Saturday, 22 October 2011

Collywell Bay, Seaton Sluice

Collywell Bay, Seaton Sluice Landscape Photography by Alex Nichol (1/4)


I was missing the cold wetness of getting soaked to the bollocks in the North Sea, so I took a short drive across to Collywell Bay in Seaton Sluice this morning to shoot St. Mary's Lighthouse.



EXIF: 50mm : f/1.4 : 8sec : Canon EOS 5D Mark II : Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 : Lee 0.9 Hard Grad : Lee 0.9 ND

 






Collywell Bay, Seaton Sluice Landscape Photography by Alex Nichol (2/4)


I was running late, and by the time I got there I didn't have time to change into my trusty waders, so I had to go down onto the rocks in my trainers. This wasn't too bad, but the tide was coming in fast, and with 5 minute exposures, the sea was sloshing around my ankles by the time I got some decent shots.



EXIF: 50mm : f/1.4 : 19sec : Canon EOS 5D Mark II : Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 : Lee 0.9 Hard Grad : Lee 0.9 ND

 






Collywell Bay, Seaton Sluice Landscape Photography by Alex Nichol (3/4)


It wasn't until I'd been there for about 15 minutes that I realised I was sitting in some other photographer's shot! Really sorry, whoever you are; I hate it when people do that to me. I'm just a skinny wee fella, so hopefully I wasn't too much trouble to remove!



EXIF: 50mm : f/1.4 : 311sec : Canon EOS 5D Mark II : Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 : Lee 0.9 Hard Grad : Lee 0.9 ND

 





Collywell Bay, Seaton Sluice Landscape Photography by Alex Nichol (4/4)


Despite being out of practice with long exposures and becoming photoshop-fodder in someone else's picture, I came away with some okay shots. Nothing startling or new, but nice nonetheless, and hopefully something a little different from the usual shots we see of the lighthouse.



EXIF: 50mm : f/1.4 : 285sec : Canon EOS 5D Mark II : Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 : Lee 0.9 Hard Grad : Lee 0.9 ND

 




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1 comment:

  1. Christian Petersen4 November 2012 at 05:28

    I viewed these full size on the black backgrounds. They are beautiful photographs to be proud of. Well done! Pleased to see practical examples of using a Zeiss 50mm lens.

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