Bondi Phenomenon

The end of a rainbow over the ocean at Bondi Beach with the properties of North Bondi reaching out along the horizon.

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by Az Jackson

Title

Bondi Phenomenon

Artist

Az Jackson

Medium

Photograph

Description

The end of a rainbow over the ocean at Bondi Beach with the properties of North Bondi reaching out along the horizon.

-- Artist Notes --

Temperature indicated a sweltering 40 C and weather forecasts were of clear blue skies all around, so with that knowledge, I thought I would put on the boardies and head to Bondi for a swim to cool down and to capture the full moon rising over the water in the evening.

I went to pull out my camera when I suddenly realized the lid to my new sunscreen had removed itself and emptied its contents all through my equipment (lesson learned). I had to act quick and try and save as many electronic components as possible. For the next 20 minutes I was frantically cleaning off sunscreen and once I was done I turned around ready to shoot and noticed the offshore winds had managed to clear all the people from the beach and skies were now dark grey as far as the eye could see from a storm that rolled in.

I was pretty disappointed that I could not get the shot I had in mind so I thought I might turn my attention to getting some shots of the spring flowers instead. Sunset/Moonrise was still another 2 hours away and after about an hour I was running out of flowers.

It was now raining sideways and I was freezing from the bombarding winds in my boardies, T-Shirt and thongs, so I packed up and ran for shelter underneath some beachy trees planning my way home to get out of the cold. As I sat there waiting for a break in the weather I noticed this golden tinge on the sand which grabbed my attention.

I put on a brave face and went down to the water, and literally as I was walking down, the rain stopped and a rainbow appeared over the water. I looked around and realized that I was the only one on the beach and it hung around for me long enough so I could capture this epic shot.

My take on this story is to trust your instincts and enjoy the journey, and no matter how challenging it is, keep your mind positive because things really do happen for a reason.

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November 26th, 2015