Around Broadstairs
Jul 8, 2012 17:19:40 #
Well I just got back from a week down in Broadstairs in Kent and I thought I'd share a few shots from my time down there. Amazingly the weather was glorious which, considering where I live in the North East had experienced enough rain to float several battleships, was a definite bonus.
BTW, the castle-like building you can see in several of the shots is Bleak House where Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield, among others.
Enjoy and comment as you see fit :D
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BTW, the castle-like building you can see in several of the shots is Bleak House where Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield, among others.
Enjoy and comment as you see fit :D
=:~)
Viking Bay & Pier
Wind Farm
Viking Bay from the pier
Viking Bay
Viking Bay
Viking Bay & Bleak House
Dumpton Gap
Jul 8, 2012 17:23:50 #
Jul 8, 2012 17:36:22 #
Beautiful shots!! For some reason I keep going back to the wind farm. Something about the colors and lighting. Very nice!!!
Erv
Erv
Jul 8, 2012 17:36:55 #
jk48 wrote:
I like the seagull and the windmills...very nice..
Thank you :D
The seagulls are a right devious lot. I was strolling along enjoying one of the local delicacies—a cheeseburger puff (a cheese burger wrapped in puff pastry)—when a gull flew up behind me, beat me around the head with his wings and while I was thus distracted, proceeded to surgically extract the burger from the pastry in about half a second and then fly off with his ill-gotten gains.
Aarrgghh!!
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Jul 8, 2012 17:39:19 #
Erv wrote:
Beautiful shots!! For some reason I keep going back to the wind farm. Something about the colors and lighting. Very nice!!!
Erv
Erv
FYI, I used a very heavy ND grad in post to achieve the effect. I wanted to catch the sun coming up behind them but the sea mist got in the way.
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Jul 8, 2012 17:39:19 #
glojo
Loc: South Devon, England
I like the skies that contain cloud but the plain blue sky looks way, way too dark? In my amateur opinion.
The first image clearly shows folks on the beach enjoying themselves, the sun is high up in the sky (short shadows) but that sky looks so dark... Is that the effect you wanted? It should surely have a beautiful, bright clear blue sky?
Thank goodness we do not have any of those HORRIBLE wind-farms down here!
The first image clearly shows folks on the beach enjoying themselves, the sun is high up in the sky (short shadows) but that sky looks so dark... Is that the effect you wanted? It should surely have a beautiful, bright clear blue sky?
Thank goodness we do not have any of those HORRIBLE wind-farms down here!
Jul 8, 2012 17:46:29 #
glojo wrote:
I like the skies that contain cloud but the plain blue sky looks way, way too dark? In my amateur opinion.
The first image clearly shows folks on the beach enjoying themselves, the sun is high up in the sky (short shadows) but that sky looks so dark... Is that the effect you wanted? It should surely have a beautiful, bright clear blue sky?
The first image clearly shows folks on the beach enjoying themselves, the sun is high up in the sky (short shadows) but that sky looks so dark... Is that the effect you wanted? It should surely have a beautiful, bright clear blue sky?
Polariser on the lens, ND grad in post and yes, it is the effect I want :D
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Jul 9, 2012 01:20:08 #
DoctorChas wrote:
Well I just got back from a week down in Broadstairs in Kent and I thought I'd share a few shots from my time down there. Amazingly the weather was glorious which, considering where I live in the North East had experienced enough rain to float several battleships, was a definite bonus.
BTW, the castle-like building you can see in several of the shots is Bleak House where Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield, among others.
Enjoy and comment as you see fit :D
=:~)
BTW, the castle-like building you can see in several of the shots is Bleak House where Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield, among others.
Enjoy and comment as you see fit :D
=:~)
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Jul 9, 2012 07:35:55 #
The wind mills appear to be quite away out there. What lens did you use to take the wind mill photos?
Jul 9, 2012 07:40:04 #
Jul 9, 2012 07:40:07 #
Jul 9, 2012 08:02:18 #
ted45 wrote:
The wind mills appear to be quite away out there. What lens did you use to take the wind mill photos?
I used the long end of my 70-300mm.
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Jul 9, 2012 08:02:47 #
CORNISH wrote:
Very nice selection, I've enjoyed looking at them
Thank you, Chris :D
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Jul 9, 2012 08:05:38 #
Jul 9, 2012 08:57:13 #
I like them all, but #2 really stands out for me because of it's uniqueness and content. I've never seen anything like #2 on this form before.
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DoctorChas wrote:
Well I just got back from a week down in Broadstairs in Kent and I thought I'd share a few shots from my time down there. Amazingly the weather was glorious which, considering where I live in the North East had experienced enough rain to float several battleships, was a definite bonus.
BTW, the castle-like building you can see in several of the shots is Bleak House where Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield, among others.
Enjoy and comment as you see fit :D
=:~)
BTW, the castle-like building you can see in several of the shots is Bleak House where Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield, among others.
Enjoy and comment as you see fit :D
=:~)
:thumbup: :thumbup: ;)
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