Posted by Rhys (Darlington, United Kingdom) on 26 March 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
A 30 second exposure taken on Sunday evening. It was pitch black, blowing a gale and absolutely freezing. This shot does not show the sea as it really was- ROUGH! The waves were large rollers crashing up onto the beach and shingle, a very stormy scene. In the morning we awoke to snow, it was an extremely cold day- just the right circumstances for standing on a northern beach trying to experiment with long exposures. I only managed to take 5 shots before I had to run for cover to avoid a hail storm. The irony is that the result is quite serene and calm, the exposure has totally rendered the waves flat and the moving clouds have semi-softened the sky. Roll on summer.
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can't believe looking at the image that the sea was rough.. the effect has come off very well
26 Mar 2008 12:53am
@Sangram: Thanks, I know! Although I like this result, I do wish my trip hadn't been cut short by the hail shower. I would have liked to have spent some more time trying to capture the stormy sea. Oh, well I'll have to go back!
Long exposure and fantastic partial coloration ... a filter ?
26 Mar 2008 1:11am
@Florence: Thanks, there was no filter. The odd colouring appears to be a symptom of the 30 secs. However, I did add a gradient overlay layer to darken it a little more.
Great shot, more over brilliant idea. Love the color. The pebbles are so sharp I am dazed .
26 Mar 2008 1:14am
@Mithun: Thanks ! I think it helped that the waves were washing up onto the pebbles and leaving them wet which has aided the sharpness.
A lovely composition and the effect is astounding. A very fabulous image, Rhys.
26 Mar 2008 2:19am
@Michael Skorulski: thanks Michael. much appreciated.
Great shot
26 Mar 2008 4:28am
Awesome colours and perspective--like the platform(?) stretches infinitely
26 Mar 2008 5:17am
@Nan: Thanks, a further Irony is that Saltburn pier is actually quite short. I have a shot of Southport pier planned for tomorrow which is considerably longer.
superb photo i will vote for you in vfxy!Excellent
26 Mar 2008 5:39am
@kaneli: Thanks ! that would be great!
Your suffering paid off... it is a great photo, I love the colors.
26 Mar 2008 6:15am
Awesome blue!
26 Mar 2008 8:12am
An absolutely stunning image! Thanks for the details about the shot ... always looking to learn something new!
26 Mar 2008 8:22am
@Ron: Thanks Ron, anytime.
impressive gloomy shot.
26 Mar 2008 8:53am
Great shot Rhys, the result indeed is a calm scenery, a wonderful blue. Very nice!
26 Mar 2008 9:24am
Blue is great. Nice composition and tone. Wonderful.
26 Mar 2008 9:34am
Fabulous color!!!Wonderful shot!
26 Mar 2008 10:54am
Very good image with wonderful mood! Well done and worth the effort.
26 Mar 2008 11:50am
beautiful shot! love the atmosphere and detail. congrats on making the aminus3 front page!
26 Mar 2008 1:17pm
@danthro: wow and thanks! I have just checked the front page. I feel honoured. Thanks everyone. I have been really tied up today with various things, I hope to return some of the kind comments shortly.
Absolutely amazing! This picture has so many wonderful things about it!
26 Mar 2008 2:29pm
A real TOP shot - marvellous colours - WOW Wys
26 Mar 2008 4:45pm
Simply gorgeous long exposure. The image was well-worth the effort.
26 Mar 2008 7:11pm
absolutely stunning and worth all your efforts!
26 Mar 2008 7:12pm
yes it looks all nice and calm of the photo - the colours you have captured are really special and so is detail in the foreground...
26 Mar 2008 9:16pm
Love these long exposures over rough water . . this really has turned out well and the intensity color is a bonus.
27 Mar 2008 11:17am
Spectacular.
28 Mar 2008 4:09pm
Out of this world ! Congrats !
29 Mar 2008 12:34am
wow. the clouds add a lot of dimension to this. great job (:
29 Mar 2008 8:47am
Very Nice shot. Excellent :)
30 Mar 2008 2:52am
EXCELLENT !!! very nice captured .. beautiful sky & colors .. Great job
31 Mar 2008 7:46am
i wish i could b thr
1 Apr 2008 11:57am
fantastic Post processing
2 Apr 2008 3:11pm
That's crazy cool!
27 Apr 2008 4:49am
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