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Charlies Garden

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:43 pm
by paulmurphy
This sandstone tower in the middle of Collywell bay near Seaton Sluice is known as Charlies Garden (reportedly due to it previously having a garden on the top) -many years ago before much erosion took place.

It still makes a fine subject at sunrise - taken this morning, A700, KM 17-35, Cokin P ND grad + polariser. I only got a few reasonable sharp frames as the wind was something else - holding onto the tripood with it set low for stability there was still some movement insome frames - goodness knows what the guy further along the bay got with his P&S held at arms length!

One of the first shots (still quite dark at this point)

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One of the last shots (getting lighter)

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Incidently St Mary's lighthouse (that i've posted recently) is just around the headland to the right of the first picture

Hope you like

Murph

Re: Charlies Garden

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:17 pm
by David Kilpatrick
Paul, I hear from Duncan McEwan that you will be showing your work at the Edinburgh open day on March 22. Great!

You will end with the Scots invading Northumberland again. I hope not too many people see your pix and head for the great north east coast thinking it might one day be warm :-)

David

Re: Charlies Garden

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:24 pm
by Greg Beetham
Great images Murph, #1 is especially good.
Greg

Re: Charlies Garden

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:19 pm
by braeside
Looking forward to seeing you in Edinburgh!
Love the first shot.

Re: Charlies Garden

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:25 pm
by Dr. Harout
Awesome shots Paul, specially the first. :D

Re: Charlies Garden

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:36 pm
by Dusty
I love those shots. Great work. You put a smile on my face for my birthday.

Dusty

Re: Charlies Garden

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:14 pm
by paulmurphy
Thanks guys, I was pleased to be asked to show some work at the next meeting (I'll have to stop posting so I've got some things that people haven't seen :) )

Many happy returns Dusty - I only just realised there is a birthday counter at the bottom of the index page (it was mine a couple of weeks ago)

It will be good to meet some of the posters in Edinburgh.

Here's another couple from today (this afternoon) - I went back down to Charlies Garden as it looked like we may get the pastel sunset colours again, but grey clouds gathered and the colour never materialised - so as the images were fairly monochromatic to start with, I went for some high contrast BW versions, hope you like them.

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Murph

Re: Charlies Garden

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:07 pm
by Dr. Harout
Thumbs up, Paul, thumbs up... as always. :D