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Night swimming

Posted by
Curly (South Shields, United Kingdom) on 2 December 2013 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.

Late night swimmers departing Haven Point swimming pool, South Shields newest sea front amenity.

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Comments (38)

ursulakatariina from Ed, Sweden

I hope the water is warm...

2 Dec 2013 5:18am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

I like your point of view and the dramatic contrast - excellent!

2 Dec 2013 5:46am

Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

It's great that can happen late in a swim.

2 Dec 2013 6:19am

PascalXLD from Rennes, France

Très sympa cet endroit

Bonne journée

2 Dec 2013 6:20am

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Superb monochrome composition Curly

2 Dec 2013 6:47am

PATRICK from miramas, France

splendid capture

2 Dec 2013 7:00am

Lai Chan See from Singapore, Singapore

Nice range of lighting and silhouettes.

2 Dec 2013 7:30am

Basile Pesso from Barcelona, Spain

Very good.

2 Dec 2013 8:17am

Aubélia from Kortrijk, Belgium

Beautiful black and white.
Have a nice day.

2 Dec 2013 8:35am

Martine Libouton from Genappe, Belgium

Une très belle composition!!! très belle idée en b&W j'aime++++ cette avant plan

2 Dec 2013 10:25am

Toscana from Baden, France

It must be warmer inside ....
Congratulations for your spotlight of 30th !!
Enjoy monday, Catherine.

2 Dec 2013 10:41am

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

superb composition

2 Dec 2013 10:50am

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

Yep! Nice and cozy inside but outside looks a little cold:)

2 Dec 2013 11:06am

Devi from Chennai, India

Love the focus here....

2 Dec 2013 11:22am

Tomek from Poznań, Poland

Nicely composed. Beautifully used light from the inside of swimming-pool .

2 Dec 2013 12:07pm

Rick from Toronto, Canada

Excellent. I like your distance from the pool and this strong enfolding darkness all around.

2 Dec 2013 12:50pm

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

nice composition.

2 Dec 2013 1:13pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

What a beautiful way to highlight the interior in this nighttime shot!!

2 Dec 2013 1:13pm

Ainsley from Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Love that bright interior of the swimming pool. Works really well in b&w

2 Dec 2013 1:27pm

Oiva from Turku, Finland

Nice picture!:-))Haleja.

happy new week ,my good friend Curly!

2 Dec 2013 2:03pm

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

a nice slice of light Curly

2 Dec 2013 2:09pm

Lena from San Francisco, United States

Open 24 hours ? nice frame and B/W.

2 Dec 2013 2:34pm

Don from Spokane, United States

I like the limited bright portion in this large field of dark. Excellent.

2 Dec 2013 3:56pm

franz from Baden, Austria

awesome use of light and dark !!!

2 Dec 2013 5:04pm

omid from mashhad, Iran

very nice!
so beautiful composition & lights!
Amazing!

2 Dec 2013 5:04pm

The Mouse from Glasgow, United Kingdom

Love the simplicity of this shot, great stuff

2 Dec 2013 7:09pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

I like the story in this one

2 Dec 2013 8:56pm

Florence from Paris, France

Wow. Wow. Wow. 5 * and a remix.

2 Dec 2013 9:05pm

David from Avranches, France

Great shot Curly, I have that beautiful song by REM in my head.

2 Dec 2013 9:39pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Cool shot!

2 Dec 2013 10:05pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Wonderful view of the pool at night. I really like the light and the silhouettes.

2 Dec 2013 10:07pm

Emilio Garcia from Pleasanton, United States

Marvelous use of B&W and the great effects that can be achieve by the high contrasts in light. Gorgeous all around!

2 Dec 2013 11:53pm

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

Looks like a very nice facility. Good shot.

3 Dec 2013 12:17am

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

It seems the stands inside are empty, so I guess the 'race' is over.
This mono image is very good, Curly.

3 Dec 2013 12:28am

Diana from San Francisco, United States

I love the negative space.

3 Dec 2013 3:25am

my-ky from Ontario, Canada

A very effective image!

3 Dec 2013 3:46am

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Excellent composition! Superb light and B/W!

3 Dec 2013 1:21pm

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

It is nice to swim at night! ... in a pool ...! A good backlight

3 Dec 2013 3:08pm

Remix (1)

This image has been featured in 1 Remix collection.

My Fav by Florence

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FUJIFILM FinePix HS30EXR
1/17 second
F/4.0
ISO 800
13 mm

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