On Monday we had a wonderful day out with G+ friends Alex and Linda who were visiting our Province. We took them to some of our favourite places on the Atlantic Coast and finally I was able to do a long exposure photograph. This is something that I've been wanting to do for over a year – since I was studying landscape photography in a mentorship by +Sairam Sundaresan. To get the effect I was after, I needed to go to a place where there are waves and movement of water. +Linda Villers will tell you that our waves are pathetic by the standards of those who live on the Pacific coast (and they're pretty measly in comparison to those on the coast of the North Sea, too, I have to admit). But they are the closest things to moving water that I could find. And so, with the help of +Steven Kennard and +Alex Lapidus (thanks a lot, both of you) I got my tripod and camera set up, filter in place and finally achieved my goal. The cormorants on the rock were most obliging and obviously barely moved during the exposure.
So here is my first long exposure photograph. I hope to get others some day, but I might have to move closer to some 'real' waves to get them!
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That pic is beautiful
I am proud of you Ellie! This is so beautiful, I love the blue tones and I can truly feel the fresh water and smell the air! Very well done! When I am back home I will go to check Stevens images also!
We'll do the grand tour +Janice Hackney 🙂
Worth all the effort, its lovely. Beautiful colour too.
So, +Alex Lapidus and +Linda Villers, Minneapplis would be a fun place to visit, just sayin'…
This is a stunner,beautiful
+Stuart Dyckhoff I hope we have the chance sometime; it's not impossible…
Beau paysage☺☺
Very well done dear Ellie ! I know how difficult it is to take these LTE shots. Looks like you had a perfect day. Best wishes +Ellie Kennard
Such a beauty in blue. (((:
+Ellie Kennard Splendid image, Ellie! 🙂
👍
Just beautiful and portrays the mood of our day perfectly! Congratulations on your first LE, may it be the first of many…
Beautiful shapes and colors — the waves aren't your fault :-). Linda and I had quite an adventure out tonight, photos coming soon…
Congratulations +Ellie Kennard! 🙂 This is so beautiful. And that blue is awesome!
And I can relate to the wave part too. They are even milder here 😀
Gorgeous blues on this one, Ellie. Really soothing to the eyes 🙂
Looks beautiful!
Beautiful work!
Beautiful
I love it!
+Liz C – thanks so much!
+Margaret Tompkins – thanks very much, Margaret. It is my pleasure to share with the theme and I am delighted to have my image shared with the other wonderful images on the +Landscape Photography page.
+Donna McClure You are most welcome and thank you for your comment. I was very pleased with how it came out.
This is a wonderful first try. Well done. Thanks for sharing.
I love your gorgeous long exposure!! Beautiful! Thanks for sharing with the #LandscapePhotography theme!! It's my pleasure to share your amazing photo to the +Landscape Photography page! Check out all the great photos there including yours!!
Absolutely gorgeous!
Thanks so much +Stuart Dyckhoff – I'm glad you love it. I was so glad they got to see us, but it wasn't long enough. Still, it was a very special day. 😀 And we got in a concert the night before with them, too. You can see Alex in Steven's image, if you zoom in and look really hard.
+Sarah Simpson – thanks, Sarah. It was taken at the Adjunct, always a favourite spot of ours. Steven got different view you can check out too. +Steven Kennard showing how crowded the beach was. 😀
Beautiful composition & tones +Ellie Kennard !
Fantastic first LE shot +Ellie Kennard I love it. And I'm also jealous you got to go shooting with +Alex Lapidus
+Janice Hackney 😀 Fruitful and enjoyable, for sure! Thanks a lot.
Wonderful, Elle! Time spent with Linda and Alex was fruitful?
Thanks +Annette Junge Daugaard 😀
+Diana Boyd – thank you – and it was lots of fun.
It was just that beautiful, +Hugo Burnham – although very windy. We got very sunburned. I wish you could have been there too. I took a gamble that they wouldn't move. And I won. 😀
Thank you +David D – I appreciate that.
Outstanding work!
That is a stunningly beautiful photo +Ellie Kennard . I love the colours and the serenity, I wish I could be there.
It's a good job those birds on the rock didn't move for fifteen seconds though 😉
what great fun and a lovely image too boot
♥ ~❤❤❤~ ♥ 🙂 :))))
Thanks a lot, +Elizabeth Lund 🙂
Thanks a lot +Sofie Løve Forsberg – I was so pleased to be able to try one, finally!
Subtle and wonderful +Ellie Kennard 🙂
This is super for a first time, Ellie !! 🙂