Smugglers Cove Photo

Photographer’s Note

Taken this morning at Smugglers Cove next to Cullercoats Bay on the Newcastle Coastline. Never been to this location before but have seen it from afar - the cave and arch provide great interest, it was high tide so the water had filled the arch.

atilgone, jwmunro, pboehringer, derek3755, MikiM has marked this note useful

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pat0500 (21505) 2007-04-09 10:28

Hi Nick,
Many beautiful pictures in your beautiful gallery..!
Here too, excellent point of view and very nice atmosphere.
Very nice perspective of the sea and sky, good light and pretty colours.
Bravo for the good shot..!
Best regards and Happy Easter.
Patrick

Krispyt (180) 2007-04-09 10:32

Beautiful! i'd love to see this in different weather conditions, maybe with a more dramatic sunset or a storm rolling in. Great angle! Good colors.

atilgone (4749) 2007-04-09 10:33

Hi Nick,

Excelent shot! I like the silky effects very much. Very good DOF I can see the whole details of the rocks. Thisone is going to my favorites. TFS
Kind regards,
atilgan

narpad (945) 2007-04-09 12:08

Fantastic shot! The rock formations and the colors and the red horizon are truly amazing! TFS.

Nick

jwmunro (6561) 2007-04-09 12:39

Hello Nick -

Splendid image! I like the soft low light of sunrise and the long exposure time to make the water misty. Exposure is spot on the money as is the DOF. The image is slightly over sharpened - notice the halo in the arch - but does not distract from the image. Well done!

Thank you for sharing.

John

dkeus31 (25984) 2007-04-09 14:17

Hello Nice,
Nice image with a good dynamic showing the foreground and the the sky well exposed.
Nice colors
Regards
Didier

teutza (10558) 2007-04-09 14:42

HY Nick,
i usually don't like those kind of perfect images..but this one has something speciall..maybe manny colours:)
good work
teo

pboehringer (770) 2007-04-09 15:21

Absolutely well executed long exposure, Nick. The silky pattern if the sea balanced against the rocks texture in the forground and the fading red in the horizon makes this a stunning shot. I just think that the slight tilt of 1 degree to the left really compromises it considerably.
TFS, Peter

misterB (2244) 2007-04-09 16:06

A great shot Nick, lots of good elements all adding together to make a very satisfying composition. Never even knew this place existed even though I've probably been past it many times. Well done.
Alex.

derek3755 (2341) 2007-04-10 7:45

Hi Nick

beautiful textures in the rocky forground, nice silky feel to the sea with the long exposure and beautiful colors from the sunrise, make for a very beautiful image

Derek

MikiM (1916) 2007-08-29 3:29

HI NIck,
Perfectly managed long expo - I like the smooth water surface effect and the well visible details in the fg.
COngrats,
Miklós

auldal (1017) 2007-11-04 5:10

I canoed through this arch the other week in glorious sunset colours.

This is a good shot & like the mist effect, but the foreground rocks look a little strange, have you processed the original?

Alastair

lynnguzzi (0) 2009-09-26 12:08

extremely interesting composition and the textures are wonderful, though the dark arm of the arch seems a little overbearing. Lynn