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Monday, October 27, 2025

Sunshine Coast Candid Series #1230 Noosa Esplanade

 



Along Noosa’s shore, where sunlight spills,
A young man lingers by the sea’s soft thrills.
Bathers clinging to his sunlit skin,
He lifts his lens, the world pulled in.

Waves like silver sighs beneath the sky,
Clouds drift lazily, the gulls wheel high.
Each shimmer, each ripple, each glinting crest,
He captures the ocean within his chest.

The wind hums secrets through salt-sweet hair,
A fleeting moment, a quiet prayer.
One gentle click, and time holds its breath,
The sea, the sun, the boy—forever left.


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24 comments:

  1. I like the way you have composed this photo so our eyes are lead to the two people sitting at the end and then on to the horizon.

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  2. How lovely -- just watching the surf roll in!

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  3. Excelente fotografía, muy bien compuesta y la distancia entre los personajes le da una gran profundidad a la fotografía.

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  4. Wonderful photo. I'm really cold today and this photo looks like it might be cold there. LOL

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  5. Perfect light control.
    The clouds are stunning!

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  6. Un buen encuadre que facilita el recorrido por la imagen desde el primer plano con el hombre que utiliza su móvil para hacer una foto hasta los dos hombres que descansan al fondo.
    Abrazo

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    1. I should change the blog name to people's photography

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  7. Una composició excel·lent.
    A més trobo molt curioses les formes que fan les ombres.
    Salutacions, James.

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  8. Wow, what a peaceful image, beautifully framed. That poem is incredibly fitting. It brings such a lyrical quality to the moment. You've perfectly captured the essence of that slow, sun-drenched coastal feeling. The line, "He captures the ocean within his chest," is just brilliant.

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  9. An excellent picture. I wish I hadn't read about the guy's "lens". I thought he was toasting the see with libation. Gotta say, that's what he looks like he's doing.

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  10. That's a wonderful shot. Wonderful sky and wonderful water. :-D

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  11. A great shot again. Thank you very much for sharing at MosaicMonday

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  12. He's either facetiming someone or taking a selfie.

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  13. I'm so happy you shared this photo with FFO. It is excellent. Have a very nice weekend.

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  14. Happy November! Wonderful poem. I love the ocean and it's magic. Lovely lovely poem. The photo is wonderful and hopeful. Have a lovely November!

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  15. A great composition and the sky is marvelous.

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