Choose a direction, Chicago, IL, USA

Over the fields

Culver Down, Isle of Wight.

Massive thanks to Debbie for pointing me in the right direction.

CHALLENGEGAMEWINNER.

I did say in the last picture that it would be the last of the sequence. However by popular demand (well 2 anyway) here is another one. This one shows a wave which has hit the Harbour wall and is heading back in the other direction. I am reliably informed by a Kayaking friend, though no doubt experienced in calmer seas, that the turbulent water resulting from waves being pushed back is called clapotis. The official explanation is (A wave which hits a smooth vertical surface such as a harbour wall often bounces off without losing much energy. The lines of incoming waves and outgoing reflected waves make a pattern called clapotis. Where two wave lines intersect, the wave height nearly doubles and the adjoining trough is deeper than usual. Intersecting waves often break in a sharp peak.)

I took this at Newhaven during the peak of Storm Brian on Saturday 21 October. At this point the sky out to sea was really dark with an approaching shower while the sun was still shining near the shore making for perfect lighting. Taken from a safe position on shore with a lens at 210mm. The location is just west of the Newhaven Harbour wall breakwater and with a serious storm massive waves come in from the SW and hit the breakwater.

Storm Brian was strong enough with gusts of 60-70mph to bring down trees. Conditions for Photography were ideal. The peak of the storm came in the middle of the day combining at the same time with an exceptionally high Spring Tide. The weather was sun and showers with the main rain having gone through overnight so the light was good. The location I wanted at Newhaven on the South Coast also had the advantage of a wide and high shingle beach providing a safe location to take pictures even in a fierce storm. This is one of about 1000 pictures I took over about 2.5 hours. With spray going well inland and showers I used a waterproof cover for the camera though the lens needed frequent cleaning. I would estimate that there were a good 30 other photographers there

The picture was taken with a Sony A700 with a Minolta 75-300mm zoom at 210mm. Taken handheld (No chance of a steady tripod in those conditions). Processed first in Camera Raw and then in Topaz Denoise and then Topaz Adjust and Clarity for more detail. Mono conversion with Topaz B&W Effects

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Neuharlingersiel, March 2019

gettyimages

Pour arroser la victoire de notre valeureux XV de France .

heat does strange things to our minds

I'll be back Sunday

Happy Fenced Friday!

52 in 2015 # 1. Right Angle(s).

This is taken at the same place and time as my previous shot "Fog light", (actually only 1 minute difference)

All the same camera settings except 9 seconds longer but facing away from the super moon.

A little less fog in this direction tho

F/5.0, ISO 640, 70mm, 13 seconds

大人の宿題「text/number」

Causeway bay, Hong Kong

taken through a window in the early morning while standing in line...

Bit of a weird one this... having my yearly "do something different" complex, some bits make sense, others dont... was one of those days!

Rørosmartnan February 20-24, 2018.

Trøndelag, Norway

#riktning

Ferry HSC Gotlandica www.destinationgotland.se/en/By-ferry/Information/Ship-in...

Candid Street Photography From Edinburgh, Scotland

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it only it were that simple.

"The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving."

-Oliver Wendell Holmes

Riktning direction

Hamburg - Moments

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proverbially and literally

Kings College, Cambridge

Gare de Lyon - Paris - France

Une très fine bruine à fait son apparition au moment le la prise de vue. Entre la brume et la bruine :-) Dernière photo de cette petite sortie photo :-)

© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved

Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. Press 'L' for full screen viewing. Captured one handed under an umbrella in the heart of the rainy city.

Montreal, Quebec