Lake Ainsworth

[digartal]

Lake Ainsworth is a 12-hectare freshwater, tea-tree lake in Lennox Head, NSW, known for its dark, tannin-stained water from surrounding paperbark trees. It is a popular spot for family-friendly swimming, paddleboarding, kayaking, and canoeing, with amenities like paths, barbecues, and picnic tables. The lake is located at the northern end of Pacific Parade in Lennox Head, NSW. The area has undergone recent improvements and features pathways, picnic tables, barbecues, and toilets. The lake can be affected by blue-green algae, which can be harmful.

 

[Alex55]

Nice,

Looks like a fishing also is on attraction list.

Why don't you use 16x9 ratio for this kind of pictures?

Alex

[JRR]

Looks like an interesting place

Nice production

[digartal]

5 hours ago, Alex55 said:

Nice,

Looks like a fishing also is on attraction list.

Why don't you use 16x9 ratio for this kind of pictures?

Alex

Hi Alex

Thanks for commenting, I appreciate you taking the time to reply.

I don't see many people fishing in the lake as I think the strong tea tree tanim staining/environment might stop that. The other thing is that the Pacific Ocean is less than 50 metres away, so most people go surf fishing there. This 360-degree image will give you a better idea of the location. 

https://kuula.co/share/Ngn5m?logo=1&info=0&fs=1&vr=1&sd=1&initload=0&autorotate=0.02&autop=5&thumbs=1

As for the 16:9 aspect ratio, it means cropping some of the top and/or bottom as the width remains the same. For this style of image that I want to show the ground and the trees, I much prefer the 3:2 for this presentation/location. On saying that, I do sometimes crop to 16:9, especially for drone images or where I want to accentuate something in the image, which I did do for one shot below. For me, it did not work as well for the remainder of the images. I was using a wide angle lens 14mm on most and a ND filter to blur the water.

Thanks again

Mark

[digartal]

4 hours ago, JRR said:

Looks like an interesting place

Nice production

Thanks John, great spot for many forms of photography.

[Alex55]

Yes, looks like a surf fishing paradise to me!

Immediately see a couple of spots to go...

By 16x9 I mean it fits the screen right away. 

Of course you use whatever better serves you.

Thanks  Mark

Best
Alex