The Pier, a photo from Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

Photographer's Note

This was taken this evening at Penarth Pier,I had to shelter under the pier until the sleet storm had passed,i ran out and set my tripod up and took the shot.
Used raw mode.

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Ann75 (0) 2006-03-01 15:58

Hi David,

Wow, what a shot! The light hitting the pier and those building is awesome. I like the dark overcast that gives the images that stormy feeling. Great composition, beautiful details and great colours! Beautiful work!

Greetings,
Ann

P-S-I-G (25536) 2006-03-01 16:00

Hello David,
Beautiful photo. I like the light. Beautiful sky behind. Good composition.
Best regards,
Fabrice

MountainGoat (480) 2006-03-01 16:04

A beautifully atmospheric photo you have here David and the lighting is fantastic. A photo you should be truely proud off.
Regards,
Paul

eza1701 (3345) 2006-03-01 16:07

Hi Dave,

Well done for catching a great shot in difficult conditions. Your dedication paid off here with wonderful lighting and an atmospheric sky.

foxy (3461) 2006-03-01 16:07

Hi,
What a shot that is....well worth sheltering under the pier and a view to die for taking picture. Were you expected this, David?
The light is excellent...great POV.
Funny is....why the sea looked so calm even there was a storm?
Well done. Thanks for sharing.

voodoo-girl (696) 2006-03-01 16:25

Quelle lumière, c'est étonnant. Le soleil avait bien choisi son endroit.
Et puis la netteté est au rendez-vous également, ce qui rend cette photo parfaite, y a rien à reprocher. Bravo David, vous avez beaucoup de talent.
Mel

beardedsnapper (249) 2006-03-01 16:40

Hi David
Fantastic atmospheric shot, the drama and the light are incredible.
Keep up the good work!!!

danyy (0) 2006-03-01 16:47

Bonjour David,
Les lumières sont parfaites, elles rendent mystérieux et même un peu mystique ce paysage de bord de mer.
Les tempêtes si destestée permettent souvent des photos extraordinaires, mêlant des contrastes de lumières et des côtés sombres, des ciels noirs.
J'aime beaucoup cette prise.
Regards.
Daniel.

nels (2623) 2006-03-01 17:12

hi david good atmospheric shot excellent lighting along the pier

adrian

jsec (2154) 2006-03-01 21:10

Incredible light Dave, it blows me away. Superb work.

rosaline (0) 2006-03-02 4:15

Hi David
Excellent shot frm you as usual. I know you love your piers and the quality of the work shows. Did you use any filters? Would be good to know which ones. Great colour and light.
Nice work.
Aubrey

Amirsun (2122) 2006-03-02 5:13

Hi David!
What nice lights and shadows you catch here! Excellent point of view and very good compositioin.
Tanks for posting.
Regards, Amir

feather (51130) 2006-03-02 9:21

What luck that your patience paid off big time. This is a fantastic dramatic shot. For the small chink of sun to illuminate the pier and none of the sand is astonishing. Well done.
Kath

misterB (2250) 2006-03-02 14:49

How lucky you were to catch this shot with such fantastic light, the way you have captured the scene with just the tops of the buildings bathed in sunlight is just awesome. A wonderful POV with a great DOF and pin-sharp focus. I see you've shot this one in RAW. I found that you have much more control of the end product than you have using JPG, and you'll probably find, like myself, that you'll soon be using RAW permanently. A wonderful shot David, well done.
Alex.

djnik2004 (1698) 2006-03-02 16:58

two words - Very Powerful!

fabio_ts (13696) 2006-03-03 3:30

What a fantastic light in this picure David, fantastic contrast against the dramatic dark cloudy sky... I love this composition and it goes in my favorites!!!

have a nice week end,
Fabio.

janneman (4037) 2006-03-03 3:42

Dramatic and surrealistic David!
You made a photo with the sort of light that Rembrandt used in his famous paintings.
It's not only the light on the two towers of the building and on the pier, bust also the sky behind the pier, that makes this phot so beautiful!

bertolucci (14052) 2006-03-03 13:15

Hi David, the dramatic light and dark sky makes this shot! This beautiful and very well rendered pier is so nicely lit that it looks like a gigantic studio stage set. Wonderful work.
Cheers,
Bert

john_c (24666) 2006-03-04 12:07

Hi David,
It seems that you are either arising in the cold gray of dawn or fleeing from sleet storms at night! All in the worthy interests of photography of course...The incredible lighting here mesmerizes. Normally I would suggest cropping the foreground, and perhaps a little crop would be in order; but that is minor and the expanse of beach helps give balance and proportion to the highlights in the frame. Your exposure level was expertly chosen. A very fine capture, David. My experiments with RAW mode thus far are not as successful...
John

Galmeida (12559) 2006-03-04 15:13

Hi David,
By me, a short pause delay in critiqyes to post my last century. Thanks for your sharing posts, high quality pictures, visions of the world and critiques, like you usual did so well.

The title fits with this nice capture PEAR at a difficult light moment, with a excelent good angle of view in this nice view. Good light capture, details, atmosphere and good colors in a splendid enquadrement wih a fine sharpness and enquadrement view.

Excelent by your signature and great work. My Best Regards and have a nice weekend.

All the Best to you.
Fernando

elmec (12210) 2006-03-05 11:07

Hello David!
That's beautifulpieces of light!
Very good composition!
I like it so much!
Best geetings!

Rossignol (2289) 2006-03-06 14:42

That's a really menacing looking sky - and great the shaft of watery sunlight hitting and highlighting the pier. nicely composed with the very horizontal line of the pier and the diagonal of the shingly beach, which matches the moody tones of the threatening clouds. Does it rain in Wales then? :¬)
Peter

dominique (11414) 2006-03-06 17:36

Juste un peu de lumiere mais quelle lumiere , magnifique composition , j'aime .

sarju (5324) 2006-03-09 22:50

Hi David
what a masterpiece you have capture over here mate.
definitely one of my favourite photo in your gallery.
I wish I had words to describe how much moved I am when i look at the fascinating dramatic light that you have captured in this photo ... this photo is a pleasure to look at.
thanks for sharing this one
cheers .... sarju

Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2006-03-11 7:07

Hello David
Wow, amazing light, I like it very much.
Great image.
Have a nice day.

robiuk (10807) 2006-03-11 17:00

Aaaaaah, David!
Majestic lighting conditions and I'm really happy for you!
The high contrast and drama in this one is one of a kind - great catch!
Bravo!
Robi

aloyho (6798) 2006-03-12 4:11

Hi David,
What an amazing shot!! Nice catch of this wonderful and extraordinary moment. The overpowering darkness helped to amplify the lighted area making it visually very attractive and creating a strong impact. Congratulations!! Have a pleasant weekend.

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zeca (19762) 2006-03-20 0:54

Wonderful lights, David! Nice POV and colours! Excelent composition! Cheers!
Zeca

Stepan (27210) 2006-04-07 14:48

It looks like the clouds obeyed you to produce the right ray of light ! It's simply impressive and beautiful. A pano version could have been even better.
Stéphane

natwald (0) 2006-04-13 8:58

woh, right time right place - very well shot

abulafia (4900) 2006-05-08 14:54

great shot. i like the way parts of the pier and building is lit up by thr holes in the clouds. great colours
Thanks
Harry