Whitehaven Beach

Whitsunday Islands National Park, Queensland


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Yes, that beach in the Qantas advertisements. Whitehaven Beach is 7km long on the eastern side of Whitsunday Island. It is only accessible by boat or air for day trips, which hopefully will prevent it getting "loved to death". The sand is incredibly fine (a potentially serious enemy of camera equipment) and of course, in the sunshine, it is startlingly white, due to the fact the sand is 99% quartz silica - fewer impurities means less colour.

Shot on Fuji Velvia ISO 50 using a Nikon F80 and an AF 24mm f2.8 lens.