Weston-Super-Mare Sunset

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Martin
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Decided last minute to drive down to Western last night to see the sunset. Missed the actual sun setting behind the horizon, but I still managed to enjoy the cold windy sea air and the stunning colours produced. I have every intention of going back to this stunning location, which is the Pleasure Pier with RNLI lifeboat station. Badly decayed, it looks in a very sorry state, but it makes great photography.

I used my new 10-stop filter to take this but in all honesty, I don't feel it was the right choice of filter and I'm sending it back to re-invest in a Lee filter kit. However, I would still be happy to hear your thoughts.

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I think you might have used the ND to good effect had you waited and created more of a silhouette or not used it and photographed the scene with more light on the pier. Your photo is neither of those things and in this case I don't think the ND has contributed much. The overall composition is fine, I just think you need to return when you have a better use for the ND in mind.

Thanks for the heads-up on the location though. I work in Weston fairly frequently and if I wait until we have a sunset about 6pm (Oct?) I shall make an effort to capture it myself.

Tim.
 
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