Portarlington Pier Peluquerнa, a photo from Victoria, East

Photographer's Note

Digging a little way into the past for this one. A summer scene very nearly three years ago while on a Saturday excursion with the Melbourne TE members both active and passive.

Peluquerнa is Spanish for hairdresser's shop.

We see the twin piers of Portarlington, a small town about 110km from Melbourne by road but only 40km 'as the crow flies'. A glance at the map link will show how it's located at the mouth of the Corio Bay, where it has an interesting, hazy view of Melbourne's sky-scrapers seemingly rising from the water.

Portarlington is renowned for its mussels (moules, mejillуnes) and from its mussel farms come 60% of Australia's mussels. Many people come to buy them directly from the mussel boats as soon as they return with their cargo. On a fine, summer Saturday one could almost say that the little jetty bustles with mussels. Anglophones brought up on the game of cricket may let that pun 'go through to the keeper'. Not to mention the rhyming alliteration in the title.

Here, two schoolgirls take turns to do each other's hair under the smaller jetty. I think we can be fairly certain they are not removing lice. The fishing boats and mussel boats behind are moored to a busier jetty reinforced by a rocky breakwater behind it.

My friend Steve Harnett took this shot - click here
of the pier a short while after I shot mine.

Exposure Time: 1/125
F-Stop: f/11.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 200
Focal Length: 120 mm

papagolf21, snunney, jhm, holmertz, pajaran, cornejo, PaulVDV, Tue, ktanska, annjackman, photoray has marked this note useful

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papagolf21 (152607) 2016-02-12 23:30

Bonjour, cher Andrew,
Trиs belle prйsentation de ce port de pкche. La prйsence de jeunes filles sous le ponton dynamise joliment la composition. Belle rйussite photographique.
Amitiйs.
Philippe

snunney (130967) 2016-02-13 1:30

Hello Andrew,
Rather curious and precarious place for a hair grooming session, perhaps they were hiding from someone? Whatever, they make an interesting and effective focal point in this well constructed composition adding another dimension to the scene. The strong geometric lines of the pier complement the upright mooring posts in the background. Very good lights and colours and excellent sharpness.

willperrett (14215) 2016-02-13 2:07

Hello Andrew

Excellent grab shot of these two girls: what an eccentric place for a barber's! And I love your witty note, alliteration, puns and all. Not sure that Peter Nevill would be able to stop that one though: I think it's four byes! Of course the technical execution is perfect.

Regards

Will

jhm (211736) 2016-02-13 3:20

Hello Andrew,

In any case, a good place to remove lice, when the lice make a jump, it is in the water.
A lovely picture with a good combination of different subjects
Excellent composition.
Colours and presentation are likeable.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

Hello Adrew,

In any case, a good place to remove lice, when the lice make a jump, it is in the water.

king (4242) 2016-02-13 3:48

Hello Andrew,
The question of this picture: what are those two girls doing there? However, their location in the composition is optimal.
Nice picture,
Kind regards,
Huub de K.

holmertz (102834) 2016-02-13 6:54

Hello Andrew,
To my mind it's the unexpected things people do in the streets, and under piers, that make the most interesting photos possible. Your skilled eyes spotted these girls cleverly and found an amusing photo. The details of the pier and the boats in the background create further charm to the picture.
Best regards,
Gert

rychem (72187) 2016-02-13 8:36

A very nice scene you have caught, I dont know why they sit under the pier, are they looking for shade or they want not to be seen, very well captured and composed
regards Ryszard

cornejo (61504) 2016-02-13 10:46

Hi Andrew, very good picture of this interesting scene of daily life, well composed and captured in this interesting image with good sharpness, light, color and quality. A great job well done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this interesting work.

Good morning and happy start to the week.
All the best from southern Spain.
Angel.

PaulVDV (63010) 2016-02-13 11:07

Hello Andrew,
The secret life of young girls under the pier! Caught and published permanently on internet!
Very well composed and well balanced and detailed picture.
Besgt regards, Paul

abmdsudi (95869) 2016-02-14 0:45

Hi Andrew
What a sight - Hairdo under the jetty! it goes well when they look engrossed in whatever they were doing and you have a well structured composition. You've made good use of the daylight in this one - the vivid colour and strong contrasts like this give an entirely different feel to an image Beautifully photographed with great detail. Congrats
Best wishes

Tue (92514) 2016-02-14 2:06

Hello Andrew,
Very nice capture of the pier and the boats in the background. The two girls are well seen, they found a nice hiding place underneath the pier. The light is very pleasant and I like the composition of the photo.
Lars

ktanska (44832) 2016-02-14 6:43

Hi Andrew,
Fun daily life moment of this seaside place. Those girls have found a place for a little hideout. Those old boats look interesting too, although it's abit pity they are not as colourful as for example in Greece.
Kari

Silvio1953 (221771) 2016-02-14 8:24

Ciao Andrew, lovely composition with nice couple, excellent clarity, fine details, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

annjackman (23019) 2016-02-15 9:23

Hello Andrew,
I like the lighting in this photo. The two girls have certainly chosen a strange place to do their hair! A great candid shot.
Best wishes, Ann

photoray (13981) 2016-03-13 14:17

Howdy Andrew,

Appealing candid of Portarlington marina, school girls underneath pier, anchored boats background. Just need to have a boat ride.

Well done,
Cheers,
Ray