- Oil platform I think? Or lights on the Isle of Wight?
- Locals will spot that this one is a PS addition... sorry... it just needed something on that side of the frame to balance it.
- A couple of comments questioning the horizon - it does look off, but, with this as a guide, I do think it is correct!
Seastate (Peverill Point & Rain), Swanage
This is one from an ongoing series trying to catch the ferry going along the horizon in long exposure. I'm only down in Swanage once every couple of months and with weather, tides and daylight hours all varying, it's taking a while to catch it. The timetable seems to have changed, so I missed it again.
Out at night, with a high tide and thick rain thrashing against the rocks, I shot this one anyway, and kept it for the impression it gives of the storm - that purple sky is SOOC. By the time I'd finished (this is a twenty minute exposure!), the tide had trapped me on the point and I had to climb up the crumbling defense tower to escape.
The more I take pictures, the more I realise bad weather outclasses good every time. I'm lucky now to have a supposedly weatherproof camera, but I also protect it with a thick bubble wrap sheet clipped on with a flexible ruler!
Have a wonderful week everyone!
Comments and faves
Theophilos, Luke Fuller Photography, Levels Nature, Romain Gac, and 92 other people added this photo to their favorites.
flatworldsedge (18 months ago | reply)
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Theophilos (18 months ago | reply)
Fantastic exposure, great work!!
Fred Matos (18 months ago | reply)
Great work
NESIHO (18 months ago | reply)
amazing skill you have got here.. very special and perfection . can explain how adored your profession here.. congrats
Zed The Dragon (18 months ago | reply)
Excellent capture :)
Have a nice day
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andreaskoeberl (18 months ago | reply)
outstanding composition, i love the lights at the horizon! wow
ـــاريAlAmmariالعـمـــ (18 months ago | reply)
Wonderful !
Love how the sky is so dark
pixellesley (18 months ago | reply)
Super shot!
Hsin Tai Liu (18 months ago | reply)
Beautiful Image!!
blinkingidiot (18 months ago | reply)
Evocative and memorable shot ...
vulture labs (18 months ago | reply)
masterpiece!!! agree with my friend above, memorable work!!
mtdvetter (18 months ago | reply)
A brilliant LE....keep on trying for the ferry, I can imagine it will be superb.
Steve-h (18 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot and a whale of an exposure!!
Bernard l Hermite (18 months ago | reply)
great on explorer well done
michaeliao27 (18 months ago | reply)
Beatiful scene,excellent shot My friend
André Pipa (18 months ago | reply)
Fabulous image my friend
su-sa-ni-ta (18 months ago | reply)
WOW maravillosa vista !
Anuj Nair (18 months ago | reply)
Awesome shot, Dear Matthew !
Warm Soft Light (18 months ago | reply)
Great efforts, great results. This is simply fantastic.
Le pot-ager - Un bleu chez les vieux :-) (18 months ago | reply)
Congrats on Explore !
Éothain (18 months ago | reply)
Wonderful
Pablo Suárez - Buenos Aires (18 months ago | reply)
Great image, it's so surreal .........
rujem007 (18 months ago | reply)
beautiful capture.
seen on explore 4-11-11
congratulations!
Tilak Haria (18 months ago | reply)
Congrats for being on EXPLORE.
Via Today's Explore at #46 on Fluidr
Sprengben [why not get a friend] (18 months ago | reply)
You did a perfect Job with this image! It really deserves Explore.
I wish you a sweet Monday.
Ben
Andy Watson1 (18 months ago | reply)
Superb long exposure! Love the lights in the background!
Happiness is anywhere out of Japan! (18 months ago | reply)
wow!
GlobeTrotter 2000 (18 months ago | reply)
Magnificent shot !
miguelangelortega (18 months ago | reply)
seen (and admired) on explore
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liuliuba 69 poco presente..... (18 months ago | reply)
stupenda!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
natural**woman----OFF (18 months ago | reply)
So great shot....I like the composition and the two lightpoints in the background!!
Amazing shot!
azadine (18 months ago | reply)
Strong foreground focus... this picture draws you in!
Dyker_The_Horse (18 months ago | reply)
Wow, this is absolutely surreally awesome! Your 20 min exposure has created an otherworldly water surface, something that would not look out-of-place on Neptune! The lights on the horizon are awesome, (even if one of them is false, like you say!). Fantastic work Matthew!
Paulgil (18 months ago | reply)
Amazing
hOps_INc (18 months ago | reply)
Such an exceptional long exposure photo! :)
Chad Horwedel (18 months ago | reply)
Superb shot.
Grand'Pa [deleted] (18 months ago | reply)
Very nice !
♋ DANY1926 ♋ (18 months ago | reply)
Marvelous photography, congrats on EXPLORE!!!!!
SRApix (18 months ago | reply)
Oh, my! This is amazing!
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JoGo... (18 months ago | reply)
Wow, this is just so awesome and slightly surreal. Beautiful night time seascape!
Mikaela Mueller (18 months ago | reply)
What a splendid shot, excellent work!
Gabriel Ionel (18 months ago | reply)
una preciosidad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fantastico efecto seda y gran composicion*********
felicidades por el EXPLORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
saludos.
Meljoe San Diego (18 months ago | reply)
Great long exposure!
Camilo_Alvarez (18 months ago | reply)
excelente fotografía, felicitaciones!
mi galería
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DirkVandeVelde off (18 months ago | reply)
Excellent capture !!
Well done !!
Congratulations on Eplore !
andrea maini (18 months ago | reply)
+ + + nice shot + + +
_bim_ (18 months ago | reply)
great effect !
congrats on explore
Charlijco/Juan Carlos Otero ©2013 (18 months ago | reply)
Excelente foto tomada con arte y maestría.
Un saludo
Enhorabuena por el EXPLORE
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