Breakwater Beach
So, back to something more familiar for this blog. Here is another photograph from Ogden Point Breakwater a couple of weeks ago. This is the beach and bedrock at the outside base of the breakwater. The colour of the logs drew my eye, and a long exposure enhanced it. These are first and last shots I took of the breakwater area that day a few weeks ago and a suitable way to wrap this series.
You can find out more about the breakwater in my first post of this series. This link collates the series in one place.
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Canon EOS 5Dmkii, Canon 50/1.4 lense. Top: ISO100 f16, 30 seconds, Cameron Fader ND filter at about 6-7 f-stops density. Bottom: ISO200, f5.6, 1/100th.
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burnt embers 
They look like carrots
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Thanks James – that is much more the way I view the world, I still don’t see mermaids and dead bodies when I look at this picture!
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Hehehe, I still chuckle every time I see this…poor beached mermaid!
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Don’t laugh, but my wife was looking across as I opened this post and said: ‘Is that a body in the first image’. I promise I hadn’t seen it until I read the other comments.
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OK, I won’t laugh. But @%#$! I would never after a thousand years of careful consideration have predicted this response from one person, let alone four. Not that I am complaining. Just gasping for air.
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Wow, this post really is magical! You have certainly sparked the imagination of your subscribers. Such fun!
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I’m so glad you all have such fertile imaginations. Even the lousiest picture could be fodder for a lively commentary 🙂
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I thought the same thing as David when I first saw the top photo. Photographs are almost always nicer with figures in them. You’ve taken care of that in both these posts then. Good job!
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Oh dear – a third one. Holy smokes, I am amazed. And pleased of course to have done this, without the slightest intention.
And nice to find that there are so many great minds reading my blog!
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Okay, don’t laugh but the one piece of wood in the first image (upper left corner) reminds me of a beached mermaid! Oh, and then I read the comments and Katherine already said that (sorta, sans beached…great minds think alike?). Love the long exposure, great image.
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I am laughing. How could the two of you, on opposite sides of the world, see a mermaid in a bunch of drift logs? I always marvel at the eyes that people look at things with, but I would never have guessed this one. Still, I can see it, now that someone(s) with the right eyes has brought it to my attention. And great minds for sure – you and Katherine both have terrific blogs, different in many essential respects, but really interesting.
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The first image is spectacular. You are right about the logs; those colors are amazing. I really enjoy the effect of the long exposure.
I also like the hint of mural in the second image and the sense of scale.
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The first thing I saw was a mermaid, lying on her tummy, with her arm stretched back towards her toes! (Top left of top photo). Love the colours in the top one, also.
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Katherine – I can see that too – maybe she is looking closely at a tide-pool?
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No, I think she is look for Froddo’s ring. There is something very Lord of the Rings about the pic. You are so clever. I just love your mystical photos. Glad you could see her too!
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Katherine – thanks so much. Clever. I like that 🙂 Mystical is good too 🙂
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