This was the scene about 15 minutes after my last upload from this beach halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The fog moved in, and allowed me to isolate these structures with a long exposure. I tried to make this as abstract as possible for a little change of pace.
It was quite difficult walk/run around. There were no flat areas at all, and the entire place was wet and slippery. However, I still wanted to get close to the water so it could add some depth to the scene. It took several attempts to get this because the water would occasionally cover this entire area. LOL - There are few things worse than having to abandon a long-exposure attempt to run/stumble/crawl for your life. I'll be back here for sure!
Thanks for taking the time to look at my porfolio and read my introduction.
I am a keen amature photographer.
Always grateful for othr peoples critique on my pictures.
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I live in a seaside town in North Wales with my husband John and our two dogs, Tiny and Jodie.
Having been a snap shot photographer with a compact film camera, I converted to digital photography about two years ago and have never looked back. I use a digital Olympus ...
Hi my name is alex and Im 33yrs old,Ive only been into Photography since Oct2006.I was inspired by the fact that my point and shoot pics from or family trip to disneyland were awful.
I bought a DSLR and have been completely absorbed in the hobby and the learning proc...
It looks a dangerous place especially with the tide covering the rocks. Amazing rock structure, but I guess you are near a fault line there and so the landscape shows evidence of it.
Freda
David, it is all sedimentary right here, but within 15 miles of this place are 7 excinct volcanic plugs, one of which is right on the ocean. I may upload that one later. Quite dramatic!
Yes Freda, this coastline is being pushed out into the ocean and being more exposed each year.
Hi, I reside on the Moray Firth, I share a common interest in photography where I find myself an enthusiast, my efforts are posted here for all to enjoy. Thanks for viewing and commenting on my Portfolio.
Now living in Somerset. I love the sea and also the wide open spaces of the Mendips, Exmoor and Wales.
I enjoy viewing the images members upload on EPZ and find many are quite inspirational. I am looking forward to making new friends and to learning more from some ver...
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A wife, mother and radiographer, I find I am spending more and more time on photography and this site and enjoying every minute!
Many thanks to you all for your advice, encouragement and inspiration!
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Welcome to my little corner of this fine site, hope you find my stuff of interest. Feel free to click, comment, ask questions etc. ... I don't bite [well, not that hard] ;)
I live in the NW with Fran & Beth, but try to get out 'togging' as often as the weather and co...
Based in Cheshire but originally from North Wales. Many of my images are from Snowdonia and other parts of North Wales where I visit as often as possible.
I have been totally inspired by the work displayed on ephotozine and strive to improve my photographic ability w...
39 years old, married with two beautiful daughters, full time Graphic Designer just started to take photography seriously and develop my skills.
I would like to add that this site has been a real inspiration. There is so much talent here, and there is always somethi...
Beautiful and atmospheric. Funnily enough the coastline near where I live in the UK has similar angled shelves of rock - I will look at them very differently now!
Suse
Hi fellow addicts. Thanks to all who take the time to comment on my photos. We all need and appreciate constructive criticism. I shoot just about anything. Portraits, panos, stills, close ups etc. I've become addicted to this site since joining and I love looking at oth...
I originally took up photography so that I could paint the views that I liked, giving me a good image to work from. Since getting my DSLR last year I haven't picked a single brush up, guess this means I am hooked.
Any spare time and money is now going on photography a...
Interested in photography since I was about fourteen.
Did a bit of freelance at one time. 95% of my images are now via digital cameras. I have several 35mm slr''s that get an occasional use. Lost count of the cameras I''ve used over the years.
Like a lot of people, m...
I live in York & been interest in photography years but till Sept 2006 I only had compact type cameras, my first one was a Kodak 127 film my dad gave me. Then I went to 35mm film compacts but Sept 06 I got my first SLR a Canon EOS 350D & never looked back, I took evenin...
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Please feel free to say what you do and dont like. We all have lots to learn!
