Portobello Groyne NEW SHOTS ADDED

[stupar]

So the weather all week has been grim. Forecasts offered a glimmer of hope for the weekend. So what do you do when you wake up at 5:30am on a Saturday morning? You take a gamble and jump on the bus to Portobello.
Got there at 7:20am and it was still dark. Sunrise was at 7:56am and there was no concept of what would become of the shot.
The tide was perfect though!

C&C welcome as always!

 

[Tractor Boy]

I would say that it was well worth the effort

 

[damianmkv]

I think that's great. Well worth the bus fare

 

[milster]

Yeah, I'd say it was worth it, nice menacing clouds, nice light reflecting off the water. I like it.

 

[Jao]

What a great expressive sky, great range of colours and the groyne holds the composition together. I have been staring at it for a while and pushing it to the top of the ipad screen. As a result I do wonder would it benefit from a crop on the sky the strengthen the impact of the groyne. That said I really am not an expert and this is a very nice image as it is.

 

[JohnC6]

A worthwhile trip. The composition is very good,nice position taken re. the groyne.

 

[fido18]

Fab image.Well worth getting up for.

 

[stupar]

Thanks for comments so far guys.
I'm glad I made the call to go.
Saw some other potential whilst there.

 

[stupar]

Here's another couple from the morning session

1) 121 second long exposure

2) Moody B&W

 

[Andymilts]

These are really nice shots what a great sky and really well captured

 

[davidorff]

awesome shots Stuart.

 

[scottishmonkey]

Like those

Funny how the B&W gives a totally different feel to the scene

What length of exposure were these?

 

[stupar]

These are really nice shots what a great sky and really well captured

Thanks Andy!

awesome shots Stuart.

Cheers David

Like those

Funny how the B&W gives a totally different feel to the scene

What length of exposure were these?

I really like how the B&W one came out.

Re exposure times

No.1 was 25 seconds
No.2 was 121 seconds
No.3 was 30 seconds

 

[Mikehamilton]

All these are fantastic images.

Love the mood of the last one

 

[niallrbroome]

All awesome as always, especially liking the last B&W shot, really well composed and processed

 

[Tannachy]

Great shots, I might have to make a trip down there myself one morning!

 

[markmullen]

Well worth the bus ride, great shots. I like how the sky in the first isn't too blurred, perfect choice of shutter speed.

 

[stupar]

All these are fantastic images.

Love the mood of the last one

thanks, think the last one is my fav too

All awesome as always, especially liking the last B&W shot, really well composed and processed

Cheers Niall!

Great shots, I might have to make a trip down there myself one morning!

Its definitely worth a trip. I'm planning on going back at some point to do more.

Well worth the bus ride, great shots. I like how the sky in the first isn't too blurred, perfect choice of shutter speed.

Thanks Mark, I'm glad I had the get up and go to do it now. Risks are worth taking when you are gifted with these

 

[JamesA]

All very nice shots, I like the 3rd the most with the detail along the groyne!