch a wave on this thing. The first wave I caught though was all it I needed to be hooked. To this day I find surfing and surf photography my way of meditation, being out in the ocean washes away all your worries of life and your key focus is the environment around you. There comes a times that you’re watching the shadows below you, you see a dorsal fin pop up in front of you and your heart races only to realise it is one of the most majestic animals on this earth, the bottlenose dolphin. The ocean is perfect but a moody place to be! I hope the images I post and share with you over the next few weeks, capture this emotion and love for the ocean I have. This particular surf photograph from a well-known spot on the Gold Coast called, “South straddie” aka “Stradbroke island” or “T.O.S” was the first time I used my 70-200mm canon lens in the water. I was a little unsure on how it would perform being such a long lens, but started to get the hang of it. A body boarder begins his descent into a wave as the rainbow on the wave is pitched behind the subject. A perfect feeling, a perfect view, who wouldn’t love this?
Learn moreGopro killed the surf photographer
This subject has been on my mind for a very long time. Before I start this post I want to make sure it’s clear that I am by no means a veteran surf photographer and my love for photography and in particular “surf photography” came to fruition from seeing all those fantastic shots that graced the covers of the surf mags that others had put before me. I’ve been shooting body boarding, surfing, ocean art and wave photography for almost 5 years now. Most recently I’ve noticed the increase of “surf photographers” on the Gold Coast. Many people started surf photography to capture their mates surfing or even to escape the crowds of the infamous Gold Coast hustle. Now I’ve started to notice that surf photography on the Gold Coast is in fact saturated with “surf photographers”. My instagram feed is filled with people who are “photographers” and once you click on their feed or Facebook page you soon realise they’re just shooting with a gopro. No photographic skill involved, just point and shoot. Now don’t get me wrong, the gopros seem like an incredible camera, especially for HD video. I have several gopro shooters I follow on instagram from the likes of Robbie Crawford and Dan Bennington who in my opinion are at the top of their game and the skill comes into being at the right spot at the right time, both of which have it locked down. The quality and style of these two are what other “gopro surf photographers” should be aiming for. Unfortunately because of this craze it ruins things for the guys that are truly about taking a great picture and trying to make a living out of surf photography. Let me paint a picture for you, you head out to your local surf break or find a spot that is secluded from the crowds. Within minutes you have 5 guys with their gopros getting in your way, getting in your shot. Only to find out they also have an Instagram feed with mediocre images with another 5 go pro users in their pictures. It is honestly getting on my nerves. As with surf etiquette there is a “surf photographers” etiquette that is being overlooked. I personally like to do things like this: When you enter the line up with you camera and see other photographers out there, say g’day to them, have a chat and also find out if there is a specific direction or person they’re shooting. If they do tell you what they’re doing, then make sure you say to them “ok not a problem I will make sure I’m not in your way when xyz is coming down the line or “make sure you shout out if I’m going to be in your shot and I will duck” this simple gesture will get you in their good books to start off with. I do this every time I see another surf photographer in the water. If you’re shooting a spot that you are aware will be pumping the next day – don’t just put the photos up on Facebook and tell everyone where it is and when it was. Wait a day or two, wait a week in fact. This will make sure that spot x isn’t crowded and will give you a chance to head back there for more shots with less people the following day. If you do manage to get a shot of something spectacular and you seem to think the other photographer also got the shot. Ask the photographer if they will be submitting any images to mags etc. If they say yes then I would recommend holding off on putting the images up online. This works both ways. And if you do introduce yourself to the photographer who is nearby then you should find out their FB page and pm them if it’s ok to put the shots up. I know you are thinking, “”I don’t give a fuck if they’re shooting whilst I am”. But without some decency the magazine we have loved since we first became infatuated with the surf culture and art, will soon be long gone. Now I know not everyone will do things like this, but I’m hoping it give the new breed of surf photographers some direction. Like I said at the beginning, gopros can take some incredible images and “surf photographers etiquette” should get you thinking about your approach in the next session. At a recent shot out at Froggies on the Gold Coast I counted 7 people shooting water with a gopro. Now there is a whole other side to this phenomenon with photography and social media and how it’s destroying the photographic industry but I’ll leave that for a future post and these guys touched on the subject recently. Remember you can follow me on Facebook, instagram and twitter. #jonwrightphoto and purchase my ocean art work on canvas and metallic prints HERE.
Learn moreGold Coast images gallery and cafe
The past week my Facebook followers and twitter fans would’ve noticed some photos of mine popping up that “Gold coast images gallery and café” have been sharing. Gold Coast images gallery and café are working together to bring you fresh photographs and display amazing ocean art from the Gold Coast Australia. These giclee prints and fine art photos have been displayed on both metallic paper and also canvas. The quality is amazing and they look incredible on large canvas. Make sure you head on over to their Facebook page where they’re currently giving away a 150x100cm stretched canvas of “glass paradise” an image I had taken along the beach of Surfers Paradise Gold Coast. Gold coast images gallery and café also do a great coffee and some nice takeaway food. I encourage you to head on down to Broadbeach and purchase a coffee and browse through the artist’s work, including mine. The address is 7/2723 Gold Coast Highway, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia 4218 You can purchase the canvas prints and metallic photographs from them or you can head on over to my store and buy art online too. Framed art looks incredible with the metallic prints and you can also purchase panoramic photographs from them. Check out my updated online store which includes many of the wall art photographs that are displayed at the gallery.
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