A member of a Stourbridge Photographic Society - check out our website www.stourbridgeps.co.uk
The photo was taken at Lodore Falls near Derwentwater in the Lake District
I've always taken photographs since my parents bought me a Kodak Brownie 127 Kit in 19**.
To date I have gone to places and taken some shots whilst I have been there, now I want to go place...
I have been a member of this photographic community for nearly 3 years now and I am well and truly hooked. Reasons: The outstanding quality of many uploads, and the friendly, community spirit.
I have been taking photographs since 1970 (up till 2003 mainly Kodachrome ...
Hello. I currently live in Toronto, Canada. I got into photography just over two ago, using my Canon S3 IS camera as a starting point to learning and experimenting with digital photography. Recently I got my brand new Nikon D90 DSLR camera, and once again, I need to ...
John, I did feel a bit like I was in another time and place. With no people around it could have been eons ago.
Suse, now show me what you mean with an upload from there!
Yes Nigel, it is like you can read the history in a better way then when the layers are on a hillside.
No way Peter, you have uploaded lots of great shots!
Yes Chris, it was sunny just a few minutes earlier, like in the last upload. Then the fog moved in quickly. I got one more composition after this and just barely made it up the hill in the dark fog.
Hi, My name is Ashley and I live in the North East of England. I now have a canon 50D digital camera. I still have a lot to learn so any comments, advice,is warmly welcomed.
Thanks for looking & hope to meet a few of you out & about.
Many thanks Ash
I have been in photography all my working life, straight from school, and I still love it with a passion. Been retired now for a couple of years from newspapers, my work was my life's hobby. How lucky can that be?
Happily still learning about photography and how ea...
Amazing structure to the land here, you can almost see the passing of time. Take care here Patrick this looks dangerous in the extreme. Slippery rock and no real footing with an incoming sea is the worst nightmare.
I just did 2yrs landscape and got to a point where i wasn't getting any improvements, not to say i had attained perfection, far from it in fact, just reached the peak of my ability in that genre, so now looking to try other stuff, maybe macro and digital manipulation, w...
I like the long exposure effect on the water surrounding the rocks, giving a somewhat translucent effect, also there are ledges further out with water running off into the ocean which look good, best seen large.
Photography has been a major thing for me for a long time.
I started in the days of film negative with a Practika BC1.
Then progressed to a Canon AE1.
Then a Canon T90.
After that, medium format, Mamiya M1000s, then Bronica ETRSi.
I used to print my own black a...
Hello.Welcome to my portfolio.
My name is Tom.
I live in Brynmawr/Gwent,South Wales.
I am married to Nichola and have two daughters,Rhiannon and Megan.
Undoubtedly a smashing image patrick it could be mountains from a plane! i think this is an example of a technically brilliant shot that is sort of an invitation to treat visually rather than a resoundingly captivating image if you get my drift. your skills & ability though are clearly on display in regards exposure & choice of shutter speed.
Hello, I come from Rotherham in South Yorkshire and through the day I'm a structural cad draughtsman. I'm 40 years old and married to Nicky and have a 5 year-old daughter called Holly.
This is a superb site and thanks to anyone who has/will commented on my portfolio.
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Thank you for visiting my portfolio. I am bassed in Cornwall, and photograph the Landscapes and Wildlife of South England and Wales (nothing against the North, I just don’t live there).
You may not have been blessed with brilliant light, Patrick, but actually perhaps that helps this wonderful image by underplaying the contrast and allowing every conceivable shape and texture equal voice...if that makes sense. Probably not...I'm going down with something which makes coherent thinking and articulation akin to walking through treacle.
Gerry, that is better than I could put it I believe, though the first factor is, as always LUCK!
Yes Mark, it was a bit dangerous but I've learned to assume that the hourly sneaker wave will strike at any moment.
Matt (looking up Mupe Bay on Google), it is quite similar, though there are no layers of shale or anything else between these layers usually. Lets see some shots from there. I've seen the Kimmeridge ones.
