Soaking up some rays

Posted by Curly (South Shields, United Kingdom) on 6 August 2011 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

A couple walk in the sunshine warming their feet on the sands of Sandhaven Beach, South Shields, Tynemouth is in the background.

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Luke from Spokane Washington, United States

I love all the footprints and tracks!

6 Aug 2011 5:16am

dean musgrove from Simi Valley, United States

Yummy Summer scene. I like the light standards in the parking lot.

6 Aug 2011 5:44am

PATRICK from miramas, France

excellent

6 Aug 2011 5:49am

Christine from Duns, United Kingdom

Very nice composition and processing

6 Aug 2011 6:01am

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

There's a lot going on here, but it all hangs together well

6 Aug 2011 6:22am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Beautiful sunlight.

6 Aug 2011 7:47am

Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France

I love the sky and the beautiful B&W ! nice summer scene !

6 Aug 2011 8:01am

Charles from Netherlands

Nice compo in B&W,love the clouds en the sunlight

6 Aug 2011 8:03am

ManuelaR from Hainburg (Frankfurt/Main), Germany

Wow, excellent!!

6 Aug 2011 8:20am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Superb composition, Curly - especially with the couple enjoying the feeling of the warm sand between their toes!
So many interesting little details - and love the rays of light through the clouds.

6 Aug 2011 8:31am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

nice rich B/W treatment Curly

6 Aug 2011 9:06am

Z from Shanghai, China

Impressive b&w under the beautiful light!

6 Aug 2011 10:16am

Lydia.Dd from de partout et de nulle part, France

Very impressive sky ! and beautiful B&W picture .

6 Aug 2011 10:22am

The Mouse from Glasgow, United Kingdom

Looks like your on the tailgate of the jeep.
Just a great atmosphere here.

6 Aug 2011 12:16pm

Thierry Pouleur from anseremme, Belgium

superbe lumière, bravo

6 Aug 2011 12:23pm

Zora Zoé Schmidt from Greifswald (Gryphonwood), Germany

excellent b/w - fantastic atmosphere!

6 Aug 2011 12:33pm

Behzad from Shi, Iran

wowwwwwwww good job

6 Aug 2011 12:37pm

Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States

Curly, this is magnificent! This has everything: Brilliant use of the light, Sun Rays, Beach sand that looks almost like snow in this fantastic B&W treatment, tracks to lead the eye, a delightful subject matter and prime subjects (GOOD prime subjects, not bad like the tv show), awesome clouds, waves, and a wonderful variety of elements....this is wonderful!

6 Aug 2011 1:20pm

Laurie from Prescott, United States

Wonderful b&w shot, Curly. Love the contrast of sand, sea and the tumultuous sky and then the two strollers deep in conversation. Brilliant!

6 Aug 2011 2:37pm

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

An excellent composition filled with a light on the very special atmosphere ... The B / W exquisite ... It helps to understand the cold and the sea embiente somewhat annoying ... A hug, Adela

6 Aug 2011 3:15pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

A great PoV that really adds depth to this composition with the tire tracks in the sand. I love the sun rays that you've captured as well.

6 Aug 2011 4:25pm

Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom

top tones and lines Curly, nice atmosphere too.

6 Aug 2011 4:26pm

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

Wonderful contrast in B 'n W ... and interesting that each of the couple is wearing long sleeves. Where is her bikini? ;D

6 Aug 2011 5:03pm

Julie L. Brown from Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

You are so good with these long view shots, Curly.

6 Aug 2011 5:21pm

Roman from Thiersee, Austria

stunning monochrome beach scene - great white sand.

6 Aug 2011 5:59pm

Irene from San Francisco, United States

I love the beach shot and the clouds.

6 Aug 2011 6:22pm

Oleg from Podolsk, Russian Federation

Beautiful shot! Really felt the hot sand and scorching midday sun!

6 Aug 2011 7:34pm

Dokmateo from Spain

Great capture..beautiful! A very rare B&W treatment for a beach..perfect! I lost my internet connection for 2 days and I have to go back to see the old posts =))

6 Aug 2011 7:54pm

J.R. from Ginowan, Japan

The past few days here they'd be soaking up typhoon's rain and strong winds. Nice

6 Aug 2011 9:04pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Beautiful sky. I would like to be there on the beach just about now!

7 Aug 2011 12:29am

AMH from Buenos Aires, Argentina

a beautiful picture ..... seems almost a dream with a perfect sky and the sun that illuminates everything. black and white one that looked like a souvenir. a hug. Alejandra

7 Aug 2011 1:03am

Fraucha from БІЛА ЦЕРКВА, Ukraine

Key word: Sand!!! Nice beach!

7 Aug 2011 12:56pm

klausZ from Kufstein, Austria

beautiful bright processing!!!! love that!

7 Aug 2011 2:38pm

Bear from Cambridge, United Kingdom

Beautiful.. Such fantastic contrast and the sky just sings.

7 Aug 2011 4:06pm

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

Very lovely, excellent treatment, too!

7 Aug 2011 9:55pm

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Beautiful composition! Superb B/W!

8 Aug 2011 9:29am

k@ from Paris, France

I enjoy this one too, love the mono & rich presences, what are those things lined up on the right please, lamp posts ?

8 Aug 2011 9:37am

@k@: Yeah that's right, they are the street lamps along the promenade.

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Exceptional B n W.

8 Aug 2011 10:13am

StarCosmosBleu from Bedford.Qc, Canada

Wonderful b&w...beautiful ...nice rays of light coming in...

8 Aug 2011 3:59pm

Yves from Isserpent, France

The rays of sun, through clouds, beautiful

9 Aug 2011 2:31pm

daniela scharnowski from Berlin, Germany

oh those rays of lights are doing it completely for me! beautiful sky and mood here!

11 Aug 2011 8:49am

Judith from Linz, Austria

Oh I love that picture! I love the dramatic sky and light and the b&w is well done too! =)

13 Aug 2011 12:34pm

Rupesh from India

''class B & W...''

11 Sep 2011 1:12pm

Ainsley from Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Hi Curly, Hope you have been well and enjoyed your summer, what bit there was. Really enjoyed catching up on your work over the last hour or so. This one i like in particular. Now summer is over i somewhat regret not getting the sand between my toes this year on the british coast.

23 Sep 2011 8:33pm

Pentax K100D
1/1500 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
27 mm (35mm equiv.)

black-and-white
south-shields
sandhaven-beach
tynemouth

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