Summer Sunset from Clevedon Pier

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Just two from a trip to Clevedon on Saturday night for a high tide sunset. It was the absolute the highest the tide could be, and the sea was quite rough so I spent most of my time cleaning filters, recleaning fitlers, you get the idea!

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2nd for me, very nice pastel colours and nice format ... I would have liked #1 in landscape view as I'm not fond of the very high 'portrait' style. :)
 
That's a very nice shot Stu, great composition, lovely lighting and I really like the way the light catches the foreground rocks.(y)

George.
 
A very nice pair of photos there, Stu. The water in the first one is spot on! What shutter speed was that? Just right, not too smooth; some of the best water I've seen.

Steve
 
For some reason I was only seeing one image when I last replied Stu, I'm now seeing both of them and also like the second shot very much. Good straight forward composition with lovely delicate light and also a very nice sky.(y)

George.
 
No1 is excellent (y)
 
Steve922 said:
A very nice pair of photos there, Stu. The water in the first one is spot on! What shutter speed was that? Just right, not too smooth; some of the best water I've seen.
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Hi Steve, it was 1/2 sec on this one.

daugirdas said:
1st one is about as good as they get in Clevedon
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And you would know! :)

Cheers all for the comments!
 
Stu, for me that first image is absolutely breathtaking.
I'd have that printed and hung in a heartbeat.
 
There's a lot to commend the first one, great sky, lovely colours and the the lovely light on the rocks , but I don't think it quite works as well as the 2nd. Maybe its the portrait style, although I have no problems with that style with landscapes, but here it doesn't seem to quite fit, well not for me anyway.

I do much prefer the 2nd, the pier takes a more prominent role and the soft pastel colours suit it well.
 
Kevin O'Brian said:
#1 for me fantastic moment when the sun pops out like this
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Cheers Kevin. Isn't it just! Had to work hard with the exposure so the sun wouldn't blow out - in the end I had to brush a slightly darker exp back in for the sun.

viv1969 said:
Stu, for me that first image is absolutely breathtaking.
I'd have that printed and hung in a heartbeat.
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Cheers Ruth! One day I will get around to printing my own stuff.

rclarke80 said:
Gotta say the first too, light, top to bottom, is amazing.
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Cheers Rich.

shadow_boxer said:
Love the first shot. Very nice.
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Thanks!

JakeT1992 said:
First one is bang on the money mate
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Cheers mate!

jakeblu said:
There's a lot to commend the first one, great sky, lovely colours and the the lovely light on the rocks , but I don't think it quite works as well as the 2nd. Maybe its the portrait style, although I have no problems with that style with landscapes, but here it doesn't seem to quite fit, well not for me anyway.

I do much prefer the 2nd, the pier takes a more prominent role and the soft pastel colours suit it well.
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Thanks Steve for your comments on both. I think I didn't go with a landscape composition as the pier is partially covered in scaffolding at the moment so couldn't get much width without getting that. Glad you like no 2 as well.

Neil Burnell said:
First shot is a stunner Stu
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Cheers Neil!
 
DuncanDisorderly said:
That's just down the road from me and I've seen plenty of shots of the pier.
There are lots like the second shot, but the first one is the reward of persistence and timing; it has to be one of the best I've seen!
It's a cracker! :)
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Cheers Duncan, much appreciated! It was worth getting wet shorts for :)
 
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