It was yet another magical September morning, and the weather forecast predicted a decent swell when I decided to go to Bronte Beach, one of my favourite spots in Sydney.
I love this place because it has a unique vibe. It’s great for capturing waves and the surf. My favourite marine mammals, the dolphins, often swim here to catch some waves with the local surfers.
After sunrise, the sun rose quickly in the cloudless sky, so I stopped shooting as it became too bright. As I was packing up, I spotted a good friend of mine, Tim, taking pictures at the Bronte swimming pool, so I walked up to greet him.
My friend Tim comes to Bronte almost every weekend, and funnily enough, many times when we bump into each other, dolphins tend to appear at the same time!
He asked me jokingly, ‘No dolphins today?’—as if it were up to me to decide when they show up! I replied, ‘No, not today’… and as I was answering, feeling quite disappointed, I turned my head toward the ocean—where I immediately spotted about half a dozen dorsal fins approaching the surf from behind the Bronte Pool.
The dolphins then joined the surfers, catching waves and playing happily for about half an hour.