weekly HelenC's 52 for 2024. Week 42 - Local

Like the monochrome too.
Looks like you blurred the water - longer exposure or post processing ?
Helps to keep focus on the pier - great pic

Edit: just realised your post explained the technique
 
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Nicely done (as always) Helen. I want to try some long exposure stuff - I have a pier near me, but never successfully managed it. I'm guessing I'd need some ND filters and my tripod.
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Very nice long exposure, sea looks great and pier looking good. Free parking as a bonus as well(y)
 
Oh aye that’s a belter :)
 
Empty - love the way the rain is crossing the sky in the picture

Structure - very nicely done indeed.
 
SimonH said:
Nicely done (as always) Helen. I want to try some long exposure stuff - I have a pier near me, but never successfully managed it. I'm guessing I'd need some ND filters and my tripod.
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Thanks Simon. Yup, you'll definitely need an ND filter and a tripod. I usually play around in bulb mode but, due to my frugality with parking I had limited time so stuck on a 10 stop ND in AV mode with an overexposure of 1 stop to get the high key effect. I think this was around a 20 second exposure. To get an even smoother effect I play around with exposures of up to 1 minute. You need to juggle with low ISO and higher apertures to achieve different effects. I really enjoy playing around with these, it's fun (well, in my book.. !). Enjoy.
 
wornish said:
Black and White works well.
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Boots said:
Very nice!
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eoSimon said:
Like the monochrome too.
Looks like you blurred the water - longer exposure or post processing ?
Helps to keep focus on the pier - great pic

Edit: just realised your post explained the technique
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BobBCN said:
Super shot. Floats my boat totally!!
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nog said:
Very nice long exposure, sea looks great and pier looking good. Free parking as a bonus as well(y)
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Kell said:
Another great image.

Long exposure helps keep the focus (pardon the pun) on the pier.
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-Oy- said:
Oh aye that’s a belter :)
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Crotal Bell said:
Empty - love the way the rain is crossing the sky in the picture

Structure - very nicely done indeed.
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AlanDorset said:
Piers are great subjects, lovely shot, left enough movement in the sea.
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Thanks for the lovely comments. I do love a long exposure...
 
A quick phone shot. Work being done on the house left little time to get out and about.

Caught this on the way to the supermarket - very cloudy and the light was very fleeting so it was a lucky "side of the road" capture.


IMG_20240508_122623 by Helen Cannon, on Flickr
 
Works does that :banana:
 
Structure - that's spectacular, I love it
Straight - good find, maybe it's the effect of the phone but it almost looks drawn
 
-Oy- said:
Works does that :banana:
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Crotal Bell said:
Great minds think alike :)
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nickbee said:
Structure - that's spectacular, I love it
Straight - good find, maybe it's the effect of the phone but it almost looks drawn
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BobBCN said:
Nice, but as with Crotal's, I am curious about these lines. Tractor?
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Thanks @BobBCN The lines are indeed made by the machinery. Then use the same lines when spraying etc. to avoid damaging the crop.

Simonbrown16 said:
Well spotted! It is perfect for the theme.
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Thanks for the great comments folks.
 
Guess who missed the aurora despite being on a photography trip at the time. We missed the alerts as we went to bed early due to a 4am start for a misty sunrise... the sun just forgot to rise in the dense fog.. Doh!!

So, a homage to the muddy Blackwater Estuary with some bent channels


PW6A8521 by Helen Cannon, on Flickr
 
A nice moody shot Helen :)
 
A great shot for the week, you've got a great atmosphere and I like the flash of colour too
Unfortunate about missing the aurora - hoping for another one in the future as in the same boat here!
 
Boots said:
That's very nice. Well composed.
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-Oy- said:
A nice moody shot Helen :)
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BobBCN said:
Super shot once again. Moody, as said, and the composition spot on, as said, too.
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SimonH said:
A lovely shot, as always Helen
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Kell said:
I'd argue angular, rather than bent, but it doesn't detract from the image.

It's a great shot.
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@Kell Okay, hands up to the squeak squeak of a shoehorn.. :D

RyanB said:
Lovely shot and as said good composition. I would hate to get stuck out there though.
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nog said:
Very moody, would be a bit lonely out there
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cptnm said:
A great shot for the week, you've got a great atmosphere and I like the flash of colour too
Unfortunate about missing the aurora - hoping for another one in the future as in the same boat here!
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Thanks folks. It was rather a desolate view even though we were standing on the "promenade".
 
Nice one Helen :)
 
-Oy- said:
Nice one Helen :)
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Kell said:
That's an amazing image. It's weird as the light almost looks like it's been put in in post.

Great capture.
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Thanks @Kell. I intended to take a completely different shot but the colour and light caught my eye. Little processing done apart from exposure amendments.

nog said:
Very nice one. (y)
Great light especially on the stonework
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Boots said:
Very nice!
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Thanks for taking the time out to comment. Much appreciated as always.
 
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