There are so many things that we see in our surroundings that we take for granted. Taking the time to explore what's around your suburb and neighbouring suburbs awakens a whole new myriad of prospects for new and interesting photographs. At 4am the other Sunday, I ventured out with a friend to Woody Point which is a suburb near Redcliffe just north of Brisbane. My sister had lived in Woody Point and as a child for many years I enjoyed taste of fresh crumbed fish and freshly cooked chips from the local corner fish n' chip shop. What I didn't realise until the other week was that Woody Point is home to a wreck on one of it's main sections of beach. When I found out, I knew that I had to visit as there were bound to many photo opportunities to be had. I was both surprised and very impressed when I finally found the wreck at around 5am. Although the beach was enveloped in darkness, the HMQS Gayundah was certainly a formidable sight!  The HMQS Gayundah was a flat-iron gunboat in 1884.She operated with the Queensland Maritime Defence Force and later in the Royal Australian navy. She was first commissioned in 28th October 1884 until she was decommissioned in 1921. She then served as sand and gravel barge for Brisbane Gravel Pty Ltd until 1950, when she was scrapped. In 1958, HMQS Gayundah was run aground at Woody Point and used as a breakwater structure.  Here is a photo of how the Gayundah looks today in 2011. 53 years later and you are still able to see just how large this ship was and it serves a dual purpose, not only has it been a very effective breakwater, but it is truely an impressive landmark and tourist attraction for our Redcliffe suburb. The next two photos show you a section of the ship as it stood in all it's glory during daylight hours.  However have a look at the next photo and take notice of the fantastic effect of utilising the same part of the wreck as I took photos of the rising sun.  It's incredible how you can use your surroundings to make something as commonplace as a sunrise take on a whole new vision simply by incorporating something unique to your surroundings, neighbourhood or city. Never underestimate the vast array of photography opportunities there are at everybody's disposal and what's great is that they are free to use and each photo is different and can create a completely new visual piece of art. Keep looking around you and never stop taking photos, your next impromptu snap may just be an award winner in the making! |
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