I managed to take a few good photos at St Kilda Harbour Dog Beach after Melbourne Pride March.
Cruise ships at Station Pier and the West Gate Bridge
This was taken with a long zoom lens, and zoom lenses tend to compress things that are further away. That’s why the cruise ships at Station Pier and the West Gate Bridge look much closer to each other than they really are.
Photo of two large cruise ships docked at a pier. In the background, well behind the ships, is a massive, curved multi-lane road bridge.
Curious dog at the beach
Photo of a wet, brown-and-white dog standing toe-deep on a beach, looking out over the water. The dog's right foreleg is raised off the sand.
Keeping an eye on its humans
Photo of a brown-and-white dog standing in knee-high water at a beach, looking at someone off camera.
Let's explore the beach
Photo of a brown-and-white dog walking along the shallow water of a dog beach. Closer to the photographer is a young boy who is also walking along the beach while looking at what's under the water.
No, I don't want to get out of the water
This was my favourite dog on the beach that day. So much energy! And, as seen here, a steadfast refusal to come out of the water when it was time to stop playing and go home — despite the repeated calls of its owner.
Photo of a brown-and-white dog with a thick, chewed-up stick in its mouth standing in the water on a beach. The dog is ignoring the calls of its owner to stop playing fetch and to come out of the water.
Small dog on a big beach
Photo of a brown-and-white dog standing in the water near a sand bank on a dog beach. Two sail boats are anchored on the other side of the sand bank. And far across the beach, behind all this, is a large pier with two massive cruise ships docked to it.
Exploring the rocks on St Kilda Harbour Dog Beach
Photo of a figure in blue jeans, dark green/brown jacket, and a pointy black woolen cap exploring some rocks along a beach. In the background you can see a long pier (St Kilda Pier) extending into the water. Several boats of different sizes are anchored in and around this pier.