Yes Ian (looking up treacle on Google), the fog dulls the light and seems to bring out better colour and detail. So I waited for the fog to make a dark sky and only include a bit of it, and emphasize the rock formations, unlike the last one where it is almost 50/50.
I live with my wife Marian and our cat Zebedee in a village in South Devon, near to the estuary of the River Teign, which is a constant source of pictures. I’ve only recently started taking photography more seriously and bought my first SLR, a Nikon D80, in 2006. I’ve ...
Hailing from Lincoln,I'm 54 years young & work as a Radiographer at the local County Hospital.
My first 'real' camera was a Nikon D70 which I bought in January '05.I have since added a Nikon D2X & a D300 to my kit,which I love.
My first photographic passion has to b...
Your adventures are scary Patrick,almost as dangerous as avoiding giant Molehills whilst collecting leaves
Beautifully peaceful,love the textures on the rocks.
Janet
Picked up my first camera way back in the early 80's but gave up photography for a while due to other interests. With the advent of digital cameras the interest has not only resumed but is fast becoming an obsession.
My main focus is in landscape photography, especi...
Amateur digital photographer from Gloucestershire. I often take photographs when out and about in Gloucestershire, the south west and south midlands for work and leisure.
Hi, I live and work in the wonderful ''Weald of Kent''.
Since taking up photography, I now view the world with much more appreciation - always looking for the next picture!
I don''t have a particular style to my photography, I just know what I like and enjoy ta...
My two greatest passions in life are family and photography. Through family I get the courage to try new and exciting things, while through photography I get to experience nature at a much more personal level. Photography allows me to capture my experiences with natur...
Excellent work Patrick, you can see both depth and definition in the rock shale, as always you manage to capture the light in places most only capture shadows. Spot on! Click!!!
I'm keeping an up to date location blog of which locations I've been to and where I've taken shots from within those locations - feel free to have a look at seanmitchell.co.uk
I am web/database developer mainly programming in PHP and MySQL
I currently have:
Nikon...
I am a retired nurse from Maine, USA. I live in a fairly remote area on a beautiful lake, so a lot of my photos are nature oriented. Photography and quilting are my two favorite pastimes, but I think photography gets the most time and attention.
My interest in photography was awakened by an assignment at university while studying for industrial design in 1998. I started off in film doing lots of product photography more out of necessity for my degree than passion. I began to love taking pictures gradually and ...
Love this shot Patrick, lond exposure works very well indeed and the subject is very well isolated. nice processing work too. Kind of reminds me of some of the Nova Scotia coastline in Canada.
Joline, I'll have to put Maine on my list of places to go then!
Ben, it looks like I should add Nova Scotia as well! They have big tidal ranges there too. A long enough exposure could capture several feet of tidal movement!
Born in Nantyglo in 1944, Worked in Steel Industry as Apprentice, Fitter, Chargehand and Team Leader from 1961 to 2001.
1st cameras PIC, Kodak Stirling ll.
1st SLR Pentax ME Super in 1980.
Current Cameras, Pentax LX, Pentax Super A, Pentax MZ5N, Pentax K10D.
Starte...
I started with photography years back with a compact camera, and later a voightlander slr, dint progress very much in the days of film, always counting costs, got in to digital cameras a year ago but the camera left much to be desired, recently I bought a Sony A100 to r...
I am an enthusiastic photographer.
I also enjoy bird watching and am an RSPB member.
I like a good novel - listening to music - and enjoy a good film. Pretty boring really.
Favourites.
Author- James Lee Burke.
Music artist- Neil Young.
Film star- Jack Nicholson....
Superb capture Patrick. Every one of those rock layers would have its own story.Above the little pool on the left I notice some rocks sloping in the opposite direction from the others !!
Brian.
Good eye Brian. That is actually a reflection of the rock layers in an even smaller pool that remained still during the exposure. Just to make it look even more surreal....
