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Penarth Pier



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15 Comments | Report
Rl1956
 
Rl1956 April 03, 2014
beautiful scene, congrats
tmlakshmi PRO
 
tmlakshmi April 03, 2014
congrats. beautiful
pelusachirinos
 
pelusachirinos April 03, 2014
Very nice, congrats!
adalgheida
 
adalgheida April 04, 2014
So peaceful, beautiful shot! congrats!
ArtQ
 
ArtQ April 04, 2014
Congrats on your finalist award.
Davehook
 
Davehook April 05, 2014
very nice mood in this one
lebar54
 
lebar54 April 07, 2014
A winner! Simply beautiful!
Rl1956
 
Rl1956 May 16, 2014
congrats again
Ujjwal
 
Ujjwal May 17, 2014
Beautiful.Congratulation.
ArtQ
 
ArtQ May 17, 2014
Congrats on your finalist award.
marymwarnerthomas Ultimate
 
marymwarnerthomas May 17, 2014
Love everything about this photo ! Just beautiful !
JulianneBradford
 
JulianneBradford May 17, 2014
Softly beautiful!
drakkardarkblade
 
drakkardarkblade May 18, 2014
congrats, please check out my works
elizabethsantiago
 
elizabethsantiago May 22, 2014
good job
Witmar
 
Witmar June 04, 2016
beautiful picture
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Behind The Lens

Location

Penarth Pier near Cardiff, South Wales, UK.

Time

Early morning about 6-7am in December.

Lighting

It was an early morning shot just before sunrise.

Equipment

Camera Nikon D300s, I used a tripod with a remote shutter cable, I had the setting on bulb - ISO at 250, f11, shutter speed 164/8 and focal length at 18.0mm, no flash.

Inspiration

I always wanted to do this shot of the pier but with a smooth look with the water. I knew I had to get there early to pull it off and I was very happy with the end result. I wanted to do something different from other photos I had seen. I decided on December when the sunrise is later, for a winter morning it was relitivaly mild. I do enjoy looking at this photo with the moving clouds and the lights on the pier makes the photo more interesting.

Editing

I lightened the hole photo and then darkened the sky slightly.

In my camera bag

Filters, lenses, spare batteries, remote shutter cable, cleaning equipment, flash.

Feedback

Perfect location, early morning start, set up in plenty of time, use a tripod with a remote shutter cable, bulb setting, plenty of practice - play around with how long you want the exposure time, be patient.

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