I won't bore you with extensive details. But to really explore the Mornington Peninsula would take many days, weeks, even months. I went down to Portsea and photographed an interesting jetty at Shelley Beach. Then I skipped to the 'Ocean' side and made my way to "London Bridge" where several spectacular rock formations can be found and explored. Preferably at low tide. I shot it at 0.4m.
Next I visited Bridgewater Bay, at Blairgowrie (Ocean Beach) to try to photograph the "Keyhole" rock. Unless one descends the cliff face near the subject (not advisable) this location is best approached at or near low tide. Walk down the steps to the beach, then turn left and cross the rocky shelf. Take strong water capable shoes. Depending on conditions and how close you wish to get, this could be a very challenging location to photograph well. One must watch the sea. So preset almost everything (on the camera) and then quickly approach the target (well there would be many options but my target was quite near to the incoming waves), position tripod down, level camera asap, and get a handful of shots. Then grab the gear and retreat. Tide was nearer to 0.5m and really would have been better a little lower. I feel like I didn't totally nail the focus in my favourite shot. In fact I made more mistakes than I would if I'd been there before. So I'll be back soon.
I guess I'll be learning all about swell size soon as it also impacts how one can / cannot shoot at sea-level locations.
Cliff Jumping at Keyhole Rock, Blairgowrie
The edge of the world, Portsea
London Bridge, Portsea
London Bridge, Portsea
Square-shaped Jetty, Shelley Beach, Portsea