Good eye Brian. That is actually a reflection of the rock layers in an even smaller pool that remained still during the exposure. Just to make it look even more surreal....
Good eye Brian. That is actually a reflection of the rock layers in an even smaller pool that remained still during the exposure. Just to make it look even more surreal....
Good eye Brian. That is actually a reflection of the rock layers in an even smaller pool that remained still during the exposure. Just to make it look even more surreal....
Good eye Brian. That is actually a reflection of the rock layers in an even smaller pool that remained still during the exposure. Just to make it look even more surreal....
I'm 66 years of age and a semi-retired doctor. I've been seriously involved in photography for about 35 years, although if you go back to the absolute beginning, my interest started at the age of 12 when an enthusiast came to my scout troop to give a couple of lectures ...
This is just utterly stunning! The long exposure has given such an ethereal quality to the water, and those stratifications lie beautifully on the diagonal.
Jim
PS - sorry I've been away for some time, but I just don't have the time to spend on ePz these days
I live in north-eastern england i love anything outdoors enjoying walking which is agreat time to learn to take some shots thanks to everyone who has commented on my photos so far your comments are invaluable to me there is lots of wonderful people o...
Patricia Fenn, 0 to 60 in two minutes.
Born 1.7.1949: don’t remember a thing. Ellesmere Port.
11 years old, 6 younger brothers and sisters; failed 11+, mostly because I couldn’t write!
11 years old, went to St Johns RC Sec. Mod, Bebington.
4 years of coming last a...
I am an enthusiastic photographer.
I also enjoy bird watching and am an RSPB member.
I like a good novel - listening to music - and enjoy a good film. Pretty boring really.
Favourites.
Author- James Lee Burke.
Music artist- Neil Young.
Film star- Jack Nicholson....
I live in Co Down Northern Ireland and have become enthusiastic again about photography since going digital a couple years ago. I would mostly take landscape shots but I have an interest in all types of photography.
I would like to thank everyone who has commented on ...
Great shot, Patrick. I love the rock formations.
Ted
PS Thanks for the birthday greetings. I haven't managed any more outings yet with the new camera as the weather is so wet over here at the moment.
After a break of around 25yrs, my interest in photography as a hobby was renewed when I bought a 2mp camera I then started going out taking photos (snapping)with my friend Keith who is on epz,(KBan)he has also encouraged me to join.I have spent many hours on this site v...
I live in Colchester, Essex which is very close to Constable Country and full of wonderful opportunities. I will always be in search of that "wow" shot and never get tired of looking!
I enjoy being on the site and looking at all of the pictures. I like to leave co...
Hi Jim, it is good to see you around even for a short while.
LOL Brian, I'm not sure how that happens but it has done that several times on my shots and a few others.
I'm having the same problems here Ted, though it is due to lack of clouds and one day where it rained all day with no break, then back to clear again next morning.
I appreciate you taking the time to look at my images and feel free to leave comments, advice, etc....I am always learning!
I live just outside Atlanta, GA....currently working in communications with a degree in travel and aviation....:)
With my Luv for Travel and...
Living in Helensburgh again, after a 10 year stay in California. Loving the moody skies here, and enjoying attending the Helensburgh Photographic Club.
Really interesting shot. Must have been pretty low light for you to manage a 1 minute exposure, even at f22. Did you also use a (non-grad) ND on there to allow a longer exposure. That effect can be a bit of a cliche, but here it isn't at all. Just stunning.
Cheers, Jon
I have just graduated from the University of St Andrews after spending five years in the quaint coastal town studing for an undergraduate Masters degree in Chemistry. However, I have decided not to give up being a student just yet and will be studying law in Manchester ...
I have been keen on photogrpahy for the last 3 years and am trying to improve both my technique and processing skills.
I especially like landscape photography.
I joined EPZ about 12 months ago and have found some great people on this site who have inspired and helped ...
Mark