The wind has been blowing gale force all night and day. On our way to photograph a family portrait we passed 2 ship wrecks on shoal bay beach. Looks like the yacht and boat have been blown off their moorings…..not a happy day for the owners.

It is that time of the year again for the Port Stephens Small Business Awards, get behind CAPTURE IMAGING in ANNA BAY and vote for us as you favourite “TRADE/SERVICE” !!! There are so many great businesses to support in our Port Stephens area and we would be thrilled to have your vote.

Simply vote online at http://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/content/forms/64

I have a lot of local customers that were not aware that Brent Mail is the photographer and has captured all of the beautiful image in his very special book “Moods of Port Stephens” . If you are not familiar with his work log on and have a look at moodsofportstephens.com Brents amazing landscapes grace the walls of many Local Residents, Restaurants, Resorts, the local Baptise Church and even the offices of the Examiner Newspaper.

You too can purchase these beautiful images to hang in your home or make a perfect gift for that friend that has visited the area and fallen in love with our magical landscapes. Brent’s sunsets are my favourite and to be honest when I look at them I am reminded of how beautiful our summers are and it helps to make me feel a little warmer during this cold winter.

moodsofportstephens.com Enjoy !

I’ve been planning this shoot for a few months, and finally the day arrived. Stormy afternoon at low tide, clouds, wind, and enough sand on the spit to cross over to Fingal Island. These images took me over 4 hours to create. Anyone who has hiked over to the island would know. I was rained on more than once, and got lost,stumbled across a squatter hideout, but it was all worth the effort. Using my new 10 stop neutral density filter I could capture these images with shutter speeds around the 120 second mark….that’s how I get the cloud movement. I even spotted a few hump back whales slapping their tails just off the eastern side of the Island. Do you like the b&w stormy shots of Fingal Lighthouse or the colour image of slime and burned trees? I would love some feedback. Enjoy. Brent