Goodnight Talacre

Beautiful wide angle... Nice comp..!!

LOVELY!! Warm regards, Ilkka

A breathtaking image with wonderful colors & details Alf, a very fine job indeed,all the best.

This is superb, Alf !!  I like everything about it.

Excellent work !!

MICHAEL

Sincere thanks for your kind words and encouragement, much appreciated!

Regards

Alf

MEHMET

Thank you for looking in, your feedback is greatly appreciated.

Regards

Alf

NEIL

Many thanks for your feedback Neil, I value your opinion and I am really pleased you you liked it.

Kind Regards

Alf

SREEHARI

Many thanks for your visit and kind words.

Regards

Alf

ILKKA

Thank you for looking in!

Kind Regards

Alf

GRANT

I really appreciate the feedback Grant Thank you!

Regards

Alf

RICHARD

Thank you for stopping by and contributing your thoughts, very much appreciated

Regards

Alf

JERRY

Sincere thanks for your vote of confidence and kind words, much appreciated!

Kind Regards

Alf

Wow Alf...you've outdone yourself! This one is especially intriguing to me because of the shadows and the texture. You have done a magnificent job in maintaining the color of your shadows and the incredible texture (I am not seeing noise, artifacts etc). Of course, the perspective on the lighthouse is just perfect. And the 3 beautiful shells to tie the scene together. Top honors, my friend.

Alf,

Thanks for commenting on my Star Trails photo!  I know there are a lot of comments on this photo already, but when I was looking through your portfolio this is the one that caught my eye ( although all of your photos are beautiful). I like the way that you kept the foreground dark, making the sky and the lighthouse the focus, yet still being able to see the patterns in the sand.  I love the colors in the sky. Take Care.

TIFFANY

Many thanks for your visit and very generous comments. It was the ripples in the sand that kind of tugged at my sleeve to take one last shot before departing for home. But I must give a certain amount of credit to the Nikon D700 as it seems to cope with low light extraordinarily well. Cheers Tiffany!

Kind Regards

Alf

CHRISTA

Sincere thanks for your visit and very kind comments, I did take another shot just before this one, it looks a little bit lighter, but positioned slightly more to the left, but it also shows a little crescent moon, so if I get a chance I'll post that one too.

Kind Regards

Alf

I'm really slippin Alf....don't know how I missed this shot.  I find this very fascinating .....I imagine the tide is out, but never thouht it would go out for such a long distance. In my landscape inexperience, I find it quite a fantastic image, with a sunset just glorious.  When I think you've only been seriously interested in Photography for about 3 years, I find your work quite outstanding.  Cheers, good show! sincerely, Gail

Alf, you live in such a beautiful place. I really enjoy looking at your work. I have never seen anything like this scene in my part of the world. The ripples are amazing, they look like abstract waves. The way the light defines the repeat pattern in the ridges is stunning. The sprinkling of shells is such a nice touch. Then there's that incredible sunset with the silhoeutte of the lighthouse. The overall image is very dramatic and memorable. Best wishes, Linda

Magnifica composicion, con un cielo espectacular y unas excelentes ondulaciones y texturas en primer plano.

Saludos -Tolo.

Humble apologies people, for such a slow response, I've been away for a few days.

GAIL

Many thanks for your very kind words, the tide can go out for miles literally in certain flat parts of the UK. But you have to be careful when it comes in as its usually very fast! If you look to the right and beyond the lighthouse at the tiny upright marks (only just distinguishable on this size image) what you are looking at are wind turbines out at sea. I just thought I'd mention that so you have an idea of scale.

It doesn't seem very long ago at all that I couldn't take a photo without getting my thumb in the shot, or cutting off the subjects head. But like most subjects I suppose, once you become interested in it, and you have enough people willing to help and pass on thier knowledge, then progress can be swift. I have been very fortunate in having people around me with that knowledge and of course people like yourself on photo.net that are always willing to help. The great thing about photography though, is it's such a complex and diverse subject, it's very unlikely I'll ever even get close to knowing it all and therefore I'll never be short of a challenge. Thanks again Gail for all your encouragement and support.

Kind Regards

Alf

LINDA

Sincere thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts on this one. The ripples in the sand are caused by the movement of the receding tide, in the day time this beach would be alive with people enjoying the sun, but this is my favourite time, when all is silent except for the "swishing" sound of the sea. Cheers Linda!

Kind Regards

Alf

TOLO

Many thanks for your visit and very kind words, much appreciated!

Saludos - Alf

che meraviglia... Ciao! Elena

Molte grazie per guadare in Elena, molte apprezzato!

Cordial Saluti

Alf

Beautiful image, well lit and of great composition and so colorful, wishing you all of the best my friend.

Many thanks for your visit and very kind words Rashed, much appreciated!

Regards

Alf

Dear Alf!

This picture has many inspiring points, which are outstanding at first look. Very impressive composition, superb control of light, Well balanced color tonality and vibrance, near to far crisp sharpness and this exceptional scenery! Congratulations. Max.

Hamid.

Every exquisitely captured part contribute to the sum of this outstading composition.  Bravo.

HAMID

Many thanks for your visit and kind comments, I really do appreciate the feedback.  I have about another 4 images from this shoot that I will post at some point in the future. I was very fortunate to get good light this particular evening.

Kind Regards

Alf

ADAN

Sincere Thanks for stopping by, I am really pleased that you liked it.

Warm Regards

Alf

Great shot Alf. The sweeping sand and the lighthouse positioned just right vs the clouds and the wonderful tones are superb.

I also do like Tony's comment, a vertical would also be a good thing to add when taking such good pictures.

Thanks for your visit

All my best,   Bill

Many thanks for your visit, kind words and feedback. I agree it is a good idea of Tony's to take a portrait shot, and in this case I did, I just haven't had time to porcess it and post it yet. But hopefuly I will in the not too distant future.

Thanks again Bill

Regards

Alf