Smeaton's Pier - Cornwall

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With my usual apology for being away from this place for too long, here is one from my recent trip to Cornwall.
Smeaton's Pier by Patrick Reeve, on Flickr

[Tigger]

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wow, wow ...great shot.

[Reevo]

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wow, wow ...great shot.

Thanks Ian.

[Tony Hawkins]

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Excellent Pat - really like that one.

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Excellent Pat - really like that one.

Thanks Tony. Every time I get out it reenergises me, then work takes over........

[ColytonJohn]

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I like that a lot. I also think you did exceptionally well not to get the motley collection of vans and pickups plus all the anglers that usually gather there and spoiled a similar (but vastly inferior) shot I took last year

Cheers,
John

[Reevo]

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I like that a lot. I also think you did exceptionally well not to get the motley collection of vans and pickups plus all the anglers that usually gather there and spoiled a similar (but vastly inferior) shot I took last year

Cheers,
John

Thanks John. I did get there at about 0700 and had to do a bit of cloning.

Appreciate your comments.

[AlexR!]

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Patrick, I really love the tones, the balance of sea and sky and the tranquility that the long exposure has given it. But (and I really don't want to say a but because it is beautifully captured and processed) there's something about the balance that bothers me. I suspect it is just me and my OCD kicking in so please ignore me, but I am bothered by the end of the pier being just not quite halfway. I can't decide whether I'm suggesting to take a bit off the left or a bit off the right, but both work better for me. Intrigued whether anyone else thinks this or if I'm in a minority of one.

[@imagesBV]

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Love it Patrick....I can see what Alex is saying but I think the extra space on the right adds to the strength of the image in this case.

[ctrollen]

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Fantastic shot! I'd like to get into doing some LE at some point in the future.

I wouldn't have picked up on it myself but I can also see what Alex means. I think that taking a bit off the left would work better for me than off the right.

[Reevo]

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Patrick, I really love the tones, the balance of sea and sky and the tranquility that the long exposure has given it. But (and I really don't want to say a but because it is beautifully captured and processed) there's something about the balance that bothers me. I suspect it is just me and my OCD kicking in so please ignore me, but I am bothered by the end of the pier being just not quite halfway. I can't decide whether I'm suggesting to take a bit off the left or a bit off the right, but both work better for me. Intrigued whether anyone else thinks this or if I'm in a minority of one.

Thanks Alex, I hadn't considered the position of the pier in that regard.I'm just an OCD rebel!

Thanks for looking and your comments, I too will be interested in what others have to say.

[Reevo]

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Love it Patrick....I can see what Alex is saying but I think the extra space on the right adds to the strength of the image in this case.

Thanks Brian.

[Reevo]

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Fantastic shot! I'd like to get into doing some LE at some point in the future.

I wouldn't have picked up on it myself but I can also see what Alex means. I think that taking a bit off the left would work better for me than off the right.

Thanks Chris, LE is just about my favourite type of photography. I had an excellent teacher!

[El Sid]

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Not quite doing it for me, not because of the pier not quite reaching halfway but because it rather merges with the background. A pier shot like this for me works best when the pier is delineated against a clean horizon rather than against a slightly confusing one.

[Reevo]

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Not quite doing it for me, not because of the pier not quite reaching halfway but because it rather merges with the background. A pier shot like this for me works best when the pier is delineated against a clean horizon rather than against a slightly confusing one.

Fair comment, always happy to receive critique.