Pier from Above Photo

Photographer’s Note

There's been a few posts of Saltburn pier recently, taken from all sorts of angles, so I thought I'd post this photo looking down on it from the cliffs.

The original image had more of the pier on but I cropped it this way as I was more interested in the people on the beach.

I was going to post it in B&W but decided It looked better with the sand colour.

Please let me know what you think.

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knmart (106) 2005-10-19 13:05

i really like this shot of the pier paul
it looks as though the tide has just gone out going by the tyre marks in the sand
i can understand the reason why you wanted the people in the shot, but personnally i would of liked to see the end of the pier (but thats my choice)
anyway excellent shot and great angle to take it from

danby1 (3689) 2005-10-19 16:13

very nice shot paul, the pier breaking up the top third of the shot works very well for me, the colours are nice too, ithink i would prefer it if the landrover wasnt present and it were just people, but thats just my opinion, the one person on the pier also is a nice addition in my eyes, a sucessful shot thanks for sharing!

DLM (6447) 2005-10-19 17:07

Hi Paul,this must be the most poular pier on TE,But this is a new take on it.
POV is interesting with the activity in the foreground catching the eye,
Well done.
Dave.

coco (27604) 2005-10-20 4:52

Hi Paul.
Is simple great.
Your composition is good, the sharpness, light and colour,... all is good.
And even more: is nice, is very nice.

And you are right: the people adds more interest that the only beach.
Regards.

feather (49848) 2005-10-20 10:58

You must have had the lens on full stretch to get this view Paul. Even though it is almost monotone I think you were right to keep it in colour as the sand tones just warm the image up a bit.
Kath

armen (289) 2005-10-22 9:29

hallo Paul, very nice pic, sort of composition of two images. i prefer the upper part, and the cutting of the pier gives a little sense of space on the right. good shot anyway,. regards Alex

annagrace (2463) 2005-10-22 17:12

I like the two colors so I'm glad you didn't desaturate. This is a good POV from above, you can see forever down the coast.

TFS,
Alli

Ged (391) 2005-10-23 10:57

Hi Paul,

Nice shot. I think you made the right decision to keep it in colour.
Good composition and POV too.

Well done.

dharbott (1892) 2005-11-14 11:24

Hi Paul. A really good, interesting composition with lots of depth. The portrait format works surprisingly well here.

Well done.

gren4 (603) 2006-04-15 20:02

I like the pov here and the mainly neutral tones and I like how the picture is broken up.

fserajian (4451) 2007-08-19 9:05

Hi Paul,

Nice, there is a lot happening and you have managed to capture most, I would have like to see a landscape view to appreciate the sea a bit more, but I still like it. TFS

Fara