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Portencross.

Long exposure sunset from Portencross, Ayrshire, Scotland

Long exposure sunset from Portencross, Ayrshire, Scotland
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61 Comments | Report
WayneRoss
 
WayneRoss July 29, 2013
Wonderful!
RuwanFonseka PRO
 
RuwanFonseka July 29, 2013
very well done.
fthorsen PRO+
 
fthorsen July 29, 2013
Beautiful shot!!!
midnirdr PRO+
 
midnirdr October 11, 2013
Beautiful shot!
Wayne_Sr PRO+
 
Wayne_Sr October 11, 2013
Awesome Work!
18ricco Platinum
 
18ricco August 17, 2014
did you climb up there or fly got to know and outstanding grab great work!!!!
pauldmessenger
pauldmessenger August 17, 2014
THis is taken about 12 inches above sea level, the rocks are no more that 2-3 feet high.
DebbieKMiller81 Platinum
 
DebbieKMiller81 August 17, 2014
Very serene
paulforrest
 
paulforrest August 17, 2014
I love taking photos here. This one is stunning
catini
 
catini August 17, 2014
Great exposure and composition, congrats on your feature!
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta August 17, 2014
Beautiful time exposure. Congratulations on being Featured.
philipbebbington
 
philipbebbington August 17, 2014
Beautiful seascape image.Congrats
iceman2
 
iceman2 August 17, 2014
Beautiful long exposure capture.Congrats
Bruz Platinum
 
Bruz August 17, 2014
I love how the scene looks bigger than it is. Your explanation to 18ricco. I also thought you had to have climbed to get this view. Nice work! Congrats on the feature.
pauldmessenger
pauldmessenger September 13, 2014
Thanks very much. I never looked at it as cliffs, and a large bay until then.
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 August 17, 2014
Stunning... Congrats! ")
Dmullanephotography
 
Dmullanephotography August 17, 2014
Great shot
lisagallant
 
lisagallant August 17, 2014
Pretty picture.
tonelock
 
tonelock August 17, 2014
teach me to take pics like this,
constancelysteele
 
constancelysteele August 17, 2014
Luv it
SamuelGraley
 
SamuelGraley August 17, 2014
very nice
BirdyBug
 
BirdyBug August 17, 2014
Gorgeous!! WOW!!
morriskleyman
 
morriskleyman August 17, 2014
Absolute Masterpiece!!!!!!
chrissy2rn
 
chrissy2rn August 17, 2014
This is brilliant!
Maxxine
 
Maxxine August 18, 2014
Looking forward to the day I can take a photo this good. It's beautiful.
michaeltillman Platinum
 
michaeltillman August 18, 2014
You deserve every single award you've won off this picture. This is something you can only describe in a dream. This is really tight. I like it!
pauldmessenger
pauldmessenger September 13, 2014
Thanks very much.
vojce
 
vojce August 20, 2014
fantastic
renesphotography
 
renesphotography August 20, 2014
awesome shot
verity PRO
 
verity August 22, 2014
This has the wow factor
AaronSalmon
 
AaronSalmon August 22, 2014
Beautiful
timlucas
 
timlucas August 23, 2014
This is stunning work, and the illusion of size from the very low POV is very well thought out.
jane_koranda
 
jane_koranda August 24, 2014
This photo is just beautiful... I love it... Great work and Congratulations.
barbarasjones
 
barbarasjones August 28, 2014
Beautiful
Canonfire PRO+
 
Canonfire August 30, 2014
Love the colors!
JerrysPhotography PRO+
 
JerrysPhotography August 30, 2014
the tones go together great!
sastimos Premium
 
sastimos September 04, 2014
Great example of this type of shot,well done.
pauldmessenger
pauldmessenger September 13, 2014
Thank you
islandbug
 
islandbug September 07, 2014
Fantastic shot!
leealexandrahalliday
 
leealexandrahalliday September 11, 2014
Stunning image
caiotorrado
 
caiotorrado September 13, 2014
what lens are u using on this one?
pauldmessenger
pauldmessenger September 13, 2014
10-20 mm sigma wide angle, on a Canon 60D
fernandocarneiro
 
fernandocarneiro September 17, 2014
Beautiful and magnificent!!!
pmkane
 
pmkane September 23, 2014
S T U N N I N G
nellycarr
 
nellycarr September 25, 2014
Amazing!
JoyceDickens
 
JoyceDickens November 02, 2014
Phenomenal shot; congratulations! jd
kennycoverstone
 
kennycoverstone November 04, 2014
Hey, I've just recently tried one landscape photography,and would absolutely love any tips on editing you have!
rhamm
 
rhamm December 17, 2014
Great shot
Chrissimpson01
 
Chrissimpson01 December 31, 2014
Magical
morriskleyman
 
morriskleyman January 25, 2015
WOW!! Super nice!!!!!
KarlWilliamsPhotography
 
KarlWilliamsPhotography February 18, 2015
Good mixture of cool and warm colours here, Paul - very eye-catching.
OutOfTheWild
 
OutOfTheWild March 02, 2015
Stunning landscape Well done
kenbannister
 
kenbannister June 04, 2015
Great composition.
ShelleyE
 
ShelleyE July 26, 2015
Awesome!
bsfollow
 
bsfollow July 27, 2015
WOW, very smooth indeed. congrats!!!
SarahKeates
 
SarahKeates August 05, 2015
Gorgeous shot! Congrats!
nina050
 
nina050 August 05, 2015
Stunning shot! Did you use a variable ND filter?
ahmedfouadibraheem
 
ahmedfouadibraheem September 11, 2015
Excellent shot.
icemanphotos
 
icemanphotos September 21, 2015
Awesome image!
SusiStroud Platinum
 
SusiStroud September 28, 2015
Beautiful, congratulations on being a Finalist!!!
rajpadia
 
rajpadia September 02, 2016
Great shot!
loved2030
 
loved2030 March 02, 2017
Beautiful shot
Jacqi
 
Jacqi March 31, 2017
Absolutely fabulous Paul - many congrats
Merlot
 
Merlot April 01, 2017
Awesome and beautiful .....
harmeetsingh
 
harmeetsingh April 14, 2019
Excellent
Chris2222
 
Chris2222 March 03, 2020
Absolutely stunning.
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